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Typical for manufacturers to up date parts. The MoPar parts books show those changes.

I have done a lot of these broken off 23" intake manifold bolts. They can be tough to get out whether drilling out, soaking for a day etc. I have the best luck mig welding a nut to the broken off bolt. Letting it sit a bit with acetone and thinner mix then un-screwing the broken off bolt and welded nut. Sometimes still the bolt won't come out so I use the blue tip to carefully heat the manifold in the area the bolt threads are to a orange color fairly quick....the bolt will come right out.

Put leak detection dye in the oil and find the leak using A UV light.

Best way to figure it out...drive it.

This is the typical Dodge 5 speed standard shift pattern with out overdrive.

That looks to be the factory 5 speed "New Process" transmission. Only thing different is the E-braked drum and band is missing....probably on the transfer case. Two transmissions were available on the "T" model of DT. ***New Process 88450 5 speed Std ***New Process 88440 5 speed OD The date the trans was made can be found on the top shift cover.

Do you have the half moon shaped nameplate the switch mounts through? My pickup has that option in it. It was a typical Route Van door to door delivery option.

I thought the light up lucite lady was for 1942 DeSoto only? Not sure...I know someone had made a few fairly good repo's but were slightly yellow. Certainly a very delicate and rare part to find in nice condition.

I screwed up...was up too late. The shift pattern on my 4 tonners is this.. 2-4-R 3-5-1 This is the typical dodge 5 speed non overdrive shift pattern. I cannot find any printed OD shift pattern for the Dodge trucks... It would be odd to see a OD trans in a fire truck with the goofy shift pattern od's have. But who knows...fire trucks are custom built.

I bought a new M859SA fuel pump NOS in the box. The FUEL pump in that box was stamped M859S. Not M859SA...That is as much as I know. There are at least three different styles of fuel pumps used on the big Moly Block engines..

I agree...4th and 5th are wrong...reversed...unless the trans is a overdrive trans....a very very rare option in the heavy series trucks. I have a 1951 2-1/2 ton overdrive 5 speed Dodge truck that has a goofy shift pattern...I only drove it once.(1987) on the high way in OD...totally gutless... I'll have to read the owners manual on that odd shift pattern. My 4 tonner's use a Clark 290 with the typical 5 speed. 2 - 5 - R N 3 - 4 - 1.....Hardly ever use 1st.

I had that aluminum factory filter on my 265 I put in my 52 pu... I did have to pull the oil filter to R&R the starter once...5 minutes extra time to pull the oil filter...two bolts...two O-rings. Way Way Way easier than removing a oil filtern housing with oil lines.

The ceramic filters are pricey...kinda hard to find with gasket...they certainly will last as long as you can drive a fire truck. I've had the the same ceramic filters in my 4 tonner for over 30 years. The NAPA ones Young Ed shows will be just fine too...in fact I just ordered a couple for another truck engine.

Originally yes ceramic. I used these blue ceramic filters in my 413..

You will have to send the fuel pump out to be rebuilt...Terrill Machine? Then and Now ...aka Antique Parts Cellar might have a kit though.

That is a Carter # MS859SA... Generally the high flow E9G1 carbs are used on the 413 engine. Shifting the trans and rear axle... Shift 1 lo, 1 high...2lo, 2 high. Normally 1st gear is not used..granny gear. You can shift 2,3,4, and 5 the shift into rear axle high under light loads. There are pics of the 2 spd axle shifting instruction plate factory screwed to the glove box door some where on this forum. 0

Ah.... Brent..I love Big Red as is! I store my Massey in the back... Yes with the global warming..here especially on the left coast we do need more fire trucks. Oddly there are two 1951-52 "T" series fire trucks here In the PNW... One was is up in the LaConner/Mt Vernon area ....the other down in Orting. The one in LaConner was the Monroe Fair Grounds Fire truck...as I recall a 190" wb truck. I have not seen either in over 25 years. Private owners on both trucks. The one in Orting was occasionally used in their local parade. I sure do like the chrome grille and look of the 190" wb. You can see more of these Dodge fire trucks searching google and Flicker Dodge heavy trucks. The twin screw is the rarest of rare. There is one some where down in central Oregon. The guy posted about it here about 5-10 years ago...needing a trans...and I forgot I had one for it?

Should be totally quiet. Front Bearing most likely..

That crankshaft # is for a 251... Not a 265..?

Ok... Door Vin Plate "B-4-TA 190"... B= B series Truck 4= year (1953) T= 3 Ton Rating A= 2 Speed Rear Axle (Timkin Double Reduction) 190= 190" WB As for the "T" series trucks they originally came with the 331ci T322 engine.....3-3/4" bore X 5" stroke. Your fire engine truck has a T324-3337 engine. That T324...engine is a designated 4 ton truck engine that first came out in 1951 and was used through 1953. The T324...engine was used in the biggest of the Dodge truck line "Y" series trucks. But now...Gets a little sticky. That T324..engine from 1951 thru 1952 is a 377ci. 4" bore X 5" stroke. The T324.. engine starting in 1953 had a bore and stroke increase to make it a 413ci. 4-1/16" bore X 5-5/16" stroke. The only easy way to see which T324.. engine is in the fire engine (377 or 413) And how to do that is to remove the 7/16" hex plug over #6 cylinder and measure the piston stroke using a straight piece of say 1/8" steel rod. Remove the hex plug...set 10"-12" rod down hole to piston top. Remove all spark plugs so the engine will turn over easily by turning the fan (fan belts need to be tight) or use thumb to keep belt tension while turning fan. Measure the total up/down rod travel while rotating the engine using the fan. 5" is a 377ci. 5-5/16" is a 413ci. That engine will run just fine... The Moly Block engines are serious heavy duty engines. Change the oil and filter. Clean and rebuild the Ball and Ball carbs....easy to get the carb kits... Could be E7U1 or 2 E9G1.. NAPA/O'Reilly's even has the kits..I just bought two kits for a 413 I did carbs on. Points, condensor.... All I will say don't buy new from a parts store...Chinese junk. I would just to get it up and running carefully clean the existing points..set to .020" check the cap and rotor...it will fire right up. Fuel pump and tank will be a problem...get the pump rebuilt with a ethanol resistant diaphram etc. Gad tank....well look at it clean it...do what it needs to be real clean and rust free. There is plenty more to get caught up on needed maintenance....let others offer up on that. Looks like that truck has hydraulics with the double bladder brake booster...didn't see a air compressor. That's another story there! Good to see the engine given new life!

"For some reason I think the 4 cyl was called the "Hurricane"? Awesome lil engines." Willy's had a "Super Hurricane" six. The Scout had the Corn Binder V-8 engine cut in half as I remember as the std engine.

Congratulations Keith on the great engine rebuild! Loved the oil leak down test video portion. You makenthe best and only the best old MoPar tech video's. Extremely well done...detailed, direct and to the point. Might you be Mr Techs son?. Maybe you should work on the low raspy voice?...?

If you are handy?.. There are a few companies that supply leather cup seals in small to large sizes. Monarch-McLaren LTD is one..

The MoPar supercedence book shows this from the #on your housing...

My Master MoPar books show the part# 1324999 as.. 10-26-6 Filter Replaceable Cartridge Type DeSoto Eight 52-53 (3) Chrysler Eight 51-53 (3) It is really hard to show parts book pages..lower pic and bottom description row shows listing for part# 1324999