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additional information - B-3 / B-4 door seal

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I have visited a couple of Firestone dealers, and they both said that if they are given the alignment specs from the shop manual, they can put their high-tech alignment machines in "manual" mode and do the alignment...although they both expressed concern about parts being too rusty or fragile to put wrenches on them...a couple of independent alignment shops echoed these sentiments

NOSpart: 1063658 Transmission Gasket Pkg, 3spd one of these days I'll figger out whereabouts that small rectangular gasket goes...

VINTAGEPIC: saw this B-3 delivery truck on the FB

NOSpart: 1450660 Fuel Filter Glass Bowl + Gasket Another eBay find: filter bowl complete with vintage paperwork

I had a guy wander up to the house & accuse me of letting stuff rot in my yard after he wanted to take one off of my hands for a c-note. When I pointed out to him that I could sell it for scrap for more than that, he said I had a poor attitude and stomped off. Not only did he not make a counter-offer, he never asked where I got the beasts or in what condition they were in when I did drag them out of the weeds or, in three cases, how close they were to being crushed. Some folks' perception is a little skewed I reckon...

I recommend them copper core universal wire sets, they have better response than the universal wire sets designed for 12V systems, in hot or cold weather

just my 2 cents: I worked for a couple of years while going to engineering school in Lubbock at a Firestone service center, and I learned quite a bit about tires & cars & people. The knuckleheads I worked with that were kinda lazy and prone to screw-ups would quit & go work at the quickie-lube up the street...so I try to dissuade people from using the discount service centers cuz I know the caliber of their workers that have the ability to do extensive damage to your vehicle. But the more expensive places are populated with knuckleheads too, so getting a little work done is purty much a carp-shoot no matter which way ya go. When it comes to tires, I always lean towards the middle to higher end of the performance spectrum of tires. Cheaper tires are good for low usage applications where tire wear is not the issue but belt separation and weather cracking are more of an issue. Cheaper tires are also good for high mileage applications, when tires become worn before succumbing to weather cracking or belt separation. The reason tire manufacturers recommend replacement at the 7 yr mark is because that is the end of the designed life of the tire under extreme weather conditions. The materials used are designed to wear out at this time, and I have seen plenty of examples of tires with lots of tread left start to come apart at the 6-7 yr mark. Having also seen the consequences of tire separation at speed, it is MUCH cheaper to invest in decent tires up front than it is to clean up the mess that might occur down the road. As for tire flat spots from storage, these can be avoided by lifting the weight of the vehicle onto jack stands

No fuse box on the B-series, but there is a circuit breaker of sorts on the back of the headlamp switch. Most of the transmission & seals, u-joints, drive shaft, pinion seal, axle seals and gaskets are from the Power Wagon, but not the hubs or wheels. There are various other odds & ends that VPW carries that can fit on the B-series 1-ton, if it looks close in their catalog, ya might could call'm up and ask to verify...it might help to identify the part in question with a part number from a factory parts manual to verify with them

NOSpart: 1139156 Speedometer Drive Pinion Sleeve + Seal 1134949 I found this on eBay awhile back, thinking it would solve the 48's leaky speedo cable problem at the transmission...unfortunately, the seal was as hard as a rock, so I'll have to find an alternative someday update: alternative located

here's an example of some bumper guards

NOSpart: 1260727 Headlight Switch here's some more eBay NOS finds from over the years...that headlight switch from the 50s that ain't too pristine has very crisp action, so who knows what happened to it while in storage

I fired the beast up the other day to move it to another location, and when I hopped in the seat, there was no give to the cushion, kinda like sitting on an old church pew...that wasn't right at all, but I had other things I needed to get done that afternoon so I waited a few days to pull the seat cushion out. It was very heavy, and when I tilted it forward, I could hear the cascade of red oak acorns that had been packed in there by the local squirrel squatters who must've thought the stench of moth balls under the seat was quite refreshing

ya might have to use your imagination on these cuz these are original seals that are in poor condition and partially missing... on the cab, the seal starts at the bottom of the rear of the door frame and continues to the seam on the A-pillar: on the sill, the seal goes from the A-pillar to the rear of the door frame but does not cross to the cab sill: on the door, the seal goes from above the vent window, between the hinges, to the bottom of the door:

2014 was the year of overhauls: the Blue Bomber heater+interior, the JD 425 engine, the Saturn engine+brakes+steering+transmission, the Subaru engine+steering, the bathroom shower plumbing...those were all unplanned projects that gave me more time to consider this old Dodge rebuild after it kinda pooped out on me in May. I tried to restart it the other day, it ran for 3 seconds then quit, probably fuel-fouled the spark plugs. After further review, I plan on pulling the motor that has been in this truck since maybe the 60s and figure out what is wrong with it...if it's fixable, I'll do the repairs and get it looking nice; otherwise, I'll have to switch over to one of the spare engines I have accumulated. So the first step was to get the truck into position closer to the house cuz I'll probably be doing most of the work outside anyways. Not wanting to rut up my yard, I employed the 425 and a tow rope to jerk the beast out of the ground that it has started to sink into, then with the help of a lady friend, we guided the thing into place. Let the fun commence!

NOSpart: 1199510 (L) fender I found this fender on eBay about 5 yrs ago

NOSpart: Autolite Speedometer Needle found this on eBay years ago...I recall this same seller had auctions for other brands of needles, speedo gears, and odometers, with applications for each, having cleaned out an old store that still had the books on the counter

NOSpart: 1193288 Dome Light Lens + Bezel found this dome light lens years ago on eBay...I put it on the waist-high shelf in the garage, and a few days later, I find the dog in the front yard chewing on what was a mint condition NOS box

NOSpart: 628949 tail lamp shell 1195677 tail lamp lens found these on eBay several years ago...the bezels had tags that disintegrated, but the NORS box is pristine

the heat riser is easy to get to when the motor is out...with the valve shaft removed, two bolts + nuts can be installed into the holes in the manifold if the manifold isn't split

NOSpart: 1316266 this manifold heat control package was one of my 1st eBay purchases back in '98 and I had the contraption installed...however, after further review, I'll be carefully removing this soon as I prefer not to drive the truck when the weather cools off enough for this to be useful

NOSpart: found this NOS tachometer years ago on eBay...it'll need an external transmitter or some professional modification in order to operate correctly

VINTAGEPIC: saw this B-1or2 stake bed on the FB

NOSpart: 1195670 I found this NOS tail light bucket on eBay awhile back...the box is from the late 50s I reckon