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Started The Merc

rusty6

rusty6

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I wanted to see if there were any leaks in the cooling system after the radiator replacement so I fired up the Merc for the first time this spring. Everything looked good so of course I had to take it out of the shed for a brief run. Very brief though. There is a water/mud hazard at the entrance to my yard that needs another day or two of drying before I'd drive the Merc through it. So I had to be satisfied with just a brief circuit of the yard. Got to keep those flathead valves limbered up so they don't stick.:)

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(quoted from post at 20:14:38 03/23/19) Ahhhh a 53 Merc, i still love the sound of them!
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Thanks but its a 52. Notice the difference compared to my 53 parts car. The 4 "teeth" above the bumper and the big "dagmars" out front. 52 does not have them.
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We had what was described as a "wine" colored '53 Mercury when I was a kid. I remember my mom complaining that it needed "points". I didn't know what she was talking about at the time...
 
Gets me every time! Every time you talk about 'starting the Merc' I look for pics of a Mercedes, not a Mercury! That's what Merc refers to this side of the pond! Jim
 
(quoted from post at 02:00:48 03/24/19) We had what was described as a "wine" colored '53 Mercury when I was a kid. I remember my mom complaining that it needed "points". I didn't know what she was talking about at the time...
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Yes, points and condensor, carburetors, all becoming obsolete terms that today's generation won't have a clue how to fix or replace.
jamstr, I know what you mean about my term "Merc". A friend from the U.K. was surprised to think I had a Mercedes for a while until I enlightened him that mine was one of the North American Mercs. Not the European version. :)
 
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