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Kaiser Forum / Re: Wheel removal tool

« on: March 10, 2019, 03:46:45 PM »

When I was a young teenager & working around my dad's garage one of those was  a common tool for us to use when pulling a rear drum..  First u removed the nut on the side u wanted to pull the drum from, then u screws the "puller on tight" so as to bottom out,  Then u jacked the opposite side to just get the tire free from the floor,  Then we would hit that puller with a sledge hammer, the bigger the better,  sometimes 2 or 3 times would be enough..  Then  lower the jack, remove the puller  and then the drum.. But if it was difficult to remove the drum backing off the brake shoes would usually be enough to free the drum..
Remember I,m talking about in the late 30"s, early 4o's.  Now today I use a 3 legged puller.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: Battery

« on: December 20, 2018, 04:34:04 PM »

If u'll just go on line  u'll find where EXIDE batteries r sold.  I have a dealer in my town & get mine from him. Group 1 & don't have a starting problem either.

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General Discussion / Re: Kaiser Hydramatic transmissions

« on: December 15, 2018, 04:02:03 PM »

Ist let mr correct the spelling to "hydrAmatic".  Then Bob & Char I/we will call the shop maybe Monday or Tuesday and see if they have everything they need to get this car back on the road...It's been there a week now and no words from the.  So we'll have top just wait and see.                                                                                                                                                                                         

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General Discussion / Re: Kaiser Hydromatic transmissions

« on: December 13, 2018, 09:09:53 PM »

Thanks Charlotte & Bob for the info on the Hydramatic kits.  Being the car is now in the shop I'll have to leave it to them to find the right kit.  R the kits NOS or R they just plain old.  If they call us and say they can't find a kit I'll get back to u, ok?  Thanks for u're help. Richard

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General Discussion / Re: Kaiser Hydromatic transmissions

« on: December 13, 2018, 08:53:09 PM »

For all of spell experts out there the O instead of a A was a typographical error caused by me in to much of a hurry.  Next time I'll need to go back and proof read my text,
Sorry

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General Discussion / Kaiser Hydromatic transmissions

« on: December 09, 2018, 05:32:42 PM »

I probably will or could get this info from Jack Mueller.  He seems to have all of the data that would answer my question, don't u think?

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Cars For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1947 for sale!

« on: December 09, 2018, 04:53:33 PM »

I hear it all the time. Some one will ask if my car is a Kaiser Frazer & I have to correct them.  But here I see  that dorian a  may have been in a hurry.  Not only did he ad the "Frazer" to the name but he also mispelled it.  Is there a club around for the Kaiser Frazer's?  I haven't heard of one if there is, ha, ha.

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General Discussion / Kaiser Hydromatic transmissions

« on: December 09, 2018, 04:44:59 PM »

Sometime ago thee was listed in the monthly bulletins that some one had kits for sale for  the Hydromatic transmissions.  I went thru my bulletins back thru 2016 but din't see any listing. I'm wondering what was in those kits.   We have a 54 K with the Hydro .  Took it to the shop & they said it was burned up.  What they had to put in it is any ones guess but after we drove it we had to take it back & that's where it is today. Can any one be of help on this subject?  Thanks...

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General Discussion / Kaiser Hydromatic transmissions

« on: December 09, 2018, 04:37:59 PM »

I've been a member of KFOCI since 1988. Some where I either was told or heard that the hydromatic trannys in the Kaisers from 51 thru 55 were a GM unit, & that they were the same as the Cadillac, Oldsmobile & Pontiac.  Now I'm wondering is or was that info correct & does any one know where it is printed that this is correcrt. Need a little help.  Thanks to all.

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General Discussion / Re: 12v conversion, what to do with overdrive?

« on: December 03, 2018, 08:57:09 PM »

Anderson. Save u're money and don't do anything with the overdrive, period.  I changed my 50 Vagabond over to 12v about 15 years go and the overdrive has never given me any problems at all.  And for about 5 years after I changed to 12v I drove it every day.  Enjoy it like it is.

