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I haven't been here for a while and am shocked and saddened by this news.
Whether appropriate or not (at this point I feel it is) this is part of a conversation between Carl and me:
C Carl
Started conversation: September 10, 2019
Looks like we are doing the same thing at the same time 2 time zones apart. Things have been rather tough here lately. But I see some light at the end coming up. My '27 Cad has been stuck in'Vegas for over 3 years now. I don't feel comfortable whining and crying on the forum too much. But I hope to be able to go get the car early next year. I might say something about the reasons for the delay, but I would rather just focus on the delights of getting back in the saddle again. Right now, it is past my bedtime, so I will take a shower and hit the sack. - CC
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The increase in engine rpms when switching to mag is as it ought to be.
Heed JFranklin's reply.
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On 1/24/2021 at 10:01 PM, keithb7 said:
The one I sorta find funny is “What’s the fuel economy?”
I really don’t know. I really don’t care. How can you put a price on what fuel costs are per mile, to drive the car you put all your blood sweat and tears into? Totally irrelevant.
That's my standard answer pretty much.
With a smile on my face tell them "I don't know and I don't care".......
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A lot of the old pot metal is more pot than metal.......much of it contains too much zinc.
Many TRUE white metal pieces can be welded but it is never easy and is ALWAYS experimental.
You don't know until you try.......
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On average, a dealership employed 69 workers in 2016, up from 66 in 2015. Average weekly earnings of dealership employees also increased, growing by 2.6% from 2015.Apr 13, 2017
I think that number is a bit high but whatever for my purpose.
Hooray for the 150 dealers who chose buyouts.
Not so hot for the more than 10,000 employees who are having their jobs sold out from under them....... 🤬 🤬 🤬
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On 12/2/2020 at 2:52 AM, kgreen said:
Wouldn't weak valve springs show more problems at higher rpm's with valve float?
Not on any of the tractor engines on which I have worked.
Granted these are antiques with a top end of around 1000 rpms but invariably when there has been an irregular idle which goes away with the slightest increase in load it has been weak exhaust springs.
I know it doesn't make sense but I also know it cured the problem every time.
hddennis's reply ruled out this as being a factor.
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I'm still driving my '59 Chevy as long as the weather permits.......and it has been........
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If it is skipping beats only at idle and straightens out the second you put a load on it the most likely cause is weak exhaust valve springs.
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13 hours ago, Walt G said:
No Paul, want to get back in there to visit it. I do give W.P. Chrysler's town car that is owned by a friend and occasional pat on the fender when I am in his garage where he keeps the car.
I presume this is the car?
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What is the carb model number?
If it's a Rochester B you will find what you need to know at Mike's Carburetor Parts.
https://www.carburetor-parts.com
He also has a lot of youtube rebuilding videos.
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Here in central Wisconsin we had another 70 something degree day so it was prime time, and possibly last time, to drive the '32 Chevy to church for the FIRST TIME this year since early March due to Covid having shut down all churches.
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6 hours ago, Paul S said:
it was ground, clamped to a plate and heated to 900 deg. for welding, stress relieved at 1000 deg. and cooled slowly also reheated between welding, unless you were here while I was doing it . I do not need comment's on how I did it.
This is THE reason I usually stay out of these threads.
I've heard entirely too many times "I heard........." or "You can't weld cast iron" or whatever other words of wisdom too many times.
Reminds me of a time in the shop when I was straightening a school bus driveshaft.
A customer walked in and asked what I was doing and I told him to which he replied "You can't do that".
Mind you I was the 3rd generation to own this machine/welding shop.......I replied "I wish we had known that 25 years ago, we'd have stopped doing it".......
I wish I knew how many manifolds we gas welded over the years.
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On 10/29/2020 at 8:25 AM, MCHinson said:
Just curious for future use, what is their part number for that battery? I can't seem to find it on their website. I only see a Duracell 3EH on their website.
We bought one of these about 2 years ago at which time I believe I found it at their website without much difficulty.
This time I couldn't find it........
.......so had to google the battery group number (3EH) in order to find it........go figure.
