Ron42Dodge

So just to verify, are you looking for the whole housing of the torque converter. 6 or 8 Cyl? Looks like 46-50 8 Cyl were part number 1320621 and 41-53 6 cyl were unit 1320563. That one was also used by Dodge and Desoto 6 cyl. Do you not have one at all or is yours leaking? I have a used housing I pulled off a 42 Dodge parts car but have no Idea of condition. But before I dig I want to verify what you are after. Leaky seals can be fixed.

6 volt Mopar Battery Tender for up to 9 batteries. I like the color coded terminals.

Yes I will. I will make you a great deal for your help. Message me your address.

Looks like by 42 they were not using this bracket anymore. Both my 42 Plymouth and 42 Dodge manuals don't have this bracket. A little more digging this was unique to 40 Plymouth Part number 856754. Thanks for the help.

Boy I think you nailed it. I will definitely look tonight. Thanks

I appreciate the input. I am going to go look at my shift column but they sure don't look familiar. These brackets have a threaded hole with a that would not allow a rod to pass through. I've looked a a couple of shift column diagrams and I don't see anything like them in the diagram.

These say 20s to me but I have no clue what they are. They appear to be brass under the brown paint. Came with a box of Mopar parts. Any ideas?

There is a chance it would fit but it won't likely just bolt up. The support brackets look similar at a glance but they are different, especially around the ends. The Chrysler bumper is one piece and wraps very far around the sides and the Dodge bumper was 3 pieces and barely wraps around. You can see the Chrysler support comes much further to the side than the Dodge support. Probably need to do a side by side comparison to see the differences. Also the stone deflectors are very different which means the fender is made to fit the deflector. Looks like a can or worms.

The D24-187311 number is likely the engine number. Some states were registering the cars to the engine number back then. The engine number is located on the left front corner of the block. I believe they started with engine D24-1001 and went up for the production of the D-24 Model so your engine was about 187,310 in line. It appears there were about 156,880 1946 Dodge Cars produced so it appears that engine number is for a 1947. If the engine has been replace your D24 number might not match anything on the car. Since engines do wear out, it is better to be registered to the Serial Number. The serial Number is located on the right front door hinge. I have not seen a good overview of the body number but they were needed for ordering Body Parts. The Chrysler Corp. Archives might still have a build card for your car. http://www.fcanorthamerica.com/company/Heritage/Pages/Build-Records.aspx

I learned something new last night regarding the interior wood look of the Custom and Deluxe 1942 Dodge Models. I've had a couple of questions about the correct look of the wood grain and I was under the impression both the Deluxe and Custom had the same wood grain look. But it was pointed out to me that there were different part numbers for the Custom vs Deluxe garnishes and dashes for the same body style. I assumed it was due to accessories that came with the Custom that were not part of the Deluxe. So in chasing an answer I remembered that I had some window garnish frames that I had pulled off a 1942 Dodge Custom 4 door parts car. Although most of the fake wood was eaten off of the frame, the wood grain was still remaining where the medallian was mounted on the window frames. So I cleaned them off with WD40 and it brought back the original look. I took a picture of the Custom frame next to my Deluxe frame in my 4 door and you can really see the difference in color and grain. I was quite surprised.

Very cool! So if the air cleaner is an old pill bottle, this has to be about 4" long. Is that about right?

I was reminded of a poster that I have that I believe originally was an image of a billboard.

Gabriel, I have sent a couple of emails with pictures of the trim I have. I don't know if you have found or recieved them. Trying to do this outside this post topic. Ron

Good Eye. That is the correct ones.

The horns might work. Mounting them might be a challange. The correct ones look like these. There is a special bracket for the fire wall with a curved brace underneath. They used these on 41-48 Dodge cars I believe.

Gabriel, For your information the 1942 Dodge and the 1942 DeSoto used the same sill moulding part number 976291 (right) and 976292 (Left) these were ribbed. 1942 Chryler used a smooth one but it was the same size. Later parts books say they used the Chruysler ones on all three cars but I think it was more out of inventory convenience later on. I did some digging and I do have a pair of used sill mouldings. One is in really good condition with one small screw repair on the bottom. The other needs work. I think it fell off the car at one time and was screwed back on to the car. THe 2 mounting studs at one end are broken off . I will take some pictures so you can see. I also have a conplete set of 14 mounting clips for the mouldings. I also found the stainless trim for around the 3 side windows (both sides) and the rear window. These were used on a custom. It almost looks like your rear window still has that. All cars had the trim on the front window. I probably have some used front parking light bezels too. Although your grille has some issues, finding a new one is difficult. I would try and straighten it until you stuble onto another. I've used extra fine steel wool on my original grill and it removed some of the light rust. Just rub gently on it. Yoiur engine compartment looks pretty original staill. The horns are different and some newer wiring but the main components look pretty correct. I'm attaching a picture of my fluid drive unit when I had mine out for repairs. I was going to try and replace the seals myself but I could not get the last piece out to get to the seals. My graphite ring crumbled and a lot of fluid leaked out. Even when it leaks you only loose about half the fluid because the seal is in the middle. The rest of the fluid is below the seal level. Ron

