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Dave.......over 2800 views. Your in the running for most popular thread for 2021!
If the wires don’t fix it, I’m going to have Dave send me his distributor by USPS so I can check it on my Sun tester.
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The real problem here is the lack of proper diagnostic tools. An oscilloscope and a five gas machine would have pin pointed it quickly. Dave isn’t a full time mechanic which also adds to the issue. Once the ignition wires are eliminated.......if it’s not fixed it will be one of the “repairs” that were done and somehow something is incorrect. Since he believes he still has the identical issue........it’s probably in the wires. With all the changes, if done correctly........there should have been some partial improvement. As Holmes says, through process of elimination..........if everything else is ruled out, then the last choice is the obvious solution. If Dave doesn’t get it soon, I’m going to have to drive up with my car doctor tool kit.
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1 minute ago, car crazy said:
Have to agree with the last paragraph as a possibility-we're seeing the effects of the Fed's Quantitative Easing for Covid manifest in some interesting ways, particularly in real estate and the stock market- with inflation a likely byproduct..
Yup.........the only good investment for the foreseeable future is hard assets, or if your a working guy........lots of fixed debt at 3 percent.......your going to be able to pay it back with money that is 40 cents on the dollar. Unfortunately, most people can’t grasp the concept. And many are already in too much debt. It’s hard to predict the future........in this case, inflation is a given, it’s just how much is the question. Back to cars.....-
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On 3/27/2021 at 1:00 PM, padgett said:
Yes it fits 3/8-13/16....badly.
Dont worry, if you mechanic is using that tool, he doesn’t have a snowballs chance in hell of fixing the car.-
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3 hours ago, alsancle said:
This is the toolkit I built up with advice from Ed - he actually sent me the links to what to buy. Most of it was reasonable except for the snap on spoons that were not reasonable.
I will try my first tire next week with coaching from a restoration buddy that works near by. For years he did all my tires but he is getting too old for me to ask him to do anymore.
Don’t forget the blood, bandages, and the large bag of swears. I also use a carpet on the floor and rubber pads for kneeling.
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1932-1934 open Packards still demand good money. As far as a 33 V-12 in the 100’s..........dream on. The 1934 Tom has for sale is a nice car owned by a friend for thirty years. It’s probably the only 1934 Packard you can buy and drive cross country without thinking about it. I have toured with it all over the northeast. It has never failed.........but I did change a flat tire on it in September of 1989 in Gloucester Massachuetts. Hard to believe that I was twenty three when I changed the tire.......and am 55 today. Lots of miles, and lots of friends..........it’s a great hobby. It’s literally the first Packard I ever worked on.
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Bore and stroke please.
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1932 Pierce Arrow Series 54 Club Sedan.
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I know of NO modern truck or auto shop that can be trusted with snap ring wheels. Some restoration shops. But most restoration shops won’t just do tire work for people. They can’t stand tire work either. It’s difficult, dangerous, and easy to damage things, add onto the fact that wheels and rings fail on a regular basis, and the liability of “just did the tires” and now there is damage/accident/injured........it’s not worth it at any price.
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I’ll admit to have driven just about everything.............I have never driven a perfect car. Pre war cars are about an era and a feel. Some are easy to own, others not so much. I do have a few favorites...........and recently a friend from twenty years ago got back into the hobby. He asked my opinion of what he should buy. I listened to his comments, and made a recommendation. He bought the car two weeks ago, and it arrived on Wednesday. He is thrilled...........and he was already a sophisticated collector of other items. I warned him not to buy a turd, and it would take time. He did take his time, and found the perfect car in condition, year, body style, and price. If your set goals and work towards them, you always end up successful.
