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Thanks for the link, good information there. The VW clips took a special anvil tool that was NLA and a lot of people used standard pop rivets but it was hard to get them tight and a lot of people lost hubcaps. I ended up using flat head screws (maybe 6-32?) that stayed below the surface of the wheel so as not to interfere on the brake drums and self locking nuts and that worked out pretty well. If the hub caps turn out to be hard to find, I may just store the original wheels and get some more recent versions that will accept a later friction mounted hubcap.

Those spring clips for the hubcaps get boogered up or break along the way. I had a few that were needing to be replaced but I could not find a source back in '99 so when I found a dinged up wheel to use as a spare, I figured my spare didn't need a hubcap so I removed the rivets to reinstall the good clips on the other wheels. A local hardware store had the rivets, and I fashioned a tool to set them before I cleaned them wheels up for paint. additional information - restoration product durability

The Motors manual I have only shows cars and says the 230 has 110 HP. I think my 218 is rated at 90hp A 218 and 230 share the same block, the 230 is a stroked 218 ... the crank and rods are different lengths. So measuring the stroke is a sure way to find out what you have like @Young Ed says above. I would have to look up the difference in strokes but is easy to find.

Not sure if that data plate tells it for sure but I would guess 87 HP means 218. To be sure pull the plus over the #6 cylinder and use a stiff piece of wire to measure the stroke.

Here comes the first of what I suspect will be a number of questions, hopefully not too many, and not too silly. I see on the Flathead Identification link on JB Neal's signature that there can be 218 or 230 CI engines with code T334 installed on a 1954 C-1-B truck. Rock Auto has both shown as options as well (along with a 227 CI). What I haven't been able to find is how to tell which one I have. Can we get there via HP ratings? The dataplate and engine display T3342724 so it is the correct code and a T truck engine, the plate shows 87 net HP @ 3,200 RPM and 105 gross HP @ 3,600 RPM. Does this provide a clue? Thanks!

Usually, the default is the blower running at full speed, and 6v. The resisted settings were probably 3 and 4 v. Mine still works all three speeds. It likes to run a bit at , then switch down. I think you can still buy those old clamped on universal rotary reostat switches but they get very hot if not at full power

If I remember correctly DCM Classics sells the correct clips for hub caps, so if you have or find hub caps you could possibly use them on your wheels.

The drain hole I think he refers to is the slot/hole thats in the bottom of the pressed steel clutch inspection cover that is bolted onto the cast iron bellhousing that is used on our 6 cylinder mopars..........thats the only drain hole I know of ........andyd

Looks like a good start for a fix-r-up project, previous restoration for sure seeing that doohickey between the headlight and turn signal light...IMO the older hood ornament seems redundant when the factory medallion is right there, I mean how many ram heads does a Dodge truck need up front, amiright...there's a few other details that need attention that the purist in me wants to blurt out SLOPPY about the previous resto, but hey that's giving you the opportunity to make that buggy your own now 🏆

I have to admit, the truck looks better out in the wild and not stuck in a corner. Good looking truck. Our town built new schools and know a lady who bought the High school .... She is a special lady. She is in her 70's and runs the local laundromat and includes drop off washing and ironing. men drop their clothes off and pick them up later .... 75 years old she has to stay busy. She owns several cheap run down rental houses in town. The high school she converted the classrooms into studio apartments. .... She and her husband owned a truck stop and cafe for decades ... He died and she sold out. At 75 she should slow down, the 2 days a week she closes the laundromat, is tied up with her rentals. Takes a special breed to buy a school.