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I'm going to give it a try, I really have no one to blame for myself on this, I should be on top of this better, especially being around trucks my whole life! I had a stupid attack,lol

Will try letting it run for some time, I also have a can of seafoam, so will try that also. I always use non ethanol gas and put some of that lead additive in. I will let it run and warm up to temperature, hate when this stuff happens, but I guess it's my fault as I don't run them enough.

I am going to add some marvel mystery oil to the crankcase and run some through the gas out of a small container. Hopefully it solves the problem, that is my problem, they sit for a long period, then it fights me to start. Hoping this solves it! Not trying to be lazy, but just don’t really want to pull the head off if I don’t have to, worst comes to worse, I will.

Ok should I just add it to the oil or pull some plugs and put it in there> Thanks for the advice, much appreciated!

Ok thank! No, it never had water in the cylinders, had sat many years prior, but never outside. It ran fine, then just started this the last couple times I started it. It only has 11,000 miles on it.

Well I went to start my 53 and I think or I know I have a stuck valve or two. Dumb question, any good ideas on freeing them? I really don't want to remove the head if I don't have to. Thoughts on this? I know sometimes its the only way, but I'm sure someone has a remedy that may help.

Hard to see, a couple more!

Old moving van of ours!

Nice unit, Hope you gets lots of enjoyment out of it! Them old Dodges are tough trucks, and lots of fun! Seem to turn a lot of heads ! Enjoy!

Glad to see this truck, similar to mine! Notice this thread and surprising it was about a COE. Mine has the smaller 6 in it, thanks to Dodgeb4ya showing me the specs, with a 2-speed rear. It has 7.50/20's on it now with the ever-popular Firestone widow makers original to the truck. I have 5 good 5-hole Budd wheels, (older style) that I'm going to put the 7.50's on. Also have enough wheels with 8.25/20's on it, but not going to put them on it. The truck really does not have a ton of power, but most of these older trucks never did. It does roll smoothly, but really doesn't gain much when you split the 2 speed. I guess as that said, neither does my 46 chevy, and that has the bigger loadmaster 6 in it. Nothing gained, nothing lost just giving you my take on it. Most of these engines were only in the 100 hp range if that.

I'm going to give it my best, seems after I retired, I'm busier than ever now!

Lol, No can't sell it yet! It probably would look good as a ramp truck but will live out its life with me the way it is. I do want to take the time to thank everyone who commented on my thread, I solely did this out of a whim, posting the picture of it. I kind of shy away from posting things but felt a lot of Dodge people would enjoy seeing this! Dad was a Dodge guy, with the bigger trucks, and it brings back a lot of memories for me riding and even driving these old Dodges!! I probably would have continued buying them when I took over, but they had long ceased production. Somewhere I have a few pictures of the Dodges he had,.53 conventional,55,63,64 72 and on and on right up until 77. Some of the Dodges were not pretty, but they made one tough truck. I do have a few things to fix on it, generator quit charging, and brakes need attention, other than, its good. Once again, thanks and i enjoy the chat, so keep it coming. Here is a link to the 74 I still have also. Jim https://youtu.be/NOrHScXXsjM

I just looked at your project thread, absolutely fantastic. That truck will be awesome when done! It looks like you have a few projects in the making, they will keep you busy for a while! Not too many Dodges left here, I think the road salt did them in. I too am always looking but know I'm done buying. Great project you're working on, will be following! Jim

Yes, it is, was not sure if he was talking about that, or the starter pedal.

Rick, yes, I did get the gas gauge to work, wow I asked that question on the forum, good memory, wound up buying a new sending unit to match the gauge with the proper readings. I think the lever you see, is for the starter, it is on the floor set back from the shifter. Yes, the cowl vent directs towards the driver, and it even works! Swing doors are correct, I'll try to get some inside pictures, if I can sneak in, if not it may not be until spring! If I" m not mistaken, I think it had tie offs for like rope or parachute ties, you know the old mover carry straps! I know it's strange how this truck survived, but glad it did. I know one thing, it's one of the hardest trucks to work on, you can't easily get to anything!

Let me know!

You are welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

I sure can!

As I posted in the picture section of a 1953 COE that was used in our business, the thread took off into something I didn't intend to do. I solely did this to show a pure example of a truck that sat in a time capsule for many years. I thought maybe it would shed some light on things that were in question, about certain things on trucks that get removed, or taken off and discarded. I remember the truck just sitting in the back corner of our storage facility, no one ever really paying any attention to it including my brother or me, even none of my dad's workers. i remember it being backed into the right rear corner of the newly additional part after being built, and never thought of again. Many years passed, and on the repair, side sat a 46 Chevy 2 ton in the same despair. (Though not proper for this forum) it to was low mileage, and unmolested! As I grew older, I became interested in these old trucks, and really wanted to see them run again and have somewhat of a purpose. I reworked the Chevy, but the Dodge still sat idle in the back corner. My dad never spoke much about the Dodge, just said he bought off Ansco (company here in Binghamton), after they only owned it less than a year. They used it as an inhouse truck, dock to dock, and that's what was done with it after my dad took over what they started out to do with it. Apparently, they didn't want to be in the trucking business, so he took a contract and performed the service for them. There builds were only short distances, same side of town, but most of the time the truck just sat at the dock. As I'm sure the contract was lost, the truck probably sat idle much of the time, as it is very high and difficult to load furniture into, even if you did have a walk board. I do know my grandfather, (mothers dad) did help my dad on his days off and suffered a heart attack in the back of one of the trucks and died. My brother and I thought maybe that's why the truck was parked, and never drove again, though no mention of this was ever talked about. No one ever asked, and no one ever brought it up. Fast forwarding to the present, we retired a few years ago, and the truck first saw the light of day in early 2020. When things were being auctioned at our business, the truck was still parked in its same resting spot. Many people tried to buy it, but it wasn't for sale. The Dodge had not moved or been started in over 40 some years, so the first thing was disconnecting the fuel line, check for ignition at points, and clean the carb. The truck started right up, like it never was parked. Knowing of my retirement, I built a building before to house the trucks, and it was driven a few miles up the road to its new resting place, where it now is. Here are a couple pictures of it, seeing daylight in over 40 years. Hope this clears up any questions. 

You are absolutely correct on that! I just didn't want to go into the whole story. Thanks for setting it straight for me! Are you redoing this truck?

Anytime you want, let me know. I will tell you the whole story on this truck, and why it only has that many miles. Understood this was for pictures only, and it kind of got carried too far. Also have a 46 chevy 2 ton with 30,000 miles on it, can tell you why and what about that. For your info we ran the east coast, moving. Maybe one of the moderators can delete my whole section here. Sorry if i caused any disruption here.

Oh wow, Thanks for that! Great to have that info. Thanks again!

Name plate reads, B4 HMA 161 WB, MGVW 16250 Have to look on the rear to see if numbers are present. Thanks for that info, very helpful. Oh yes, by the way, all the books for the truck were present in the dash!

I know it has the bigger 6 cyl in it. There must be a way to tell with serial number on rearend?

Thank you, I appreciate that! I intend to keep it that way! I kind of wish it wasn't painted, but I understand why he did it to match the rest of the fleet.