does anyone out there have the paint numbers used on a 56 dodge in the white and coral upgraded to the new basecoat/clearcoat paints?? -----Original Message----- From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Automatic digest processor Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:02 PM To: Recipients of L-FORWARDLOOK digests Subject: L-FORWARDLOOK Digest - 18 Jun 2003 to 19 Jun 2003 (#2003-169) There are 6 messages totalling 523 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. kickdown problem on '57 Tqf (related to runaway 2-3 upshift ?) 2. '57 Fargo Custom Express ?? 3. Flat tires 4. 1958 Plymouth engine paint colors? 5. FW: [FWDLK] 1958 Plymouth engine paint colors? 6. 60 DeSoto lead -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:13:48 +0200 From: Philippe Courant <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: kickdown problem on '57 Tqf (related to runaway 2-3 upshift ?) --------------070703070309090609010408 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit her's my second Torqueflite problem : I never have a "forced kickdown downshift" since i rebuilt the Tqf (i don't know if the car kickdowned before as it was not running..) The car downshifts well if i slow down but if i push the gas pedal to floor the car remains in 3. I've tried to lenghten the throttle rod, result has been that trans. upshifts at higher speed. Now the 1-2 upshift occurs at 15-20 mph (with light throttle) and the 2-3 at 30-35 with light throttle. If i put heavier pressure on pedal the shifts occur at higher speeds (as 30 and 50 may be, i don't test often because the runaway 2-3 !!). Note that if i uphift manually with buttons i've also the 2-3 runaway. I've looked at various manuals about kickdown linkage. About "forcing kickdown" they say: "depressing the pedal past the detent "feel" near wide open throttle. What is this detent feel ? What must i "feel" ? (The FSM talks about a kickdown detent plug on stem of kdwn valve which supplies the resistance necessary for a detent "feel". but i don't know how works this plug which slides on the kdwn valve stem). Does this imply that i must feel then overcome a hard point at end of accelerator pedal travel ? I've also read somewhere that "accelerator pedal must permit a transmission kickdown without compressing the floor mat" (if not adjust pedal-to-bell crank). Perhaps (even if i set up the pedal at 118°) my pedal doesn't permit to go in kickdown range ? Surprisingly i've read on the IML page someone (Peter) who had the same problem than me !! (http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Transmission/kickdown.htm). Don't know if Peter has solved the problem and how... Thanks to all for the messages. -- Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F Imperial 1957 Crown convertible Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad - SportsCars : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar --------------070703070309090609010408 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> her's my second Torqueflite problem :<br> I never have a "forced kickdown downshift" since i rebuilt the Tqf (i don't know if the car kickdowned before as it was not running..)<br> The car downshifts well if i slow down but if i push the gas pedal to floor the car remains in 3.<br> <br> I've tried to lenghten the throttle rod, result has been that trans. upshifts at higher speed. Now the 1-2 upshift occurs at 15-20 mph (with light throttle) and the 2-3 at 30-35 with light throttle. If i put heavier pressure on pedal the shifts occur at higher speeds (as 30 and 50 may be, i don't test often because the runaway 2-3 !!).<br> <br> Note that if i uphift manually with buttons i've also the 2-3 runaway.<br> <br> I've looked at various manuals about kickdown linkage. About "forcing kickdown" they say: "depressing the pedal past the detent "feel" near wide open throttle. What is this detent feel ? What must i "feel" ? (The FSM talks about a kickdown detent plug on stem of kdwn valve which supplies the resistance necessary for a detent "feel". but i don't know how works this plug which slides on the kdwn valve stem). Does this imply that i must feel then overcome a hard point at end of accelerator pedal travel ?<br> I've also read somewhere that "accelerator pedal must permit a transmission kickdown without compressing the floor mat" (if not adjust pedal-to-bell crank). Perhaps (even if i set up the pedal at 118°) my pedal doesn't permit to go in kickdown range ?<br> <br> Surprisingly i've read on the IML page someone (Peter) who had the same problem than me !! (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Transmission/kickdown.htm">http://w ww.imperialclub.com/Repair/Transmission/kickdown.htm</a>). Don't know if Peter has solved the problem and how...<br> <br> Thanks to all for the messages.<br> <br> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="$mailwrapcol">-- Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F Imperial 1957 Crown convertible Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.accf.com">http://www.accf.com</a> - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f">http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f</a> - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad">http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad</a> - SportsCars : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar">http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtc ar</a> </pre> </body> </html> --------------070703070309090609010408-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:41:40 -0700 From: Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: '57 Fargo Custom Express ?? