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  1. The battery may have been stuck somewhere in the supply chain and was damaged by sitting without being charged. Lots of other possibilities but I would bet on that one.

     

    Dave

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  2. I think I would try and find the correct pump first. The AC catalog I have lists 428 and with a part number change, pump number 587. It is a B series pump , I will attach a general picture of B series.

     

    I have dealt with Then and Now on fuel pumps and they are very good. https://www.then-now-auto.com/fuel-pumps/

     

    I am presuming you have the original engine. We probably should start a new thread on the pump since it is a different subject.

     

    Dave

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  3. An experienced gentlemen that was helping me get ready for my first judged show considered judging as a way to improve his cars and I have adopted that way to look at it.

     

    He also believed strongly I should be a part of the judging process and would learn from participating. He was right, judging was a great way to help with the  show and they got someone to do the chassis.

     

    Dave

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  4. There was a man who worked at Dixie Sales Co. in Greensboro, NC  that had a dent about the size of a ball-peen hammer in his forehead. I asked about it and they told me he had been in outside auto parts sales for them until one day a shop owner slid out from under a car and hit him with a hammer.

     

    Had a change in career.

     

    Dave

  5. There was one particular thread (of many) on this subject on the VCCA forum that suggested using a piece from the old bottom seal to pack into the old upper seal to tighten it. You would then use a new bottom seal. They said this was a recommended procedure at one time. There was also discussion on using the older type seals, nos, rather than the new ones that were causing problems.

     

    I never have tried it but thought it was an interesting idea.

     

    Dave

  6. I have been using one of these for a little peace of mind with a new teenage driver; https://helpcenter.spytec.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039730752-GL300-User-Manual

     

    I have to retrieve it from the car and recharge it once a week or so. I have the magnetic hard case and stick it on the frame. I believe some models can be wired into the vehicles electrical system so you don't have to charge.   

     

    It sends real time position info on a map with 60 second updates for about $24 a month.

     

    Dave

  7. Yes they can be fixed and someone will be along with a name of the shops that do those repairs.  There have been many posts about it so you could try searching, might get lucky. Ply 33 also posted instructions on how to do it yourself, I think on the Plymouth forum. 

     

    The Filling Station use to have new ones but I could not find them on their site, you might give them a call.

     

    Good Luck

     

    Dave

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  8. My father was a car guy starting out very early and by the time he was 18 he had a service station on Long Island. He ran a race car team, using the word loosely, out of that station. In  1936 he went to work for General Motors and quit working on cars. We made many long car trips in the late 50's and he would spend the whole time from Detroit to Long Island telling stories about the fabulous cars and his racing adventures. He would further my interest by taking me to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.  I still remember the old car races they held there on some days. If I spotted an old car behind a garage or service station he would stop and we would look. He even tried to buy a big series mid thirties Buick coupe one day but was unsuccessful. In 1939 he helped sell my grandfather a 39 Chevy and a half a dozen more for cabs and we did end up with that car and it became mine when I turned 16. It ran well and was completely original so I could enjoy it from the start and still do 49 years later.

     

    Dave

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  9. Hard Drive,

     

    I would seriously consider another alternative. I spent 38 years calling on the service trade and have seen or heard of many terrible accidents concerning pits.

     

    Find another way.

     

    Dave 

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