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  1. That is a Head Light on a Chrysler 1924 B70, 1925 B70, 1926 G70 and possibly the Chrysler Sixty for the same years. Part of 6 Volt cable plug appears to be in 

    the recessed electrical socket. The round cable plug with the cable attached  is inserted into the socket, pushed into the socket approx 1/2" and then rotated

     approx 30m degrees to lock it in place to make contact with the bottom of the socket.  I can provide photos of the can internal components. I have not before 

    seen the recessed ring of the nickel plated lens retaining ring - being  blacked  out like the one in the photos. Other folks may know about that. The lights on

     my 1926 G70 coach (built Oct 1925/ titled in Nov 1925) Those retaining Rings were not blacked out but one of the 2 rings on the 2 original unrestored head-

    lights I acquired is blacked out as shown in the above photos.( they must have come off two different models).  Maybe someone can shed some light on that. 

    Hope this info helps. Cricket

     

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  2. Are not the part #s that are cast into the heads for the red head and silver dome  different from the standard heads ? 

    Just asking . I dont know. I wonder what happened to the gentleman that about 3 yrs ago said he was in the process of having molds made and would be casting 

    and machining them and was looking for folks to pre sell them to . ???   Cricketkj26

  3. Thanks for the info and comments Gentlemen.  I did see on the internet the general Info about Torsion axles only lasting 15-20 years 

    and my trailer being 20 years old. I got concerned.  I pulled a 30 ft high school band trailer all over FL. south GA for 4 years  and never 

    had a flat tire. We constantly checked tire pressure, bearing hub temp, and tire wear every trip coming and going.  Cricketkj 

  4. Great Topic and alot of good Posts.  I helped my dad work on Mom and Dads cars from about 10 yrs old. Started handing him tools out of the toolbox .

    He would be under the car describing the tool he needed in detail and showing as he went about different size wrenches and sockets and screw drivers

    and such.  It didnt take long  before I could quickly hand him exactly what tool he needed and graduate to being under the car using the tools with his guidance.

    When I went work full time the week after I graduated from high school in 1980 the first big purchase I made was a 200 piece full set of  Craftsman tools from 1/4 to 1"

    std and metric wrenches, complete sets 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 drive std and deep well sockets (std and metric), ratchets, extensions, pull bars, screwdrivers, Pliers, no 45 piece bit sets 

    and no 10pcs of hacksaw blades and that crap. It was all good quality American made stuff. Paid $250.00 bucks. I was a mechanical draftsman not a mechanic but I worked on 

    my own vehicles, boats, ect. I was proud of my tools. I had more tools of complete sets than my dad and most of the neighborhood. Best $250.00 Ive spent and still have and 

    use most all of that 200 pc set. Have about 3 times the amount of hand tools now and 20 high grade electric tools, plus air tools, ect. and know how to use everything. Long story

    to say I learned how to work on cars, trucks, boat engines, lawn mowers, all kinds of stuff from my dad and he taught us to care for and clean our tools. We were a do everything ourselves family, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, everything. Im 61 years and got my first old car 7 1/2 years ago - a 1925 Chrysler G70 that needed alot of mechanical work. 

    and I dived right in. Didnt have to buy but a couple of tools. Had a retired machinist in our AACA club make a special J hook spanner wrench to get the threaded rear bearing and axle housing caps off and another special modified spanner wrench to get to the pinion seal on the front of the rear end housing.  Thanks to all you folks for freely sharing your knowledge and expertise on these forums. I have also became a AACA judge and have met many good friendly folks along the way all wiling to share and teach their skills. 

    Thanks a Million to a great group of all you folks !!    Hope to finally get her going this fall. Its been a long haul.  CricketKJ. 

