I decided to start on re-furbishing the heater/defroster. Both motors work well, but a lot of clean up and repainting is needed. For the core, there are definitely signs of leakage. Even though my car is a ‘37, it has had a ‘38=‘39 deluxe heater in it since at least 1960. It’s very possible that it is original as it may have been a dealer installed option and my car was delivered very late in the ‘37 model year. But, there is no way to know for sure. I will keep this heater as I want the car to still be “Dad’s car”.

It’s a bit pricy, but I decided to buy a new core from Brassworks. They sell the correct version for what I have (H-82). In the end, i decided that if I’m going to spend the money for a nice interior, the last thing I want to worry about is the heater springing a leak. For me, it’s a just a matter of piece-of-mind.

Starting point



The trim pieces are decent, but need some TLC



They cleaned up quite nicely




Progress on removing loose paint and rust.







These photos shows where there has clearly been a leak.

Clean 52 200, $9300

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Done!

G'day Canadianpackard,
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Got the straps on the tank and fitted with access to the sending unit. Fuel line is next.





Also started the sides on the running board pads.

Would bulb grease be helpful here?

Kev or Don, regarding Parts Cross Reference

Can you delete 441731 out of Accessories

Also delete 441731 out of Body where the vendor is blank

Thanks

Spray periodically with contact cleaner (CRC or eq.) whether new or old it'll happen again.

I got the “new” (and correct) generator installed along with the appropriate regulator. It sure would have been nice if Autolite labled the terminals on the regulator. I found a NOS that was still sealed. I had to remove the seal and tracing the wiring to make sure I had the terminals correct.

Everything is working great and no more erratic bouncing of the ammeter.

I did have an unexpected issue…Back when someone put in the Chrysler/autolite 2-brush generator, the mounting was a bit different. They had to use a stack of washers to take up some space at the lower mounts. Then, the top mount hole was in a different place so they had to modify a different mount/belt adjustment arm. I found a way to make what I have work temporarily (flipped it over), but Flackmaster is checking to see if he has the correct mounting arm for me.

Here is what I have.



You can see it had been cut to make work with the Chrysler generator.



I had to flip it over to make it work. It happens to get me at a good point in terms of belt adjustment, but I cannot go tighter (don;’t need to) and I have to completely remove the bolt to pivot the generator if I need to remove the belt.

tire, if it's current, will have a max. load and psig rating on it(req'd).