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#841
Count me in, Chet...
#842
General Discussion / Re: Need Some Help
March 02, 2018, 10:10:43 AM
Rich,

That is the way the original harness was run, I believe this bracket is original and correct for your car and mine.  I just don't happen to have this bracket or if I do, I don't remember removing it.  Possible, maybe having a senior moment.  In my case I am not sure how I will handle this since I am dealing with 5 additional wires for signal flashers.   At this time using this bracket doesn't seem practical for me.  The new harness would be better positioned down the firewall in the direction of the steering column.  Here it would tie into the front light harness and the rear light harness.  Wire connections would be hidden by the frame.  There is always some minor trade off for safety additions.  Not there yet, the engine is still in the shop so its another thing to ponder.

Chet...
#843
General Discussion / Re: 29 Build Thread - Part 2
March 01, 2018, 08:33:46 PM
Quote from: frankp on February 28, 2018, 08:56:30 AM
...  On to the top next?

frank

Frank,

I'm not sure what's next.  Really can't close up the top until the dash and steering wheel are set back in.  Doing bits and pieces of odds and ends in between the crappy weather days.  Might do some wiring at least the stuff that will not get damaged if I put the motor back in.

That begs the question "What about paint and body work ?"  I'll say one thing.., you can spend money on a project like this faster than you can think about it.  I thought boats were a hole in the water you throw money into.  Sorry never miss an opportunity to complain.

So while I try to figure out what's next I am gathering up my chrome parts and delivering them to Paul's Chrome Plating in western PA. on Monday.  $$$   :)   Nothing like a long drive to sort things out.

Chet...

#844
General Discussion / Re: Need Some Help
March 01, 2018, 08:15:08 PM
Hay Ted,

I have the same issue with the vacuum fuel pump in that when my car was running it was using an electric pump.  My vacuum canister has two pin holes in the bottom which I need to solder and hopefully get it working again.  I restored/preserved it a number of years ago but never made it functional.  Maybe soon...

I believe Tod Fitch mentioned that some guys leave the electric pump in the fuel line and use it to prime the vacuum pump if needed.  I just don't remember if that was with these vacuum pumps or the regular mechanical pump in the PA/PB.  I was thinking of doing this on my boat just in case the mechanical pump goes south I could switch over to the electric pump in an emergency.  Of course more projects then time to work on and get done.

Chet...
#845
General Discussion / Re: Need Some Help
February 27, 2018, 04:36:51 PM
Ted,

I have pictures of your engine compartment.  The problem that I am facing is in addition to the regular wiring, I had Yn-Z add wiring for a 7 wire flasher system.  This adds 5 additional wires coming out of the firewall's main harness.  The end of this harness mates up with the harness going to the front lights as well as the harness going to the rear lights.  All this in the area of the steering wheel switch assembly.  I will have to locate the main harness to mate with the other two and have the wiring for the horn go to the horn from the steering wheel switch rather the other way around.  I think this is pretty much how my car was when I stripped all this out.

I am sure that Dave's picture is truly original but the Yn-Z harness with the additional wiring doesn't work with that bracket.  Probably wouldn't have been a problem if I didn't have the 5 additional wires.  I think a minor deviation from original for the safety that is added by the flasher system.  After all I like driving my cars and having the flashers is definitely a plus.  I am using bumper mounted fog lights for the front flashers and removable rear bumper lights for the back. 

It should come out nice without having to mount an additional rear tail light.  Wing nuts on the rear bumper lights and off they come and the car's rear single light will work as designed.

Do you have a flasher system, installed in your car ?

Chet...
#846
General Discussion / Re: Need Some Help
February 26, 2018, 05:41:19 PM
Basically Who else has this bracket ?

#847
General Discussion / Re: Need Some Help
February 25, 2018, 12:16:14 PM

Thanks Dave for all the photos. 

I have noticed some difference in how the harness was run across the firewall from another example vs. Dave's.  I would greatly appreciate another photo showing the firewall of a car with original wiring.  Just looking for a consensus especially on the visible wiring in the engine compartment.  I know I am splitting hairs but I only want to do this once.  I have a pretty good idea just need conformation.

Tks, Chet...
#848
General Discussion / Re: Exhaust system question
February 23, 2018, 03:57:24 PM

Nice Picture, It explains a lot.

The entire exhaust system of the 29 Sedan seems to be a hard ridged mount.  Most exhaust systems float and allow for some play and engine to frame movement.  The 29 engine is virtually hard mounted even with the rubber motor mounts, so I guess it doesn't matter very much.  Anyone have any thoughts on the matter.  Maybe the mounts should not be tightened around the pipe to allow for some minor movement even frame flex ?

Thanks Tom.
#849
General Discussion / Re: Need Some Help
February 21, 2018, 06:22:39 PM

Thanks Dave
#850
General Discussion / Re: Exhaust system question
February 21, 2018, 06:22:02 PM
Great information.

Anyone have a picture of the tank bracket.  No rush.  Not there yet.
#851
General Discussion / Re: Exhaust system question
February 20, 2018, 05:21:31 PM
Thanks John

How far is the pipe from the gas tank. The gas line is also on that side.  Any problems with that.
#852
General Discussion / Re: Exhaust system question
February 20, 2018, 08:50:00 AM
Quote from: Articifer Tom on February 19, 2018, 08:58:07 PM
You can see hanger on the above drawing . It is on tank cross frame and the down curve of pipe . Seen in other pics some where on AACA site .

Tom, I am not understanding what drawing you are referring to (is it in the lube Diag.).  Also I searched the AACA forum for 29 Plymouth muffler or tail pipe and found nothing.  Maybe I didn't query correctly.  Could you please post a link to the info you are talking about.  Many Thanks !

John, I worked with a muffler guy and we installed a soft support on the passenger side frame to allow the tail pipe to exhaust in the rear of the wheel well like a Model A.  I am not saying this is right or wrong just functional.   I didn't find any info on how this was handled in the original design.  When I got my car the muffler pipe exhausted before the rear axle.  I know that was not original just expedient.  I would be very interested in any info on this topic.  Especially how the exhaust pipe gets around the rear axle and gas tank.
#853
General Discussion / Need Some Help
February 19, 2018, 06:29:49 PM

I am getting ready to install a new wiring harness and would like to get some pictures of the firewall showing the wiring harness and how it is routed.  I have pictures of Ted's car and I would like to get some other examples so that I can pin down exactly how it looked originally.   Any help would be appreciated.

Chet...
#854
General Discussion / Re: 29 Build Thread - Part 2
February 16, 2018, 07:12:47 PM
The Full Floor Project

Due to the length of this task and the number of pictures I posted a link to the blow by blow description below:
The beginning may look familiar but keep scrolling down.

http://www.1948plymouth.info/1929/Work_files/2018/02162018.htm



Cheers, Chet...

Link to Build Thread Part 1
http://www.1948plymouth.info/28Q29U/index.php?topic=1102.0

#855
General Discussion / Re: 29 Build Thread - Part 2
February 14, 2018, 07:59:03 PM

Thanks John,

I believe we went down this path awhile back but just needed to check.  Three inches works for me and if you add the height of the metal you get a little more than 3".  It appears that we have a 9 degree cut on the top of the front pan wood support to facilitate the slope of the rear seat pan to the rear frame.  It all logically comes together.  The sides are a right triangle with a base of 17" and height of 3" using math the calculated angle = 9.8 degrees.  I measured approximately 9 degrees.  So I am in the ballpark.

Thanks for the quick response,  Chet...