neil morse
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Thanks again to all for your helpful contributions! I am mulling over my alternatives for now.
Neil
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Thanks, Lawrence. The hoist sounds like an excellent idea.
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2 hours ago, valk said:
Problem was/is in the short carb-to-carb linkage. It wasn't allowing the front carb to fully engage.
Ahah! I had a feeling that was the problem.
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2 hours ago, JohnD1956 said:
Sweet Biscuits! That's the way to rub salt in the wounds Neil!
Sorry, John. Come out for a visit! 😄
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Find the Buick
A beautiful winter day in San Francisco. Driving out to the beach is one of my favorite activities.
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Yes, please make that video -- we would all enjoy it!
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Ingrid Bergman in Cannes.
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Thanks for the pointers, Charlie. Wow, your engine looks really clean!
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I'm not great on electricity either, but I can tell you that when I got my '41, the temperature gauge sensor tube was not grounded, as shown in your photo. In fact, when I got a new temperature gauge to replace the old one, I was surprised to see that extra sheathing at the sensor end of the tube. I drilled a hole in the firewall and attached the terminal when I installed my new temperature gauge. But my car's electrical system functioned perfectly well without it before I did the replacement.
Also, if the '39 is like the '41, the dome light (and other interior courtesy lights) are on a fuse in a housing in the hot wire powering that circuit that's located under the driver's side of the dash, just before the 6-pin connector that joins the front and rear wiring harnesses. Sounds like you blew that fuse.
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A visit from Murphy on your birthday! I have only a rudimentary understanding of what you're doing here and the accelerator-activated starter on my car has been disabled, so this may be completely off base. But is it possible that the linkage you have set up is no longer fully opening the front carb when the pedal is depressed and therefore not activating the starter switch on the front carb? I'm only suggesting this because, despite Murphy's Law, it seems unlikely that the switch on the front carb would have failed after it was working last week.
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A visit from Murphy on your birthday! I have only a rudimentary understanding of what you're doing here and the accelerator-activated starter on my car has been disabled, so this may be completely off base. But is it possible that the linkage you have set up is no longer fully opening the front carb when the pedal is depressed and therefore not activating the starter switch on the front carb? I'm only suggesting this because, despite Murphy's Law, it seems unlikely that the switch on the front carb would have failed after it was working last week.
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Thanks, everybody, for the additional comments. Please keep them coming if you have any more thoughts. I will let everyone know how it works out.
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14 minutes ago, 1937-44 said:
On my 1937 Special I removed the manifolds, took out the old plugs and just put in new steel plugs instead of an expansion plug. Surprised me that it wasn't as hard as I expected. I figured if the original steel plugs lasted +/- 70 years the new ones should last my lifetime.
So you had room to swing a hammer between the engine and the fender well? That's what's concerning me.
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Great work, Keith and Heather! As I said earlier, I really like the approach you are taking to this project.
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Thanks, Matt. That's just what I needed to know. I will keep you posted.
I'm just about to embark on a transmission job with Don's help, so this will be a good time to do the plug job as well.
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Thanks for the quick responses, Matt and Ken. I really appreciate your advice and assistance.
Assuming that I go with the expansion-type replacement plug, I see that there are two basic types: rubber (or neoprene) and copper. It's discussed in the blog post I've linked to below. The guy (who seems to know what he's talking about) says, "I have had bad luck with the rubber type: they blow back out quite often. I have had good results with the copper type (made by Dorman)."
http://econofix.com/frezplug.html
Do you guys have an opinion on this question?
Also, I haven't tried to get a hand in there from underneath, but I don't think I can avoid having to at least disassemble the intake/exhaust system, even to stick an expansion-type plug in there. There is very little access to that spot (of course). I will do some more exploratory work and let you know. I haven't tried to do anything but photograph it because when I showed the pics I took last April to Don Micheletti, the first thing he said was, "Neil, whatever you do, don't try to clean up the area -- you'll just make it worse." Well, I didn't have to make it worse, it got there on its own. (Not that I'm surprised.)
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One of the core plugs on my '41 has started leaking small amounts of coolant. I first noticed how bad it looked when I was investigating a coolant leak last April. Here's a pic of what it looked like then. It wasn't leaking at the time, but it's obvious that it had leaked in the past.
Here's what it looks like now. It's probably leaking about a cup of coolant a month right now.
It's located right under the place where the rear arm of the "Y" exhaust connector joins the exhaust manifold.
So --- is it possible to fix this without pulling the engine? Has anyone done it? Related question: Are the "expanding" type replacement plugs that are made for a short-cut core plug repair any good? Pulling the engine on my car would obviously me a major headache, and I would very much like to avoid it if possible. However, I don't want to have a catastrophic failure of the plug either. Any advice would be most appreciated!
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To Matt's point, part of what we're debating here is why something of little intrinsic value becomes "priceless" because of its connection to an historical event or a noteworthy person. Take sports memorabilia, for example. Mark McGwire's 70th home run baseball sold for $3 million in 1999, and the record was eclipsed two years later. How much is that ball worth today? The whole thing makes no economic sense.
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12 hours ago, Lawrence Helfand said:
I always got a kick out of how the chase jumps all over town. If you know San Francisco you might notice he turns the corner in one part of town and finishes the turn in another!
Yes, as great as the Bullitt chase sequence is, that is an amusing side light for anyone who's familiar with the lay out of San Francisco. As you say, they start in one part of town and jump to another in the blink of an eye.
But it's still one of the all time great cinema car chases as far as I'm concerned. One of the things I love about it (alluded to by Matt) is how menacing those guys in the Charger look -- obviously professionals! They even wear a suit and tie to work!
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On 1/4/2020 at 6:21 PM, JV Puleo said:
Go out and ask some "twenty-somethings" to name the Beetles
How about asking them to name the Beatles? You might get a different answer.
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3 hours ago, Elpad said:
Okay, NOW we're getting somewhere! What year is that ad from?
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1 hour ago, dei said:
I have to locate the whole page and scan it but think this part of it says it all!
Go Buick!!
The claim in the ad may be true, but those guys are going to have to remove their top hats to sit in the back of that Buick! Not like the good old days when a man could go to the opera and not have to worry about where to stash his hat while riding in his limo. 😁
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