Anyway it's there >>> https://www.batteriesplus.com/productdetails/replacement/battery/us-battery/3eh/sli3eh
I don't know what the difference is between a 2H and the 3EH.......they look identical.
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On 10/26/2020 at 6:23 PM, padgett said:
I used to buy Optimas until they priced themselves out of my range. Now buy Duracell AGMs when on sale at Sams. Two sizes (H6 and 34/78) fit all of my cars and spares provide backup for the UPS in my equipment closet.
And I used to buy DELCO until THEY priced them out of my range.
Then I switched to Carquest who decided they should have more money too which led to Batteries + Bulbs where I have bought several Duracell batteries with which I have been entirely happy.
Batteries + Bulbs can even supply these (ironically a DELCO)>>>
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A friend's son has been rummaging through an old "dump" on an abandoned home site and found this.
So........any ideas?
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Last November while on the way back to town from picking up a choir director (I'm the organist) for an evening church service I smoked a BIG deer with my 2002 Chevy S10, pretty much ruining the entire front end except the passenger side fender........luckily the doors were spared.
I bought it used for $6500 with about 35,000 miles on it and it still has just under 80,000 miles on it.
While deciding to have it repaired or settle for a totalled payoff I spent some serious time searching for similar vehicles and even THEN I was STUNNED at the prices for used pickups.
I wound up sticking $2800 in it to fix it because I know what I have and had just recently stuck $1100 in it having an entire new brake system put in it and some other things.
To replace what I have would have cost me at least $8K and I would have no idea what I was getting.
I plan on driving it until it just stops.......I have nobody to impress nor the desire........ 😁
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Posting photos is a cinch once you know how.......
In my attached image I have highlighted the lower left corner.
Click on "choose files" which will invoke a popup of your desktop where your photos may be.
If they aren't it's easiest to have them there before you begin......makes finding them real handy.
You can add more one at a time or highlight several and upload them all at once.
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17 hours ago, joe_padavano said:
Did ANYONE here wait to get their license? We were at the DMV on the day after our birthdays.
I turned 16 on October 4 of 1967.
Even then Driver Ed was a big part of our lives because just about everyone, especially us boys, were salivating over the prospect of getting our tickets to freedom.
At that time I had barely begun behind the wheel driver training which, frankly, was kind of redundant as I'd been driving my dad's '49 Jeep pickup around and in the woods for well over a year already.
I practically learned how to drive in reverse using mirrors.
My driving instructor could see actual driving was not an issue for me and after a short (required?) time flat out told me to go for my road test.
I got my license on December 2nd of that year........first time too....... 😊
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My cousin has owned and babied this car for many years but it's time to sell.
5 window coupe originally had a trunk but was converted to a rumble seat.
The true colors are Chickadee and Chickadee Drab.
You can 262 contact the seller 388 directly at 0105 for more details.
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How much up and down play does the needle have in the lever?
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On 9/6/2020 at 10:31 AM, joe_padavano said:
No, it's a physics thing. I lived in L.A. for seven years in the beach area. I owned a Vega that never left SoCal. The salt air rusted it just fine.
(insert "Vegas were born with rust at the factory" joke here...)
So were Chevy LUV trucks........don't ask how I know.......
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Wow......I had nearly forgotten about this already.......
Thank you so much!....... 👍
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A friend in south central MN sent these photos asking if I have any idea what it's from.
Who does he think I am...Keiser?.......
Anyway, what you see is what there is........whatever it is.
Thanks.
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Echoing Terry's seat remark!
I've had 4 Model T's all of which had comfortable seats but, especially, the '27 Tudor I still have.
I bought a '29 Model A and was terribly disappointed with the seat........talk about taking 9 backward steps.......
RIP “Cadillac” Carl Fielding
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I hung onto Carl's message for a reason.........this must be the reason.
Laws don't care about hearsay but the pasted message came from Carl and could have come from no one else which can be verified by this site.
It is uncontrovertible evidence that Carl had no intention of relinquishing his car, AT THAT TIME at least.
Anyway.......Carl and I spoke to each only twice but 1 minute into our first conversation (and he could talk!) I felt like we had known each other for years.
I regret not speaking with him more often.......