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I believe that your aluminum cylinder head is from a Series 81, so you original cast iron Series 80 cylinder head was replaced sometime in the past.

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Rod,

That is valuable information.

Perhaps it can be added to the Parts and Service Directory as a supplier of these hard to find commodities.

Maybe David White will notice this and do so in his usual, excellent way.

Peter

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Hello Tom & Joan,

Thank you for the lead.

I bought two (2) mascots, one of which was the Running Archer!

Peter

Best,

 

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Jason,

Just in case you need a new gauge, you can look on eBay for a “Vintage AMPERES” gauge.

There are at least a dozen currently (no pun) available on eBay, although the faces on some are WHITE.

I believe that you can always remove the faceplate with a very ting screwdriver, and replace it with the Black one from your Pierce-Arrow.

The Packard, Amperes / Oil Pressure gauge set is near identical in shape, size and configuration, perhaps, save for color, as that on the Pierce-Arrow.

Some have Black faces.

It will be good for you to start collecting replacement parts, especially electrical parts, for your Series 80, as they are increasingly difficult  to find and you should snag them when you see them.

Just don’t tell your wife!

Apropos of the wiring on the car, it will not be that difficult.

You need to buy a number of different colored rolls of electrical wire.

Get one in Black and one in Red, and then a few that are multi-colored rolls which come with White or Black tracers.

I recall that the most difficult wiring is behind the dashboard, as you may have to be lying on your back on the floor and working upward.

The headlight and taillight run is relatively simple, although you need to run it through the conduit that runs fore to aft.

I don’t totally recall, but I may have had to run a nylon string, or just SS-wire through the conduit first and then affix the electrical wire to the nylon string or SS-wire and carefully pull it through.

At least in that way, you know that all of your wiring is new.

The one wire that I did not replace was the wire that runs to the interiorDome Light, as it may require removing some of the “B-Pillar”  upholstery to do it.

I rarely use that light anyway.

Restoration Supply and other vendors carry that type wire.      https://restorationstuff.com

As for the gauge, I do not recall (a mind is a terrible thing to lose!), however I believe for MOST applications will require 12- to 14-gauge wire.

For some of the direct to Battery leads may require 16 t0 18-gauge wire.

If I am wrong, I am confident that someone here will correct me.

If you ave any questions on any of this, please feel free to telephone.

Cheers,

Peter

 

 

 

 

 

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Jason,

The 6v Rayovac battery is an excellent suggestion for testing your wiring.

Also remember that your Pierce is a POSITIVE GROUND car.

A good source for 6V ammeters is eBay.

I believe that I just bought one there today.

Peter

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Steve,

You should do an eBay search with the keywords: Owen Dyneto 40300 cutout.

I saw three of them there this morning.

Cheers,

Peter

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Yo Bill,

It’s too bad that you couldn’t take it home.

Peter

 

 

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Doug,

I am just curious, why did you replace the two Optima batteries?

Did they discharge beyond their ability to recharge?

Are they ancient?

I ask because an Optima 6V Red Top should be good for between 8 & 10-years.

I did the same a few years back, but that was for a weekend when I needed to run he car.

I had left the ignition ON!    EESCH!

My two charged up within a few days and the standard NAPA wet-cell 6V battery is now on the shelf awaiting my next screw-up.

I now have two Optima batteries in my battery box, but only one is hooked up and the other sits idle as a backup.

You might want to put them on a serious charger (NOCO Genius-10 – https://no.co/genius10)

Again, I am just curious.

Good luck!

Peter

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Many thanks to Karl & Mary Krouch and their crew.

They put on an outstanding PAS Meet.

I agree with David Coco about the food, as it just kept coming.

Excellent on all levels.

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Randy,

I believe that is a very difficult job.

I considered it a few years back on my Series 80, 7-Passenger DeLuxe Sedan, and then changed my mind after understanding the complexity associated with R&R including adding new Felt in the channel.

Lots of Tiny Screws hold each channel in place, EESCH!

Do you really want to take the doors apart to access the full length of the channel?

Maybe You Do!

Cheers,

Peter

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Gents and Ladies,

The Golden Quill Award was also presented to The Emporium, the editor of which is Rick Morrison.

Congratulations, Rick, Roger and David for your editorial excellence.

Thank you Elizabeth for your keeping everyone in line.

Peter

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There is one of those radio speaker grills on eBay.

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David,

Thank you for the reminder about Roger’s magnum opus, that stares me in the face whenever I lift my eyes from the keyboard and look at my bookshelf.

It is a fine compendium and BRAVO for Roger for putting in the effort to compile such a masterwork.

It is not necessarily easy, or exciting reading, however it is an comprehensive treatment of the career of one of the founders of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company.

We are lucky to have Roger on the Pierce-Arrow Team.

Peter

 

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Jason,

I guess that I have time on my hands!

The Drip Edge Molding is available at Restoration Supply and their catalog shows it on Page #29, Item number MOU043.

Below, I list a link (at least close to the correct page).

Peter

 

https://restorationstuff.com/shop/#fb0=31

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Jason,

Did you trim the top material, as in its width, or did you trim the padding off from under the the original width of the material?

David Coco it an expert on upholstery, so shortly, he should chime in to offer advice.

However, if you cannot make the material stretch from side to side, with or without padding beneath, you likely need to start over with new stock.

Oh well, it is just another few hundred $$$!  ;-(

Further, do you have the drip rail yet?

If you do not have one in your pile of parts, you should have one made to install, as it will act as the facia, under which the top material should reach, but that may have to wait.

Your Series 80, DeLuxe Sedan is Grand and will be better after you work on it for a few hundred hours.

I cannot tell you how many hours / days I spent lying on my back on a creeper staring at the underside of my Series 80, while I tried to figure out how it worked, what it was missing and cleaning it up.

That was all before installing the many eBay find missing parts.

Your car will be great, it will just take some time, so be patient and do your best to only repair / replace things once or twice.  HA!

I hope to meet you in Pennsylvania.

Peter

 

 

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Andrew,

I believe that I previously contacted you about wanting one, so please reserve one for me.

Thank you,

Peter

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Rob,

Those connectors are pretty standard for old cars that had distributors.

You need to go to Restoration Supply to find most of what you need.

Below is a link to get you close to what you are describing.

Questions?  Post them.

Cheers,

Peter

https://restorationstuff.com/shop/#fb0=5

 

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Gents and Ladies,

The OPTIMA, 6V, RedTop BATTERY DEAL is DONE for 2021!

Let us hope that Optima Jim / Optima Battery will run The Deal again next year.

Thank you for your participation.

Peter

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David,

My Trimmer License was taken away from me because of my use of squishy words.

Cheers,

Peter

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Gents and Ladies,

The OPTIMA 6V RedTop BATTERY DEAL ENDS TONIGHT @ MIDNIGHT!

Get your Batteries while there is time remaining, otherwise you will have to wait until 2022.

Cheers,

Peter

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