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New here, been lurking for some time though.. This was my grandfather’s truck, he bought new in 1950. Truck was sold in Moreno valley, ca. and has never been more then 100 miles from there. It was his farm truck, used for work, real work.. My mother inherited it in the 1990’s, and had it painted, and cleaned up some.. Recently, I stripped the wheels, and had them painted. Rich…

cold, wind, snow, rain.........this is a family site, enough of the four letter words.😁

Also check https://damperdoctor.com for a rebuild option.

I admit it took me long time to come to terms with the word 'blower' when installed on the engine...but for sure after many years and tons of pictures...it seems most have 'blown' the hood off the engine compartment.... as for help with the posted wiring diagram....toss it and be done with it......to many wires just floating in space...looks like something Sponge Bob would have painted.

The rubber gasket that came with the cap was .117" (3mm) and was too thick. I had some gasket material that was .062" (1.5mm) and that fits great. I'm back in the saddle again. Thanks to all who helped, especially 38plymouth!

There's no rule book, it was a first for me. Lots of measuring and planning. Lots of fit up followed by re measuring/tweaking. Explaining everything could get heavy but here's a quick overall. I used the factory 40 axle in the rear, built a triangulated 4 link using a combination of heim joints and bushings. clearanced the frame rails for the axle just enough so the axle rests on the frame at the desired lowest frame height (it cant go any lower) 8" pacbrake air bags in the rear. Set the rear ride height with the bags at 35 psi. Set the ride height with the front bags at 65 psi. I did my best to determine the overall airbag height at my pre determined psi before I started mounting and building anything Used the factory front suspension. lowered the knuckle supports for a static ride height drop. I had some 7" pacbrake air bags and mounting plates left over from the rear of a toyota pickup i used that in the front to start setting up the bags. Pacbrake air bags are solid and affordable up north here. I'll have to get some photos together. The steering is all factory and connected, swapped steering arms from left to right. Gave one arm a little heat up and bend. Steering may need to be improved and tweaked, time will tell as things progress. I will have to tighten up that loose old steering gear box yet. And on and on and on

Thanks everyone for your help. Now that I have the proper terminology to use, I can search for further answers and have been reading a bunch on here about this topic already so my apologies for another thread! Please enjoy a photo of my project in the works!

You guys are talking about two different things. Below the carb is the heat riser. Towards the firewall also on the exhaust manifold is the automatic choke for the carb.

I believe that Then and Now Automotive can revulcanize harmonic balancers. P.S. I have moved this thread to the classified ads parts wanted area as this topic is not allowed in the general forums.

Yes, $10 was mentioned somewhere and that's what I expected. Unfortunately, it was way more than that and I used a locksmith that has done a lot of work for our company before so I thought it would be reasonable. I should have asked beforehand, I guess.