Re: '49 electrical - 6V ?s

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2013/8/5 15:02:17

Thanks loads for these. Better late than never. I can see why I'd never have seen the Hg part. That looks easy to make out of glass tube and two contacts. Maybe a thermostat would donate.
After I get it running then, I can worry about the right stuff. If it don't run, whole drive train is parts for someone. I'm still waiting on the carb gasket set.
Maybe you come across this one? I'm trying to get the cooling system up.
I'm going back to NAPA right now because they got the wrong part but they just called and had the right one on the shelf. I'm cobbling together a water jacket outlet(blockside) for the top radiator hose. When I hit it with the wire brush to put the hose on, it was holy. It's too far gone to touch with the welder. I found what I think is a close match, but they had no dimwnsions. Hopefully, if not exact, it's close enough to weld onto my good base. Is there a good xref for that one?
Any suggestions on parking light fixtures, aka turn signals. I tried the usual and coming up empty. I hate to by another whole car for two light bases. I think they're riveted to the fender and the reflector part is rubber/plastic and seals the glass. I can make or make out of fiberglass. My stuff is good glass out to chrome.
Sorry to be a pain, I enjoy the hunt though. On the backs of giants that gone before...