Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 The cruise last weekend was a success, though one new distressing development arose — the headliner began ripping along the top of the rear window due to the wind blasting with the windows down. Admittedly, the headliner fabric is old and dry rotten, and its no surprise it has ripped. I […]
Plymouth ready for the road (after a wash & wax) ….
Sunday night, Aug. 13, 2023 I didn’t get the Plymouth out today for the Whiskey City Cruiser’s Saturday cruise. I kinda wanted to, but I didn’t want to rush getting it ready. This week, I made a 12v fused line that takes power from the starter relay and provides it to the brake light switch […]
Them’s the brakes, but where’s the brake lights?
Sunday, June 25, 2023 An unexpected problem has cropped up with the Plymouth. After regaining brakes (by refilling the master cylinder — duh!), I find that my brake lights do not work. I bought a new brake light switch (its a hydraulic switch, not mechanical) along with the new master cylinder. I don’t have a […]
That’s the brakes, I suppose …
Sunday, June 4, 2023 Today I was going to finally wash the Plymouth and perhaps take my wife for a ride into town. It started up just fine. But when I prepared to back out of the garage, I hit the brake pedal and it went effortlessly all the way to the floor. YIKES!!! For […]
Summer’s here, time to prepare to cruise!
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 — I finally fired up the Belvedere today, waking her from her winter slumbers. It took a little cranking to get fuel pumped from the tank to the carb, but when she had fuel, she fired right up. It took a few minutes for her idle to smooth out, but she […]
Assisted Living event
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 Yesterday I drove the Plymouth to Windsor Gardens Assisted Living to show the car at a Beach Day event they were having for residents. I had gotten busy early in the week and the rain meant I didn’t get a chance to wash the car ahead of time. Thankfully, the car […]
New / old parts make me a happy car guy …
Monday, July 25, 2022 I haven’t been buying too many parts for the Plymouth on eBay, though there are some I would love to have but don’t want to pay the asking price (think tail lights). But today, the USPS man brought me an item I snagged on eBay just as soon as I saw […]
Cooling our heels, out of the summer heat …
Friday, July 22, 2022 The local car group’s Saturday cruise is tomorrow, but I’m not going to go. At last months’ cruise I nearly melted it was so hot and miserable. Hey, I love being with the cruisers, but it was just too hot that day. We’ve had a long stretch of blisteringly hot days, […]
Headlight answers still being sought …
Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 I spent a little time in the garage with the Plymouth today. After driving the car Friday evening, I realized that the headlights seemed somewhat dim, even while driving down the highway. I haven’t checked the voltage regulator, which may need adjusting to raise the voltage. I checked the voltage going […]