     

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    Rear axel Outer Brg Hub.jpg

    Rear outer Brg Hub Removed.jpg

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  5. Please keep in mind that for folks out there that have or working on 1924-1927 6 cylinder Chryslers - the blue/ green engine block color 

    Does Not Apply - seems to start for 1928. accept for maybe Imperials.  Engine Blocks were black as best as we can tell. I have looked at hundreds of photos  

    nd I have seen all kinds of engine colors,. A couple of folks that contribute regularly to this Chrysler section has and or worked on a number of these very early 

    unmolested survivors and another gentlemen I ran across has an original survivor 1925 Sixty that the engine has not been painted over.  Head was were black                                       on that one . Redhead Heads were red and Silverdome heads were silver as mentioned on above thread. Those heads had "Redhead" and "Silverdome" cast into                                   the top of the head.  I have seen a number of silver gray heads in photos for 1924- 1925 heads.  The photos of the Six cylinder engine  that was at the Chrysler 

    museum had a silver gray head.  It had to be a 24 or 25 as it did not have the exhaust manifold Heat Control on the rear of the exhaust portion of the manifold. 

    Cricket. 

     

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  6. There is an aerosol  product I use on Cast Iron parts  called Cast Blast - manufactured by Seymour,  same color as cast iron.

    Comes in a 12oz Aerosol spray can # 16-048 "Cast Iron Gray".   Yes its VOCC compliant.  I do not see a max Temp use on the 

    can. Its made in the US, phone# 800-435-4482. I get it from my local Automotive Paint store. This is not your average $ 5.00 

    can of spray paint you pick up at Home Depot or Ace Hardware. It is made to put on cast iron or replicate the color  of cast 

    iron gray. Cricket. 

  7. Wow!, There is definitely some large amount of grey matter being used in this topic.  I can envision the usefulness of an advanced spreadsheet program 

    for tracking parts ,vehicles, mods, production, ect, ect, If you work the Smithsonian, national archives, or for a diverse Restoration facility that tags and tracks 

    every part. Im impressed that most of you folks (I'm Assuming) who are  retired or semi retired would want to take on ambitious projects that requires advanced

    excel spreadsheet methods.  Im only 61 and use computers everyday and would not dare to venture into such a project. I just want and would have a hard time 

    using a systematic non complicated system of recording, tagging, and tracking parts and sub assemblies on my 1925 Chrysler project.  Im 7 years into it . I guess

    Its never to late to get stated to do a simple way on the computer. I look at a computer as a necessary evil rather than a helpful tool.  I have spend 3 -4 hours 

    transferring photos from cell phone to laptop and tagging them, poof- hit the wrong key and its all gone, LOL(yes I've done it). I just want to get the car back together 

    and not have 10 = 20 nuts and bolts left over or spend 2-3 hours figuring out how something goes back together while looking back thru hundreds of photos ,

    Ouch - yes this is my first big project.   Kudos to you folks taking on or trying to improve historical data that could be shared across the vintage vehicle world.

    After working all day staring and typing into a computer 45-50 hrs a week and culling thru email after email the last thing I want to do after I walk away from the

    desk Is get on my personal PC.  I rarely check my personal emails due to looking at so many during the day.  Its time to hit the shop !  Good Luck with the Spread

    Sheets, Research Projects , and to all our wrench turning escapades.  Cricket.

     

     

     

  8. Same Pace Trailer as my spare tire topic -20ft enclosed 2003 Pace American Pursuit 7000Lb GVWR car trailer- there is not 2 std 3500 Lb axles

    on the trailer. It has 4 wheel independent torsion suspension.  I assume that is what Pace used on all the Pursuit series trailers back then.  I have 

    had the trailer since Sept 2015. The 4 torsion axle tubes are welded directly to the trailer frame. The trailer is 20 years old.  How long does this

    type of suspension hold up ??  I know the complete history on the trailer. It has never been overloaded (max 6000Lb GVR) and is stored empty.        The trailer has very low milage. Approx 6000 miles total in 20 yrs (3000mi in the last year) But expecting to use it 3500 mi a year the next several.

    It has never been abused and is well maintained. but since Ive had it its been stored outside. Thanks, CricketKJ26 

     

     

     

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  9. I run four ST 225R15 Radial 10 ply, load E tires (2830Lb) on my 20ft  enclosed Pace American Pursuit 7000Lb GVWR.  I carry 2 spares - 1 is a 

    1 year old  Goodyear Endurance same as the four on trailer. It is stored in recessed tire well in the deck of the trailer.  The other spare is the 

    same size and rating but is a Power King Towmaster.   It has never been used and stored inside the trailer in north FL for 7 years.

    How long can these tires be a viable spare if never used and kept inside the trailer out of the sun ?   Trailer gets used approx 3000 miles a 

    year right now . All tires including spares are balanced. Should the spares be kept in the garage and deflated when trailer is not being used ?

