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  1. Merle Coggins
    Short one goes at the rear, like you have it. There are only 6 long bolts that attach the bed to the frame. They go through the front, third, and rear cross members. The second one is only attached to the bed and floats above the frame. I suppose there could be a rubber pad underneath it, but it doesn't get attached to the frame.
  2. Merle Coggins
    Yup... Painted with a pin stripe was standard. Polished stainless was an option.
  3. Merle Coggins
    I heard that was the reason to switch from stainless grill bars to painted steel grill bars in ‘50, on the B2 models. Stainless bars could still be an option upgrade.
  4. Merle Coggins
    Here’s another one for you...
  5. Merle Coggins
    As said, the Drag Link that connects the steering box pitman arm to the right side spindle has a bend it it. The Tie Rod that connects the right side spindle to the left side spindle should be straight.
  6. Merle Coggins
    On your ‘49 Fargo, probably not the same u-joint. In mid ‘50 they changed to a different u-joint that is still used to this day, and is common with many of the Jeep axles.
  7. Merle Coggins
    You don't necessarily need the Z-Rod oil, Nick. I use the Premium Protection version. It still has zinc, and it is a few cents less per quart. https://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/motor-oil/gasoline/premium-protection-10w-40-synthetic-motor-oil/?code=AMOQT-EA
  8. Merle Coggins
    I've been using Amsoil in my truck pretty much since the beginning of my overhaul. No issues to date, and I've driven it on multiple long distance trips. The only oil that isn't Amsoil in my truck is in the Fluid Drive coupling.
  9. Merle Coggins
    SWEET!!!
  10. Merle Coggins
    Ah Ha... So my book isn’t new enough to denote the change. Good to know. Thanks
  11. Merle Coggins
    That’s interesting. Could my parts book be wrong? It shows both B and C trucks using the same axles, and no variants for series years.
  12. Merle Coggins
    According to my parts catalog, 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks have only 1 part number across all B-Series generations. P/N 113503. Calls for quantity 2, so left and right are also the same. This tells me that they didn’t change the axle shafts at any time during the B-Series run. Maybe they changed for the C-Series?
  13. Merle Coggins
    We got a little snow over night, and throughout today. I had to snap this photo this morning as I was out playing with the snow blower.
  14. Merle Coggins
    It’s a slang term for the blue rotating beacon, commonly used by Michigan State Highway Patrol. To this day they still have a single blue beacon on their cars, although they are now LED.
  15. Merle Coggins
    Did ya steal that bubble gum machine from a Michigan State Trooper? ?
  16. Merle Coggins
    Have you verified the ignition timing? I have used a timing light during cranking to dial in the ignition timing. Often times when you get it close it’ll fire up. Then fine tune it and start the break in process.
  17. Merle Coggins
    I just know that, as a mechanic, I would have several unkind words for the engineer that caused me to jack the cab off the frame a couple inches for enough clearance to remove the valve cover. But since you are both at this point, you'll just be cussing out yourself... ? It might be as simple as raising the box on the firewall an inch or two. Now is the time to test, and modify, before welding it fully.
  18. Merle Coggins
    I agree that if the generator isn't producing a charge voltage/current then it would be fine to drive home, provided the battery is fully charged. However, if it is a failed bearing/bushing in the generator I wouldn't want to drive it much. You may be able to add more oil to the bushing oil cups to give it a fighting chance, and loosen the belt some. However, you still need to be able to drive the water pump. So, it all depends on the type of failure to the generator. If you can get more detail on that you can then make a better decision.
  19. Merle Coggins
    Is there enough room to get the valve cover off if needed?
  20. Merle Coggins
    If you want to be the envy of all your buddies, and are a tool junky, you could get yourself one of these tools...
  21. Merle Coggins
    You stated it yourself. Since the brake light load isn't going through the ammeter it doesn't sense the current demand. However, the voltage regulator does see the voltage drop in the battery and increases output of the generator, thus showing a positive charge on your ammeter. If the brake light circuit was pulling through the ammeter it would read a negative number for the current draw of the lights, and the positive charge from the generator would offset that. The ammeter would then only show the difference.
  22. Merle Coggins
    I usually try to focus my hammer blows to the cast yolk or weld area. I agree that you need to keep away from the main tube with a hammer. I also like to use a soft face dead blow when possible, but sometimes it doesn't have the persuasion power needed.
  23. Merle Coggins
    This is from the Service Manual. Basically, as shown in your picture, hammer down at the end of the drive shaft so that the u-joint cup on the bottom gets pushed out of the yolk. Then carefully slide the u-joint cross back into the upper cup and reverse the hammer force to drive the upper bearing cup out of the yolk. Now you should be able to remove the u-joint from the yolk.
  24. Merle Coggins
    Gummed up idle circuit? Did you try giving it a little throttle to see if it’ll run above idle rpm?
  25. Merle Coggins
    Could be dirty contacts in your dimmer switch.
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