Mike@DRH

I have a 48 1 Ton for parts. Probably none of the hard to find parts but the truck is complete. The only item missing (so far) is the Ram off of the hood. If you need some parts let me know and I'll check it out. Mike 651-437-4205

You can install a .060" wall bronze liner in the existing guide and ream, or ball broach, it to the correct size. They are installed with the guide in the engine. We have these in all types of engines. The bronze liner is probably a one time repair to the valve guide. Even on a everyday driver you'll never put enough miles on to wear it out.

I just put it in and did nothing else. Left the dash lights on one day and the battery died. I wasn't exactly sure how to charge an 8 volt battery with a charger that has only 6 or 12 so I put it on 6 for about 15 minutes and it fired right up. Like I said, so far so good Mike

I put a 8 volt battery in my 6 volt truck at the beginning of the summer. So far, so good. Don't notice lights any brighter and charges fine without any changes to charging system, just put it in. The starter is where it really made a difference, turns over alot faster than the 6 volt battery ever did. Mike

Two locations now, one north (near you) and one off Robert in West Saint Paul. I try not to go to often, I bring home a bunch of stuff I don't really need, but it's such a good deal!

I checked my source in Minneapolis, they have them in stock. Your cost $25.19 each plus the shipping to Canada. Can go postal, postal is always the least exspensive option when shipping to Canada. Could ship to you on Wednesday. Let me know if you still need a set. Thanks Mike

"1/4 cup chopped olives" Sounds good but, is that black or green?

I'll have my son, when he is not to busy of course, help me post a picture.

Does anyone on here know how it worked and what exactly it did. Saw it at an estate auction, went super cheap, looked cool & really old, I just had to have it. Won't ever use it just clean it up and paint it.

I've used my truck several times over the last two weeks with the 8 volt battery and I have to say it starts a whole lot better than it ever did. The thing I notice the most is when I make a short stop, anytime under 10-15 minutes, my truck would always turn over a little slower (with the six volt battery) than normal. It always starts but has me worried sometimes. Now that I have the 8 volt battery it spins over great all the time. I put a volt meter on the 8 volt battery, not running and then running. When not running it has about 8 1/2 volts, after start up it goes to just shy of 9 volts so the stock system has enough volts to charge it back up to eight volts. As far as lights go, you can't tell. They don't seem any brighter than with the six volt. It appears the 8 volt battery works pretty good. I know this is kinda short term but will see how it works thru the summer.

I have looked at doing this also. I have a remote mount kit for a small block chev. The only problem I see is that the kit has very large fittings compared to the tiny fittings on the 230. Would need maybe a bunch of adapters to reduce it down or just make a custom adapter. Cleaner look? = That's a matter of opinion. Better filtration? = Canister or spin on, the filters are made of the same material. Pressure to get to the fender and fill the filter? = Yes All in all it won't make any difference to the engine.

We use "Pioneer" brand products for most all of our soft plug needs in our shop. For what it's worth our supplier has sixty 10 packs on the shelf right now.

Has anyone ever used one of the eight volt batteries on the totally stock six volt system? I have one and would use it but will my six volt system charge it and/or will it burn up stuff?

I think there was at least three versions of that crankshaft in the Slant 6. The year is critical because they won't interchange.

Saw one on "American Pickers". They valued it at $50.00 and said it came from early 50's truck. It was the same as on my 1948 one ton. How close are they on the value do you think?

Most timing sets are manufactured by Cloye and sold under all kinds of names. I'd bet either of those names probably came from Cloye.

Thank You for the kind words and the opportunity to do some work for you. Glad to help out and let us know if we can help you in the future. The "Bull Session" is always my favorite part of doing business. Mike I think Young Ed mentioned a "Twin Cities" get together, I think thats a great idea, maybe this summer? Anyone else in for it?

We don't rebuild clutches but we do have the latest DCM Tech flywheel grinder. $35.00 to grind single step flywheels. Mike

Has anybody on here ever tried Coke products (the soft drink) to disolve rust? I hear about it from some of the old timers that you can use Coke to free up stuck engines. I have never tried it, on a stuck motor that is, but so they say, and I quote, "it works slicker than $h!t, and it tastes good too". Mike

Most often when we see this in our shop it's the bore in the block thats a little under size. If the bore in the block is too small the bearing, after install, will reflect that same amount, sometimes tolerable and some times not. The best, or what we say is the correct way, to repair it is to line bore the block (cam bore). Some shops elect to take material (scrape) from the I.D. of the bearing after install. It's up for debate on which way is the best way to fix it. We very rarely see more than one bore thats off in a block and it is much more common in older engines. Mike

I told a neighboring farmer we had an unusual amout of Opposum around our farm. He says "Spade em", I say, "your kidding, right"? He says "nope, use a #2 round nose spade with a 58" handle, works really good". I say "Ahhhhh, I get it". (He can't spell either)

Yes Eagan, (I need to learn how to spell) It's been sitting for so long out behind his house two of the wheels are locked up. The local squirrels are mad they now are homeless (they didn't want to move to Hastings I guess). Your probably familiar with the area. It was on Cliff just west of Rich Valley. You probably didn't want this one under your nose anyway. It's no treasure so your not missing out on much but the price was right. Mike

I got this one from the original owner in Egan, Minnesota. All I really wanted was the hood emblem, he said "you can buy the hood emblem but it comes with a truck". Pretty far gone, not worth the total restore but I'll use some of the parts for my other truck. My son wants the sheet metal for his "Rusto Mod" he wants to build. We use simpler terms to decribe our "Rust Buckets" (Before I could respond to the last post I had to pull out the dictionary and look up "patina", lol.)

My wife just can't see the beauty in a new truck like my son and I do. It's a little over due on the oil change. (9-7-63)

Maybe the clutch plate was in backwards and corrected at some point? The center rattling can make some noise. Oil pressure that drops off when the motor warms up is usually a sign of worn bearings. Not to be alarmed, they can last a long time with weak oil pressure. Good luck Mike