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THREE-QUARTER VIEWS OF THE 6107 ROBERT DIDN‟T BUY AND JIM‟S COUPE DE VILLE THREE ITEMS YOU MAY WANT TO BUY 1. Jeff Maltby writes that one of the above brass fittings is a "must have" to seal the main fuel line into the gas tank fitting. This part often falls out when servicing the gas tank, and when it is missing the tank will leak badly at the fitting. Jeff had 2 extras made, but can get more if needed. $35 shipped in the USA. Contact Jeff at gljeff1@earthlink.net or 209-595-5152. 2. Jeff also reports that NAPA, the nation-wide auto parts company, sells the 1948 and the 1949-50 flexible rubber fuel line, as follows: Make & Model NAPA Part Number Factory Part Number 1948 Cadillac, All Models WH 11076 144 2527 1949 – 1950 Cadillac, All Models WH 11093 145 4597 3. Chapter member Bob Knutson has sent in a web address of a scanned ‟49 Cadillac sales brochure. The site is: http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/cadillac/49cad/49cad.html Hard copies of this brochure are occasionally seen for sale on ebay or can be bought from literature dealers who advertise in Hemmings Motor News. It‟s a beautiful publication and is usually not very expensive to buy, so all members should get themselves one if they don‟t have one already. ME AND MY COUPE DE VILLE RETIRE By Alan Towne I retired October 30 th after 30 years running a one-man office and just sold my Vashon Island, Washington home. I moved to my retirement home March 11 th on the ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River on Washington State‟s Long Beach Peninsula. My first visit to the Peninsula was with my late grandmother in her ‟49 Cadillac sedan in 1953 to see her ocean house that was just being built. Many nice memories.
ALAN‟S COUPE DE VILLE ON LONG BEACH PENINSULA IN WASHINGTON STATE I drove my '49 Coupe De Ville down to the ocean house on a beautiful day and had a beautiful drive. It looks mighty handsome tucked in its new garage. Can‟t wait to begin driving my baby around its new home. Late one morning I took this picture of the CDV at the mouth of the Columbia River where it meets the Pacific Ocean on the Washington side, with Waikiki Beach (yes, that's the name of the little beach to the left and in front of my car) and Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. Across the river on the Oregon side is Warrenton and Fort Stevens and, in the distance, Saddle Mountain. This is about where Lewis and Clark would have first seen the Pacific Ocean before crossing over to the Oregon side for the winter. The morning sun, unfortunately, was intense and almost directly in front of me. It probably would have been better to take the picture later in the day. FOUR TAKES ON INSTALLING HOOD SPRINGS By Jim Elliott, Herman Desser, Art Gardner and John Washburn Ed. note: For various reasons, all four authors removed the large hood hinge springs on their‟49s. They have similar takes on removing and re-installing these springs, as has the Cadillac factory itself in an article in the <strong>June</strong> 1949 Serviceman bulletin (supplied by John). Their comments include Herman who said that, “It is not an easy job”, while Art says it can involve “safety issues” and Jim goes so far as to say “Wow, is this ever dangerous; be very careful”. So, if you are going to do this job, it‟s best that you heed these voices of experience. You should also consult page 192 and 193 in the ‟49 Cadillac Shop Manual which has the factory take on the procedures involved. (Note: Doing this job on Series 75 limousines is slightly different.) 1. JIM ON TAKING OFF THE SPRINGS Jim made the tool shown in the photo below and writes: “1. Take hood off hood hinge brackets on cowl; 2. Take both front fenders off; 3. Slip hook into lower eye of spring and set angle iron on top of frame and pull down; 4. Remove lower hook of spring from bracket and SLOWLY relieve pressure on spring.” 2. HERMAN ON RE-INSTALLING THE SPRINGS Herman writes, “When re-attaching the hood springs to the hinge assembly the items that you will need to begin are:
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