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Bill,
Is your Triumph gas gauge mounted on the gas tank, if so, you should contact Wayne Hancock (727-422-8845), a PAS member, for the Triumph Gas gauge.
He made excellent reproductions.
They are pricy, but they cost him a lot to reproduce.
Supply Wayne with the measurements of your gauge and perhaps it will fit.
He made them for the Series 80 / 81 gas tanks, but your photo sure looks like what he reproduced.
Good luck!
Peter
Hello Bill,
Nice car and welcome to the Pierce-Arrow Society.
Are you confident that your car’s S/N is 14722 and NOT 14727?
There is NO listing for S/N 14722.
The Pierce-Arrow cars listing to which I have access shows S/N 14727 as a 48-B-4, 7-Passenger Touring, previously owned by Eugene Boone and before that, Maynard Miller.
It also indicates that there was a photo of it in “Antique Automobile,†Fall 1954, p.56.
It also notes that it has a custom body by Frank Woods & Co., of New Jersey.
Just curious.
Peter
Gents,
As you ALL likely know, a continuously running electric fuel pump can be disastrous on an vintage vehicle if there is a fire.
It just keeps pumping gas and the vehicle just keeps burning.
To play off of Craig’s comment, use the electric pump to get the engine primed and running and then shut it off to minimize conflagration if there is a fire.
My Uncle Joe, the previous owner of my Series 80, always talked about wanting an electric fuel pump on the Series 80.
However, it does not need it to run beautifully, and I am fine with “hand priming”” the car.
Pouring gas into the vacuum tank adds a bit of intrigue / mystique to owning a Pierce-Arrow with a vacuum fed carburetor.
Peter”
Gents,
The butyl rubber gasket material in the “NAPA Brand”” is #4424 and is a Martin-Senour Paints product.
I am confident that one could find similar material at any auto parts store.
It really is great stuff for all types of automotive applications where SERIOUS STICK is essential.
Peter”
Gents,
The cork gasket was / is mounted on the reflector flange, but is obviously not necessary.
The lenses are held in place with clips and now, instead of old dried out gasket between the lens and the rear of the lens assembly there is the butyl rubber gasket material I described above and show with the attached photos.
Peter
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Mike,
What is the message / statement on the edge of the hood hinge?
Pierce Arrow Rallye Express?
Peter
Chester,
I just made up a cork gasket of whatever thickness the gasket material was, perhaps â…›” to replace what existed.
Greg indicates that there is no gasket shown in the diagrams, but on my Series 80 that has been in the family since 1928, they were there.
In addition, I have no idea what the distance is between the back of the lens assembly and the front of the reflector because I do not have X-ray vision.
Regarding the gasket material between the front perimeter of the lens and the valley described by Bill and Greg, I used black butyl rubber glass glazing strips.
They come in a package with three life-times quantity.
The stuff is sticky and does not dry out.
I have one hundred feet of it if you are interested (I’ll box it and send it).
The strips compress and squish when you put the lens in and tighten the retaining screws.
You then need to clean the excess squish off of the front of the lens assembly with a razor-knife.
It is a bit of a pain, but it clearly seals the lens to the frame and can be removed with just a bit of elbow grease.
They used this type of glazing material for sealing 1980s / 1990s windshields into the windshield frame gasket and for sealing the gasket to the body.
It is sold at NAPA or other auto supply stores.
Without it, there were often rain leaks in my 1980s BMW cars windshield corners.
If you are interested in at least seeing it, send me an email and I will send you a yard or so for consideration.
Peter
Do they glow in the dark?
Bill,
That is a funny story and quite understandable.
Apropos of firing up one’s Pierce-Arrow for a ride in the snow, the concept should bring shutters to the hearts of P-A owners who live in the North / Salt-Belt.
Also, we older Northerners understand Dave Stevens’ comments of heavy vehicles with bias ply tires in snow.
A ton of us learned to drive in the snow in the 1950s & 1960s cars when there were no radial tires (1968 in the US – Michelin tubeless, before that tube type only).
I grew up in Buffalo and my Father did not believe in Snow Tires, so we learned the concepts of friction and torque and how they applied to car control.
It made us better drivers, maybe wild at times, but better drivers.
Oh yeah, Pierce-Arrow cars & Snow (and its concomitant RUST), fuggedaboudit!
Peter
Chester,
On another matter regarding rubberized cork sheeting, my Series 80 originally had a full length / total coverage cork gasket that covered the side valve train cover, but I needed to remove it to adjust the valves.
Of course, it disintegrated when I remove it.
I replaced it by using the Olsen Gaskets Perimeter Style cork gasket for the valve cover, but no matter what I did, oil leaked from the cover.
I created a new, full coverage gasket from rubberized cork sheeting and the oil leaking problem disappeared.
I then contacted Olsen Gaskets and told them of the problem / solution, sent them a sample, and now that is what they sell for the Series 80 valve cover gasket.
Note that the full coverage gasket has a hole in it to accommodate the breather tube.
Again, I hope that this information is useful.
Peter
Chester,
Between the lens, already mounted in the lens ring, and the reflector there is a rubberized cork gasket that sits on the reflector flange to cushion the lens while it sits against the reflector.
My 1925 Series 80 originally had them, but they were in bad shape so I made new ones and used some sort of glue to attach them to the reflector flange.
I purchased a Gasket Making set (@ NAPA), that is composed of a number of sheets of gasket material including rubberized cork.
I sed the other gasket making sheets in the set for other P-A applications.
Later, I purchased sheets of rubberized cork on McMaster-Carr for different application, and I forget if I used them for this application.
One type of cork sheeting that McMaster-Carr sells has an adhesive backing.
I hope that this information helps.
Peter
Bill,
I was waiting for that photo to arrive!
Merry Christmas to you and to Wilma.
Peter
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Eric,
You should contact John Cislak.
He makes a ton of things for 30s Pierce-Arrow cars.
You can find him on the PAS Roster for phone and email.
Peter
Tony,
Exactly, at least the Fun Trivia part!
Great story!
Peter
