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leomara

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  1. I recently had an odd experience with my 1991 Ford Bronco.  Battery discharged, took the battery to the local NAPA store where they checked it and said it was good, just needed a charge.  Charged it and within 5 days it was discharged again.  I start thinking about parasitic drains and have my mechanic check that out and he finds nothing but recommends that I replace the battery even though it was only 2 1/2 years old.  Go to NAPA and get another battery, put it in and in 5 days it's stone dead.  Go back to NAPA and they charge it for me but recommend that I leave it there overnight so they can see it it retained the charge.  The next day they said they did not like what they saw and replaced that battery with another.  Since then, no problems.  Conclusion, batteries that are no good can take a charge and not retain it, even new ones.  Go figure.....

  2. I have a NOS Gates Vulco 716 belt, no cardboard wrapping, just that etched into the top side of the belt.  Can someone tell me what automobile this would have been for?

  3. Hi LR1970, the body was pretty much trashed because the car had sat in the woods for 30 or more years.  There appears to be some type of pillar attached to the right door in second photo.  I cannot recall seeing any garnish moldings from above the doors or any metal roof parts.  The doors themselves appear to have garnish molding on the sills and around the windows.  If you look at this post you will get a good idea of what the top of a model 72 sedan looks like.

     

  4. For what it's worth there are dozens if not hundreds of these on sale at Hershey every year.  I have a 1928 Chrysler and I bought 2 last year for $15 and $5 each.  Not convenient now of course but worthwhile for future reference.  Bring a ruler and thread gauge because those measurements are very important.

  5. Grimy, TR24403 is a belt with v notches in it, the 1928 Chrysler Model 72 belt would not have notches in it.  This is what I've found to be the closest match: Gates TruFlex V-Belt 11/16 Inch x 38 Inch - 3380 (at 35 degrees)

     

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  6. My 1931 Chilton manual says a 1928 Chrysler Model 72 and 1928 Chrysler Imperial 80 both take an FH-9 fan belt.  The Gates catalog says #614 for the Model 72 and nothing specified for Imperial 80.  What exactly is a Chilton FH-9?

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