Oh yea, l forgetted bout dat. The wondows on vert work so easy its crazy.
Dick
Nothing done in the Faulkner garage this past weekend - it was time to clean gutters, rake leaves, stack firewood, etc. And next weekend, I’m off to a conference for work, so it will be a while before I finish the door skins.
But, I did get my heater cores back from the radiator shop!
That’s Faulkner’s on top
Faulkner’s heater had been disconnected - I was never sure why, and thought perhaps the core was leaking. When Roger Howard (remember him? 
) offered his stash for sale, I jumped at the chance to buy one from him. And so, it sat on the shelf for another day…
I had them both pressure-checked - the one I removed from Faulkner, and the one I got from Roger. They are both good! So I can only guess there was some other problem with the heater - perhaps it was stuck on. I have a NOS control and lots of heater parts, so I should be able to get things back in working order.
Dan
It’s great to have good replacement parts., especially heater and cooling system. these are getting rare. I miss Roger Howard… He had a lot of helpful information.
Dan,
9 out of ten times, it’s the heater valve diaphragm that has ruptured causing a water leak. Have you removed and tested the valve?
They are cheap and easy to rebuild.
—John
Hi John,
For a minute there, I thought you were talking about my basement plumbing 
I actually have a NOS unit sitting on the shelf, when I put things back together I’ll be using it - then, I’ll be sending you the old one for refurbishing. (You provide that service, as I recall.)
Dan
Dan - How old is that NOS unit, diaphrams will become brittle with age.
Dick.
Hmmm… Good point, Dick. I can’t even find out if it was a refurbished unit I bought, it no longer appears in my eBay history.
I remembered that John Quinn had once posted a “how to” on repairing these, and I found it - here’s the link. I feel scope creep coming on…
Dan
Every day, I’ve been checking my bank account online, for an indication that Gary Goers cashed my check, in the expectation that I might receive some parts from him that I ordered. Then tonight, this:
What did he send? What did I ask for, that he did not have? Stay tuned…
I had ordered some floor mats from Gary - but, unless they are coming separately, this suggests I am not going to get them… I see them on eBay, but not in black.
Dan - l ordered floor mats from ebay, they are molded and do not lay as flat as they should, especially in the rear, Next time l will get my upholsterer to make and install them. Get a price, it’s not that much more.
Dick.
Were you talking about these, Dick? It’s hard to see why they wouldn’t lay flat, especially in the back. I’m looking for rubber ones, wouldn’t anything from an upholsterer be carpet? Unfortunately, these don’t come in black, although I keep asking Mopar Direct…
I’m wistful… I received my last order from Gary yesterday. He sent me everything I asked for, except for floor mats - and this nice note.
What will MoPar folk do without him?
The end of an era.
Nifty waterproof heater board back
Parts, parts, parts…
No dan, l have a set of those green mats for greenie, l’m talking about regular cut pile floor mats you can get on ebay, they are moulded and have jute matting glued on the bottom side. My upholstery guy rips off the jute but the moulding is difficult to remove and leaves creaces, especially in the rear. The floors in our cars are flat and should have cut and sewed mats. Any good upholsterer can make them.
Dick
Dan, always love seeing your progress. Glad Gary was able to fill your order, and that he is doing better. You have probably seen them but I believe these floor mats are listed on Andy Bernbaum’s under the accessory category, front and back sets for $195. looks like they carry the black ones. I love those green ones! Might have to order a set form my self 
Dan - Make sore the mats are CUT PILE and not loop.
Dick.
Dick, don’t you like Greenie’s mats? I like the idea of being able to lift rubber mats out and hose 'em down. I think they look more “period”, too.
I’m conflicted…
I love Greenies green RUBBER MATS, l only use them at special car shows on top of her green cut pile carpeted floors. For regular driving and weekly car shows l have clear vinyl mats on top of the carpet. By the way the green rubber mats soil and stain very easily, that’s why l don’t use them for driving, only display.
Dick
Yeah, I have cheapo Pep Boys rubber mats - I’ll use those for driving around, but use Ma MoPar for show. Works!
Instead of that Snowbird Clipper coming up out of the south from the vicinity of Palm Beach Gardens, we got an Arctic Blast. No point in firing up the propane tank, it won’t take the edge off this one. (At least I’m not shoveling, like they are like crazy in Erie. How ya doin’, Mark?)
So I spent some time in the basement instead, reviewing my inventory of parts, including my stash from Gary Goers. Here’s that horn rim, Art - lots of warts, but salvageable:
Intact, but…
OMG, you were spot on, Dick. Look at this:
that rubber grommet is looking pretty sad…
John Fowlie, you rebuild these, correct? I guess this one is coming your way.
I forgot I bought this set of seat belts! Think I can spray them black? Perhaps a job for an upholsterer
I fished a little Jiffy bag clip out of the radiator shroud - it matches one I had bought, along with the large one. The middle clip is a Dick Koch reproduction
This Jiffy bag isn’t perfect, but should clean up well enough
Somewhere along the line I picked up this 60-61 (I have the cap and filter too, for both bags). Know someone who needs one?
Yup, my replacement headlight switch has that extra yellow wire too!
These are neat - kickpad retainers. Faulkner didn’t have them
Among my stash of Goers parts are these clips. I haven’t a clue what they are for. Does anyone recognize them? Wait! Are they windlace clips?
"382156-S" - Google says they are valve cover grommets. Do the bolts go through these with washers? I told you it’s too k-k-k-kold in the garage, I’m not goin’ out there! If so, I guess I’m missing one
More stash.
Omigawd, did I buy this firewall pad?!
I guess this backing board is somehow related to the firewall pad…
…but I don’t know. I guess I won’t, until I go to install it
Gary was out of mesh wirelace, so I bought this vinyl covered stuff. I’ve since bought black mesh from SMS - anyone looking for windlace?
A boatload of heater parts, accumulated over the years - just in case. Not sure of the condition of the parts in Faulkner, except to say that the heat lever is frozen.
Anyone know of a good substitute for the vent hoses?