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1949dakota

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  1. i agree if you pay over $500, by the time your done spending on it you could have bought one in really nice shape. BUT they are a lot of fun to work on.
  2. my 49 appear to have been black, no gloss left though:) but others will know more than me.
  3. Thanks for posting them, Great Inspiration!
  4. ebay proxy bidding. bid the highest amount you are willing to pay for an item, ebay automatically increases your bid up to that amount. that way if you get sniped in the end you won"t feel bad , because the item went for more than you were willing to pay anyway.
  5. Hey Don, It looks like an Oldsmobile Autocrat Speedster. I'd say 1912, if so it was fairly new!!
  6. on my B1D1 I have to work my switch manually /turn it to the right to move them to the middle/ turn it left to take them back out. I've always assumed this is how it was designed, but now I'm not sure? am I right or wrong?
  7. mine is flat too. my spring flattened mine, at some point it had bottomed out pretty hard, but not suprising as it has as many field miles as road miles.
  8. tried the search feature, all that did was confuse me. I'm assuming internal bypass, my housing is big cast iron and when you look up from the bottom there is a small thin port that goes to a hose nipple on the front, then a very short hose connects it to an aluminum piece on top of the water pump. i'll try to get a closer pic of my housing, can you tell what I have from this description?
  9. I'd agree, when I haul a load it does smooth out considerably, and about 95% of the rattles and squeaks disappear! I should just keep it loaded:)
  10. sounds like another good place for a big ol' speaker magnet!
  11. Thats how my truck rides too!! I could swear that sometimes my back wheels lose contact with the road:cool:
  12. I have tried looking this up myself on parts websites and the search function of this forum, and there is nothing definitive. I figure someone must know?
  13. that napa # comes up as belts or filters ~ no thermostat. I have the bigger cast housing
  14. any more thought into getting these made up ?
  15. I,m trying to find a 180 thermostat for my 218, *NAPA says they do not have it,* -- autozone has a duralast #15478-- but it does not look like the one pictured on VPW. since my truck had no thermostat when I removed the housing I have no idea what mine is supposed to look like, I would prefer to pick one up locally than order one from VPW. ------ any input? part #? name brand?
  16. I too am looking for 1 ton wheels, or "something that will fit". If you find something post it
  17. can you tell if your truck was built early in 51' or late. they may have made the transition midyear???
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