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0514_01C33596.F75F72A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fargo trucks were built in Detroit export markets from 1934 until the late 1980's (and in Windsor from 1936) and for Canadian Plymouth-Plymouth-Fargo Truck dealers from 1936 to 1972. So a Fargo is not that rare. Even more rare than a 1957 Fargo truck would be a 1957 DeSoto truck. They were built only for markets outside Canada and the U.S. In Mopar/Chryco truck-speak, "express" is "pick-up". The term was used through the late 1950's. The "custom" was an interior trim option that included, depending upon the year, two-tone seats & door panels, two sun visors, horn ring and wrap around rear window. Now, if you want a really rare truck, find a 1957 Fargo Sweptside express with custom interior! The 1957-59 Dodge/Fargo/DeSoto Sweptside trucks used the 1957-58 Dodge Coronet 2-door Suburban rear fenders and taillights, chrome, two-toning and all. They were all ½-ton models on the 116" wheelbase. Do not have production figures for the Sweptside or custom trim option, but 1957 was hardly a production low point for Chrysler in truck sales. Chrysler built 4,510 Dodge/Fargo/DeSoto V8 ½-ton express models on the 108" wheelbase and 10,032 on the 116" wheelbase. Compare that to 1956 with 1,765 on the 108" wheelbase and 2,530 on the 116" wheelbasse or 1958 with 2,435 on the 108" wheelbase and 6,067 on the 116" wheelbase. ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Graefen To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:38 PM Subject: [FWDLK] '57 Fargo Custom Express ?? Okay, here is a question for y'all. While net surfing, I ran into the following: CLsnyder wrote: I've been a Mopar Man for years - owned a 241 cu Hemi Coronet (1953) among others. Interest in old cars has had me owning, over the years, a '28 Chevy national, '35 Chevy master, 37 Hudson Terraplane, '53 coronet sierra (hemi), '57 Fargo custom express (rarest truck produced by Chrysler since the 2nd war), '63 valiant 170, '49 VW beetle, etc. etc. Anyone have any idea what a '57 Fargo Custom Express is? We all know a Fargo is an export Mopar truck. Wayne ------=_NextPart_000_0514_01C33596.F75F72A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Fargo trucks were built in Detroit export markets from 1934 = until the=20 late 1980's (and in Windsor from 1936) and for Canadian=20 Plymouth-Plymouth-Fargo Truck dealers from 1936 to 1972. So = a Fargo=20 is not that rare.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Even more rare than a 1957 Fargo truck would be a 1957 DeSoto = truck. =20 They were built only for markets outside Canada and the U.S.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>In Mopar/Chryco truck-speak, "express" is=20 "pick-up". The term was used through the late = 1950's.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The "custom" was an interior trim option that included, depending = upon the=20 year, two-tone seats & door panels, two sun visors, horn ring and = wrap=20 around rear window. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, if you want a really rare truck, find a 1957 Fargo Sweptside = express=20 with custom interior! The 1957-59 Dodge/Fargo/DeSoto = Sweptside=20 trucks used the 1957-58 Dodge Coronet 2-door Suburban rear fenders and=20 taillights, chrome, two-toning and all. They were all =BD-ton = models on the=20 116" wheelbase. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do not have production figures for the Sweptside or custom trim = option, but=20 1957 was hardly a production low point for Chrysler in truck = sales. =20 Chrysler built 4,510 Dodge/Fargo/DeSoto V8 =BD-ton express models on the = 108"=20 wheelbase and 10,032 on the 116" wheelbase. Compare that to = 1956=20 with 1,765 on the 108" wheelbase and 2,530 on the 116" wheelbasse or = 1958 with=20 2,435 on the 108" wheelbase and 6,067 on the 116" wheelbase. = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dwgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx = href=3D"mailto:wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx">Wayne=20 Graefen</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3DL-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 = href=3D"mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx">L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</= A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 10, 2003 = 6:38=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [FWDLK] '57 Fargo = Custom Express=20 ??</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Okay, here is a question for = y'all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While net surfing, I ran into the=20 following:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">CLsnyder = wrote:<BR> I've been a=20 Mopar Man for years - owned a 241 cu Hemi Coronet (1953) among = others.=20 Interest in old cars has had me owning, over the years, a = '28 Chevy=20 national, '35 Chevy master, 37 Hudson Terraplane, '53 coronet=20 sierra (hemi), '57 <SPAN id=3Dgoogle-navclient-hilite=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow">Fargo custom = express=20 </SPAN>(rarest truck produced by Chrysler since the 2nd war),=20 '63 valiant 170, '49 VW beetle, etc. = etc.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Anyone have any=20 idea what a '57 Fargo Custom Express is? We all know a Fargo is = an=20 export Mopar truck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Wayne</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px"> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0514_01C33596.F75F72A0-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:52:58 -0400 From: cpollock@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Flat tires Hello, I had this problem with my cars that sat for 6+ months. I asked a friend of mine who is in the tire business and this is what he told me. As the outside air pressure and temp affect the air in the tire (when it goes from summer to winter and back again), the air will contract in the winter (or colder weather.) This creates a less than perfect seal along the rim of the wheel, where the tire actually seals. This less than perfect seal will allow a very small amount of air to get by. Over time, the more air escapes, the worse the seal, etc, until the tire is flat. When you drive the car, the friction on the tire heats the air, it expands and the seal is restored. This is why tires don't loss air on your dialy driver. This is