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Very cool, and a great story. A true land yacht. I like it! 👍👍👍
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Years ago, while working a warehouse job.........the guy with a new 1985 T Bird Turbo kept bragging about his fuel mileage. So we started to add 3/4 of a gallon to 1 1/2 gallons of gas to his tank every day without his knowledge. We tried to figure out his routine as not to make him suspicious. For over two weeks he was convinced he was getting 80 mpg. It was more difficult to go the other direction..........every few days we did manage to get some fuel out as well. It was a great to mess with him for an entire month. We he found out, he was NOT amused! There was a memo posted about not doing anything in the parking lot to anyone’s cars........the boss didn’t have a sense of humor.
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Pilgram65..........yes, there are young people buying big early expensive cars. Most are very low profile. That said, you can’t want something if you don’t even know if it exists. Most people gradually work to earlier cars over time. I know several B’s...............slang for billionaires. Every single one of them has an everyday melt into the crowd car. Usually about five to ten years old. One of them bought the help’s old car! Since it was parked in the front of the house it was a perfect way to not let anyone know they are in town......or coming or going. Here in Palm Beach...............you see Rolls/Bentley like F150 pick ups in the rural areas of the country. Mercedes is next, then BMW. Also McLaren, Ferrari’s, Lamborghini.........and all the other suspects. I went to dinner last night with my modern super car club. There were two brand new Ferrari’s............convertibles. Nice cars, and we managed to keep in front of them regardless of how they tried to pass. We had drinks and one tossed me the keys............I smiled and laughed hysterically. The keys had a small wire loop with a yellow inventory tag like you get when you buy a used car at a GM or Ford dealership. He asked me what was so funny..........I responded a 400k car and no keychain? He thought about it and got upset.......at the dealer, not me. The car drove great. They are much more of an old mans ego machine with soft suspension..........although when you pound on it........it’s interactive and really firms up. Seven speed automatic with paddles..........to me it’s not a car if it doesn’t have a stick.
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Interesting observations on auctions.......they are becoming things of the past for many serious collectors. The reason is simple. The total swing is between 18-25 percent, plus shipping. Then add in the potential down side of no action/no real bidders and over exposure of the car. It’s getting collectors sitting down over a beer or coffee..........and working out a number both sides can live with. No hysterical BS, an you have total privacy. In the last six months I would say 80 percent of major cars were handled this way......and the big guys know it.
I would also add........really good cars are selling in days......or less. Guys are pulling the trigger in hours.......I have never seen good stuff that is super high end sell so fast. I’m thinking the big boys are buying assets for inflation protection.
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I’m guessing the person asking the question thinks mechanical brakes aren’t adequate? Actually, none of the list of items is particularly an issue, except a torque tube is a little bit more work to do a clutch, but not much. There are many early 30’s cars with updraft carbs that perform very well...........interestingly, if you have a car with everything on the list.......It’s probably a small series car with a few exceptions.
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49 minutes ago, alsancle said:
The back of it says "Director Alfred Werker and some of the girls appearing in the movie 'It is Great to Be Alive' along with the car".
My fault.......I didn’t look close enough. It’s not the guy, and probably not the car I thought it was. That said, it’s still barf brown.-
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17 hours ago, alsancle said:
Ed, ever seen this one?
Yes, the doctor.......and his posse. The car is still in its muddy two tone barf brown.
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Never seen a 4 screw before. Most likely, if it hasn't been hacked at, a good cleaning and a new gasket and it will work fine. I just did the unit on my 1917 that sat for 82 years.........cleaned it, new gasket, its been prefect ever since. Not much to them.
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1 hour ago, Peter Gariepy said:
"What is more important to you money or memories..."
Money and memories are transient.
"People" are the most important.
Since my adventures were all with older friends, and most of them are gone now, I equate memories and friends/friendship as the same item. We join the hobby for our cars, we stay in the hobby for the friends we make. After fifty years, I have concluded people come in and out in five to seven years.......there are few who have the hobby the way I do........it's a lifestyle and a way of living. Most of my joy in travel has been related to cars...........whether across town, across the country, or across the pond.........I have good friend allover the world. Every time I go to Europe we always include our European friends we have made across the glove for dinner or a drive. I email people for years helping them with their cars.....and then one day at Pebble or some other event a stranger comes up and hugs me and introduces him or herself as my friend for many years. It's a great hobby.
