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#46
General Discussion / 30U Electrical Gremlin
May 24, 2015, 04:12:00 PM
Hello,
  I have a 30U and I'm having problems with the fuse going out all the time now.  I'm out of fuses, so thought I'd ask for some advice.  The car will start and drive just fine, but will have no lights or horn without a fuse.  If I put a fuse in and connect the battery, the fuse will heat up and break in about 8 seconds (30 Amp fuse).  I've had similar problems with the fuse going out in the recent past, both times were when I demonstrated the horn at a car show with the key off.  I would replace the fuse and be fine for a while, now, the fuse won't last at all.

  I assume I have a crossed wire somewhere or a bad ground, but wanted to ask for advice before I start taking the whole electrical system apart past the fuse point.  It's also impossible to test, as I can't get any power to the system without blowing the fuse.  I'm not very skilled with electrical, either.  Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
#47
General Discussion / Re: Wheel rim wrench
March 02, 2015, 05:54:23 PM
kimmc,
   Interesting.  I thought it would be more like a lug wrench, as a lug wrench isn't listed in the tool list (I have a late-production car that was built during the 4th edition of the 1930 owner's manual, so tools are slightly different.  By that point, some of the tools were not included, such as the hub wrench, grease gun, and tire pump). 

I have wire wheels on my car, so I wouldn't have needed this tool, so maybe it didn't come with it to begin with?  I am, however, now confused on which tool, if any, is the lug wrench.  A gentleman on the AACA Plymouth forum showed me some photos of an S-shaped lug wrench from his '31 Dodge and he made an assumption that the wheel rim wrench was related, but that does not appear to be the case.  Thanks for providing the link.
#48
General Discussion / Wheel rim wrench
February 18, 2015, 06:24:40 PM
Hello.  In the 1930 owner's manuals, it mentions under the tools section that a Wheel Rim Wrench is included.  Does anyone have a photo of what this looks like?  I'm still trying to put together a complete collection of tools.  Thanks for any assistance.
#49
General Discussion / Roadster Top rest bars plating type
February 07, 2015, 04:44:08 PM
Hello, I have a 30U roadster and the 4 top support bars that are mounted on the rear deck are currently pot-metal colored, which is the way they were when I bought the car 4 years ago.  My question is, would these bars have originally been just polished-up pot metal, nickel plated, or chrome plated?  I assume these were originally nickel plated, but I don't know for sure. 

What about the interior door handles?  What was the finish type on those?  Mine are currently just pot metal-colored.

Any help is appreciated.
#50
General Discussion / Re: History Search
December 30, 2014, 07:34:50 PM
You could try the AACA Library  (www.aaca.org).  They may have some books, original brochures, maybe an owner's manual, some paint chips, etc. that may be of some use.
#51
General Discussion / Re: Plymouth Tool Kit
November 08, 2014, 05:26:14 PM
Thank you for the posts.  Yes, I actually found these photos a while ago, and they've been what I've been using to piece together waht I have so far, but I'm still looking for a 1930 tool kit, as some things are a little different, plus you are correct, these photos have about 1/2 of what is in the tool kit according to the owner's manual.  Thanks again!
#52
General Discussion / Another Wiper Motor Question
November 05, 2014, 07:25:30 PM
Sorry for all the wiper motor questions, but does anyone have a photo of the correct wiper motor for a 1930 open car?  I think a '28 or '29 would work for me as well.  I have part numbers, thanks to you guys, but I still don't know what it looks like, exactly.  Thanks again for all the great posts.
#53
General Discussion / Plymouth Tool Kit
October 26, 2014, 05:11:10 PM
Does anyone have any photos of the correct tool kit, or even photos of any pieces from it, for 1930?  I'm guessing 1928-1932 may be about the same, however, so that would work, too.  Thanks again for any assistance.
#54
General Discussion / Re: 30U Engine problem
October 25, 2014, 11:56:58 AM
Well, started out with the owner's manual's suggestions and checked all wires, coil, and ground connections and they seemed ok.  Then, took out all plugs, thoroughly cleaned them in gasoline and regapped the plugs.  Took it for a test drive around the block after getting to operating temperature.  Car ran fine, which is great news.  Must have just been the plugs, but it sure let out a big cloud of smoke and ran very rough last weekend, so I thought it was a larger issue.  I'll take for it a little longer drive this afternoon to monitor it and make sure nothing else pops up.

Thank you again for all your replies and assitance.  It's folks like you that keep us encouraged to keep our 85 year-old cars on the road.

-Chris
#55
General Discussion / Re: 30U Engine problem
October 24, 2014, 07:15:41 PM
Not running the original coil.  I'll add all of these suggestions to my list of tests, plus I'll run the tests suggested in the owner's manual.  Thanks again.
#56
Doug, that goes along with the theory that my car (a 30U) did not have the dash light switch installed, but was hardwired into the headlight switch, as I've now heard from '28 and '29 owners that they have it, and I saw the '31 owner at Hershey who had it, but no one has chimed in with a 30U roadster/convertible yet.

As always, thank you for the information.
#57
General Discussion / Re: 30U Engine problem
October 20, 2014, 06:09:21 PM
Thanks.  I'll do a test on it this weekend and see if I can get to the bottom of it.
#58
General Discussion / 30U Engine problem
October 19, 2014, 04:53:23 PM
Was driving my 30U today and had a big problem.  Car was running fine, but when I pulled away from a stop and accelerated fairly hard to get up to speed, a saw a puff of grey smoke from the back and started immediately losing power when accelerating.  It felt like the car was missing fairly badly upon acceleration, but was fine when at idle or off the gas. I'm guessing I may have a valve problem.  Plugs and wires are showing power when hooked up to a multi-meter.  Any other ideas before I open this thing up to figure out what's wrong?  Thanks again for any suggestions.
#59
Thanks for the reply.  I see the switch on the '29 wiring diagram (labelled #26 on the wiring diagram and called "instrument lamp switch)" so this makes sense for '29.  Still not 100% sure about the dash lamp switch for 30U's, but now pretty sure that all roadsters had the wiper switch on the wiper motor itself.

Anyone have a '30U roadster with the "instrument lamp switch?"

Thanks again.
#60
Gary & Doug,
   I think this answers all my questions, thank you kindly for the answers.  So, it looks like ALL 30Us have the 3 holes for the dash light/dome light switch, but only cars with a dome light got it installed (unless we hear otherwise).  However, this doesn't explain the '31 Roadster I saw at Hershey last week that had the switch the controlled the dash lights (the owner demonstrated it for me). I guess '31 may have been different.

It also looks like open cars did not have the wiper switch on the dash but closed cars did.  This makes the most sense to me.

Thank you for the part numbers and I'll be searching for that wiper motor for the open cars. 

Regards,
Chris