I'm pretty sure it is a positive ground, but the starter will spin the same way with either polarity as it is a wound field motor, permanent magnet motors are polarity sensitive
This is an awesome car, prewar cars are very interesting and I wish I had the time to keep up with one or the space to treat it right 53:18 It's still pulling on that belt 1:02:30 Someone bought a replacement set of points made by Blue Streak. O'Reillys or HiLo or something.
I appreciate how you talk to your audience like we are there and helping out. Sometimes I’d rather watch one of your videos than work on my own projects lol
That Plymouth is 30 years older than I, and in much nicer shape as well. Obviously It was stored in better conditions than I've been. Outstanding vid! Thank you good sir!
I love that car, my grandpa first learned to drive in one of those, same year. We were gonna buy one and restore it, but he passed in his sleep back in 1999. We had been looking for one in decent shape, but they are hard to find. My grandpa was a medic in wwll, was on the front lines, and at the invasion of normandy. At the end of the war, he helped liberate the dachou concentration camp, and captured an ss soldier trying to flee. My grandpa didn't kill anyone, but did bring home the guy's luger, swastika armband, and his ss bars. The description he gave me was horrifying. One time before he died, he said i saved his life, because he was having a hard time comining back from a heart attack, and bypass surgery. I helped him a lot, because he would never hire anyone to fix anything, and we became best friend's. He told me thing's he hadn't talked about to anyone about the war, and i believe it's part of why he had the heart attack. I couldn't imagine holding all that he saw and went through for without talking about it for almost sixty year's. He made me promise not to let anyone put anything on his memorial after he died, which i kept. My mom wanted to have a bronze plaque put on the back of the memorial after my grandma died, but i said no, so it's not marked. Sorry to go on about all this, it's just the story behind that particular car hit home for me. G-d bless.
How awesome. The Plymouth runs. Mustie, you are a legend on TH-cam and I could not even guess att he amount of knowledge I have learned from you over the years. Your patience and tenacity knows no bounds.
Richthofen's Fokker Dr1 was shot down (by whom we don't know exactly), and severely damaged in the crash and then the pieces were scavenged by souvenir hunters so it does not exist as a whole anymore. The engine is in a museum somewhere
Great old beast. When I first saw that the rear window cranked down I thought cool - but why would you need one of those on a coupe? Then I saw that there was a mother-in-law seat and I thought… Why would you want a window at all, never mind one that opened…😂
Let's take a somewhat refurbished old car, and store it in a northern climate dirt floor barn for thirty or forty years. Seems like a great idea to me to keep a vehicle in top condition! This gives our TH-cam buddies something to entertain us with anyhow. Thanks Mustie !
Im wondering if the spark advance is too far forward. Im sure its one of the knobs on the steering wheel that you were wondering about. I guess you figure all that out though 😉
Reminds me of when Jonathan W was trying to start his Franklin car . Filmed over the course of a few days, but the way he edited it , it seemed like he was cranking on it non stop for hours . Lit the comments section right up .
Mustie 1 you are much like my wife. She will ask my opinion then do the opposite as to what I said. You asked “should we work on the hood hinge or look underneath.” I said “work on the hood” nope you looked underneath. 😊
Spark Advance. You noted the control early on, yet you never paid attention to it again. Weak spark or not, the spark advance was there for a reason, especially for starting.
anyone else would remove the engine step one rebuild it (restore) but not Mustie1 he kills a day messing with a hunk of junk just for shits and giggles.
1930,third year of production of Plymouth,Walter P. Chrysler started it and DeSoto that year while he was in the process of buying Dodge Brothers, that's a sweet little coupe😎
One tip I was told when working on old engines. If you run a lead pencil along the rotor arm and the distributer points, the graphite improves the spark, and also only short bursts on the starter. continuous running does not help much. You have a lovely project there and if it were mine, I would have had the head off before trying to start as the valves might benefit from reseating them before starting. Another thing you might find useful when you start to clean the bright work up, strangely, Tomatoe Ketchup and a little washing up liquid polishes a lot faster than propriety abrasive cleaners.
What a beautiful old survivor. The fact that it’s been in that barn so long has surely saved it. Surprised the interior is so good considering rodents tendency to destroy things. Mustn’t have tasted nice lol
Sweet Plymouth! On a Model A there are spark advance/retard and throttle control on the column. Also horn and lights in the centerof the steering wheel. The condenser is located inside the distributor. Juice brakes and roll down back window make this a really cool coupe.
I would add to your tool box four flexible cutting boards to be placed under the tires. I've seen many a tow-truck operator use these during the recovery of vehicles. Think of them as furniture movers. Thanks for your content.
