I have a barn fresh 1928 M2 Durant that is all original with 1936 title bought from orignal owners family. Take a look, or email for other images...see my website for other parts and a link to the address below...
http://users.adelphia.net/~catart/M24Sale.html
I was working on my car today and noticed that the spark plugs are Champion W-14 these were in the car when I got it are these the right plugs for this motor? It is a 14-L motor with a 15-L head.
I receive my SAH "Automotive History Review" on line and there is a great article on Norman DeVaux and Col. Elbert Hall in the Autumn 2015 issue.
This is written by Dr. Ric Dias, Professor of History, Northern State University, Aberdeen, S.D.
Anyone wanting to...
Auction Information
Auctioneer Larry Swartz, Auctioneer 717-677-0831
Auction Date Apr 30 Auction
Location
714 Black Horse Tavern Rr
Gettysburg , PA
Time 09:00AM
31 DeVaux Custom RS Coupe
28 Ford Model A Phaeton Conv
28 Ford Mo...
A while ago a man in Seattle contacted me as he was writing a "blog" on Eugene Ely and his history in aviation. Norman DeVaux had a connection in his research. If you want to read it go to: johnzobel.com. His March 25 entry is on Norman DeVaux.
Gary
Hi
First question:
In the Technical Page section of our website, there is a useful article on restoring U joints. Mention is made of the availability of the 16 rubber balls required for this task. Are they still available and if so, who do I contact for them?...
I have been using Photobucket to post photos here but didn't like their advertising and slowness of their site so started experimenting. I found I could use Google Photos and put together the linked how to. Hopefully it will help others.
https://drive.google.c...
i recently discovered two pristine Durant Motors, Incorporated stocks issued to my husband's Great Grandmother from the Liberty National Bank in New York. One is numbered 0126498 (brown) and the other is 26409 (green). These are ninety-one year old stocks and look...
Hi All,
My project is now back from the paint shop and in pieces that I am slowly
re-assembling. I bought this project in pieces so don't have the benefit of knowing where or how all the pieces
fit together. It has been a learning curve for sure. I have a cou...
To all the wonderful Mothers out there.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. To our wives and Mothers. You make our lives so much better. May all your troubles be little ones.
Gord
I am trying to take my water pump apart and according to the parts catalog both the pulley and impeller are threaded onto the shaft. I know that the pulley is a left hand thread but I am not sure about the thread on the impeller end. Has any one rebuilt one of these...
We need a new head gasket for our latest Durant 407 car W8 engine from Canada that Ray owned, it is a Victor 819 gasket and it actually has W8A 402 on it also.
None on E-Bay, or other suppliers, wondering if anyone has a extra one or a idea who could maybe have new...
The Pacific Coast Chapter's Spring Tour is coming up soon on April 18th.
There is more information an Agenda and a registration form in the Events section.
I hope to see you there this year.
Rick
I have posted this on the For Sale site but thought it best to place it here as well. Having finally finished the restoration of our 1929 Model 40 sedan, I have decided to put it up for sale. The W5 engine has been rebuilt with new pistons, valves, and gaskets. Th...
Hi,
Getting closer to get the 1930 Durant 614 running again.
New fuel tank, fuel lines ok, fuel pump serviced, water pump ok, engine turns, radiator fixed, new motor oil, new transmission oil, etc.
The problem is that the starter does not turn the engine fas...
I was wondering if any Durant enthusiasts can tell me an approximate value of a 1928? Durant motor? I should have it tomorrow and will have more info. Just wondering if this was something of value to Durant collectors? Any comments would be greatly appreciated, thank...
Hi Fellows,
I am having great difficultly in locating either of the above spark plugs in Australia. Have been into
Spark Plug .com site but their freight charges to australia are over the fence. Must be sending them by
Specially Chartered aircraft. Their freight...
Hello
My father is looking for a starter for this DURANT car 1929 because he has a problem with the starter .
The first contact he makes he can hear a sound of electric mill ( grinder)
It can be teeth do not connect , or not match well .Maybe a part inside...
Hello everyone..... Just thought I'd show how new technology has come into play with our Durant cars.
I couldn't find a water pump impeller for "Cathy's Star car", So I used scanning and nc machining technology to produce a new one out of high grade aircraft alumi...
Looks to be a busy year for the DMAC with a West Coast Spring Tour, an East Coast Summer Tour and National Meet.
More info posted in the Events Section.
Rick
I received my June issue of Hemmings Classic Car yesterday and there is a great article on the 1932 DeVaux Model 80 convertable Coupe owned by clubs long time member Howard Reinke's sons Dennis Reinke. This car was sold to Myron Cummings who owned it until his passin...
It's that time of year again, although many of you are still experiencing very cold weather to think of our ECC Spring Meet. Where would you like to go and what would you like to do? The National Railroad Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania has been suggested as one, B...
