Monday night, June 28, 2021 The seller of the first fuel pump on eBay told me today that this pump should indeed fit. He noted that Plymouth used a wide range of vendors for fuel pumps, and that is true — some cars had fuel pumps with built-in sediment bowls, all different sizes and makes […]
Parts is parts … except when they aren’t
Saturday, June 26, 2021 I’m here at my PC feeling frustrated. The fuel pump — the expensive one — I got from the eBay seller arrived yesterday and it was not a close enough match for my Plymouth. The arm was about 3/4 of an inch too short,, the body of the pump was significantly […]
One pump, two pumps, good pump, bad pump(?) …
Sunday, June 20, 2021 Happy Father’s Day to me! Right now my work on the Plymouth is dead in the water while I await the arrival of the first of two fuel pumps I have on order. Two pumps?? Let me explain. PUMP 1. The local mom-and-pop parts place I’ve done business with the past […]
Parts is parts … when you can find them
Friday, June 18, 2021 Today I was able to get the fuel pump off the Plymouth once I got the fittings loose. I had to run to town for flare nut wrenches … wherever mine where they weren’t available, and I wasn’t going to wait forever to find them. When I removed the line from […]
Heading to the shop …
Earlier this week I stopped by my new mechanic’s shop to talk about the vapor lock issue with the Plymouth. I told him that I’m fine with installing an electric fuel pump, but first I wanted him to make sure the cooling system is working properly. Why my suspicions? The heat under the hood is […]
Vapor lock may be symptom of underhood heat issues …
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 I’m breathing a sigh of relief tonight. I finally got to the Plymouth today after having it towed home Saturday afternoon when it quit. The issue I confirmed was vapor lock; the car wouldn’t start even after sitting here at home a few hours. But this afternoon, she fired right up. […]
1956 Plymouth V-8 Belvedere
Saturday, June 5, 2021 With this entry I officially launch my blog about my 1956 Plymouth Belvedere. We had plans of going to the Taylorsville Cruise early today, but those plans fell through. We thought we might go cruising to town, but that never materialized either. My wife’s work schedule changes tomorrow; she’ll start working […]
Mixing us ‘old media’ types with new media can get ugly …
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 – I’m re-creating this post after losing the entire blog (thanks to an errant mouse click — damn you user inteface!), so bear with me if you’re seen this. This video is an interesting look at how new and old media types might mix in […]
A new look at how to save the newspaper industry …
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, July 22, 2010, 3 p.m. –– While I will always consider myself a print journalist, I have watched newspapers try to find their place in the online world for more than 15 years. Newspapers overall have been hit hard by the loss of ad revenue, including classified advertising. […]