SLODodge1930

Thanks guys! I'm an old backyard/driveway mechanic and frequently I can fix things without really knowing what I'm doing. Other times I get stumped with simple things. Hopefully it will be warm enough this weekend to get out and check again. My "aha!" moment was the "has to be getting air somewhere" line. Of course. I'm a tad slow on the uptake. I'll keep ya posted, and thanks again! dane

1930 Dodge DA 6 I cleaned out my Stewart Vacuum fuel pump tank, and rebuilt my unoriginal down draft carter BBR-1 several times (kept having severe stalling hesitation, especially under load unless it twas WAY revved up) And just to further complicate my life, I cleaned and checked and rebuilt the Autolite distributor. Car starts well (little spray of starter juice first) then idles way fast (seems to not have the hesitation at least not moving under load etc.) I backed the idle screw all the way out, still too fast. Moved the distributor advancing some and sounded like it was going to slow down, then a backfire scared me and I shut her down. I clearly have now caused another problem, but it might just be I have the timing way off? Engine sounds ok at the fast idle (2000 rpm?) Could someone tell me how to roughly get the timing in the arena so then I could see if the fast idle was from that... I easily could have two problems, and I was going to take it to my mechanic but I was hoping I could at least drive it there (1.5 miles or so) I'll go and search the archives for a discussion as well. Dane

I'm rebuilding a carter BB1 updraft that came on my 1930 Dodge six, we had put a BBR-1 downdraft on a U tube which worked ok until I decided to clean and rebuild it! My life is like that sometimes. My engine starts easily with a touch of the starter, but has a hesitation when you accel no load, and will only move the car if I keep it at real high rpm's, Low rpm starting is severe hesitation and gasping. Hopefully I can get the BB1 updraft going and not have to figure out this problem!

Guess I was wrong about what year the hydraulic brakes showed up. Thank for clearing that up for me! d

I think I read that the "Budd Body" refers to the side mount spares? I have ones on each side, did any of them come with just on one side? Dane

For my 1930 DA I went to the local farm supply store and they had both 1/8" and 1/4" pump packing cord. Oil impregnated graphite like material. I got the 14" and had a heck of a time getting it in far enough to get the nut started, but once I did it hasn't been leaky. Someone had put some rubber gasket in there and it didn't work for beans. I've been looking for a 1 and 3/16 wrench to use on the nut and haven't found one at the local stores yet. I bet the original car tool kit had one huh?

Well, I found out William Dodd was the last owner, and I spoke to him for a while about the car. Extremely nice man! He got it with another fellow and eventually came to own it alone. A Mr Harold Edward King was who he got it from, who unfortunately is deceased. And Ronald Deady was an owner in Pennsylvania who it appears insured it with J. C. Taylor. Mr Dodd and I feel the AACA sticker (not badge) was on the car previous to Mr King. Therefore I bet Mr Ronald Deady was an AACA member. How might I find out about this? Maybe I'll send a query to the membership people. Thanks for the help! I rebuilt the downdraft Carter BBR-1 carb that it's been switched to, and I have a tune up kit for the Autolite IGS distributor it has been converted to. I understand the original updraft carb was made of such poor material they tended not to last? And the original distributor was a Northeast which are actually rare and expensive. I'm unsure of the correct spark plugs, I have some and will see if they match the old. I also hear there's a grease fitting I haven't found yet for the water pump? Inside a hole? I'll look this weekend. I'm told hydraulic jack oil for the shock absorbers? I'll also send some of these questions to Mr Reding, but perhaps if we post stuff here it will help other poor lost souls like me on day! Dane

In going through my paperwork, I come up with several names of people who may have owned this car: Ronald Deady Lancaster PA William Dodd Paso Robles who I think bought it from J.C. Taylor in Upper Darby PA The car has an AACA sticker on it. Anyone know these people or how I might contact them? Dane

I started a thread for 1930 Dodge Sedans, and posted a picture there as well. Dane

