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I thought I posted the fact that I bought my second 1941 Chevy Coupe. It's a Maroon Special Deluxe and she's beautiful. Looks to be in great condition. It's been sitting for 10 years or so according to the original owner and like everyone would say, "She drives super good with no known problems!" May be correct, but I found that the Carter W1 carburetor linkage is not connected and unfortunately 3 of the 4 wheels were locked. With lots of effort, I got two of them freed up but the passenger side front is going to be a bugger. I borrowed a puller from Autozone, but the jaws won't open wide enough for these huge drums so I went to Amazon and bought an OEM puller that should work.
I'm amazed at the luster of the paint on this old jewel and lack of any damage to the body. Underneath she's had some sort of undercoating and there doesn't appear to be any rust. Wide whites need to be replaced. I was happy to find that it does not have the vacuum assisted shift device even though my other 41 has it and it works perfectly. The engine spins freely but before starting, I need to check the gas tank for rust and debris. She has lots of options. I will be happy to get the old gal home clean it up and get her running. She's a "beauty "!
Sounds like you now have a nice car. I am having a problem with "it drives super good" with the carburettor linkage not connected and 3 locked up wheels. Makes me wonder what other surprises you are about to find.
The main thing is to enjoy your acquisition.
Tony
Well, hidden issues are present, Tony. The seller has no knowledge of the mechanics of any car and surely nothing about the 41. So, my new dilemma is that I found and purchased an OEM drum puller tool and trust me, it is robust! So much so that the drum wouldn't budge but did manage to break the drum...unbelievable. So I am going to pull it on my aluminum car hauler trailer dragging one wheel (I've done that before). I was surprised to find 6 lugs on the wheels of this 41. I don't know how many lugs my 41 2 door sedan has...gonna look. Now need a drum.
Once in my garage, I found the fuel tank had a hole in it along with a very small amount of putrid gasoline. So, while I'm waiting for my new tank, I took the lines loose from the tank to the fuel pump and fuel pump to carburetor and blew them out with compressed air. Also pulled the fuel pump to check it out and empty the fuel and clean it up. I was surprised to see that the fuel pump was painted rocker arm color blue. Could this be the original? Today, I'm planning to hook a rubber fuel line to the tank to fuel pump tubing and put it in a can of fuel. I'm going to set the distributor point gap and see if the old girl will run.
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