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Just moving the post back to the top of the list....Ed
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Peerless went broke right after the Volstead act was repealed, so they switched over to making beer. They are still at it 70 years later. Maybe you have had a Black Label Beer! Try going to the Stutz club link and buy the great Stutz book they sell. It tells all. Good luck, Ed <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Philco started building car radios in 1932, as Pierce used them as well. I have bought 3 1932-1933 style Philco radios on ebay in the last two years. I even bought one with a Pierce script key. They run from 350 to 700 depending on condition. I only need two but bought the third for parts. If you find one and need something let me know. Good luck, Ed Minnie
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Do you know what brand and model radio Lincoln dealers installed?
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How about a photo of your trailer. Do you pull it with the 1601?
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Chuck IS correct.
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The answer to your question is simple. Both Pierce Arrow and Lebaron used this term. From Pierce it was a car with a division window between the front and rear seats on a 7 passenger car. There was no removable top above the driver. It was the same body as the 7 passenger sedan. EDL'S are what Pierce collectors call them. 98% of the time they have leather front seats and cloth rear seats. It was meant to be chauffeur driven. The EDL was the most common body style Pierce built. Cadillac built the exact same body style and called it Imperial Limousine. LeBaron used the term EDL the same as Pierce but had several different trim options and disappearing dividers to help conceal a car doing "double duty" as a family sedan and a business Limo. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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They made the trailer in three sizes. Known as Model A, B, C, they are most often found with the interrior torn out. If the serial number tag is still on the front, I can tell you the model. From memory the smallest Model C is about 12 feet, the B is about 16, and the A is about 19. The most popular is the B, then the A, and lastly is the C. Take a tape mesure and post the length, I'll try and post the dealer info on the lengths. Ed <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Anyone have an answer for the car, or the names of the man in the hat and his wife showen on the cover of the last Bulletin? Gotta love the drip pan underneath. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> How can an oil leak be a deduction at a grand classic if the Packards leaked that much when new? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Never have seen a Pierce with a pan under it. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Maybe the floor of the dealership is made of the same rust prone metal that Packard made their bodies from! SHAWN...... IF THAT DOESN'T GET THE FOURM MOVING NOTHING WILL!!!!!!! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Ed Minnie
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NONE LEAK ANY OIL!!!!!!! THEY JUST BURN IT! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Hello, I have never seen a Pierce mirror with a clock in it that was factory installed. They were a common aftermarket accessory sold in catalogs and parts stores. Many Pierce cars were chauffer driven, and a pocket watch would have been required for his employment and thus that would eliminate the need for such a mirror. Also remember that every Pierce had a clock in the dash, so why put another in the front? Your mirrors were probably ment for a cheaper car that did not have a factory clock, and it wase much easier to install than cutting up a dash that had very little room and no good spot to place it in view down there. They are popular with todays collectors and I am sure you can sell them with little problem. I see them at Hershey from 75 to 150 dollars. Good Luck, Ed.
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I don't like the EGGE valves. The several sets I have seen from them show very poor workmanship, and they were much softer than the ones we took out. They were almost half as hard on the rockwell tester. I also agree the pistons are terrible, I have seen three diffrent pistons that were for three diffrent applications and they kept crumbeling skirts and pin bosses. Get your valves from a local disel engine shop and cut them down. Perkins valves fit my Pierce eight and also fit the packard if my memory serves me. I think I paid 12 dollaes each. Good luck, Ed Minnie <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Hi, I have seen the car up close several times and can't tell you too much about the fwd layout. I am sure I looked at it and if it was anything radical I am sure I would remember it. The car is very interesting as it does not look like a packard at all. I have talked to the man who owned it in the 60's and he said they tried to make it look like anything but a packard so they could drive it around in public. They didn't want it up at the packard proving grounds as it would be impossible to keep it a secret up there with all the auto guys around. I am sure he told me about how it drove and handled but I don't
remember the conversation. I know I have several photos around here somewhere and if I can find one i'll post it. Ed <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Hi Phil, Any new news on the the Pierce gear sets for the V-12s? Ed Minnie <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Hi, All the handles are reproduced and available at very reasonable prices. They are a great car, and one of the best driving Classics. The overdrive lets the car go down the highway safely at 75 mph. If you have any more questions drop me a note or send me a private message an I can send you my number if you would like to chat about the car. Ed