Yes good call. Cutting boards are typical high density polyethylene (HDPE), you can buy it from TAP plastics or McMaster-Carr. Even better is Ultra High Molecular Weight polyethylene (UHMW), I used that for skid plates on my off road camper. Indestructible stuff and slides over most other surfaces. 👍
Not too many old timers (as in none) giving any hints on what things are or how things work in this car. Brilliant video, from the very beginning of getting the car out. I’m not done with the video yet, but enjoying every second of this.
6 volt systems were never the best after they aged a bit, so you really needed to keep them up, especially in winter. One thing to check would be the + connection to the frame. It really should go to the engine block to secure a good ground. Next, the starter cable from the battery looks really small. I remember most 6 volt systems used 4 or even 2 gage wire, kept as short as practical. Finally, no problem with the starter polarity vs rotation. Polarity to the starter only matters if the starter motor is a PM (permanent magnet) type. Finally, the condenser is important, and I've never come across one mounted remotely to the distributor.
the power switch to the starter is on the floor, there was a lever to engage the starter gear to the flywheel before the starer solenoid became common, folks just used the crank handle or a rolling bump start. Starter warm up was way to easy! Originally the frame -body was positive but also lots off wood and rust so the returns are always a problem. Most have been converted to 12v with the frame negative and the key just 'grounds' the spark, one steering wheel thing is spark advance, choke is a pull knob on the dash
A starter that is field wound will spin the same direction no matter how you hook up the battery. This is because on a field wound motor, switching the battery leads changed the polarity of the field and armature at the same time. Field wound motors will actually run on AC current. An example I have messed with was American flyer toy trains.
Yes, was going to mention this as well. Both my pre-war British cars have field wound starters and they will work either polarity as you say. It's interesting seeing how similar the tech in most 30s cars is.
That's why I didn't notice many years ago that the battery in our 1961 Beetle had the wrong polarity. The car ran normally, but when I installed a radio, it didn't work.
@@peterofenback9263 The older the car the less there is to be affected by reversed polarity. Even a car with a coil will still work but with the coil backwards the spark isn't as good as it should be. Did the car run better once you reversed it? A car with a magneto for ignition there is even less to worry about polarity wise. The other thing someone else mentioned in the comments is you might need to change the polarity of a dynamo which you can usually do by re-flashing (re-polarising) them momentarily. They dynamo needs a small residual magnetic field in it so when it starts rotating the voltage it produces is the right polarity. That fades over time if the car hasn't been used and you can also reverse it by re-flashing so it can be used positive or negative ground.
You know what I just realized?!? I like that you get your hands dirty. Oil. Gas. Not afraid of asbestos. No gloves for you. I wish I had your knowledge. But, I’m slowing getting some - watching your vids! And, I love your humour (Canadian speeling. Get it?). Yes, I get your jokes too. Lol Can’t wait to see this old guy get running! My dream car has always been a ‘32 deuce coupe. So, this Plymouth is close enough! Watching from Ontario Canada!
Hey! Just heard about you on commonwealth flipper Channel. Video called "my jaw dropped when I saw this garage sale". I love app these connections and experiences youtube experience provides!!
I love the body style of this car. This car deserves a complete restoration!! I would keep it all original, even though it would look great as a custom hot rod!!! Either way, I would like to see what the owner does!! This is when things were simple, and cars were really cars!!! Thank you doctor mustie for sharing!!!
Nah complete restorations are a rich man's game. It is in GREAT condition for what it is--I imagine it has one or more repaints on the body and the upholstery is not original. Just a thorough going through, a wash and vacuum and it'll make a great weekend car.
@@Hjerte_Verke I agree... Clean it, make it run, fix anything that makes it dangerous or annoying to drive, and be happy using it for what they built it for all those years ago.
Getting that vehicle out at Barn is that what you would call Canadian ingenuity. If it won't work the first time try three or four more different ways. I just love your videos keep up the good work.
DUDE I RECOGNIZE THAT CAR! That's the car Daffy Duck removes the engine from and then in revenge Porky Pig turns him into the engine!.. Your problem is that engine compartment is missing a duck, sir.
That is a really nice car I'm really enjoying the show and you talking to us all man that's amazing thank you so much appreciate appreciate appreciate you are awesome.
The ending come on man you can't leave me like this please come on come on that's not cool, come on I want to see a starter I want to see AS better OK I'm laughing I'm laughing OKOK it's OK it is what it is
Awesome Plymouth 3 window Coup any colleector like Matt at Iron Trap Garage would love to get their hands on. And Darren Mustie1 gets ahold of it to our delight. On engines that haven't run in more than 5 years I always spray 2 cups of Marvel Mystery oil in all cylinders then let it sit for at least 2 days so it makes it down and aroind the rings. Not doing it like that you seriously run the risk of damaging the rings, pistons and cylinder walls. Me, I'd do that. Put red rags on top of the pistons then cross thatch the cylinders. Especially an engine that old. I have 5 diplomas working on engines from small engines to radial aircraft and helo. Turboshaft.