Gabriel, There is nothing to adjust on the fluid drive so the only thing your mechanic can do is to see if it has fluid in it and top it off. The access hole for servicing the fluid drive is on the side of the transmission hump down by your feet in the front seat. Mine is on the passenger side but I actually think there is one on each side. Removing the cover lets you see the fluid drive unit. You will likely have to rotate the fluid drive to access the service plug. You can push on the cooling fins with a flat screw driver but try not to bend them. There are 2 service plugs on opposite sides just so you down have to turn it a lot. There are not a lot of threads on this plug and you do not want to drop it because you would have to remove the clutch housing underneath which is a lot of work. They recommend using a magnetic socket. Once you remove the plug you can see if there is fluid in the housing. The service hole is intentionally located slightly to the side so you don't fill the unit 100%. A little air is good to give the fluid room to move. There are different opinions of what to use for fluid. I was told Dextron III transmission fluid and I haven't had any problems for the last 17 years. If you fill it, then watch for leaks below. The seal for this unit is located in the center where the input shaft goes in. There are 2 seals in this area that can go bad. The main one that breaks is the floating seal ring which is made of graphite like pencil lead. It is fragile. The other seal rides against it and called the drive seal and it resembles a wrapped spring. It takes special tools to service it and I ended up sending mine off to Northwest transmissions in Ohio. These seals are getting harder to find and not cheap. Hopefully yours is fine and you don't have to do anything. But I would not pull it out to look at, unless you are leaking a lot. A tiny drip was not uncommon. I will look to see what I have for spare parts. Ron

Gabriel, Congratulations on your unique purchase. Your English is great! Dodge did produce both right hand and left hand steering cars. Right hand was primarily made for overseas markets. The parts manuals do list part numbers for both left and right steering. The 1941 registration is not uncommon. Some State and countries register cars to the first year of registration rather than the model year. The new 1942 Models were available to the public in October of 1941. Most 1942 Dodge's were sold between October 1941 and December 1941 as production was halted by late January 1942. My Convertible was that way. I was able to get that changed by bringing books that showed what a 1941 looked like and a 1942 looked like. They also looked at the engine number and vehicle numbers. Black was an available color. Even though it is not shown in the color charts, it was available. I guess everyone knew what black looked like so they didn't provide a sample. Do you need a whole speedometer or just the odometer that counts the miles? Is your speedometer Miles per hour or something else? Can you post a picture? I'll watch for a speedometer. I had a spare but it went to Arizona. Can you post a picture of your front. I'm trying to determine if your car is a variation of the American 42 Dodge or the Canadian 42 Dodge. The Canadian version has fewer horizontal bars in the Grille. There is a Canadian version of a 42 Dodge for sale in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Canadian Dodge is a marriage of a 42 Plymouth Body with 42 dodge like accents. (see picture below) Based on the interior window garnish pieces, your model is the Custom. If I were to guess this was made in late December. The exterior custom skirt trim is not there and that seems to be what Dodge did shortly after Pearl Harbor. I can't tell from your pictures if you have the stainless steel trim that went around every window. (Doors and back window) I see you are missing the rocker trim that runs between the wheels below the bottom of the doors. I believe I have all of those pieces and spare mounting clips for the rocker trim. The interior upholstory (seats, doors, headliner and carpet) appears to have been completely replaced with non original pieces. But it looks nice. I might be tempted to enjoy it for a while as replacing it could get expensive and getting correct patterns could be difficult. The dash should be wood grain look. Only the convertibles were painted because the convertible dash is welded in. There has been a 1942 Dodge Custom 4 door right hand drive listed for sale in the UK for the last couple of years. It is in very tough shape. I have tried to contact the seller with no luck. I will post a couple of pictures. I assume you saw the pictures I posted above of the very original 4 door DeLuxe. The door panels are different from what yours should be. I am attaching 2 images from the Parts Book which show an interior view of a Custom model. I can't wait to see more pictures of your car.

I would agree to an extent that there were artistic licenses taken on proportions at times, stretched hoods. But in this case the drivers area looks almost chopped which may not have been a selling point. Most ads that I have seen stayed pretty true to color. I know on some 42 dodge brochures there is front fender spears that never made it into production. It appears to have one horizontal crease and 3 vertical creases so it may have been folded to mail. I'm guessing it is around 22" x 34". I'm more puzzled with the pair of holes that go through all pages when folded. I'm Trying to think of how or why they got there. One other idea is this could be a poster for the Auto Show where the new models were introduced. That may have been produced before the models were available to see and colors not finalized. The poster's job may have been to get the viewers over to look at the car on display. I'm just throwing out ideas. Got any pictures of the Detroit or Chicago Auto Show for 1937?

How big is it? I've not seen one however I suspect it is a one of a kind. The proportions of the front door, roof and windshield area appear too rounded. Even the trunk angle seems too slanted. This makes me think it was not create by Dodge.. I question if that color was even available at the time It appears to me someone was trying to mimic the style of a Motor Annual cover. I supect someone had this created for themselves. Are those pairs of white dots holes? I'm guessing all the way though. Attached is a side view of one I found on line for comparison.

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Most parts stores do not use the manufacturer's numbers, especially when dealing with something that old. If you are trying to locate an original body part the manufacturer's part number may be of help. But if you are trying to find a normal mechanical replacement part more than likely you will have to find old part supplier books and then find interchange lists. I would suggest listing the part numbers and part descriptions of the items you are looking for on this site and see if someone can help with your search.

Great picture !!! May have helped ID another at the same time. I had a similar one with no box. Appears to be SLS-32. You got to wonder how many of these Renault's were actually in the States in the late 50s. Thank you so much.

lump, if you have a Standard Brand Catalog, Any idea what Standard SLS-31 and SLS-29 are used on?

I'm trying to Identify this Stop Light Switch. Terminal connectors make me think late 50's through 60s. I've not seen one with a mounting plate like this.