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General Discussion / Re: John and June Parker

« on: May 16, 2018, 02:34:46 PM »

I joined the KFOCI in 1988 and went to my first swap meet, The Pate Swap Meet, in Cresson, TX. in April of '99 along with John Hewlett.  John told me about John Parker and we looked him up.  There he was with his lovely wife, June, and we had a long visit and I learned a lot from him.  He came to the Pate every year while it was in Cresson but I believe he stopped coming when the swap meet moved to the Texas Motor Speedway in 1998.  I remember meeting one of his proteges.  He had bought a 1949 Kaiser from John, as I remember, and they drove it from California to Texas and that boy told me how John drove that Kaiser, balls to the wall if you know what I mean.  Also the boy that owned the car then had strapped a surf board to the top of that Kaiser. The first time I saw it was while some of us were heading into Ft Worth for dinner one night and out of the blue came this Kaiser with a surf board on top coming up behind me and passed me like we were standing still.  So of course we looked him up when we got back and got his story about the engine that had a cracked block and Mr. Parker had built that engine for him, the boy, and put it in.  It was quite a story at the time.  And we always looked for John and his wife at the Pate Swap Meet every year.

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Darrin Forum / Re: Exhaust System?

« on: January 01, 2016, 04:22:40 PM »

Looking at the pictures of both the aluminized  and the stainless exhaust systems there are 2 items that are wrong. They are the muffler and the tailpipe.
Looking at the pictures I'm not sure about the front and/or the intermediate pipes. How do I know because several years ago I worked for several months with Joe (lost his last name) to get a system that could be installed on the Darrin without any mods except maybe to cut 2 inches off the main pipe (front) attaching to the #2 pipe.  The muffler called out for it in the Manual 2000 pg 15 says it should be 4 inches in diameter and 14 inches long and a 19 inch pipe welded to the outlet of the muffler. At the time the manual 2000 was printed it said the muffler was available from Ron Meditz, (since passed) maybe they still have them.  Worth a call.  An owner from CA bought a total system soon after Joe and I had completed the study and told all those at the Darrin breakfast, I believe it was in San Diego, that he  installed it without a hitch.  I have pictures of the system that I  installed on my D if any one is interested.  To be honest, all the pictures look like the original system that was sold by Waldron probably 20  years ago and I'm here to tell you that it didn't fit without a lot of cutting and bending to get  it  installed on a car in San Antonio. Then if u look in the parts book you,ll find listed in the accessory section a call for an exhaust deflector and not even I could  put a deflector on that bent tail pipe.  It looks to me like Waldrons is selling the old system and not the one that Joe had finalized.  Now if any one has any questions or critacisams post me a reply

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Darrin Forum / Re: Parking light sockets

« on: June 22, 2015, 08:33:18 PM »

Come on guys.  The parking lights are in the front of the Darrin, as they are with any car that I've ever owned.  They have 2 elements one for the turn signal and one(dim) one for parking.  All I've been able to find so far is the socket that will take a 1154 bulb I believe that has the offset pins.  Using that socket will not be right for the Darrin.  I need a socket that will  take the 1158 bulb which has pins straight across.  The one place I've not check is Irma Walker. nor have I checked with Larry Barker.  I'm about to call Mike Barker if I can get him and see if by any chance of my imagination, does he have them.  Oh, well such as life.  Just hang in there it will get better.  Have a nice day y'all.  Richard

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Darrin Forum / Re: Parking light sockets

« on: June 20, 2015, 09:25:23 AM »

Sorry Jake but I'm not looking for the parking light lens.  I'm looking for the parking light socket that will use the 1158 bulb.  Thanks dfor the offer but I have 2 extra lens that I'll probably sell some time in the future.  But thanks anyway.  Richard

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Darrin Forum / Re: Parking light sockets

« on: June 19, 2015, 03:38:51 PM »

I called Bob Adams Jake and he said he doesn't have any of the correct ones either.  Used them all up.  Wow what a job finding these parts for the  Darrin but I'll keep looking  Thanks for your help.  Richard