    Thanks, Cricket

     

     

  10. Thanks Leomara.   There are alot of Auto Literature guys that will have booths at  Hershey and guys selling old car ads

    and signs . Sometimes looking at a booth or walking in you think =Oh all they have are signs and advertising items .

    I figured out you have to ask specifically for what you are looking for.  There alot of folks out there other than these 

    big guys with thousands of auto books  that have old manuals for sale that dont advertise on Google or Ebay.  Alot of it is

    word of mouth and luck.  Alot this prewar stuff has probably been  thrown out or sitting in attics and book shelfs that 

    whoever has it doesnt know they have  or doesnt know what it is.  I wonder if a big city library system like New York,

    Detroit, Chicago, LA  might have some these  20's and 30's  Chrysler Books ?  I found a whole original Chrysler parts books 

    set in parts counter binders at Hershey s 5 years ago that had all the car parts books 1924-1933  but the guy wanted 

    $ 1500.00 for it and I could not afford that. He came down to $1250  but I couldnt do it. 

     

     

  11. Thanks for the info Viv.   Trying to just see what might be available out there to soften the blow to the ole wallet if it would work.

    The Main and rod bearings are definitely going to have to be re babbitted.  I think the cam lobes are pitted too badly.

    I got the part#s out the 70 instruction book ,11 Edition ,April 1926. The 9th Edition, Nov 15 1925, has the same part #s . The 

    Fedco # is WL488H  Engine S/N # is G101113.  Engines out of what models  will go back in and bolt up to the existing cross member bolt

    Pattern, clutch and transmission ?  I also have completely rebuilt like new Remy distributor, starter, and generator that will have to work

    for whatever I might find. CricketKJ 26

     

     

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  12. Thankyou Jason.  Kelly.     Thats a good website for ref.  Im going to get my AACA friend that thats a semi retired machinist that still has his shop

    to  cut or mill the 5 pcs of shim stock, drill the holes,  and nip the 45deg corners from appropriate matl. 

    Everyone down here is impressed with the work you did on the Remy generator, distributor, and starter. Much appreciated.

    Cricketkj26

     

  13. The generator is mounted on the back side of the  timing chain case and is driven by the timing chain via a sprocket gear,

    The generator shaft cplg (coupling) is basically a  long thin flex cplg that acts as a shear pin. It is 5 stacked pieces of 

    Its 5 stacked pieces of 3/8" wide spring steel that is total height is approx 1/4" thick with 45deg chamfers on all 4 corners.

    Length is approx 3-1/8".   I accidentally broke all 5 pcs of the spring steel when I forced the crank over with the hand crank.

    with the hand crank. The cplg pieces were the only damage. The question is - Can those 5 stacked pieces of spring steel be 

    replaced with 1 solid piece of mild steel with the same total size.  Some Newer cars (like 1929 or later and differernt mfrs) 

    with timing chain driven generators used a single pc of mild steel bar.  The shop that is going to do the rebuild recommends              using a solid bar to repair the coupling rather than the stacked spring steel because thats how it was done on later year cars.

    The head of the coupling also holds the sprocket  gear on the spindle shaft thats on the front of the generator mtg bracket.

    Im the type if it originally was made with layered spring steel pieces and it obviously worked as the shear pin and a flex cplg

    then put it back how it was originally.  But I know there can be easier and better ways to do things and it will not be seen.

    Are there issues using a one piece mild steel bar or maybe bronze ?  Thanks, Cricket

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    25 G70 GEN.CPLG 3.jpg

    25 G70 GEN CPLG 1.jpg

    G70 Gen Gear Shft Brkt.jpg

  14. Hey Now - Watch out !  I resemble that sign and all the remarks .  🤪😆   In FL I dont have to worry about the little old ladies having tea out back on the

    portch is too darn Hot !  I have to worry about me working on the modern cars in the driveway ( Garage and shed are reserved for the OLD stuff)

    I'll o out after it cools down after dark and set up the flood lights.  I Know to stop when the neighbors start sending not so nice emails and texts to my 

    night owl wife about the loud noises, bright lights and loud verbal dirty outbursts ! 😬😆🤪 CricketKJ26

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