She'll go, spark is too far advanced and too intermittent. 6v positive ground. (but you know that now.) Set of points and rewire from the coil to distributor. I bet that coil let the smoke out with the 12v pretty quick from sitting up that long, probably all dried out. It'll more than likely have intake gasket leaking, you can make new ones with a gasket maker kit. Carb is rebuildable but brass and many of the parts are easily damaged so be careful. You can convert it to a downdraft carb if you want to swap the manifold, might start easier if you want to keep it 6v since you have gravity assisting fueling and not just cranking vacuum, especially if engine is a bit tired. Cold start - Fuel on, choke on, ignition off, throttle at idle, crank until you have fuel at the carb. Choke off, ignition hot, throttle cracked 1/4, timing retarded. When it hits, throttle just above idle, advance timing until it runs smooth. They don't have "accelerator pumps" per se, engine speed is a function of timing and throttle, so throttle up slowly or it will balk a bit until the fuel catches up. After you get it dialed in, it should start up warm within a couple of turns, or even within 1 turn if the pistons happen to be in just the right place after the engine stops.
I still replace the motor and transmission to something a little newer like a 1973 74 2000 series Ford pinto motor Mercury Capri motor more reliable and still a 4 cylinder but a lot more power and reliability send me a text back? How much do you want to sell it for the model t car I know they don't go for much but yours is in pretty good condition this is Victor from Palmdale California
Please don't leave power to the points ON.. when motor isn't running!!! You risk WELDING the CONTACTS (it's pads) together when Points are CLOSED in REST POSITION!!!.. The arm may MOVE.. BUT you may NOT A GOOD CONSISTENT SPARK! LIMIT TIME with IGNITION On when MOTOR NOT TURNING!!!
Turn the lights off you'll see your missing spark mustie my dad had the same car and frozen water pump issue watch my dad have same problems! Wires carbon trials and points bad , bad coil wire motor mounts he bronze wielded the crack in the water pump with ascetalene gas torch heated cast just hot enough to sweat in crack it worked!!! ; ) hey don't if that helps any!!!
I used to use that stake trick to drop trees where I wanted them to go. You can drive stakes into the ground behind the "lead stake" and lash them together and get a really good pull on them like that.
While you were under there maybe clean and service those wires on the steering column, I would, might make a big difference when you go to start it, sorry just thinking out loud?......
YES! Back in the 60s my dad had a 1929 Model A that was converted into a tractor. That's what I learned to drive on around the yard and woods when I was around 12yo. If memory serves me correctly this engine was almost identical to the one in your car. Ours did have a spark advance although it was a lever on the left side of the steering column. Damn, that was a long time ago! I can't wait for you to get it running. I can just see you behind the wheel driving it down the road. 😃
In Massachusetts as a kid we called them Doodle Bugs. I remember some in our area with 2 transmissions, and one with 2 5 speed truck transmissions ,and about 2 tons of solid granite used to remove snow in mobile home park.
@@billsartelle353 Yes, ours had the two transmissions also. The lowest forward speed was reverse in both transmissions. I remember watching my dad using a logging chain to pull tree stumps up with it.
Me myself I would replace the motor transmission with a 2.3 Ford motor maybe out of a escort or something like that guaranteed more dependable and that's my own opinion
Shoulda pulled that starter and tested the Bendix on the work bench. Clean and grease. Ok I gotta go. This is too stressful. You need an old man to help you I'm
My absolute favorite car is a 1938 Plymouth business coupe like Bogart drove in "The Big Sleep." This is earlier but it's a Plymouth, probably with the same drive train. Great patina! I hope your friend doesn't touch it!
This old baby is beautiful. Those wheels are museum grade beautiful. It would you to get some info on that car instead of guessing your way through with your 80 years too young logic. Haha
changing the polarity of the bat. won't change the direction of the starter or anything else, old fords 6 volts ran positive ground, a lot of people ran them for years the wrong way only thing that ran backwards was the amp gauge, even the radio worked!
Every thing he is doing he is guessing at. He actually knows nothing about the car or how it works. He checked the emergency brake after they got it on the trailer and removed the hub nut before he put a jack under it. I really like the car I can't watch it I can't watch what he's doing. For crying out loud read a book or Google it. Better yet get on TH-cam.
