55 Fargo

Should work just fine on any Canuck flat head 6 ,which is the same as the long block engine used for Desoto and Chrysler in the USA...

You know when you shop Wal Mart, what is made in North America, probably not much. I suppose 1 day the chinese may produce and have better quality control, Japan was probably lacking in this area in the beginning. Just what is made well these days?

I sure like that car, deep down inside would have liked to begin with a P15 instead of a C38 Coupe, although I love the old girl, still would have preferred a P15 Coupe....Fred

Rob, well said, yes I think somehow it went a little too far, too bad, I know some have been well intentioned on steering/helping the Warshaw in the right direction. Some have went out of there way to make MW, a target of there intolerance, myself included to a minor degree. Yes when someone is different, they easily can become a scapegoat/target for the intolerant. I believe in your career as Teacher, you have witnessed this many times, over the years,. I stilll believe firmaly that this is the greatest Old Car Forum, I have been a Member on a few elsewhere, some are wild and crazy, others are so dead, you have to check your own pulse to see if your alive. This is why I enjoy this forum so much, much more than just Old Mopar talk, good people, lots of ideas, but many different personalities and dynamics. What just happed with MW, is not a Win-Win situation,the sad part is this, he was not alone in making that possible.....

Thanx Jim, this being a Canuck engine, wonder if the reference is the same. A 250, not sure if it is the same as the 251, my engine is a long block, it was not the short block, with a larger bore and longer stroke. I am wondering if Dodge trucks in the USA in 1955 were the long or short blocks. Hey I guess I hijacked this thread, not intentional of course....

Does this engine block not have the engine ID number in the usual spot? Here is a pic of my either 228 or 251 from a 1955 Fargo truck, and if anyone can confirm either ci to this number, much appreciated....

Hi Pete and Jim, okay I have put about 4000 to 5000 miles on this fuel pump, must still be working, maybe if this one goes I will get a rebuild kit from the place In Minneapolis, that sells kits for antique fuel pumps. Is this a pure case of luck at this point I wonder, touch wood, don't need to jinx myself....Fred

Hey Ed, did Lanny take the picture, or does he just oversee the magazine...

Thats a nice looking truck Ed, would be somthing I could get itno myslef, always been partial to old trucks...

Hi all, on my engine I have been using the same fuel pump, that is either original, or was replaced 25+ years ago. It is the non-glass bowl type fuel pump. I have been running modern fuel in it for a couple of years. Now I figure it can't last that long with 12% ethanol added to the fuel around here. What have some of you guys noticed. I also havea nice rebuilt fuel pump, with glass bowl, but it was rebuilt not using the new fuel resistant innards. Am I on borrowed time with this fuel pump????

Why not both, the area close to the tank, is whee I would go with the plastic, to see what is coming through it. I have a new gas tank, but think I will install a fuel filter near the tank too......Fred

Hi Shell, last summer the engine got doused with oil in all cyls, and over the valves, will try some penetrating oil this spring and will try and persuade her to move, could be a decent engine, if not a good rebuild candidate. 251 with some mild modding, maybe get a 140 hp out of her, better than the 98 hp I have now with the 218 longblock, although the 218 is a stroker as it is a shorter stroke.....

Thanx, will try this, in spring....fred

Hey Ed, lumber and most building material in Canada is not metric but the same as the US...... I am hoping this engine makes a nice rebuild candidate, even if I had to only do rings and a valve grind, that would be great.....

Ed, just went and had another look, it is 1 cyl with oil in it still from last summer, so it is most likely stuck. I think I was able to spin a lot of valves around......fred

Hi Ed, I put oil in all the cyls, it did not leak past 1 or 2 cyls, whadda ya think....Fred

Here is a pic of my stuck 251 engine, it is a 47 or 48 C38S, Royal engine, with fullflow oil filtration. It was rebuilt in 1956 employing the Chrysler method, pistons/and or/rings .030 over, all else standard, have no idea how many miles were put on this engine after the rebuild. There was no sludge in this engine, gonna pull her out of this parts car in spring, and see whats what with it. I just took a couple of pics a little while ago as I am bored, and getting a little cabin fever, up here in the great snowy north....fred

Thanx Rich, no rust issue I have brand new tank, new lines etc....Fred

Rich, the only thing that worries me about the plastic fuel filter is if they get hot,crack and leak, especially if used right over the exhaust manifolds. I have both the metal in-line filter right after the fuel pump, below the manifolds, and the Carter glassbowl type on the carb. The glass bowl filter gets me a little leary since I have installed it, it has leaked a few times, I do n't completely trust it, even though the filter is in mint condition. I have a new gas tank and lines, have not put a filter just after the gas tank, should I??

Michael, I am not trying to reprimand you, just trying to see if we can get this back on track, and pointed in the right direction. In other words, let's create a Win-Win situation, if 1 is the loser, inevitably we all will lose. Let's face it, some of these threads have become distasteful. Let's get on with things here, to the bottom line, Mopar Education at it's finest. There is 1 principle that will keep a Man in everlasting ignorance, that is "Contempt Prior To Investigation". Nuff said from this armchair philosospher....

Hi Ed, and thanks Johnny, just on a recon mission right now, do not have tons of extra cash to think about buying that Colorado truck. I want to see what I can do with this frame, looks like this will be not too bad. This summer will bring frame home, then will clean it and engine up and paint, will look for a next to nothing deal on the body parts, good luck to me on that one. So I apologize for being a trifler at the moment, but want to see where I can go with the 55 chassis I have, looks like it may be a good project. Heck my 47 Chrysler ain't finsihed yet, and I am already looking at the next project.....LOL

Michael, come on already, give everyone a bit of a break on this, as you say, this should be about Old Mopar talk. Let's get back on track, let's focus on, the answers, instead of going on this merry-go-round of incessant ???s, from every idea that pops up. So lets not "stir the pot", and get back to basics here, you need a crank, so buy 1 , or as been suggested, buy a complete engine, this is not Rocket Science, put this on the shelf for a few days, I am sure you will find what you are looking for, when you least expect it.....

Thanx Ed, I hope to find some cab for this truck, and boxof course. This will be a hot rod truck, but with the flathead hopped up. I think I will leave the Chrysler more or less OEM as she is now, except some upgrades as need be. But if I get the truck, it will be spiced up...Fred

I'll 2nd this motion Jim:rolleyes:, this thread keeps turning ugly, lots of good advice, but where is this going:confused:?

Hey all, I have a Canadian 1955 Fargo1/2 ton frame, complete with engine, trans and later model Cordoba rear end, front end is decent. Now I am wondering what years of Ddoge or Fargo truck cabs and boxes may fit on this frame, anybody know? I may possibly be able to get a 49 Dodge 1/2 ton cab, will it fit on the 1955 Fargo frame? This will be my next project possibly, the engine is a 228 Canuck long block, runs well....Thanx Fred