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10 minutes ago, 1912Staver said:
I completely agree Ed. Did much the same a few times in my 20's. { and the occasional car or parts pick up voyage over the years since then }
Unfortunately the same formula does not seem to work 40 + years later once a arthritic 60 year old wife is substituted for the previous traveling companion. I am still game for very basic cost / comfort road trips, but they are strictly solo undertakings. No one else I know ; particularly my wife, is willing to travel in such conditions.
I remember in the late 80's when I bought my first pick up truck to tow a trailer with. I bought a Leer cap with windows and screens. At Hershey I would sleep in the back of it in some parking lot. After a few years, I started staying at the camp ground. We would put up a tent, but I would toss my mattress in the back of the truck to sleep on........thought I had hit the lottery living like that. Hot showers at 4am and a flushing toilet. That was living large. They were good times picking all the vendors when you could actually find stuff. Fast forward almost forty years and when I'm at a major concours I still feel good when I open the door to the room and think about how we did things in the not so distant past. Our running joke now is the Ritz at Amelia is now our "yearly camping trip."
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I threw one in the trash last week...........
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10 minutes ago, padgett said:
For many the trouble in the USA is not money, it is time. Best trips were in an old VW Westfalia with an AC I could hang in the drivers door. One I had to scrounge a coil in the desert & gave my son his first dip in the Pacific. With a Golden Eagle pass (have had one for over 40 years) you did not need much more.
Less is always more. The trips (1982-1986) in my 72 Chevy with 265 thousand miles on it, sleeping in a tent on the side of the road, and eating at 7 -11 for five days in a row..........steamed hot dogs and a Big Gulp for lunch and dinner. We had a great time. Laughed harder, saw more things, and made better memories........all while trying to figure out if we had enough gas money to get home. Didn't have a credit card.......and more than once fixing broken down cars on the side of the road to make a few extra bucks. Met a great bunch of people along the way.
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3 minutes ago, dustycrusty said:
I have memories of once having money- does that count?
The bigger question is......does it matter?
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There is no greater reward than a life well lived. Living a life of kindness, honesty, and decency and helping others along the way is truly the way to self satisfaction and happiness. Giving help to others is the only true joy in life......and we should all do more of it. Too often we get caught up in the rat race. The only problem is when you win the rat race......you're still a rat.
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Latest E Bay nonsense
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The problem is the spoiled college graduates that have never tried being an entrepreneur make decisions on policy and fees. They read the book on every subject .........rephrase.......read on line what running a business is all about. Anyone who tries to compete with them and develops a new platform will be squashed......or bought out. I quit selling there a long time ago...........give them access to my bank account? The definition of insanity. I’m surprised that Amazon hasn’t started an auction section yet. I help a friend with his eBay store......the changes are asinine, not logical, and it’s difficult to find things that at one time we’re easy. It will take them going broke to make any real improvements.
A local friend asked me to go to the local Mecum auction with him. I really didn’t want to, but he asked. They made the mistake of expecting me to pay to get in. They are more in the entertainment business now with content for sale on tv and paid entrance fees. I never went in.........pay to look at all that hacked retro-mod trash. Nope, not me. Never, ever. I absolutely refuse to pay to go to any auction..........pay a bidders fee? No, won’t do that either. I can live my entire life free from auctions for cars and parts. People say you find things on eBay you can’t fine anywhere else........they are wrong. Recently I paid for a “wanted” ad on HCCA. First time in thirty years I have done this. Got three real responses, and six fake ones. Everyone who responded that wasn’t a scammer was a friend or acquaintance already. I bought the stuff from our member here Mike West, who I purchased an engine block from last year. He sent me the stuff no charge, and it arrived and was exactly what I asked for.