@@patrick5180 Watching him thumbing through and following a workshop manual would make for a pretty boring and abbreviated show, would it not? Personally, I'd rather watch him get after it using his skills of deduction and piles of scrap parts.
Liquid soap on the trailer, in front of the wheels, will let the locked wheels slide instead being dragged on to the trailer. It can be cleaned of later with a water hose. Makes life much easier. Great show.
I know how hard it is to get these old Flivvers to fire and you did everything I would have had to do. That old technology is primitive but it is time enduring and these old engines last forever. Most of the time there isn't a whole lot that needs to be fixed to get them to at least run, everything else becomes the problem though. I respect that you took on this little project out in full view without much editing, that is valuable for other people who want to tinker, thanks.
This car has a Zenith Cast Iron Carburetor that is the same carb used by all of the Ford Model A cars. Lots of TH-cam videos on rebuilding these simple updraft carburetors.
I'm guessing that when you were moving those levers around on the steering wheel one of those was the ignition advance. So now the ignition advance is completely wrong for starting the car.
Is that lever assembly beside the starter a decompression mechanism to make starting easier? Don't know much about cars of this vintage, but know that some did have decomp levers to help the engine spin over easier 'til it caught, then you threw the compression up and off you went to the races... :P
Your Plymouth should be positive ground. You will also need to polarize the generator.
You did it 1937 that is a good year also when I was born good luck with
Your new find🚗
This is a beautiful car! This is one of my dream cars!
I am amazed at the excellent condition of this car.
It almost certainly has been restored at least once. I still agree with you, it looks really good.
think it was restored in the early 70s
That is probably one the coolest finds I've seen in a while on the channel.
A few taps with the handle of a screwdriver will probably free that float valve! I would rebuild that carb soon though.
I'm pretty sure it is a positive ground, but the starter will spin the same way with either polarity as it is a wound field motor, permanent magnet motors are polarity sensitive
Neat car. I hope you get it roadworthy. Anxious to see if it sounds like a Ford model A
This is an awesome car, prewar cars are very interesting and I wish I had the time to keep up with one or the space to treat it right
53:18 It's still pulling on that belt
1:02:30 Someone bought a replacement set of points made by Blue Streak. O'Reillys or HiLo or something.
Were those spark plugs Champion D16s? I use them in my Riley and they are 7/8th socket size (and 18mm threads).
What a beauty!
It has been said, a tire is only flat on one side 😂
Looks just like the Ford. Probably different firing order.
That Plymouth is fitted with a Ford Model A carburetor
Haystacks Calhoun there could carry that car up onto the trailer.
Greetings:
Where is the Condensor?
The bottom of the rumble seat should lift up.
Awesome
I appreciate how you talk to your audience like we are there and helping out. Sometimes I’d rather watch one of your videos than work on my own projects lol
I have a early 2000s beemer in the garage the need sword and here I am watching Musty.
Mustie is the best!
We are there in spirit! 💯
I sometimes more than often with this particular video talk back to my tv answering his questions.I don’t want to start yelling at my tv lol
How many episodes has it been since we last saw the fender hammer?
That Plymouth is 30 years older than I, and in much nicer shape as well. Obviously It was stored in better conditions than I've been. Outstanding vid! Thank you good sir!
How old are you?
I love that car, my grandpa first learned to drive in one of those, same year. We were gonna buy one and restore it, but he passed in his sleep back in 1999. We had been looking for one in decent shape, but they are hard to find. My grandpa was a medic in wwll, was on the front lines, and at the invasion of normandy. At the end of the war, he helped liberate the dachou concentration camp, and captured an ss soldier trying to flee. My grandpa didn't kill anyone, but did bring home the guy's luger, swastika armband, and his ss bars. The description he gave me was horrifying. One time before he died, he said i saved his life, because he was having a hard time comining back from a heart attack, and bypass surgery. I helped him a lot, because he would never hire anyone to fix anything, and we became best friend's. He told me thing's he hadn't talked about to anyone about the war, and i believe it's part of why he had the heart attack. I couldn't imagine holding all that he saw and went through for without talking about it for almost sixty year's. He made me promise not to let anyone put anything on his memorial after he died, which i kept. My mom wanted to have a bronze plaque put on the back of the memorial after my grandma died, but i said no, so it's not marked. Sorry to go on about all this, it's just the story behind that particular car hit home for me. G-d bless.
God bless. If our grandfathers knew what we know now they would have never gone over there.
I hope he's resting in the peace that was unobtainable during out lifetime
@@WinterInTheForest Of course they would, they were real men not Liberals.
@@WinterInTheForest wait... what?
Great story, those guys sure were brave. Too bad you couldn't find the car for him, but the help must have been appreciated.
another 12 seconds and the vid wouldve been 1:23:45 long
Is it me or is that shop door installed upside down?