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I think Chuck is correct. ED
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Hi, does anybody have a warner W1 overdrive for sale? Thanks for all your help. Ed <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Hi, email the address below. He is a early 30's and late 20's radio and antenna expert. He can make quite a few reccomendations. Cowl mounted antennas were not offered till 1935. Pierce used a Philco radio from 31 and later. As far as I know they didn't have a standard factory radio before then. What do you plan to install for a radio? Ed
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Hi, Yes they make square sockets. Snap On has them, as do the other better brands of tools. When you heat up a stuck bolt or screw, the reason it comes out is the heat vaporises the rust and thus the threads start to turn. You can heat the block up if you are careful but the problem is that the plug has a pipe tap taper and is stuck due to the taper. I would recommend you let someone with experience try it. Lots of practice and the right touch is the best choice. Ed
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Packard V8 Nobody said anything about changing AACA rules, but I don't post 54 Ford parts on the Studebaker prewar section. It makes no sense. Thats why I asked " CLASSIC CARS ONLY PLEASE" in the CCCA fourm. I don't read the Model A section in Hemmings, not because I dont like them.... I dont own one. Lighten up, if you don't like CCCA cars, the site, or the people stay out of the fourm. As for me, I like all old cars and their owners. I read all the fourms, and post in the correct places. It's called common courtesy. Thanks, and have a fine day. Ed PS Please register in the AACA fourm.
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Hi, My modern day repair shop serivced 3900 cars last year. I see low milage transmission failures on dodge products every week. It's commonly known that all chrysler cars and trucks have more than their share of transmission failures. I have no idea why. But it is one of several reasons I do not own a Chrysler. Several years ago I was in Indiana across from the Chrysler transmission assembly plant wating in a burger joint. I asked a state police officer info on how to get to a car museum, then as a joke asked why all the transmissions made in the town went bad. He told me " Hey buddy we get a lot of problems from people saying things like that to the locals in the bars around here" so I guess even the guys that build them know of the quailty problems. ( By the way... Ford and GM arn't much better). Ok Dodge boys..... tell me why I am wrong. Ed
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Hi, Try joining the Pierce Arrow Society. Thet have a great publication that comes out eight times a year. Most all decent Pierces are advertised there. Last month three were listed for under 25,000. If you have any Pierce questions feel free to drop me a note. Ed Edinmass@aol.com
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Ken, I'm not trying to be rude, but you are trying to do something that you clearly don't understand. A O2 sensor is just part of a fuel mixture control system on a modern car. Oxygen in an exhaust can be present EVEN IF THE COMBUSTION BURNED ALL IT TOOK IN. The main function of a catilatic converter is to store O2. I'll make several recommendations, 1) once you have several hundred trouble free miles on the car take it to a smog test center and put the car on the dyno and 5 gas machine. The carb should be adjusted at idle. Then for information you can load test the car. DO NOT PUT ANY LOAD ON THE DINE! Just the rolling resistance is more than enough to load the older low horsepower engine. Be sure to have a mechanic that is 45 years old or more, as the young guys today have never seen points or carbs. Most of the younger guys have not had much if any time on early machines. 2) What is the reason you are so interested in this type of information? I would tune the car for a smooth idle and proper burn, and trying to tune it for the lowest possible emissions will cause performance problems. I'm going to send you my phone number on the private mail fourm. If you like call me an we can talk in detail as much as you like. Merry Christmas, Ed Minnie
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Thanks Peter..... very interesting. Ed
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Hi, Yes I have run my 5 gas emissions machine on an antique car. I have also run them on a dyno. The last car I did was a 1933 Pierce Arrow V-12. Just for fun I ran it through the federal IM-240 test as well as the Ma-30 test. I punched in a 1986 Chevy 1 ton 454 for a comparison. The PA passed 4 of the 5 gases in the test. It did not pass the HC(hydro-carbon aka unburned fuel) portion of the test. By monitoring the oxygen coming out the tail pipe one could adjust the mixture on the carb if there are mixture controls on it. The problem is that on a old t head or l head engine the modern fules with the low compression of the engine make the gas readings just a vauge guide to help setting up the carb. On a post war high compression engine it is almost impossible to tune the carb to optimum performance AND low emissions with out taking a five gas reading. It you would like a more detailed answer just drop me a note. Ed
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Just moving post back to the top...............Ed <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />