Recent content by Ron H

Thermostat has nothing to do with excessive engine heating, unless it isn’t opening due to defect or clogged. It also restricts water flow velocity by design. A 195 stat will stay shut longer than a 180 or 160, a feature for cold climates keeping coolant in the block longer to heat up faster to...

Some will think not, but when chasing down excessive heat with my motor after rebuild, came across tech coolant and oil reports. I applied the advice. It was higher percentages of anti-freeze can impede cooling, it retains heat longer than water. As such, I run a 70/30 ratio since the car sits...

All of my fun rides and daily driver’s back when had to have RWL’s, yeah old school, so finally dropping for a set of redlines. Dodge sure did it right with the ’64 body and that roofline; don’t get tired of looking at it. Expect you will have lots of fun and kudo’s with your new ride.

Not sure but is the color a factory shade? Reason I ask is I changed the color on my ’63 when restoring to gray. A shade not near what was from the factory that year. Originally white, my brother said I should find a color that pops with the red interior and side trim. The shop gave me 3 huge...

I did some similar with my ’63 finding an OEM shroud, switching from 4-blade to 7. There were a few other things I did keeping the original radiator. A new one was on deck if I didn’t obtain satisfactory temps. Read about electric fans with too many unhappy reports with them though some loved...

Ouch! You're not alone; I made some goofs too back when.

My ride is a ’63 Plymouth I got out of CA 30-years ago and has never seen salt, much less much rain having parked in a heated garage. While not the same car, they’re close relatives so tossing out what I encountered when doing a complete resto in case it might be helpful. The lower trunk well...

That is a sweet Dodge. My favorite early B body style. If you get it, I’d like to suggest ya do something with the exhaust pipes, lol.

Sweet Plymouth! I bought one from Pasadena in '94 and drove it for years with minor fixes and upgrades for some 15-years before deciding to do an all out (or in) restoration.

I enjoy listening to boogie woogie and many other gen tunes and watching pro-dancers. As much music as I thought I knew as a geezer, I still find some cool tunes from the 40’s and 50’s I've either never heard or could be maybe forgot that set the foundation for rock. Thought I’d share this as...

Lots of great comments about Uecker. He resided in my hometown outside Milwaukee for years near my folks house back when. All the summers listening to Brewers games with his iconic voice just felt like being home. His passing reminds me how old I am. Maybe my departed mother, a rabid...

May have posted this before, I installed an evaporator on the compressor not long after my OP and a fan (not in the photo). It helped, but not greatly. I have the compressor on a cart so I can move it btw garages - to heated garage during winter. The line routing as mentioned above is my next...

I rarely use the phone in the car for obvious reasons, but when I do, have this one that tightens into a cup holder in my '63 Plymouth. Can insert and remove using one hand. Most of the time it's stowed in the console.

Elementary question, but was new the MC bled?

I bought a new one off eBay for some 25-bucks around 5-years ago. There are a ton of them for sale. My Hermosa radio had a connect for power antenna hook up. Still works fine.