Lol
How awesome. The Plymouth runs. Mustie, you are a legend on TH-cam and I could not even guess att he amount of knowledge I have learned from you over the years. Your patience and tenacity knows no bounds.
Best barn find ever for Mustie
How far back in time can Mustie1 go.
I'm betting the next project,the Red Barons WW1 bi-plane.
Well I don’t think he’s gonna have much luck putting a steam locomotive or a 130 year old horse on the lift.
Eh. Not much luck getting a bi-plane made of canvas and balsa wood to survive a hundred years... Especially after it was shot down.
Yes!!!!!
Fred Flintstones car?
Richthofen's Fokker Dr1 was shot down (by whom we don't know exactly), and severely damaged in the crash and then the pieces were scavenged by souvenir hunters so it does not exist as a whole anymore. The engine is in a museum somewhere
That old Plymouth is in amazing condition for a New Hampshire Vehicle!!
My name is Richard Thomas also 🤔
Long lost brothers!
Great old beast. When I first saw that the rear window cranked down I thought cool - but why would you need one of those on a coupe? Then I saw that there was a mother-in-law seat and I thought… Why would you want a window at all, never mind one that opened…😂
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Let's take a somewhat refurbished old car, and store it in a northern climate dirt floor barn for thirty or forty years. Seems like a great idea to me to keep a vehicle in top condition! This gives our TH-cam buddies something to entertain us with anyhow. Thanks Mustie !
'But it's only going to be there for six months'
100 percent better than most. Look at the cars stored outside for that period of time.
seems to be in great condition for its age considering. not a completely rusted out pile of crap
@@MsStevo2000 ... we'll never know, but it could have been garaged in its early years, which is why it looks halfway decent.
What a lovely old lady. She really wants to run and get back to the open road! And she's definitely come to the right place with Mustie 😀
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Im wondering if the spark advance is too far forward. Im sure its one of the knobs on the steering wheel that you were wondering about.
I guess you figure all that out though 😉
Round of applause for the starter!!👍
Reminds me of when Jonathan W was trying to start his Franklin car . Filmed over the course of a few days, but the way he edited it , it seemed like he was cranking on it non stop for hours . Lit the comments section right up .
Almost 90mins of total awesomeness..that's how i wants you spend a Sunday
Cheers Mustie
I speed the play to 1.5….😊
That is a beauty take care of it
God bless ❤
Mustie 1 you are much like my wife. She will ask my opinion then do the opposite as to what I said. You asked “should we work on the hood hinge or look underneath.” I said “work on the hood” nope you looked underneath. 😊
Spark Advance. You noted the control early on, yet you never paid attention to it again. Weak spark or not, the spark advance was there for a reason, especially for starting.
anyone else would remove the engine step one rebuild it (restore) but not Mustie1 he kills a day messing with a hunk of junk just for shits and giggles.
1930,third year of production of Plymouth,Walter P. Chrysler started it and DeSoto that year while he was in the process of buying Dodge Brothers, that's a sweet little coupe😎
Nice old car! That crank if they had one is probably still hanging in the barn where the car was stored. 🤔
I thought that too. He might wanta go back there and maybe find the air cleaner to it too,
One tip I was told when working on old engines. If you run a lead pencil along the rotor arm and the distributer points, the graphite improves the spark, and also only short bursts on the starter. continuous running does not help much. You have a lovely project there and if it were mine, I would have had the head off before trying to start as the valves might benefit from reseating them before starting. Another thing you might find useful when you start to clean the bright work up, strangely, Tomatoe Ketchup and a little washing up liquid polishes a lot faster than propriety abrasive cleaners.
What a beautiful old survivor. The fact that it’s been in that barn so long has surely saved it. Surprised the interior is so good considering rodents tendency to destroy things. Mustn’t have tasted nice lol
Probably had been cats I'm guessing
some of the other cars there were trashed, and were not in the building as long
Sweet Plymouth! On a Model A there are spark advance/retard and throttle control on the column. Also horn and lights in the centerof the steering wheel. The condenser is located inside the distributor. Juice brakes and roll down back window make this a really cool coupe.
mustie1 that car has a distributor advance in the steering wheel that have to be adjusted and cranki g it
What a find. And in that good of shape. It needs a whole restoration series. Id watch that for days.
Thanks for explaining what you are doing. I like how straight forward the old cars are engineered.
A hot cup of coffee a slice of apple dainish,and a Mustie video.Great way to start my Sunday,can't wait for part 2.Thanks Mustie...
I would add to your tool box four flexible cutting boards to be placed under the tires. I've seen many a tow-truck operator use these during the recovery of vehicles. Think of them as furniture movers. Thanks for your content.
