John McEwan

I was just reading your previous post and thought what the hell is he talking about, lol All good suggestion. Thanks everyone.

The nut has not came loose. It is I cannot use a ring gasket between the manifold and the first pipe because the nut doesn't grab the manifold at the start.

Yes, mine has the large single nut. The nut I have seems ok but the threads on the manifold look worn down. The nut slips on half way up the thread before it grabs. I thought I might take it to a machine shop and have them build up that area with braze then recut the thread.

Does anyone know the size/pitch of the large thread at the exit of the exhaust manifold of a 1923 Dodge?

I fitted a downdraft Stromberg carb to my '23 and the difference it made to performance is terrific. Most hills where I used to have to downshift to 2nd it now accelerates up in 3rd. Starts easier, idles better, all round happier.

Would there be set specs for my '23?

As far as I know there is no camber and castor adjustability on my Dodge.

Looking for speedo inner drive cable for a 1923 Dodge. Is there a repo available? Don't want to get a speeding ticket lol.

Did some steering box adjustments according to the book of information and that made a good difference. Will also replace kingpins etc and do a toe adjustment. Thanks for the advice.

When driving my 1923 Dodge I find the steering very stiff at low speeds. I have correct tyre pressure and when the front wheels are jacked up off the ground the steering seems easy lock to lock with no binding etc. I have never driven another old Dodge so am not sure if this stiff steering is normal. Any advice out there?

I have mentioned before about advancing the internal gears in the magneto. I read about it somewhere about 20 years ago. I cannot remember the number of teeth I advanced it but it made a hell of a difference in performance. A couple of years ago my magneto siezed so I sent it down to a bloke in Melbourne to be rebuilt and told him over the phone I wanted the advanced timing noted and put together the same way. I even attached a note to remind him. Well, I get it back and old mate put it back together with standard timing and the difference in performance is depressing. I think it was 5 or 8 teeth advanced so I suppose I will have to experiment. If only he had done as requested. Of course he didn't take note of the number of the teeth. Never again for him.

Does everyone love THERE Dodge Brothers?

I am still looking for a 1917 Dodge Roadster 13/47 ring and pinion. I want to retro fit this to my '23 Dodge Tourer to make the gearing taller.

How did you find the gearing? Was it much better for higher speeds?

[TABLE=width: 100%] <tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">[TR] [TH=align: inherit]Condition:[/TH] [TD]Used[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH=align: inherit]Seller Notes:[/TH] [TD=class: sellerNotesContent]“Good, original.”[/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE] [TABLE=width: 100%] <tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">[TR] [TD=class: attrLabels]Warranty: [/TD] [TD=width: 50.0%]No[/TD] [TD=class: attrLabels]Brand: [/TD] [TD=width: 50.0%][h=2]Dodge Brothers[/h][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: attrLabels]Country/Region of Manufacture: [/TD] [TD=width: 50.0%]United States[/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE] [TABLE=width: 1230, align: center] <tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">[TR] [TD] Dodge brothers hard to find high speed ring and pinion; stamped 47/13. This were usually found on 1917 roadsters. Fits 1914 to 1920's Dodge brothers. Great for highway cruising or that speedster project. Great original condition for 100 years old. [/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE]

The ad said this 47/13 ratio was a standard 1917 Dodge Roadster ratio. Can anyone confirm this? I will contact Romar. Thanks for the lead.

There was a Dodge high speed ring and pinion gear set on Ebay recently. It is 47/13 teeth and was supposed to be from a 1917 Dodge Roadster. My 1923 Dodge has 50/12 47/13 is 3.61 ratio 50/12 is 4.16 ratio I have alway found my Dodge very low geared and it definitely feels it could use taller gearing. Has anyone with an early Dodge had any experience with this ratio gear set? Anyone have this ratio set for sale? Any opinions are welcome. Thanks

My 1923 magneto is currently being rebuilt. About 20 years ago I read or heard about advancing the internal gear a few teeth for better engine performance. I did this mod and it did make a good difference and has been working well since then. I sent the magneto off to the rebuilder with a note attached to keep the same internal advanced setup. He won't do it and didn't take note of how many teeth it was advanced and I can't remember how many. Has anyone heard of this mod and have any details on it? The advancing didn't have any ill effects on the magneto by the way. It failed because of a seized bearing.

Does anyone know of someone in Australia who can rebuild an Eismann magneto for a 1923 Dodge?

Did anyone notice the Dodge has wire spoke wheels for most of the clip and wood spokes at the end?

The first ad fenders etc are 1923

My 1923 Dodge brakes almost completely disappear when it rains. The handbrake is also of no use. I can't believe all these brakes were this bad back in the day. When its dry there is no problem but in wet weather its terrifying. Are there any upgrades out there short of fitting a rear disc brake setup?

A regular nail or something in the treaded part should not be a problem but the sidewall is a different story. Very dangerous. Maybe your tyres a retreads.

That is correct. I had the same problem. A machine shop re-threaded the removable ball/sleeve with no problem.

Boy, that must have been boring for you sitting in that garage for 45 years! LOL