At the Portland, OR swap meet this past weekend I met a vendor who has several different Dort hub caps. Since I do not see many of these, I asked for his contact info. If you need a Dort hub cap, he may have what you need. His name is Bob Calvert, Oakville, WA, phone...
For those of you that have never talked with Bill Hirsch you really missed something.
I ordered some engine enamel for the Flint yesterday.
Bill, who is now 88, gets up at 4:00AM and gets to work at 5:30AM and works to 5:00PM and sometimes later.
He and I agree th...
Have any of you Flint owners ever had trouble removing the distributor from your E-6 Continental engine. I removed the screw from the side of the base that I thought held the distributor in place (like on other engines). I have removed the entire unit from the engin...
Rick and Sonia just let me know that DMAC member Guy J. Beizil from Peace River, Alberta, Canada passed away on March 1, 2016 from Lung cancer. Anyone who attended the Vancouver Durant Meet would remember Guy. He was driving a 1926 Star Touring Car with a canoe on...
Our W5 engine has now been completely rebuilt after installing two sleeves. I just have water in the radiator. I have been surfing the net on what coolants are being used in these old engines. Some use antifreeze or a mixture and some say use water only. What are...
I am in search of the following lug nuts for 29/30 Durant with wire wheels.
these us a 3/4 wrench, they are 9/16 fine thread.
I need 8 with RH thread
I need 3 with LH thread
email or call 618-523-4459
note of interest. My nephew was at the local Carquest st...
Hello All,
I'm building a 1926 star from parts, the thing I need is a
title. Was hoping someone in the club might be able to help with this. Right now I Have a 1926 Durant woody star huckster. My phone number is 386-871-5223....
Hey folks, I received an email today with a return email of admin@durantmotors.org and containing an attachment.
Watch for this email address and delete immediately. Do NOT open the attachment. I'm sure no good can come from it if your curiosity gets the better of...
It seems even though I try to take very good care of my 6 volt batteries, and use float maintainers on them, I can only get about a maximum of three years from one. With very limited market choices for 6 volt batteries in Canada, I'm searching for a better one in U...
Maybe a new topic for this instead of continuing the manual search topic.
The fuel level meter is probably beyond repair and looking for a replacement that would work.
Any ideas where to look or how the old one could still be fixed?
Has anyone heard of corn grease (sold by John Deere)? At rest, it is a gel. When things get spinning in it, it turns to a liquid. This sounds like it might be useful on our throw-out bearings and Spicer joints. Have you used it?
We have a 1930 Durant 614 in the garage and it has not been driven or started in years. It was fully functional before storage but I have never driven it and would like to get pointers what to check/service before trying to start it and an instruction manual would pr...
I have been working on this car a long time. Once again I need some help. I have been able to locate a distributer and housing. I bought cap and point from E-bay. However the point do not come with the spring can someone help with what I can use for the spring tha...
I received this letter from Geoff Kettel recently about the Durant Leaside, Toronto, Canada Durant site. There is an effort by developers to destroy the building to put up some new retirement apartments. At the bottom of the letter is an email address to send your co...
In 2011 the DMAC received a generous gift from Mr. Will Moon consisting of outside dealership sign from the Mills Durant/Star Dealership in Billings, Oklahoma. The sign stood for many years above the dealership advertising the Durant/Star cars sold there. Th...
I'm looking for a supplier of honeycomb radiator. I need for a Rugby 1928.
From already thank you very much for the information.
http://s1028.photobucket.com/user/Nestor_Wynen/library/?view=recent&page=1
Nestor
Looking for the thread type and size for the Manifold studs and nuts on 15L engine. Have stripped one of the brass nuts. Went to local store today but thread on nut supplied is definitely wrong.Email me.
Thanks
Phil D.
Our copy of the Partner just arrived @ our San Diego home, because of the delay in forwarding from NJ....BUT...it was worth the wait.
Once again Carol did a fantastic job.
I will reserve comment on the photographs, except to say thank you for the photo of Peg a...
As Gilda Radner said "If its not one thing, its another". This time it's the throwout tube. Mine is split in two places and won't push the throwout fork in enough to keep the transmission from crunching. This is the 2 1/2 inch tube that runs tranverse to the car un...
For those cars Durant and Frontenac with Startix ... item 200897286321 on eBay. This is mentioned in the generic Dominion Motors owners manual.
Durantcars has the cover of the generic owners manual under Frontenac 1931 C-31-401-12. There is no date in the manual...
What is the easiest way to replace the rear seal in the 6 cylinder engine . I would like to replace it with a new seal like the one Bill Hoaglan has in his car. Do I have to pull the engine or can it be done with the engine still in the car? One way or another I wi...