Nylon trays, like cafeteria trays
Skid plates ( Great idea ) I have seen a similar thing in the airplane world. I completely forgot about it until the Mustie Video ( Kudos)
Yes good call. Cutting boards are typical high density polyethylene (HDPE), you can buy it from TAP plastics or McMaster-Carr. Even better is Ultra High Molecular Weight polyethylene (UHMW), I used that for skid plates on my off road camper. Indestructible stuff and slides over most other surfaces. 👍
Alex, Dennis Collins' mechanic, uses thin plastic restaurant serving trays as "gliders", effectively.
Not too many old timers (as in none) giving any hints on what things are or how things work in this car. Brilliant video, from the very beginning of getting the car out. I’m not done with the video yet, but enjoying every second of this.
40:20 is that a tiny scorpion on the pulley?
I haven't said much because I just got to the video. I have worked on several vehicles on this vintage. Got a 1928 GMC to get running this week.
6 volt systems were never the best after they aged a bit, so you really needed to keep them up, especially in winter. One thing to check would be the + connection to the frame. It really should go to the engine block to secure a good ground. Next, the starter cable from the battery looks really small. I remember most 6 volt systems used 4 or even 2 gage wire, kept as short as practical. Finally, no problem with the starter polarity vs rotation. Polarity to the starter only matters if the starter motor is a PM (permanent magnet) type. Finally, the condenser is important, and I've never come across one mounted remotely to the distributor.
Hatte als Student in den 80 Jahren einen alten VW Käfer, 6 Volt. Im Winter anschieben war normal.
That hearty Mustie laugh is priceless.
the power switch to the starter is on the floor, there was a lever to engage the starter gear to the flywheel before the starer solenoid became common, folks just used the crank handle or a rolling bump start. Starter warm up was way to easy! Originally the frame -body was positive but also lots off wood and rust so the returns are always a problem.
Most have been converted to 12v with the frame negative and
the key just 'grounds' the spark, one steering wheel thing is spark advance, choke is a pull knob on the dash
A starter that is field wound will spin the same direction no matter how you hook up the battery. This is because on a field wound motor, switching the battery leads changed the polarity of the field and armature at the same time. Field wound motors will actually run on AC current. An example I have messed with was American flyer toy trains.
Yes, was going to mention this as well. Both my pre-war British cars have field wound starters and they will work either polarity as you say. It's interesting seeing how similar the tech in most 30s cars is.
That's why I didn't notice many years ago that the battery in our 1961 Beetle had the wrong polarity. The car ran normally, but when I installed a radio, it didn't work.
@@peterofenback9263 The older the car the less there is to be affected by reversed polarity. Even a car with a coil will still work but with the coil backwards the spark isn't as good as it should be. Did the car run better once you reversed it? A car with a magneto for ignition there is even less to worry about polarity wise. The other thing someone else mentioned in the comments is you might need to change the polarity of a dynamo which you can usually do by re-flashing (re-polarising) them momentarily. They dynamo needs a small residual magnetic field in it so when it starts rotating the voltage it produces is the right polarity. That fades over time if the car hasn't been used and you can also reverse it by re-flashing so it can be used positive or negative ground.
You know what I just realized?!? I like that you get your hands dirty. Oil. Gas. Not afraid of asbestos. No gloves for you. I wish I had your knowledge. But, I’m slowing getting some - watching your vids! And, I love your humour (Canadian speeling. Get it?). Yes, I get your jokes too. Lol
Can’t wait to see this old guy get running! My dream car has always been a ‘32 deuce coupe. So, this Plymouth is close enough!
Watching from Ontario Canada!
Hey good morning everybody! Thumbs UP to Mustie1and a cup of Coffee!
Coffee ☕️ in hand, it's a happy Sunday morning 😄
awesome, 1930's with the mother in-law seat
Glad you got this! Any idea what he is doing with the Model A truck in the same building?
Hey! Just heard about you on commonwealth flipper Channel. Video called "my jaw dropped when I saw this garage sale". I love app these connections and experiences youtube experience provides!!
I love the body style of this car. This car deserves a complete restoration!! I would keep it all original, even though it would look great as a custom hot rod!!! Either way, I would like to see what the owner does!! This is when things were simple, and cars were really cars!!! Thank you doctor mustie for sharing!!!
Nah complete restorations are a rich man's game. It is in GREAT condition for what it is--I imagine it has one or more repaints on the body and the upholstery is not original. Just a thorough going through, a wash and vacuum and it'll make a great weekend car.
@@Hjerte_Verke
I agree... Clean it, make it run, fix anything that makes it dangerous or annoying to drive, and be happy using it for what they built it for all those years ago.
