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General Discussion / Re: Cooling system: antifreeze vs water

« on: March 10, 2025, 08:34:49 AM »

If you've had no issues with the coolant you're using now in the car, why change? Coolant (anti-freeze) has properties that help reduce engine temperatures and won't boil off like water.
 

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Kaiser Forum / Re: 1949 Hood Ornament

« on: February 17, 2025, 07:02:31 AM »

Yes, you can try to glue to the two lucite pieces together. There are no reproduction sails available and the NOS supply dried up years ago when I bought the last one a KF club parts vendor had for sale. It's been a while since an intact sail appeared on ebay but they do from time to time.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: REAR SEAT SPEAKER

« on: February 08, 2025, 07:44:42 AM »

Here's a copy of the sales and accessory bulletin announcing the availability of the rear seat speaker. Unfortunately, I do not have the installation  instructions

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Kaiser Forum / Re: REAR SEAT SPEAKER

« on: February 07, 2025, 07:08:03 AM »

The speaker is mounted under the rear package shelf, on the passenger side of the car. A speaker switch (front/rear/mix) mounts at the bottom of the dash. I've seen them mounted in different places.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: air cleaner assembly for 1954 Manhattan

« on: January 21, 2025, 09:21:09 AM »

The wing nut/rod was originally manufactured as one piece. If yours is two pieces, then the original was replaced. And yes, it can be a lesson in frustration to get back in place.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: New Here & New Owner

« on: January 13, 2025, 07:56:58 AM »

The KF club maintains a list of known cars and the last four of your serial number is not on the list. Here's a link to the site with more information around how to add your car's information.

https://www.eskimo.com/~hhagen/reg/reg.htm

This list contains more GP Frazers than the two I mentioned in my earlier post. The two I know of are two I've actually seen.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: New Here & New Owner

« on: January 12, 2025, 07:47:35 AM »

Kaiser-Frazer began as two separate entities with Joseph Frazer at the helm of Graham Paige, a pre-war company. Not long after production of the Kaiser and Frazer automobiles began under the same roof, both companies realized it would benefit both to be one company. Sources show only 8940 GP Frazers were built before the official merger took place.

GP Frazers are rare today. I know of two others on the road but I'm sure more exist. Fortunately, parts for your car are not hard to find so depending upon the level of restoration you decide to undertake, you won't break the bank.

This particular forum doesn't see a lot of use - most folks have migrated to social media with Facebook being the most popular. If you're not a user, that's ok, there are still several KFer's who stop by here from time to time.

Welcome aboard!

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Kaiser Forum / Re: Rt side brake light doesn't work, 54 K late special

« on: November 07, 2024, 07:30:32 AM »

In between my last comment and now, I had the same issue occur with my 70 Dodge Coronet. I replaced the turn signal switch and everything now works as it should.

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Henry J & Allstate Forum / Re: 1953 Allstate from estate auction Photos

« on: November 04, 2024, 07:27:12 AM »

I attended the auction and the pictures speak for themselves. A solid car in need of a good detailing - once running would make a good cruise night conversation piece. Although the interior was redone incorrectly, it looks good and few would know otherwise. The six cylinder engine that came out of the car was on the premises and did not sell with the car.

The other KF offerings were in similar condition with only the Darrin sold as a running and driving car ($58K).

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Cars For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 frazer manhatten convertible

« on: October 25, 2024, 06:04:28 AM »

If the hinges are worn, they're available and can be replaced. The upper hinges are known to wear and the easiest way to check is to lift the open door by the outside handle while watching the hinge. If there's any play, they're worn enough to require replacement.

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Cars For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 frazer manhatten convertible

« on: October 24, 2024, 06:28:14 AM »

Anything that looks like it might be unique to the convertible can be difficult to find. Only 131 Frazer convertibles were built for 1951, although non-sheet metal parts from the 1949-50 cars will fit as well - however - even fewer of those were produced. The top and windows work off what amounts to a starter motor mounted on the firewall that drives a pump that operates everything. The pump can be rebuilt as can the individual cylinders but the switches and relays that operate everything are very difficult to find.

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: '49 Kaiser Vagabond grille

« on: September 23, 2024, 06:17:27 AM »

Fits all 1949 and 1950 Kaiser models.

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Darrin Forum / Re: Windshield

« on: September 13, 2024, 06:41:16 AM »

The KF club's manufacturing fund no longer carries Darrin windshields.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: Rt side brake light doesn't work, 54 K late special

« on: September 01, 2024, 06:53:07 AM »

One side blinking faster than the other usually means one of the bulbs is not working. Is the front bulb working? I have a 54, however, it's apart right now so I can't check to be sure but if memory serves, the upper lamp did not blink when the turn signal was actuated. With no turn signal, if you step on the brake, does the left upper lamp get brighter or does it stay at tail lamp illumination?

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Kaiser Forum / Re: Rt side brake light doesn't work, 54 K late special

« on: August 28, 2024, 07:27:13 AM »

If the tail light and the turn signal work, then the issue is not at the socket. A bad ground would cause all three to fail. There are two wires to each tail lamp. One feeds the tail light itself and the other handles the turn signal and brake light half of the bulb. It's the wire with yellow thread in it's casing. Hopefully, there's enough good wire to see the difference.

Here's a link to the 1953 wiring diagram. It is the same as your 54 except that it doesn't show the pigtail for the upper lamp.

One thing to try, remove the bulb from the upper lamp and see if your brake light now works. I've seen where the wrong bulb will cause the lower to act erratically.

https://circlekf.com/kflit/SM/kfsm700/kfsm700028.jpg