It was fun,it took us long enough to figure it out!
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See what happens when one steps away from the computer for a few hours?!?!?!!?! I KNEW this one! 
We have a winner!
The item was the dipstick. The TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK!
@chargervert guessed it in post #125
Little background on that Ford at the time...
I had just made a repair to it before I put it back on the road after winter storage.
I had to replace a soft plug (freeze plug/core plug) after one popped due to a very weak antifreeze mix while being stored for the winter.
Well, little did I know that the radiator froze too, damaging the internal transmission cooler.
This led to antifreeze getting into the transmission and the pressure from the hot antifreeze in the transmission popped that dipstick out like a rocket, putting a dimple in the hood! Milky transmission fluid went all over the place!
The rest of that trip the transmission would slip out of gear when I applied too much throttle, but I made it to my destination.
Needless to say I had that Ford-O-Matic 2 speed rebuilt not long after
The guy with dozens of Chargers is getting another one!
A Monday morning Quarterback EH! Lol
Is there ever such a thing as enough Chargers?The guy with dozens of Chargers is getting another one!
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dammit........ dipstick crossed my mind an hour ago 
Enos you dip stick! He wanted to be dip stickin Daisy!
Funny enough, dad was a Genny Light man.
I did have to replace a motor mount in it once. The telltale sign was that the engine lifted up when in reverse lol.
Nope, that was in my dad's '70 Cadillac Calais
No overflow on this old girl. She spit right on the ground like all real cars do lol.
And that hood spring was in the FRONT, as the hood opened from the rear.
Converted it to an alternator, but she started life with one.generator
Don't be knocking them little guys. I loved them things!
Yup, paint it blue and it'd resemble one I've seen before.
No A/C in it.
It had vacuum wipers, and they worked horribly!
See my previous response to this.
The car was solid through and through, surprisingly for this state. Someone before us preserved it well.
Replaced one of those on it too.
Hey now, those are one of the most important tools a car guy can own!
Nope. Always ran it without one. Otherwise that Ford would always run hot in traffic.
2 speed Automatic.
It was a freeze plug that led me to discover the problem that eventually led to the trivia question of this thread!
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No power brakes IIRC
@chargervert, PM me your shipping info and I'll get your new Charger in the mail to you.
And congratulations again
Great game guys!
And congratulations again
Great game guys!
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seriously....... how loud of a "bang" could it have made?
and the Rebel Machine had/has vacuum wipers ......... they were horrible
and the Rebel Machine had/has vacuum wipers ......... they were horrible
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Congratulations Chargervert
Do we have to put PlymCrazys '59 back together?
Do we have to put PlymCrazys '59 back together?
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No kidding,we dissected that bad boy. Lol
It flatlined on the table!
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how does a dipstick dent a 59 Ferd hood?
with a hammer.....
with a hammer.....
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but seriously...... that's like shootin' pool with a garden hose
The dipstick had sort of a rubber stopper, similar to a cork, that caused it fit snug in the dipstick tube. When it shot out of there it sounded similar to a coffee mug being dropped abruptly on a piece of ceramic tile. Loud enough to hear over my cracked exhaust manifold
. Then it left a small dimple in the hood, much more noticeable after we changed the color from baby blue to black. Being the son of a body man I noticed the dent immediately.
It made that same poppin sound I heard when I pulled out of yo momma! Lol
The air cleaner coming off the carburetor cause there was no nut holding it on?
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