dmulhall

Being from Saskatchewan Canada I heard about the ambious american fisherman that wanted to come up to Canada to try out our ice fishing... but by the time they got up here and drilled a hole big enough to get their boat in the water they were too tired to do any fishin'... have a good day guys... Dave Mulhall

I'm looking along the same lines... I have the same knock in my engine (218) pilothouse and I figured it was the rod bearings for sure.. when I took it apart, I thought garenteed that it was the bearings (after seeing the horrible condition)....they were standard bearings so I ordered new ones and put them in...the engine tightened right up and I was all excited to get it back on the road... the starter wouldnt turn it over fast enough because the bottom end was tight and was not started up yet so I pull started it... it ran for about 30 seconds and I noticed that the knock was still there and didnt get at all better... damn I was disappointed...but I have to rip it all apart again and pull the pistons out, check the wrist pins I guess...only other thing it could be really.. surprised that it really has only been myself and blueskies with this problem:mad: any "experienced" mopar L6 engine mechanics out there been through this before? Thanks, Dave Mulhall PS~ I baught a '49 special deluxe 2 door but havnt brought it home yet...anyone have any good ideas about getting mice out of the interior? preferably BEFORE I bring it home?

I have such a obsession with rat rods.. I love vintage, and hot american muscle through and through but I have this thing about rat rods.. that will have to be my next project.. I guess its just because a person can really make them your own, and you know the guy next door wont have the same ride haha:)

I'm not a engine pro by any means but I think main bearing noise is usually a low, deep sounding knock that would get worse as the engine warms up. But I think you would hear it most of the time at all rpms. If it was a rod bearing or wrist pin it would get worse as the engine warms up and would knock mostly in between 1800 and 2200 rpm. I know most of our trucks dont have tachs but best judgment would do. It also is bad at an "constant rpm", not accellerating or decellerating. I dont know, correct me if I'm wrong guys, but in my limited experience thats what I've found..

I just replaced the rod bearings in my truck (218).. it was pretty easy, but like merle said, you always have oil dripping on you, or in your hair. Unfortunity, I put it all back together and it was a little too tight and wouldnt turn over fast enough. So, I got a buddy and pull started it. I was all excited about getting it back up and running, until I noticed that the knock was still there:mad: .. now I have to pull it all apart again, and maybe check the wrist pins.. by the look of the old bearings, I thought, garenteed that it was the problem, but I guess I was wrong.. the crank was a little scared up from the junk in the oil pan, I didnt get the crank turned at all, and put standard bearings back in, maybe thats the problem? I dont know...a little frustrated now...I'm letting it sit in the garage for awhile and see if it gets sick of being in there Sometime soon, I'll get over it and start working on it again...its just easy to get overly frustrated... I really didnt want to pull the whole engine apart and re-do it...but I might have no alternative, I dont know.. does anyone know how often the wrist pins are a problem in a 218? the knock seems to "double" or probably more than one cylinder? maybe a siezing up wrist pin? I dunno...I'm not much of an engine man.. Just thinking about it, if it was that tight that I had to pull-start it, it couldnt still be the bottom end, could it? does such a thing happen that maybe the crank has flat spots? seems kinda silly, but I'm kinda grasping at air here.. Thanks to all the experienced engine guys here.. Dave Mulhall

Hey guys, do any of you have a service manual handy that shows what to torque the rod bearing nuts to? I didnt think that 108 foot pounds was right, I got that off of an old friend of mine. thats alot of stress on a 1/2 inch nut.. Thanks guys, Dave Mulhall I should be taking pictures of the old bearings to show you guys.. surprized it ran as good as it did... totally gone...right down to copper

thats the problem I had...but I only had a drain until it seemed to cool down...the contacts on the voltage reg took awhile to open, so I had to disconnect the battery all the time when I shut it down...a little while later I could go back and there was no more draw

I have a engine crank for my truck... it is fun at car shows to have it sticking out the front... I start it with the crank for fun sometimes...

would anyone know the engine size in that truck? would it be a 218 or a 230? and how would I tell the difference?

and it is a Fargo... it is either a 52 or 53 Thanks, Dave

The pictures that I took tonight are too large to upload I guess... if you want pictures e-mail me @ acdc4life@hotmail.com They arnt great because it was getting dark, but you will be able to tell me more about it than I know.. I'm not really sure what year it is? the truck is rougher than I thought, but I hadnt seen it for a couple years. Where it was sitting it probably got dinged up.. it was running when it was parked about 6 or 7 years ago.. the engine is not seized...I checked tonight.. let me know... Thanks, Dave Mulhall

ok...is there a webpage or something that you know of that I could find out about the canadian models? Thanks, Dave

not yet....I'll work on it tomorrow.. It has been awhile since I saw it... it might be a fargo as well... we'll see tomorrow..

Thank-you very much.. greatly appreicated..

Hey Guys, I'm a new commer to the car scene...I already have a b2b pickup... I'm looking at a '49 special deluxe..its a 2 door for the wife... did the special deluxe come as a 2 door in '49? I heard that it didnt...it was only a deluxe as a 2 door? It looks in pretty good shape, I just have to chase the mice out of it...we'll see what happens... Thanks very much Dave Mulhall

Hey guys, I have access to a pilothouse 1 ton.. it is a dual wheel with a wood box... I dont really have a use for it, but I was thinking of buying it for parting out.. would anyone be interested? I will find out what year it is... as far as I remember it wasnt in too bad of shape... Thanks, Dave Mulhall

how did your driveshaft match up? how much modifying did you have to do? Thanks, Dave Mulhall

Hello Dave, Thanks for the help... awhile ago I tried shorting out each cylinder, but the noise was still there and didnt change any...confused me....(I'm no expert) but to me it sounds like a wrist pin...but a friend of mine came by and listened to it, and he said more than likely it was a rod bearing..? Like I said, I'm no expert....but the noise gets worse as the engine warms up...as long as you are accelerating, or the engine is idling it is fine...it is just when your decelerating or just cruising along at a constant rpm that it starts to knock...I would sure like to know which cylinder to look at before ripping it apart.. Thanks Guys, All your comments are greatly appreciated! Sincerely, Dave Mulhall

I'm going to be fixing or rebuilding the 218 in my b2b this spring... is there a popular place on the net where I can get engine parts or rebuild kits? preferably for a decent price? would napa happen to carry something like that? I dont know if my local engine shop would be able to get them or not? the person I bought the truck off of apparently did the rings and bearings in it. But it has had a (what sounds like a rod bearing knock?) since shortly after I bought it. it runs and starts so good I dont really feel like re-doing the whole engine, would it be possible to just pull all the caps off and find the bearing that is gone and replace it? how would I tell if it is a standard bearing or bored out? could there be any other engine damage from this? what should I be watching for? I have only put about 100 miles on the "so called engine rebuild" and the previous owner never did drive it after the rebuild.... only out of his garage to the backyard every year... Thanks for any help Dave

hello, I think i know where one is...the snow is milting here pretty fast now so I might be able to get to it...I'm located in Prince Albert, Sask...I'll let you know

Hey guys, anyone know of a lower geared rear-end that fits decently into a b2b? your help would be greatly appreciated, I'd like to get a few more out of the top end on the highway.. thanks guys your always helpful Dave

hello, awhile back on the old forums someone was saying something about a lower ratio rear end fitting right into a B2B...even the same u-joint...I think it was a old ford? does anyone know? I'd like to get some better top speed