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Cars For Sale & Wanted / 1951 Kaiser Special - original!

« on: March 08, 2020, 07:44:47 AM »

I am looking to sell my families 3rd generation 1951 Kaiser Special. The car was bought brand new off of a Kaiser Frazer dealer in New Virginia, Iowa in August 1950, by my great Grandfather.  My Grandfather (a long time KFOC member) owned and showed it in the 80’s and 90’s at club meets, and I still have all of the trophies he won!

Details:
• 59,000 original miles on the Kaiser straight six supersonic engine.
• no rust on original chrome.
• interior is immaculate and is all original.
• new brakes, and has been regularly tuned up by mechanics.
• the car runs excellent and still drives down the road.

I’m asking $16,000 but would entertain serious inquiries/offers.
Im located in Bentonville, AR.

Contact me at 479-657-0290 or email at markknisley11@gmail.com.
Thanks!

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General Discussion / Re: 1951 Kaiser Special No Compression in Third Cylinder

« on: June 24, 2011, 06:50:15 PM »

Guys again, thanks so much for the help.  So after getting the compression back in the third cylinder using Marvel Mystery Oil, I replaced all the spark plug wires with NOS wires, put in a fresh set of Champion J8C Spark Plugs, I was still having a hesitation.

I took a look at the fuel filter, however, it appears my grandfather pulled it off and put in a straight tube, so that wasn't clogged. I pulled out the accelerator pump and found that one of the holes was clogged with grime.  After blowing it out, I fired up the car and it is running better than it has since I have owned it.  So I got excited and hopped in and put it in gear and after it broke loose from sitting and I rolled it out of my garage I noticed that I have zero brakes.  The emergency brake works so I was able to stop the car, but it appears the car is ready to roll except for the brakes and I kind of need them, haha.

So my question is now about brakes.  Do you think if I add brake fluid to the car it will make the brakes work?  I have some break fluid that my grandfather left in the trunk.  I didn't get any brakes when pumping them, but I didn't really want to force them as I know that could do some damage to the Master Cylinder. I don't really know where the break fluid reservoir is to fill it.  And I was reading around the forum about possibly having to bleed them, I have no idea how to do this or what tools to use. Any advice would be appreciated.

Now that the engine is working well, I am ready to drive it around town for the first time in over 3 years.

Thanks for all your help!

On a side note, is there anywhere on the site that gives the dates of upcoming KFOC meets and locations?

Mark

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General Discussion / Re: 1951 Kaiser Special No Compression in Third Cylinder

« on: June 15, 2011, 05:55:31 PM »

Thanks for the advice, I am up to 80 psi in the cylinder. Got a new problem now: I changed my old spark plug wires out, and put in new Champion J8C plugs, went to fire it up and it will start but die once the gas is out of the Carb.  When I look down the carb, there is no gas squirting from the accelerator pump.  This may be the cause of the hesitation/bogging I was having previously.  The problem is, I have no idea how to fix the accelerator pump. Any suggestions? Do I have to pull the carb. off? I am hoping not.

Thanks for the help!
Mark

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General Discussion / Re: 1951 Kaiser Special No Compression in Third Cylinder

« on: June 05, 2011, 04:11:29 PM »

Thanks guys for the help!  I got the Mystery Oil in the cylinder and let it sit for a few days, I now have 90 PSI in the cylinder however, it is still lower than the 125-130 in the others.  I will keep working working on it and maybe it will work itself out.

Now that I have compression, it is running smoother, but I am still getting quite a hesitation when pushing down on the gas.  If I slowly give it gas, it seems to rev up steadily, however, if I push down as I would in first gear to move forward, it hesitates for a second, sounds like some hissing from the carburetor, then it seems to catch up.  As you can imagine, this is making it quite hard to drive.

Another symptom is the car won't start without me having to pour gas in the carburetor first, and it seems that maybe when I am pumping the pedal it isn't getting gas to the carburetor.  My Grandpa (previous owner) installed a pump (not sure the name of it) that you have to turn on first before starting the car and it pumps gas up to the carburetor.  This typically makes a purring sound then stops once the gas is through the line to the carb.  It has stopped making the sound, and the car will not get gas to the carburetor.  It fires right up when I pour the gas in the carburetor on the first couple of turns.

Any thoughts?  I would love to get the car on the road again so I can show it, as it is an all original (except for the paint) third generation car bought brand new in August 1950 by my great-grandfather. 

Thanks again!
Mark

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General Discussion / 1951 Kaiser Special No Compression in Third Cylinder

« on: June 03, 2011, 02:25:16 PM »

I was wondering if anyone out there has any tricks to unstick a valve without taking off the head of my 226?  I have full compression in all but one cylinder which is causing a hesitation when I hit the gas, and the car is running rougher than normal.  I have set the timing, and I am in the process of replacing all the spark plugs and wires.  But I have zero compression in the third cylinder.  I have heard Marvel Mystery Oil has worked for some, but I don't want to put anything harmful in the plug hole. I'm not sure if there is a better product out there that would remove the grime on the valve?  The car is all original with only 58,900 miles on it, but has sat for the last 5 years until I finally got it fired up two weeks ago, so I want to make sure I don't ruin anything.  Thanks so much! Mark

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Kaiser Forum / 1951 Kaiser Special

« on: September 10, 2009, 04:12:58 PM »

Hello,

I recently inherited my grandfathers '51 Kaiser Special and when I got it the distributor was taken off.  I know the car runs because he used to show it often at KFOC meets. 

Does anyone know how to put the distributor back on in the right position and how to get the firing order for the plugs?  I know virtually nothing about it, but would love to get it fired up.

Thanks for your help!
Mark Knisley