[1949 Chrysler stalling]

How long have you owned the car? Did the car use to down shift OK before?

Is the transmission wiring all original and in good condition?

Does the engine idle really smooth in nuetral?

[Piston question]

Pretty soon no one will know what the word "manpower" means.

[1960s Seattle Pontiac dealer?]

Bud Meadows was also on 128th and Aurora Ave N. The early 60's building is still there. I watched it being built on my way to school.

[1960s Seattle Pontiac dealer?]

 A couple   Pontiac dealers until I can remember more..

Central Pontiac.. Downtown

Bud Meadows Pontiac.. N. Seattle

Totem Pontiac..

[Decode my '41 Chrysler Body Tag & Org. paint mystery.]

Very nice!

[1948 New Yorker 2 year road trip]

3 hours ago, JACK M said:

 

I cant figure why sellers do this, He probably has it listed on another auction or two at different prices.

I see this all the time, same seller and radical differences in 'buy it now' prices.

I guess they are just hoping that some sucker will hit on the over priced one by accident or because he is stupid and thinks he needs the best.

It's the matching Timken # 2736 race that's the expensive part of c39 rear axle bearing replacement.

It ought to cost $6500.00 by this high $ E-bay hoser.

Cheapest race I could find was $76.00

I have bougt several of these eight cylinder rear axle bearing cones and races but never spent over $40.00 a side.

[1949 Chrysler windsor]

On 11/8/2018 at 7:11 AM, mikeyz123 said:

Thanks everyone for their feedback, my other question is how to adjust the emergency brake, not sure how to do it and i know it needs to be adjusted.

Get the factory shop manual for the 1949 and 50 Chrysler...easy to find online and use it to repair fix your car.

There are four different adjustment procedures on your external E-brake band and cable.

Check your cable at the bell housing @ the cross member for fraying damage separation too.

[Security certificate for website is expired ?]

1 hour ago, Frank DuVal said:

Oh, Google Chrome has been reporting this website as Not Secure for a while on my computers......

 

I didn't know the stuff I post for all the world to read should be secure.

Same for me...

[1948 New Yorker 2 year road trip]

I hope that straight eight has enough omph to pull the load?

[1948 New Yorker 2 year road trip]

On 10/31/2018 at 10:03 AM, 48NWYKR said:

 

I late 1947 the Chrysler New Yorker, T&C's etc went to the 8.20 Super Cushion Good Year tires.

This also required a new part# rear wider rear fender and 6.00" wide wheels.

The shop manual and Factory "Data book only show the 7.50 tires.

I have this data if you really need it.

[39 Chrysler Brakes all new, NO PEDAL?? and Short car history!!]

Drive it and wear in the shoes to the drums.

As they shoes wear the pedal will drop..

Re-adjust the 8 brake shoes and the brake pedal will get higher and firmer as the shoes wear and fit to the drums 100%.

Slow mans way of arc fitting the shoes to the drums.

[1948 Dodge Transmission Question]

4 hours ago, TerryB said:

Wasn’t the Hy-Drive a one year Plymouth trans that was not quite fluid drive and not quite Power-Flite?

It was just a slightly modified gear ratio 3 speed with a air cooled torque converter fed with engine oil that wasn't the most reliable invention MoPar put out! 

1953-54

[1948 Dodge Transmission Question]

Gotcha?

[1948 Dodge Transmission Question]

 

Dodge never had the "Gryro-Matic 4 speed hydraulically operated 2 range tranmission till 1949... a whole different ball game compared to the 3 speed with FD Dodge used thru 1948.

There has been a ton of info on these Mopar Couplings here on this site...

A few names for some of the 1941 thru 1954 Mopar cars...I have worked on or owned most of these...

,Hydraulically operated

Vaca-Matic

Simpli-Matic

Hydraulically Operated

Presto-Matic

Fluid-Torque Drive

Fluid -Matic

Hy-Drive

Tip-Toe Shift and more!

The OP needs to buy a car with an automatic. putting one in a 1948 D24 Dodge won't happen.

 

[1948 Dodge Transmission Question]

12 hours ago, C A said:

In a 48 model,  if at a stop sign on an incline and having the car in third gear will it hold its position on that incline or do you need to be pressing on the brake & clutch ?

You would need to hold the car with the breake on a incline.

You soon would find out taking off in 3rd gear is not a smart thing to do with Fluid Drive in a 1948 dodge.

It's slow and hard on the engine as you are putting too much a load on it.

2nd gear take offs probably OK on the flats. .

[1948 Dodge Transmission Question]

With the fluid drive coupling like used in a 1948 dodge you can  take off  in 3rd  ( but very slowly) but you still have a standard 3 speed trans.

Certain 1953 and 54 Dodge and Dlymouth cars did have a actual torque converter with a 3 speed transmission and acceleration from a dead stop was a good improvement over the old Fluid Drive couplings.

[1948 Dodge Transmission Question]

The only transmission Dodge offered in 1948 was a standard column shift 3 speed.

It was coupled to a "Fluid Coupling" driven by the crankshaft.

It looks similar to a torque converter on a newer car but did not multipy engine torque. Just a fluid coupling called "Fluid Drive".

[What year are these vintage Chrysler/Plymouth Hubcaps]

1953 plymouth and 1950 chrysler cheap model.

[1948 New Yorker 2 year road trip]

On 10/31/2018 at 10:03 AM, 48NWYKR said:

Nope no idea, I don't want to rebuild it, I just want to replace the seals. The one side was a little damp with oil and the pinion bearing seal is leaking so I just decided to replace them all. I also have new brake pads and slave cylinders. The springs were cheap so I just got a new set, the old ones were sagging and hitting the bump stops from before. This also makes it easier to get to the exhaust!

I borrowed a proper Chrysler puller tool from the 50's to pull the drums off, I just need to figure out how the get the axles out now.

Where did you get your rear leaf springs from....I need two sets for my 1950 NewYorkers...

Is  your new  spring height exactly as you like?

[323 cui with dual carbs - any recommendations?]

I had the same polished fenton but sorry to say never ran it as my car ran so good didn't want the hassle..so I sold it...

But I was going to run the Stombergs.

I did install a NOS mallory distributor though.

[1950 Imperial not starting]

Beautiful marbled steering wheel.

A nice steering wheel free of cracks in any 1950-52 Chrysler is a rare thing to see!!!!

Keep it covered in the hot sun or one day you will see a crack.  Soon more.

Nice rich color in the horn button too!

Years ago I got into a money match to buy a wheel!

[Color Codes 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook and parts]

Here are the colors available for the 1951 Plymouth.....hope this is good enough... tough to photograph.

All out of the 1951 plymouth color and upholstry book.

[1950 Imperial not starting]

Nice Imperial!

Nice steering wheel too?

[1948 New Yorker 2 year road trip]

Great job!

Appreciate you showing all your excellent efforts!

[Trucks with the flat head 8.]

I restored a 1935 Chrysler CW Airflow with the 385 engine and it looks very similar to the truck engine....fancier of course but all i could definately see was the dip stick is rearward in the car but the block has a undrilled pad for the forward position dipstick....block web reenforcement looks the sam as does the high starter position etc...

Pictures of this 385 engine....