I wanted to start this thread so I won't bother other people as I yabber on about my new car. I have a 1930 Dodge Brothers 4 door sedan DA six, at least that's what I think it is! I may be corrected. Mostly original I think, and it seems like it was restored in the 1970's, is not a pristine show room vehicle, but it looks awfully darned good. Has all sorts of nice touches, window shades on back windows, dual side mount spare tires, cool flip down footrest for the back seat passengers, trunk and trunk rack. And, the INCREDIBLE new innovation, hydraulic brakes! The original manual I have proudly goes on a bit about the amazing ability of hydraulics to apply the pressure evenly to all 4 wheels, cuz that's how hydraulics work, can't do otherwise etc. They even have a home recipe for hydraulic brake fluid in case you can't find any, "equal parts medicinal castor oil and No. 5 denatured alcohol free from acid" wow. Perhaps this thread can collect info on these amazing automobiles. Did you know the Lindberg Kidnapping was solved because someone wrote the license plate number of the mans 1930 Dodge Sedan when he bought gas with one of the marked bills 2 years later? Harry Reding is "the man", and has already helped me a lot. Off to rebuild the carburetor. Enjoy and educate me if you can. Dane Howalt dansk@howalt.com SLODude.com

I hope I've mostly fixed the pictures, try again? I also posted WAY TOO MANY pictures which I've labeled "survey"' I just got a cool little digital camera, and lo and behold, I can stick the camera into and take pictures of places I otherwise can't see, like behind the dash. I found a place that showed serial numbers and build dates, and it appears my car was built in 1929 but is a 1930 model? Maybe one of the experts can help me out on this. I read somewhere the dating was all weird because some places used calendar years and others used fiscal years? I will be of interest to very few, but I also plan to put a large collection of photos of 1920's and 1930's Dodges I've been gathering from the internet. I don't think I've seen a car identical to mine, but I have like ZERO history on the vehicle, yet there is a AACA sticker on the back window so maybe someone will recognize the car or have club info on it. I'll try and post a picture here on this site. Maybe I'll start a 1930 Dodge sedan thread, would that be allowed? 1930 Dodge Brothers DA six 4 door sedan 1930 Dodge DA 6 four door sedan

I'm quite new to the Dodge Brothers scene too, with a 1930 DA six 4 door sedan, dual side spares, wire spoke wheels and hydraulic brakes. It is in DARN good condition but not a showroom piece and I'm fixing it up. I too have not come across the ideal "manual" because as I'm hearing it... there WERE no manuals, and "parts lists" from like 1933 are as good a picture and description we get. I'm planning on ordering one up, to the tune of $125! I scanned my owners manual and have it posted at slodude.com along with some pictures of the treasure. It's high res so the pictures are big, I can post smaller if you need but I figured I should do the BEST repro I could. To the experts: I got some nifty impregnated graphite packing cord under my water pump nut, seems pretty happy, but I see no holes or nipples or anything to "grease" and part of this area. Do I put some grease under the nut too and squish that in? I'm also about to remove my distributor to clean and recondition. Do I have to get freaky about marking how it came out and where it was rotated to, or will it pretty much only go back in one way like recent cars. I hear the correct distributor is a Northeast but mine is an Autolite IGS-1 which I'm told is/was easier to get parts for (tune up kit for northeast=$250, mine was $50) I am excited to meet all you guys that know stuff about these cars! and NAandME, I'd love to trade any info with ya. Dane / dansk@howalt.com

Thank you for the kind words, I have collected all sorts of pictures of these old dodges from the internet and have yet to see what looks the same as mine. especially looking at motors. Mine is a DA, I was confused once upon a time but Mr Reding has helped me and got me straight. Yeah the pix I scanned are big, but they're high res! I sorta did a picture survey of the whole car and will put that on the site too in case anyones interested now or in the future. Harry was kind enough to send me some pix of places I had questions about, so maybe my pix will help someone else. I also got the scanned manual for "the old car manual project" site Some of the pictures you show I can't download to my computer... something about the fancy way they open. Dane dansk@howalt.com slodude.com

I have a 1930 Dodge DA six 4 dr, how similar or different is it from the 1930 DD? I can show you pictures at least of what the handles in mine look like if that would help. Would love to see pictures of yours. I scanned my original 1930 Owners Manual, and you can see and download it at SLODude.com Would love to trade any info. Dane Howalt

HI Guys, real new to the club and site, but arrived and joined the club and was hunting for info on my 1930 Dodge DA Six 4 Door sedan. I ended up here because I have an Auto Lite IGS 4207-1 distributor on my engine! From your discussion I take it this is NOT the correct one for this car. Since the car is a driver, I want to get a cap and rotor and point etc for this one while I hunt for the correct stuff. Nice to meet others interested in these cars! Dane Howalt