Re: Greg B's 1951 200

Posted by gregb(peoria, il) On 2014/11/24 19:29:25

My dad and I spent some time on the car this weekend and finished the brake job. The car now has good brakes. We replaced the master cylinder, all wheel cylinders, lines, and new brake shoes from Napa. I was happy to find that brake shoes for a 1963 International pickup fit just fine with some very minor modifications. They cost $19.99 at the local Napa store! Also put on a new brake light switch, so the brake lights work now. After bleeding and adjusting the brakes, I took it out for it's longest drive yet. I put about 40 miles on the car. It drove great! It needs a little adjustment on the choke yet, it didn't want to come down off high idle like it should. The transmission seems to work just fine. I didn't notice any oil, coolant, or transmission leaks. So it looks like the major mechanical things are pretty well ironed out. So now we get to start on all the little things. I think our next project is the heater. We need to flush the system out real good, put on some new hoses, new vent tubes. I think the blower is okay. The lever for the heater control is frozen up, so I need to figure that out. I did notice while driving the car, that the headlights don't work. They will come on for about 15 to 20 seconds, then go dim, then cycle on and off about every 2 seconds. When they are cycling on and off I can hear a click under the dash. I'm assuming that's the relay. Anyone have any ideas about the problem? Is the relay bad, or could it be a short somewhere? I'm not really sure what would cause the relay to cycle on and off. I also have to come up with a 6 volt flasher as mine is missing. Anyway, I am ecstatic that the car drives now!