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If it truly is a '42 model it would be rather rare. Note being rare does not necessarily mean valuable. In my opinion the GMC engine will be the better engine. Most GMC engines were full pressure oil. When I spun a bearing in my '58 GMC I had a 235 laying around that I put in. I think it was a '53 or '54 engine. I had to make a front motor plate adapter, the rest bolted up.
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It was a gimmick that was supposed to help the gas mileage. I think they were outlawed in 1934. I saw a '32 Chevrolet transmission that had a seal from the hiway patrol locking it from being used. On large hills it could get away from the driver and overwhelm the brakes.
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I assume you have wood wheels. If you had disc wheels any 3 jaw puller can be bolted onto the lug nuts. With wood wheels many people just loosen the nuts and drive it around the block. Do not remove the nuts all the way for the obvious reasons. Another method is to jack up one side, and loosen the nut on the other side. Moving the car back and forth sideways is supposed to knock the other side loose. A fellow on the VCCA site used 2x4s behind the wheel with some all thread rods to put tension on the hub to remove it. Rather primitive but it worked. All of my early Chevys have disc wheels. 1-'25, 1-'28, 3-'29s, sorry I can't be more help. Gary Wallace at 20schevyparts.com may have a hub puller.
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Helping a long time member of the VCCA in AZ look for a rebuildable '29 Chevrolet block. He has all the internal parts but would like a different block. Does not matter if it is early, or late, style. Pick up is available almost anywhere in the West. Send a reply and I will have him call you.
Thanks - Art
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I have a friend who has a '29 Pontiac sedan. He bought it because his dad worked at a Pontiac factory in 1929 and may have helped build that car. That Pontiac has a cross flow radiator. Some research will be needed to see if it is a one year or one marque application. The connections from the engine will be in a different position for a traditional downward flow radiator.
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Going down a big hill the last thing you would want to do is take it out of first gear or push in the clutch. The engine braking will help significantly to avoid a run away. Once at the bottom then you can be on your way.
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You would probably have to post that on the POCI forum. I have seen the poster for them but never one of the Pontiac conv Landau sedans. There was a LaSalle conv Landau sedan on greedbay some time back but since I did not see the actual car could not determine if if was something made from a montage of parts. I did save a photo of the factory advertisement for the AU version that has shock absorbers and right hand drive. I have a Chevrolet conv Landau sedan made in the Oakland CA plant in March 1929. Often wondered if other GM marques had made them.
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That type of front brake system was only used on two years of Chevrolet - 1928, and 1929. 1930 went to a cable type system in the front. The springs if original to the axle look like 1 ton springs which would make it 1928. Art
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The 4 screw top type vacuum canister was also used on the smaller Chevrolets and probably other smaller cars. It is a stamped metal top whereas the 8 screw Stewarts have cast tops. There is a fellow in Texas who ended up with the remains of Mike Larsens tanks and parts. He has some parts, and is going to offer them in a rebuilding service.
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Yes, they are the 3/8" clad washers. I have a whole jar of the 5/16 washers but only a few of the 3/8".
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Originally it had 2 copper clad washers under the bolt heads for the thermostat housing. Some people switch out the bolts to stainless, but you still need the copper clad washers. I think the Filling Station sells them. Hard to source elsewhere. Art
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Could be a bunch of different Marques. The headlight looks like 31 Chevy truck
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Could you check to see how much it would cost to ship windshield #1 to Vancouver WA? Zip code 98663
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So we were good friends with Mike and Rosalie. I even got to drive that car trying to go on a tour. It acted like the thermostat froze in the shut position and it overheated. Mike and I had just put regular pump gas in it thinking we were going on a fairly lengthy tour and would burn most of it out. He had the big 31 Willies that was his favorite at the time and he loaned my wife and I the Nash. That was about 7, or 8 years ago before he passed away. We always meant to get both of those taken care of. The black and red color scheme on that car was his favorite.
Not sure if you ever had a chance to come out West to Mikes shops but he had a lot of Nash parts. There were 3 large building with about 50 years of collecting many marques. There was an estate sale after Rosalie passed away. The fellow (Dave Charvet) who had charge of selling the cars could care less about the parts to support Mikes collection. About 3 days before the house estate sale the separate seller (Hendrick Sharples) the executors chose finally got permission to sell the parts. If there was a particular service manual, or unique part for a car I would put it in that car. Dave, and or Hendrick would pull them out. Not sure what if anything you got with the car but after the sale there was one other fellow who got involved. A fellow PRG HCCA member got permission to clean out the rest of the parts. There was still a lot of big Nash parts since they are an uncommon car. Mike was really big on owning one off and rare cars. Most people never are allowed to touch or even see many of these cars, and I actually got to work on them and see how they worked. I just wish I had a few more years with him as there is so much more to learn.