Getting that vehicle out at Barn is that what you would call Canadian ingenuity. If it won't work the first time try three or four more different ways. I just love your videos keep up the good work.
Really nice automobile Mustie. Great find. Thanks for sharing. 👍
DUDE I RECOGNIZE THAT CAR! That's the car Daffy Duck removes the engine from and then in revenge Porky Pig turns him into the engine!.. Your problem is that engine compartment is missing a duck, sir.
That trailer has been a great buy. I know it’s saved you a ton of work and sore joints from muscling things around.
it makes life so much easier
Every guy should have a trailer.
That is a really nice car I'm really enjoying the show and you talking to us all man that's amazing thank you so much appreciate appreciate appreciate you are awesome.
The ending come on man you can't leave me like this please come on come on that's not cool, come on I want to see a starter I want to see AS better OK I'm laughing I'm laughing OKOK it's OK it is what it is
What a cool vehicle. Glad there is still stuff like this out there in good condition.
Awesome Plymouth 3 window Coup any colleector like Matt at Iron Trap Garage would love to get their hands on.
And Darren Mustie1 gets ahold of it to our delight.
On engines that haven't run in more than 5 years I always spray
2 cups of Marvel Mystery oil in all cylinders then let it sit for at least 2 days so it makes it down and aroind the rings.
Not doing it like that you seriously run the risk of damaging the rings, pistons and cylinder walls.
Me, I'd do that.
Put red rags on top of the pistons then cross thatch the cylinders.
Especially an engine that old.
I have 5 diplomas working on engines from small engines to radial aircraft and helo. Turboshaft.
That trailer is one of the Best Buy’s you’ve done , Remember the old days when the old trailer had issues with being narrow .
true, l love this thing
She'll go, spark is too far advanced and too intermittent. 6v positive ground. (but you know that now.) Set of points and rewire from the coil to distributor. I bet that coil let the smoke out with the 12v pretty quick from sitting up that long, probably all dried out. It'll more than likely have intake gasket leaking, you can make new ones with a gasket maker kit. Carb is rebuildable but brass and many of the parts are easily damaged so be careful. You can convert it to a downdraft carb if you want to swap the manifold, might start easier if you want to keep it 6v since you have gravity assisting fueling and not just cranking vacuum, especially if engine is a bit tired. Cold start - Fuel on, choke on, ignition off, throttle at idle, crank until you have fuel at the carb. Choke off, ignition hot, throttle cracked 1/4, timing retarded. When it hits, throttle just above idle, advance timing until it runs smooth. They don't have "accelerator pumps" per se, engine speed is a function of timing and throttle, so throttle up slowly or it will balk a bit until the fuel catches up. After you get it dialed in, it should start up warm within a couple of turns, or even within 1 turn if the pistons happen to be in just the right place after the engine stops.
good morning all from the UK
I'll second that but from the Philippines😁
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I still replace the motor and transmission to something a little newer like a 1973 74 2000 series Ford pinto motor Mercury Capri motor more reliable and still a 4 cylinder but a lot more power and reliability send me a text back? How much do you want to sell it for the model t car I know they don't go for much but yours is in pretty good condition this is Victor from Palmdale California
That is the very definition of barn find!
All you need is a 1)2 " drive speed wrench and appropriate socket and a long extension. Brace yourself for a kick back n don't break your arm. Haha .
Always such a treat to watch your videos on a Sunday morning, Darren. Your content has a certain 'je ne sais qoui' which no other creator can imitate.
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Please don't leave power to the points ON.. when motor isn't running!!!
You risk WELDING the CONTACTS (it's pads) together when Points are CLOSED in REST POSITION!!!..
The arm may MOVE.. BUT you may NOT A GOOD CONSISTENT SPARK!
LIMIT TIME with IGNITION On when MOTOR NOT TURNING!!!
Turn the lights off you'll see your missing spark mustie my dad had the same car and frozen water pump issue watch my dad have same problems! Wires carbon trials and points bad , bad coil wire motor mounts he bronze wielded the crack in the water pump with ascetalene gas torch heated cast just hot enough to sweat in crack it worked!!! ; ) hey don't if that helps any!!!
I used to use that stake trick to drop trees where I wanted them to go. You can drive stakes into the ground behind the "lead stake" and lash them together and get a really good pull on them like that.
While you were under there maybe clean and service those wires on the steering column, I would, might make a big difference when you go to start it, sorry just thinking out loud?......
YES! Back in the 60s my dad had a 1929 Model A that was converted into a tractor. That's what I learned to drive on around the yard and woods when I was around 12yo.
