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I bet that pile of parts came with a hernia, I managed to get 4 of them over the past few years picking up piles of parts just like that one. Nice score, and it’s good the parts are going to a good home. Thanks for posting.
There have been several problems with wrong material. I think Dave Stephens had his relined three years ago, I would email him.
Call John Cislak. He will be in the shop tomorrow. The arm runs off a horizontal pin. It need the spacer.Ed.
You have to pull the canister down from the frame, it’s easy to do. Just pour some oil down the tube the hose attaches to. Work the piston back and forth. Do it several times, and let it drain out overnight. Excess oil left in the canister wont hurt anything.
It’s amazing how long a Pierce twelve can sit and then fire off and run so well. My 33 LaBaron sat from 1969 to 2000 and I just checked the fluids, installed a battery, put five gallons of gas in the tank, and it started as soon as the fuel pump got gas in the carbs. It smoked for 5 minutes and then settled down and the car ran better than any other twelve I had seen at that time. It ran fine on the 60 year old plugs as well as points and condensers. It only needed new wires as they were dried out and shorting after washing the car. I put twelve thousand miles on it and never adjusted the carbs, timing, or tuned it up. As far as I know it is still running with all the same components. Be sure to add some neatsfoot oil to the brake booster before you drive you car. The seal es leather and will be dry and can be damaged if you dont soften it up. Also do the wheel bearings front and rear. Post a photo of it’s first drive, Ed.
Great photos and update. I used 5 weight fork oil in my 1936 1602, and the adjustment worked very good. I don’t remember all the details but a little adjustment and we had the ride much improved, and it worked quite well. That was 29 years ago, and no more adjustments have been necessary.
Post them please. I bet most members will be interested.
I would use either 5 or 10 weight motorcycle fork oil. From memory 5 was used in a lovejoy shock on my Cadillac. It isn’t very expensive, and some shocks are also adjustable. Experiment and post your results.
John Cislak will have them. Give him a call.
Oivind only had to fly 6000 miles to see it Jak. You flight would be closer to 12,000. Your package will go out in the next few days. I will email you soon. Ed
Joe…..drive it like you stole it! Ed
That would be Valor Blazer of MFT-USA and also Empire Motors. Thief to the antique car hobby. A well known dirt bag in mutiple car and truck clubs. He has been at it for more than 15 years.
Tony, your just saying that because you still want me to buy you a new set of shorts! Don’t forget the torque display going up the hill with the V-12. It was a great week!
Neat photos. I like the as new and today shot. Thanks for posting.
I spoke to Joe, had a nice conversation. I missed the 93 meet so I have never seen this car in person.
Interesting, I once owned a 35 and thought it was the small engine.
Joe, I own a 32 coupe and have been keeping track of them for the past 5 years. I do not know this car and have never seen a photo. To get an answer please post the engine and chassis number. That way we can look up the car in the PAS files. Also where the car currently is would help. If you want to keep the information private, email me. Looks like a great car from the photos. If you can email me photos I would be happy to comment. Good luck. Ed.
I thought 35’s were 366 cid’s. My rule of thumb was 32 to 35 were 366. 36 to 38 were 385. 29 to 31 depend on series. Is this correct?
I think I will drive my Pierce a little slower this spring.
From 32 to 38 the only change was the advance brackets on the distributor tower. You can remove the rivets and change them around if my memory is correct. zthr rest of the distributor, cap, and rotor are the same.