I will ask if I can give out the number of the fellow who cleaned out the buildings. If so be patient. He is still working a day job, has kids, a family, and many irons in the fire. Many of the parts were thrown into totes to be transported down to a shop in Oregon City. Some were packed carefully but others - there just wasn't time. Many of the early parts Mike collected were not marked, but the later ones were often marked with a paint pen. I reminded him it would be helpful.
I am in Arizona right now slated to go back to Vancouver WA April 14th.
I just got got permission to give you his number. Pacific time zone is applicable. Be patient he has a regular job, kids, family and has a lot going on. He just mentioned he really needs to get rid of some of the stuff he cleared out. Send me a PM.
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Is that the 32 Nash from Mike Larsens estate? Send me a PM and maybe I can put you in touch with another member. Art
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Last July our frien Rosalie passed away. All the cars were put on ebay. The 4 buildings of parts went through the estate sale. I have been contacted by the new owner of the 6-17 coupe and am going to try to help him get it sorted out better.
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The Filling Station sells rattle cans of the correct color. Art
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Did Paige use Continental engines? If so there is a section at the bottom of the forum that just is about Continental.
I sent you a private message with a lead.
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Go to the VCCA chat site. VCCA.org Forums
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The location where we have been storing our cars has a 31 DeVaux coupe like this. The owner drove it to a Durant meet in the midwest. There are a lot of Durant parts and literally tons of misc parts for maybe a dozen marques in three shops. Within the next month or so this is all slated to be sold. The property is going to a charitable trust who we assume will just scrap everything that is leftover. Art
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I believe this car will go up for sale in the next few weeks. Art
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Where I store my cars there is a 30 model Willys Knight with the 8. I think it has 24,000 miles on it. An amazing original example of a fine automobile. He called me up one day and asked me to help him with the engine. Not having worked on a model of this stature it was a treat. It would run but had no power. After some research the original distributor had two sets of points. My experience with two points has been in cars where the use of them was to extend the spark to burn more fuel thus reducing emissions. The use on this example was that one bank of 4 cylinders was fired with one set of points while the other bank of four cylinders was fired by the other point set. Took a little sleuthing but I was finally able to find the problem in a grounded out set of points. A little tinkering and the car ran perfectly again. Unfortunately when it came time for his memorial I could not get that thing running again even though I spent about 2 weeks on it. I kept thinking about the old song "My grandfathers clock" Art
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I have a used rad out of a 41 New Yorker I would like to sell. The top tank has had a small patch added for some reason. But it is such an unusual tank shape I did not want to take it down to the recycler. Art
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When I set up the rear axles on the model 72 coupe I just sold I used a dial indicator on the end of the axle. I bought a shim pack before proceeding. The seal retainer is also the bearing retainer and the shims under it sets the amount of clearance. When everything finally warms up there will be a pre-load on the tapered axle bearings. Don't forget the slotted spacer between the axle ends also comes into play. Do not jamb it to one side and assume everything will be alright. These were precision class automobile for their time, and cost 4 times what my little Chevrolet coupe did. Art
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Most stupid thing you have done while working on a car, I'll start
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In about '77 the neighbors gave me a 67 Lincoln 4 door. (Remember the oil embargo?) The 2 back doors were tied together with a rope. Cleaning up the car I took the rope off and tugged on the latches. Seemed to hold fine, so good to go right? Tested the car out on a nice local straight stretch. Really purred along nicely at 70. Just getting comfortable driving this big boat when suddenly there was a big WOOOSH and a 4' square air brake was deployed (suicide doors on a Lincoln). Went from 70 to 40 as fast as you can snap your fingers. WOW They must have done some very solid testing and engineering on those hinges because they were not warped a bit. I did not want to spend a lot on the car so the rope went back on. I drove that car back and forth to college until I finally got my '58 GMC back up and running. I scavenged used tires out of the ravine the local tire shop tossed them into. A friend had one of those old tire changers you literally walked around so it was free. Used the back roads to get out to the coast from Eugene to my folks house in Coquille where my truck was. I figured that if one of the semi bald tires ever blew I would just lay down in the seat and let it go. With that big of car I didn't see how I could get hurt.
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