DeSoto

[wheelbender6]

A vari-jet down draft weber would be nice but its for manual trannies only.

[cheesy]

The carb rebuild was a success, if a bit confusing. My Dad was the last person inside that carb and I hate to say it, but Dad should stick to body work. Float height below the top of the carb body should be somewhere, depending on what document you read, between 1/16-5/64". I shit you not, the float height was at least 1/4" below the top of the carb body. Explains a lot of drivability problems.

The confusion comes from the fact that Carter made nearly 50 versions of the B&B and only provided a general rebuild guide for all of them. The carbs used on Chrysler products with the semi auto trans have a whole 'n other set of passages, linkages, pistons, springs and valves. None of that is in the general guide. Some of the needed info I found in the DeSoto shop manual and some on a DeSoto forum.

Now I have better starting, smoother idle, no more stalling at stops, better acceleration, no more low speed miss while rolling through town in high gear, and the kick down is now 100%. Before the rebuild, I'd be lucky to get it at all.

[Emerikol]

And so it begins, Cheesy... You think to yourself "Well, I'm not working, I have time to get into (insert project that's been on your radar for the past two or three years here) and I'll finally get this done!" Yeah, before you know it, you're going to have six projects like that in the works, and you'll never get a moments rest! Like I said, I'm working harder now that I'm 'retired' than I ever did when I had a nine-to-five...

[cheesy]

No kidding. I vowed not to sit on my ass and die in front of the TV.

My day starts with a couple cups of coffee in the screen room, reading the internet. Followed by a light breakfast and taking Buster for about a mile walk. If the weather isn't bad, I'll bicycle into town for another cuppa and maybe second breakfast, then take the long way back home. Then it's whatever needs to be done around the house.

So far this week, besides the carb on the DeSoto and the maintenance on the Ural; I've cut out, sanded, and mounted a new table top for our deck table, tried my hand at wood forming for trim on said table, daily yard work, troubleshooting the old tube radios, pressure washed all the deck furniture, and mowed twice. Today it will be helping Mrs.C cut in paint on one of her projects, getting the trim on the table top, and re-seasoning the griddle on my Blackstone. Thank Ja the timing kit for the Jeep is on back order. That will be next week's project.

I've already told Mrs.C that I may need to find a job just to get some rest.

[cheesy]

Bump. Two years.
A bit of automotive Americana.


The DeSoto and a Chevelle at the Chick n Dip Drive In located in Hampshire, Illannoy.

[dirtbkr188]

Does it have the Fluid Drive setup, cheesy?

[cheesy]

Yes it does. Which means, like the Ural, 0 to 60 eventually.

[cheesy]

I got the old broad set for winter storage this week. Charged the battery, Sta-bil in the tank, quick run through the 'hood. Good until March or until I have a welding project that forces it out of the garage for a few hours.