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New owner of a 1958 Canadian Ranger
De Soto Frank replied to Brucekoukalaka's topic in Ford, Edsel & Mercury - 1954 and Newer
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I have just received '59 Villager 6-pass wagon # 2, to replace the one I sold eight years ago, and regretted doing so. Present Wagon runs and moves, but has no brakes - the master cylinder is gone. The push-rod is hanging in the firewall opening, but that's all that's left. The seller included a Bendix Treadle-Vac unit from another '59, but I really don't want to embark on a rebuild of that just now. ( I have read good and bad about the T-V, and may look for another, later unit to use... plans are to rebuild the car as a mostly stock driver / pull a vintage camper. ) Will the stock non-powe
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I am looking at a 1938 De Soto Touring sedan for sale locally, basically complete and solid, but interior was pulled-out due to rodent infestation. Seats, door panels, and rear side trim panels are still there, and intact enough to use as patterns... Looking for other S-5 owners to chat with before committing to this one... Thanks, De Soto Frank
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Would anyone help ID this Studebaker heater ?
De Soto Frank replied to Mark2002's topic in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne
Does anybody know who made these heaters ? They are a dead-ringer for the "recirculating" heaters used in Chrysler Products in the late 1930's through 1948. -
Does anyone know if Studebaker switched to using insert bearings on the 245 Commander Six, or did they stick with poured rods to the end of this engine in the late 1950's ? Thanks, De Soto Frank
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"Don't go until you call and make arrangements." This is an understatement. Mr. Rapp is a very pleasant and affable gentleman once he gets to know you and feels comfortable with you. He is a retired Metro NY Policeman, and doesn't take ___ from anyone. He also has a "real-world" sense of what stuff is worth. I accompanied a friend up there a couple years ago, and it is quite the trip, to say the least. Every vehicle up there has a story behind it. I wound-up coming home with a set of of 21" Model A wheels with 5.25-21 ACME tires on them... wasn't expecting to, but he "made me an offer I co
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Don't know if this is possible with Chevy Stovebolt sixes, but if there is too much endplay in the camshaft, it can "walk" fore anb aft in the block, causing a knocking sound that sounds very much like a rod knock... This is common with Model A Fords, which use a spring-loaded plunger to control cam end-play; the Chevrolet six uses shims under the cam retainer plate, behind thew cam gear... With regard to the oil-pan gauges, I wonder if using the photos as a guide, you could reverse-engineer a template then make one up out of sheetmetal or even thin plywood or laminate ? Would also think on
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Hi, Am trying to help a friend out with his first Packard, a '51 Patrician. 327 straight-eight, Auto-Lite electrics. Somewhere along the way, someone has bodged a different set of points into the original AutoLite distributor. We are looking for correct points, condensor, etc. Does anyone have Part numbers, preferably Standard Ignition / Blue Streak ? Thanks ! De Soto Frank
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Do you have a collector car older than you?
De Soto Frank replied to michel88's topic in General Discussion
If it's newer than me, or I can remember it being a new car on the road, it can never be an "antique" or "collectible" in my mind... I have always been fascinated by Brass & Nickel-era cars, and have grown to like most cars of the 1930's and '40s... My interest starts to fade after about 1955 or so. I was born in 1967; when I started driving, my first car was a tired 1962 Falcon (23 years old at the time), and I kept working at getting older and older iron for daily drivers... Have worked my way back to a '28 Ford thus far... would like to get into a Brass or Nickel car while we still hav -
Isn't intake manifold pre-heating obselete?
De Soto Frank replied to ersatzS2's topic in General Discussion
Ersatz, Are you presently experiencing driveability issues with your Mercer ? Looks like you've got a Carter BB-1 updraft carb, which is about as good and "modern" an updraft as you can get, so it's not like you're fighting a primitive "air-valve carb" or other pre-historic "mixer"... Regards, Frank McMullen -
Isn't intake manifold pre-heating obselete?
De Soto Frank replied to ersatzS2's topic in General Discussion
You might get away with it... depends on how warm your Mercer engine gets... does it have a thermostat ? By the late 1930's, vehicles with exhaust heat risers had them automatically controlled by a thermostatic spring, which allowed exhaust pressure to force the flapper open as the things heated-up and the spring relaxed. I have a 1941 De Soto with a flathead six and down-draft carb with automatic choke and an automatic heat riser that presently does not function (spring is broken). In cool to cold weather, there is a period between "cold-start" and "fully warmed-up to operating temperature ( -
Which one is the Overland? Is one an Overland?
De Soto Frank replied to Mik3e's topic in What is it?
You're right, they are not the same car. The car on the right appears to be an Overland, judging by the shape of the radiator and the badge on same. -
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Anyone know what these wheels fit? 30's Chevy truck?
De Soto Frank replied to 57Ford's topic in What is it?
This is also a GM wheel; probably 1939-46. This is a three-piece rim, with a locking ring, side flange, and rim section. The later rims with the 6+ " center hole may fit older trucks, but these rims with the 5" center hole generally do not fit the later trucks, as the center hole is too small to go over the hub. For what it's worth, 1938 -33 Chevy truck wheels are generally flatter in the center disc and have more triangular vent holes, and can accomodate only 6.00 / 6.50 x 20 tires (you'll often see 32 x 6 tires on these older wheels). -
Another unknown wheel, possibly 30's Chevy truck...
De Soto Frank replied to 57Ford's topic in What is it?
Not 1930's. It is probably GM; Looks to me like a 1947 - later two-piece wheel: splits in the middle of the center-channel; these are often referred to as "widow-makers".