March 2016 President’s Message
The Colonial Region March 2016 President’s Message reviews the February 2016 Meeting, upcoming anticipated events, and details of the March event. Read More …
Colonial Region Jan 2016 Newsletter
The Plymouth Owners Club Colonial Region Jan 2016 Newsletter was emailed and sent via USPS to members, and is available online: Colonial Region Newsletter Jan 2016 Articles and updates include: Presidents Message, Secretary’s Minutes, info on the upcoming meetings, and a review of several recent Restoration Articles added to this site. Many Restoration Articles highlight Read More …
Ignition Diagnostic Testing
Why do some Ignition Diagnostic Testing? Before taking your vintage Plymouth cross country there is the usual concern over the condition of the mechanical and electrical components. A common issue that can ground your vintage Plymouth in an instant whether during starting or cruising can be the ignition system. Testing your vintage Plymouth and related Chrysler Read More …
Jan 2016 Presidents Message
Colonial Region Jan 2016 Presidents Message Happy New Year to all! I hope your holidays were enjoyable, especially with the nice weather we had. It’s very unusual in New England to have salt-less roads in late December. Don took his 1961 Fury out for a jaunt on the 25th. The grass was turning green and Read More …
Slant Six Timing Chain Oiling
Slant Six Timing Chain Oiling is important to insure long timing chain life and predictable ignition timing as well as valve timing. If you had your slant six rebuilt and have developed a rough idle plus loss of power in only a short period of time since the rebuild suggest your checks & diagnosis steps Read More …
Slant Six Valve Adjustment Tool
The Slant Six Valve Adjustment Tool can be useful for checking valve tappet clearances. An older Plymouth, Dodge, or Chrysler Slant Six having mechanical lifters can use this tool. The effort in making the specialized cover pays off quickly in reducing the time spent in adjusting the tappets. Specifications require a hot running engine for Read More …
Improving Water Distribution to Keep Your (Engine) Cool
Driving Your Plymouth During The Warm Months – Part II More articles in our “keeping cool” series covered water pumping capacity for the flathead 6. This time we move on to another typical cooling issue with old cars especially early Plymouth and Dodge flathead sixes: block coolant flow distribution and the efforts to Improving Water Distribution to Keep Your (Engine) Cool. Read More …
Video of Plymouth Club cars in Shrewsbury Parade
Use the following steps to get the video of the Colonial Region Plymouth Owners Club in Shrewsbury Parade: Go to: www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/smc 2) Go to online video library 3) Go to Community events 4) Highlight the Shrewsbury Parade Video You will end up at: http://home.townisp.com/~spacmac1/SMC_Video_Player/Video_Player.html The video of the cars & truck of the Colonial Region Plymouth Read More …
Our Banner Waves In Shrewsbury Parade
The Plymouth Colonial Region Banner had a large audience down main street in a rather large parade ….the yearly Shrewsbury Fall Festival celebration on 27 September. Fantastic weather with a clear day and rather high temperatures drew a large enthusiastic crowd. This parade was not without incident for us Plymouth Colonial members however as the Read More …
The Hottest Topic – When Is A Plymouth Not A Plymouth?
We love our old cars. We want you to join us. We encourage you to drive your Plymouth, Dodge, or any Chrysler product to our Regional events and activities – authentic or not. Below is an excerpt from the Dec 2014 Plymouth National Bulletin concerning participation of authentic Plymouths, non-authentic Plymouths and non-Plymouths in Region activities. Before Read More …