If memory serves me correctly this engine was almost identical to the one in your car. Ours did have a spark advance although it was a lever on the left side of the steering column. Damn, that was a long time ago!
I can't wait for you to get it running. I can just see you behind the wheel driving it down the road. 😃
The old timers called those Bugs was fairly common as tractors were scarce and expensive
In Massachusetts as a kid we called them Doodle Bugs. I remember some in our area with 2 transmissions, and one with 2 5 speed truck transmissions ,and about 2 tons of solid granite used to remove snow in mobile home park.
@@billsartelle353 Yes, ours had the two transmissions also. The lowest forward speed was reverse in both transmissions. I remember watching my dad using a logging chain to pull tree stumps up with it.
Chrysler put those emergency brakes behind the transmission all the way up until 1960.
Just when you Think this channel couldn’t get any better he pulls this rabbit out of the hat ! Fantastic !
one of the few times i felt like 83 minutes wasnt long enough! cant waitr for the next video, great stuff.
What a beautiful car.
Me myself I would replace the motor transmission with a 2.3 Ford motor maybe out of a escort or something like that guaranteed more dependable and that's my own opinion
A proper going to town rig.
Shoulda pulled that starter and tested the Bendix on the work bench. Clean and grease. Ok I gotta go. This is too stressful. You need an old man to help you I'm
That body and frame are near perfect---what a find!!!!!
My absolute favorite car is a 1938 Plymouth business coupe like Bogart drove in "The Big Sleep." This is earlier but it's a Plymouth, probably with the same drive train. Great patina! I hope your friend doesn't touch it!
I was watching the clock and said there's no way he's going to end this video without it turning over. Never a letdown.
Note the different plug wires and the water pump is turning.
This old baby is beautiful. Those wheels are museum grade beautiful. It would you to get some info on that car instead of guessing your way through with your 80 years too young logic. Haha
Even though it's dusty, being stored in a dry barn is such a boost to preservation.
Hey Mustie, you messed with the advance on the steering wheel. Don't forget to put that back, or maybe it won't start right?
Less than a minute in and I’m excited. Hope you are too, Mustie ❤ 🇦🇺
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changing the polarity of the bat. won't change the direction of the starter or anything else, old fords 6 volts ran positive ground, a lot of people ran them for years the wrong way only thing that ran backwards was the amp gauge, even the radio worked!
It's sometimes hard to watch him experimenting on things when so much information is at his fingertips. But I understand the spirit of his channel.
Never seen Darren use a manual, suspect he is a bit dyslexic, but compensates by his diagnostic skills
if my job was to just do the work and not film l would do things differently
Every thing he is doing he is guessing at. He actually knows nothing about the car or how it works. He checked the emergency brake after they got it on the trailer and removed the hub nut before he put a jack under it. I really like the car I can't watch it I can't watch what he's doing. For crying out loud read a book or Google it. Better yet get on TH-cam.
@@patrick5180 Watching him thumbing through and following a workshop manual would make for a pretty boring and abbreviated show, would it not? Personally, I'd rather watch him get after it using his skills of deduction and piles of scrap parts.
Liquid soap on the trailer, in front of the wheels, will let the locked wheels slide instead being dragged on to the trailer. It can be cleaned of later with a water hose. Makes life much easier. Great show.
I know how hard it is to get these old Flivvers to fire and you did everything I would have had to do. That old technology is primitive but it is time enduring and these old engines last forever. Most of the time there isn't a whole lot that needs to be fixed to get them to at least run, everything else becomes the problem though. I respect that you took on this little project out in full view without much editing, that is valuable for other people who want to tinker, thanks.
Looks to be quite a bow in that drag link. I hope the block isn't cracked. Quick Start Spray?
It's crazy how good this car is!! It's held up great!! Really good buy!!
Made in USA ! ❤😊
This car has a Zenith Cast Iron Carburetor that is the same carb used by all of the Ford Model A cars. Lots of TH-cam videos on rebuilding these simple updraft carburetors.
I thought letting the pressure out of the tyre was the way to go. Still loving your videos after all these years.👍
it would tear the valve stems off the tubes
I'm guessing that when you were moving those levers around on the steering wheel one of those was the ignition advance. So now the ignition advance is completely wrong for starting the car.
It boggles the mind that the Plymouth Superbird is only 40 years newer than this Plymouth. The speed of evolution of cars is amazing.
Is that lever assembly beside the starter a decompression mechanism to make starting easier? Don't know much about cars of this vintage, but know that some did have decomp levers to help the engine spin over easier 'til it caught, then you threw the compression up and off you went to the races... :P
Love what you do been watching for years and honestly learned a lot of what I do about cars and lawn equipment from you. Keep it up!
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