Steve Braverman
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I'll take those off your hands. I will be there on Wednesday.
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If you could make a few more of those fan nuts, they would sell. Most are mangled by people who didn't have the right socket and chiseled them off. I would buy a few new ones.
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I always used a group 2 in dad’s 10B and 10C, but lately I’ve been using Optimas in most everything.
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Rand, I replied to your private message, but here it is for others to see. My 1932 PA is 100% original and has been in my family since 1957.
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Mine are original. I will take a photo later.
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I used Nassau Chrome here on Long Island a while back. They did a radiator shell for me. It came out great and the price was very good. Took a few months. Give them a shot.
https://www.nassauchrome.com/-
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This photo show the carpeting I am looking for. Sorry, it was taken before I cleaned the car. The carpet in the front was replaced many years ago, and it's worn and doesn't match.
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1 hour ago, Gtjoey said:
Steve will you be at Peconic on Saturday?
If so , I’ve got one or two guys from the Midwest to discuss
Gtjoey1314
if not call me on the cell, what car are you looking for?
I will be in Peconic on saturday. I'm looking for carpet for my 1930 Franklin. I want to replace the front, and I'd like to match the rear as closely as possible.
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With Lebaron Bonney gone and Hirsch out of the upholstery business, where can one find authentic fabrics and carpet for pre-war cars?
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You have Model T Ford Coils in your Sears. Easy to get and reliable.
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4 hours ago, PFitz said:
The question still remains, why just change only the number of the Series 14 engines, but not the much-touted improvements, when they never did that before or since ?
Good question. Why did they seem to begin with #146000?
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You just had the fan from my engine. It’s the small one. If you look at the numbers in the register, the first series 14 engine was 146000, so we can make an educated assumption that engine 150000 came in the middle of series 14 production, right after 149999.
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2 minutes ago, PFitz said:
Some of what changed for Series 15 engines - they used the 15 inch improved fan that raised the HP rating from 95 to 100HP while giving increased air flow for better cooling. No more shake-n-bake valve oiler, they used the Bowen pressure fed oiler. The oil filter drain line was plumbed to the timing chain inspection hole. Oil level gauge instead of an oil pressure gauge. Cam shaft profile was changed to help quite valves. Valve clearance was tightened which caused problems, so Franklin went back to '30 clearance on later engines. The accessory exhaust heater no longer had part of the air passage on top so that it would be able to clear the air deflector. Same U-3 carb but it had a choke cable clamp tilted toward the firewall.
So, while the engine number starts with 15, it has none of the series 15 feature listed, and is therefore a series 14 engine. I don't know if any Series 14 cars actually left the factory with Series 15 features. If they did, I believe the parts catalog would specify that as it does with other minutia.
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My car was missing its serial number, but the engine number is 151332. It is a series 14 engine. It has no air deflector, a low distributor, and the earlier fuel pump. What other features distinguish a 14-15 engine? It is one of the last series 14 made. It has the Treslite tail light which was used after car 202751 (there are only six 147 cars in the register that fall in that category). According to the register, mine is the very latest 147 to survive. The latest 1930 engine number in the register is 151623, but all of the later cars are model 145.
I am aware that the air deflector was offered as an accessory. but was it ever offered prior to the introduction of the series 15?
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6 hours ago, theKiwi said:
They went with 3 latches at some stage - I think after 1930 for better sealing.
Roger
All of these air deflectors came after 1930. The series 14 did not have one. The third latch came in 32.
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This is what I have so far. It appears that only two latches were used.
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I'm looking for these two pieces, or somebody that can accurately make them.
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I need two pieces made for my 1930 Franklin. They are fairly simple pieces. Who can make these?
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FYI. This is a 1931 engine.
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That is very interesting. I had no idea there was that difference in the 1930 block.
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Paul rebuilt the U2 in my 147 last year. He is highly recommended.
If you have not already done so, join the HH Franklin Club. It is an amazing group.
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I found an NOS switch. They’re still out there.
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The puller is from Harbor Freight. The old bearing separator was in my collection of old junk. not pretty, but it worked.
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John B. Montville
in In Memoriam...
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He signed a copy of his book for me. I was obsessed with AC Macks as a kid.