also why you can just re-inflate the tire and it is fine. There is nothing wrong with the wheel or the tire, that is just how it happens. All of this made sense to me, so now I put my cars that are in storage on jackstands and store the wheel and t! ires elsewere and on their sides to prevent flat spotting. Before I go to put them back on I re-inflate them to the correct pressure. This is always a good idea if you plan to store for more than 1-2 months. Just my pennies, Charles. From: Roger Howard <rdhoward@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 2003/06/18 Wed PM 04:49:42 EDT To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Flat tires A well-meaning but too-talkative neighbor of mine recently caught me out washing my car and began to talk...I try to humor him/tune him out, yet one thing he said stuck with me..he had a rim that developed a rusthole or some sort of pinhole in one of the welds that holds the rim together...this was the reason his tire kept going flat...next time have your tireshop somehow check the rim to see if this is happening to you ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick & Barbara Nichols" <3nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:25 PM Subject: [FWDLK] Flat tires > Here is a general question: Why does a tire go flat after sitting for > a couple of months and then is fine when you put air back in it. I > have taken the tire to a tire shop and they can't find any slow leak. > The tire is only a few months old and the valve is new. It goes on > my '59 Custom Royal. I've had this same problem over the years with > other old cars. It's one of those things that always has me curious. > Nick Nichols > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:51:22 EDT From: "John Diekewicz Sr." <Goldlion59@xxxxxxx> Subject: 1958 Plymouth engine paint colors? --part1_cc.1eac5827.2c2335fa_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello To All: I have a 1958 Plymouth with a 318 engine and 4 barrel carb. What I need to know is what color is correct for the crank pulley, fan pulley, distributor housing and oil filter canister. Any one with information that can help me out please contact me at goldlion59@xxxxxxxx Thank you. John --part1_cc.1eac5827.2c2335fa_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"= Times New Roman" LANG=3D"0">Hello To All:<BR> I have a 1958 Plymouth with a 318 engine and 4 barrel carb. What I need to k= now is what color is correct for the crank pulley, fan pulley, distributor h= ousing and oil filter canister.<BR> Any one with information that can help me out please contact me at goldlion5= 9@xxxxxxxx Thank you.<BR> John</FONT></HTML> --part1_cc.1eac5827.2c2335fa_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:09:40 -0400 From: Dave Stragand <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: FW: [FWDLK] 1958 Plymouth engine paint colors? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C3365B.A9973A10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Diekewicz Sr. Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:51 AM To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [FWDLK] 1958 Plymouth engine paint colors? Hello To All: I have a 1958 Plymouth with a 318 engine and 4 barrel carb. What I need to know is what color is correct for the crank pulley, fan pulley, distributor housing and oil filter canister. Any one with information that can help me out please contact me at goldlion59@xxxxxxxx Thank you. John ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C3365B.A9973A10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original = Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Forward=20 Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] <B>On = Behalf Of=20 </B>John Diekewicz Sr.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:51=20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> [FWDLK] = 1958=20 Plymouth engine paint colors?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT=20 face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3=20 FAMILY=3D"SERIF">Hello To All:<BR>I have a 1958 Plymouth with a 318 = engine and 4=20 barrel carb. What I need to know is what color is correct for the crank = pulley,=20 fan pulley, distributor housing and oil filter canister.<BR>Any one with = information that can help me out please contact me at = goldlion59@xxxxxxxx =20 Thank you.<BR>John</FONT> </FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C3365B.A9973A10-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:43:44 -0500 From: Wayne Graefen <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: 60 DeSoto lead This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01C0_01C33658.09BBA420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was on the 2003 Hot Rod magazine Power Tour this year. As we drove = near Flora, Mississippi, there was a '60 DeSoto 4-door hardtop in a used = car lot at "Flora Classic Cars, which was otherwise pretty much a used = car lot. Car looked excellent from a distance. Did not have time to = stop. On Rte. 49W and north of junction with Rte. 22. I know NOTHING = else about the car or dealer. Good luck. Wayne ------=_NextPart_000_01C0_01C33658.09BBA420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2723.2500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was on the 2003 Hot Rod magazine = Power Tour this=20 year. As we drove near Flora, Mississippi, there was a '60 DeSoto = 4-door=20 hardtop in a used car lot at "Flora Classic Cars, which was otherwise = pretty=20 much a used car lot. Car looked excellent from a distance. = Did not=20 have time to stop. On Rte. 49W and north of junction with Rte.=20 22. I know NOTHING else about the car or dealer. Good=20 luck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wayne</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01C0_01C33658.09BBA420-- ------------------------------ End of L-FORWARDLOOK Digest - 18 Jun 2003 to 19 Jun 2003 (#2003-169) ******************************************************************** -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. |