Junkman Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Is there a Mercer club or owner registry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stude8 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 The Mercer register keeper has been Stan Smith of Oak Hall, PA. I don't have his exact address or number at this location. What kind of Mercer are you trying to register? Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 It's a 1923 seven pass touring with a missing transmission. Need to know what the prospects are for find a replacement for the gear box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 1923 Mercer should be Series 6 with an OHV 6cylinder Rochester-Trego engine. If this is so, the transmission is Brown-Lipe 3 speed, identical except for the input shaft to that used in Model 80 Pierce Arrow. This was because Mercer used a multi-plate clutch, and Pierce a single plate. For some reason there seems to have been a material/heat treatment problem in the Mercer 6 boxes. That in the high mileage Pierce I had showed no such problem.If your car is a six, on no account run the engine without making new connecting rods. There are two problems. You can avoid breaking the original 3/8" bolts by fitting 7/16". This has to be a machine and fixture job because you have to move the bolt centrelines apart. The worse problem is having the rod break just below the piston pin, and you may not have much left holding the engine together except the head and the crankshaft. If your car is a four cylinder, probably built to special order from parts, the transmission is 4speed Mercer, which are very durable. 25 years ago I knew two people with spares who could have helped. Today I would not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Boudway Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi,Stan's address and phone #:111 Linden Hall RoadBoalsburg, PA 16827(814) 466-6087This may be his e-mail address: stan@myersmith.comGood luck,Bill Boudway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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