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John ...look under Links Page in this site for the Vancouver parts site. (Doesn't open for me on my pc for some reason, perhaps as I have an older type pc and dial up as well).
Norm 
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 Sedan
Welcome aboard John... Congratulations on becoming a Durant owner. Think you will find the DMAC the most supportive group around. Fire away with any questions you have and use your Technical Advisor as well.
Yates Milton
Founding President
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I got the paperwork done today and have a flatbed to do the move tomorrow afternoon. John, thanks for the offer of contact info, it was already provided by someone else.
Once the car makes it 'home' safely I guess my next step is making an inventory of what's missing and starting to track parts down. Some of it - like the front bumper - I have reason to think are still here in town and have an idea where to go ask if it's hiding in the shop corner.
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1928 M2
Dear John Brunstein
Congratulations for your aquisition and welcome to the Club!
I am also a new member. I have a 1927 RUGBY.
Hope you receive the same warm friendly attention I am receiving. This is a tremendous place to share experiences.
When you have time, please, post a pic of your car
Big hug from Brazil,
Dib Franciss
Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes, a 1927 RUGBY Model M
Only minor drama in getting my M2 home today, and it's now safely tucked out of the weather in a nice dry garage....with the gas cap back on and no sawdust going all over it (yes, previous owner has indeed managed to get a bunch of sawdust and I suspect water in gas tank by leaving it open while doing porch renos) 
Time to put that treatment behind it and start improving things!
Here's a couple of photos of it:
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1928 M2
Ken .. we know you started out with a bolt you found while out hunting moose and built a car around it. 
Looks like John now has his own car to play with. Like most of us a few parts are missing, but with the lads in DMAC I'm sure help will come if he calls. Appears like a good project. More parts around for the pre 30 cars, than our later ones, at flea markets and Ebay. Welcome to DMAC, John.
Norm
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 Sedan
That's looks like a good car John , I hope to see it at the BC meet.
Rick
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1929 D60 Roadster
Hello John,
welcome to the club.
It is good to see the car being worked on.
I have been asked to look at your car over a year ago and tell the specialty
shop what it needed to make it road worthy.
I know your car quiet well.
I have a list of items that should be replaced or repaired.
I had the last owner over to my place and tried to convince him that with
little tools and a bit of help from me and the club he could make the restoration
happen. I guess he lost interest.
You can call me at 604-831-6777
Franz
WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Spent all yesterday unsuccessfully trying to start her. The 6V battery load tested ok but just can't seem to swing the engine over even a full revolution, although I can turn it by hand (with quite some effort, admittedly). Seem to be making good electrical contact with the starter (I'm jumpering straight to it and its mount frame, and a VOM confirms I'm seeing voltage on the block, so ground is good). Filed the points with some help from a friend, verified spark at plugs, but no joy.
Got on here and found a few of you have the same story. This morning got up all enthused and:
- disconnected starter lead from switch
- fed 6V+ into coil
- set up my 30cc fuel syringe on the carb bowl line (with 50:1 premix 2 stroke oil, I thought extra lubrication might help)
- shot of ether into air intake
- 12V direct onto starter....
...and....
VROOOOOOMM!!!!! Carb seems to be all messed up (throttle linkage doesn't control it, and it's all linked on block side so i can't see what's what) - but... SHE RUNS! In fact the engine ran very smoothly, no weird noises, no funny vibrations, all seems good :)
Only ran it for about 30 sec as no coolant in the system - but I'll rectify that and then see if I can adjust the carb and get it to run at idle for 5 - 10 min later today. Would be good for the engine to run a bit I think and get oil around etc.
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1928 M2
Ha ha, John, quite the feeling isn't it ? Not laughing at you but with you.
I'll tell you there's no way you can hand crank Dorothy over without having a heart attack, trying. Takes two hands at that, which I highly not recommended if you don't want a broken hand or tossed across the room. I learned to cup my right hand, with thumb same side as the fingers, when turning over the 09 Ford T. Many a broken thumb in the olden days by car owners doing it wrong.
Steve and I did that with Dorothy and the 12 volt to the starter only, and not connected to any other thing. 6 volt to system. 1st Sunday we got no where and tried all sorts of things, other than almost melt my battery cables from my van to Dot's starter. 2nd Sunday we tried again after discovering I had forgot two very small jets on the carb in cleaning it. Didn't even know they were there. Cleaned them out and tried again. Then I heard a grunt or something and said to Steve, did I hear what I thought I heard ? We sprayed WD 40 into the carb mouth (highly flammable)and away she went. Like you no water in the rad so stopped her quick. Filled the rad and tried again. Away she went and we let her run for the 1st time in over 40 yrs for about 10 min. I actually moved her a car length under her own power and back again. Tell you I felt like a teen again with my 1st car (1930 Durant).
Dorothy ran very strong like she was a new girl and no smoke for her 71,000 miles, that surprised me. No pings or rattles or weird noises to quote you.
I assume you used new oil and should change it after you let her run. We've discussed that in Forum before.
Way to go and enjoy the feeling.
Norm
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 Sedan
Verooom!
That's such a wondefful sound of on old engine coming back to life.
I bet you're gonna what to drive it now 
Rick
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1929 Model 60 Sport Roadster
Well, I still want to get a hand crank - easier for e.g. adjusting points etc. than trying to grab the flywheel by hand and turn it. (I grew up starting a 1942 John Deere B where you had to spin the flywheel with your hands to get it started, so I know all about hand cranks - in retrospect I'm probably lucky to still have 10 fingers!)
Water pump leaks way too much so it's due for a rebuild, and there's pinhole leaks in the rad, and in the end I didn't get it started again today - but now I've heard it run myself and I've got enough faith in it to start doing serious work. Gas tank out and clean/ line will be the first job followed by rad and water pump - meanwhile rewire entire electrical system and maybe take off and reverse the carb so linkages are on outside.
...THEN I'll be ready to take her for a drive 
Does anyone have the dimentions of the flat 'key' with two pins which should go in the ignition switch?
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1928 M2
Congratulations from Brazil, John!
I also bought my Rugby now. It will arrive in 5 days.
Regards,
Dib Franciss
Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes, a 1927 Rugby, Model M