Thanks for the warm welcome, fellas!
SirenMadness wrote:Welcome aboard! Never knew Am. Blower cooperated with Chrysler outside the Victory siren.
I honestly didn't know that until I googled AmBlower, myself. Knowing how Chrysler operated is businesses back then, it makes perfect sense as to how they got into the siren business when Ford and GM didn't. Like I mentioned in the video, American Blower worked with Chrysler with their Hydra-Drive system, it was a rudimentary automatic transmission, albeit with a clutch, but it had a torque-converter, with a rotor and stator, something I have heard you guys mention once or twice before on here. It's the same concept, just fluid instead of air. American Blower also worked with Daimler around that same time, Magic-8 ball is guessing the British Outfit, considering those Dimes had mini-hemis when municipalities were buying these sirens new.
So American Blower was ahead of the curve in 1946 when the first sirens came out, they already prefected that rotor drive! These things had the clutch/torque converter drive that actuated the siren itself, which had a bigger version of the rotor/stator. I gotta see if Danny has .PDFs of tech manuals on that clutch-drive system. All the Mopar Slushboxes I played with had two pedals...
thewoog34 wrote:You seem very knowledgeable of these things. If you can successfully get up there, that'd be a first for this community.
While I don't advocate breaking and entering, let's just say a swarm of bees chased me off the platform! Before the bees chased me off, I did see a plug wire going to the #1 Cylinder!!!
I had the luck of running into a La Ca?ada Flintridge maintenance dude up there who would "look the other way" if I really wanted to check it out. It helps to show up in your uniform! I am awaiting phone calls back from the Sheriff's office, and the LA County emergency communication and asset office!
Alright, instead of starting a new thread...
This was from my first visit, I climbed the fence to get this one...
Keep in mind, the #7 plug is on the opposite side...
This was taken the same day I shot the video, and right before the honeybees chased me away...
Yep, I wasn't lying! I am inside the fence, and I didn't climb it! Are you really going to bother that dude in digital-print camoflauge? Only if you want a history lesson!
Alright boys and girls, stay tuned. I am going to harass LA County until I get an answer I want (The folks at La Ca?ada Flintridge City Hall know me as "that Seabee guy that wants the siren!"). If I have the bike back together on Friday, I will venture to West Hollywood's City Hall to find that other Chrysler in storage!