Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Update...turns out the motor is not seized up, and appears to be in good shape inside. Has anyone had any luck with gaskets? I'm in the preliminary search for a head gasket.
Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Keep seeing Olsen's gaskets in various DMAC forums
http://www.olsonsgaskets.com/
OLSON'S GASKETS
3059 Opdal Rd. E.
Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA
Phone: (360) 871-1207
Email: info@olsonsgaskets.com
We are the world's largest supplier of engine gaskets for the "antique" market
You just missed one on Ebay in Jan 311514887300, perhaps. No bids on it so might still have ? That sale says Continental Engine 6 Head Gasket-NORS-22A 25A 26A 26B 30A 32A 40A 41A
That fits our 22A Durant / Frontenac / Rugby, 32A Durant / Frontenac , 40A De Vaux / Continental Ace. Ace engine called 4!A but used the 1931 De Vaux 40A with Hall name ground off. Castings have the 40A and 1931 dates. Engine plate added has 41A.
Where Are You From? Ottawa, Ont
Do You own a car built by Durant? Dominion built 1932 614 Sedan
Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Hello. I'm making progress on my spray rig and located the head gasket for the 22a engine. Has anyone had any luck with clutch parts for these? My clutch looks like it's going to need a throw out bearing.
Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Any good clutch repair shop should be able to rebuild your clutch with new facings, springs and cleaning up your flywheel,etc.(at least in a major city, any company that handles friction materials, e.g. brake linings.It's a Borg and Beck which should be fairly common) Frank Wittkowski, past club president, may be able to help you with a throwout bearing
Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Frank may still have clutch linings (facings) for sale I bought off him a few years back for the 22A / 32A / 40A / 41A engines in Durant, Frontenac and De Vaux, plus other makes per Chilton Interchange.
Where Are You From? Ottawa Ont
Do You own a car built by Durant? Dominion built 1932 614 Sedan
Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Hi John.
Glad your getting another piece of some great American automobile history saved and hopefully running great historic cars . Contact my buddy "George" @ "Old Car Bearings " in North Carolina as he has always come up with any Durant bearing i have ever needed, maybe use a press and push your throw out bearing off the carrier as usually some numbers on the edge. Frontenec bearings work also as Gord sent me a extra one many moons ago thankfully with the missing carrier from Canada for my red 30 Durant 407 4dr i sold to Charlie Spitz.
BTW folks Charlie & i got a AACA ist on that rare 30 Durant 407 on the 1st try, and Charlie has one of those high quality heavy gold plated trophy's and course a AACA 1st number that no one can take away making that car pretty valuable. Hope u drive it and show it some Charlie .
Faithfully
Lance Haynes:relaxed:
San Diego CA
Where Are You From? San Diego, CA
Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes a bunch of them
Re: Homemade Doodlebug/Spray rig built from Durant or Star, looking for info
Thank you again for all the help on this. Progress continues and I'm starting to reassemble the engine after disassembling everything, freeing up and cleaning. I'm to the point that I'm ready to put the head on and set the firing order. Would anybody be able to tell me what the firing order is on this engine?