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Don G 1947

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    1947 Dodge WC

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    I have a 1947 Dodge 1/2 ton pick up.
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    Elgin, IL
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  1. I used to be able to click on View New Content when I signed in and all the posts since my last visit would show up. Now all it says is "no new content". I have tried playing with the options on the left side of that page but no luck. What am I missing? Thanks, Don
  2. I have a "W" series 1/2 ton and am not familiar with all the particulars of the "B" series trucks. What size are the rims on the smaller trucks and what size are the rear brake drums? Do they interchange with "W" series trucks? Thanks, Don
  3. Do the smaller Pilot House trucks have 15" or 16" wheels? Thanks, Don
  4. simple test for the needle and seat. Empty the fuel bowl and hold the float up with a piece of string or whatever. Have someone "start" the engine. If the bowl fills up then you know you have a needle/seat problem. Don
  5. Be careful here, you may be dumping a lot of gas into your cylinders and down the cylinder wall past the ring and into the oil. Washing the oil off the rings and diluting the pan oil are not good things. Bite the bullet and get a carb kit before you end up having to buy an engine rebuild kit. Local parts stores can get those kits in a day. Before you start the engine, squirt a couple of teaspoons of oil into the spark plug holes, turn the engine over a couple of times to distribute the oil and let it sit like that for a couple of hours. Change the oil. Sometimes the leaking you initially described is caused by excessive wear of the throttle plate shaft and or the body. Wiggle it up and down and see what you get. If there is a lot of wiggle, you may need to send it out to a rebuilder. Don
  6. Matt, I think the first thing I woud do right after it dies is take the top of the carb off and make sure there is fuel in the bowl AND that the float is at the specified distance from the top. If the float is low, have someone crank over the engine to make sure fuel is is being delivered. Easy and simple check. If all is OK there then move on to spark. Don
  7. I have 3 Mopar crankshafts I would like to ID. All I have are their casting numbers. If I can't ID them then their next home is the scrap yard. Casting numbers are as follows: 952068 4 bolt flange 620035 4 bolt flange 868929 8 bolt flange Appreciate any help you can offer. Don
  8. That would be for a Dodge pick up 39-47. Don't pitch it. If you have no use for it I can take it off your hands.
  9. Bob, Thanks. I guess I was just looking in the wrong resource. The Shop Manual doesn't show that particular steering gear in their exploded view pictures--just the earlier versions. Don
  10. Ed, Sounds logical. The info about it being a Pilot House piece was probably incorrect. Rich, Those numbers you gave me cross to a timken 472560N. Preliminary measurements seem to match. Will see if I can find a supplier tomorrow. Don
  11. Rich, Thanks for those numbers. I will follow up with some suppliers and see what I can find. Don
  12. Ed, What I have is fine, I just want to figure out what it is before I do any work on it. Based on what you are saying I suspect I have the later version because I know in 1940 they had a different seal altogether. Do you know if the change over carried into the Pilot House trucks? Don
  13. Rich, The seals shown in the 41-47 parts book is a felt washer with a brass retainer all held in by a spring. This one has what looks like a very small version of the front wheel bearing seal. Cast into the housing is the number 30978. The seal has 50151 stamped into it. Thanks for any help. Don
  14. This steering gear came off a '47 1/2 ton truck. It does not match the illustrations in the 41-47 Shop Manual. (Although the Manual is notorious for this type of error.) It has been suggested it is from a Pilot House truck. Does this match the steering gear of the P.H. trucks? If so, do you know a source for the outer sector shaft seal? Thanks. Don
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