Merle Coggins
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Probably available either way, depending on the application. Same as the exhaust. Some may need down flow, others exit up top...
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I believe 80 or 90 gear lube has approximately the same viscosity as 50 engine oil. Gear lubes are rated differently than engine lubes, hence the difference in numbers. Why wouldn't gear lube work in the air cleaner?
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Got some of them. Back in the day when I was a full time field service technician I practically lived in them all winter long. Wore out a few pair along the way... Can't beat them for keeping warm while working outside in the winter months.
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That was my though too. Having the air cleaner tight to the carb must have disturbed the base gasket, if loose. Loosening it up allowed it to settle back down. And YES, there should be a gasket between the air cleaner and the carb flange.
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The water pump probably isn’t going to be very good at drawing water up from your bucket. Might be better connect a garden hose to the lower inlet hose to push water through the system.
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I don’t know what that is. It doesn’t look right. That‘s usually a standard 1/8” pipe thread fitting to connect to the oil filter feed line. Oil pressure gauge line is usually connected to one of the other ports along the oil pressure gallery. Some are connected to the port behind the starter. Mine connects to the port behind the fill pipe.
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Installing a P25 Plymouth engine in a 1934 Dodge pick-up
Merle Coggins replied to StanL's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
The dipstick hole in the block gets plugged with a small cup plug like this. -
Fuel Pump and Appreciation of this Forum
Merle Coggins replied to dcotant's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
Yup... common failure on newer replacement pumps. It happened to me once. The pump that I rebuilt with a kit from Antique Auto Parts Cellar has been in service ever since then without issue. The "failed" pump was rebuilt with another kit from them, and is kept for a spare... just in case... Haven't needed it in over 10 years. -
No picture for me either. Not on my computer or on my iPad.
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Too cool! Not the greatest forward visibility. Seems that the chute blocks a lot of view.
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The only way to truly address this would be to pull the manifolds off and thoroughly clean them. If it were mine I'd ignore it and fire it up, unless it's heavy rust flakes. You could always spray it with a little penetrating oil and wipe out what you can reach, but I don't believe it'll do any noticeable damage.
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He didn’t say it, but...
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NICE!! Is there a steering pump driven off the engine belt drive? Sounded like a dry pump to me.
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I agree that 75 psi of compression should be enough to get it running. After a heat cycle or two that number may improve. Double check the ignition timing and open up the throttle slightly while cranking. If you have spark and gas it should run, as long as the spark comes at the right time.
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B1FA serial number decoding
Merle Coggins replied to ranchracer's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
According to https://www.t137.com/registry/help/decode.php it's a 1950 B-2-C made in Detroit -
A little fine tuning, including a little lube on all of the throttle linkage pivot points, and you'll be ready to drive him down to Tim's BBQ. ?
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The heat riser flap is below the intake runner. If you could see it from that vantage point your intake would be junk. I don’t believe that to be the case. Just a bit of moisture that sat in there a bit. Once you get it running it’ll work itself clean with the flow of air/gas mix.
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Why pull the engine? It sounds like it cranks over and has decent compression. Get some spark and fuel to it and it’ll run.
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As Tooljunkie said, find an older floor shift 3 speed, or go to a 4 speed, if your bell housing is drilled for it. (They have a different bolt pattern)
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Mine had a grain door too when I first got it. If you end up swapping out yours you could always donate the old one to Mark for his collection. ? As for the nice looking bed wood and strips. I agree that it is out of place with the rest of the truck. I would probably scuff it all down and painted it black as it would have been originally. Maybe a flat, or satin black so it doesn’t stand out so much from the rest of the patina. Then use it “like a truck” to give it a well used look.
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Is the pitman shaft horizontal on your truck? I remember that the steering setup was considerably different on the earlier trucks, but I don’t recall exactly how it is.
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When you try to restart it hot, hold the throttle partially open while cranking. Often times the gas in the float bowl will expand from heat soak and flood the engine slightly. Opening the throttle allows more wire in to offset the extra gas in the manifold and it’ll fire right up.
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I would think the pitman shaft seal would be the leaker.
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Did you get the rears all back together?
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hey grandpa...what's for supper...
Merle Coggins replied to Plymouthy Adams's topic in Off Topic (OT)
What kind of smoker do you have? I recently got into smoking meat. It started off with a purchase of a pellet grill/smoker last spring. Then I build a drum smoker over the summer. I’m enjoying this new hobby. I smoked a whole chicken on the drum last weekend. Quail would be similar, but a little smaller.
