Hey guys, I just bought a 1932 plymouth 4 dr sedan and it cranks, and runs fine, but I have never had a car this old, and I don't really know what what some things do. There are 3 cables on the center of the dash and one is the choke, the other two, I don't know... The center one is bigger and says " Free wheeling " --what does this do? Also the right one says "T", this goes to the carb but doesn't feel that it is does it anything. I drove it today and it is pretty weak on [power.. any help would be great.. Thanks, Jeremy
Free wheel knob is disengaged when pulled out. When you push it in, the trans will "disconnect" and the car coasts along like you took it out of gear. When it slows down and you push the gas pedal, you will feel it hook back up. T is for throttle. So you can idle it higher during warm up. There may be a manifold heat knob, I don't remember. That's a manual heat riser to warm the intake. should be a choke cable too. 32 PB is geared way too low for road use. That's why I sold my conv. i guess I should have re geared it.
Free wheeling means no engine compression braking. Here is some reading material in reference to your car http://www.allpar.com/old/pa-plymouth.html
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