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Merle Coggins

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  1. That picture would seem correct to me. One on each side of the mount bracket so that it can flex wither way.
  2. Yes, that clip is welded to the shaft
  3. Try this decoder site for the older trucks. It’s hard to tell from that one picture, but I would guess it’s a 3/4 ton. 1/2 ton trucks were all pickups, unless someone converted it.
  4. DCM Classics has new rubber bump stops for the door check arms. And I believe they have complete door check arms too. I recently replaced the rubber on my passenger side door. It was still in tact, but when opened fully it would bump my mirror and change the adjustment. So I went in and replaced the old hard rubber stop with 2 new ones. by doubling them up it will now stop before hitting the mirror.
  5. I've been running Amsoil in my truck for years. Yes, it has a couple of small oil leaks, but I don't believe it's any worse than if I used conventional oil.
  6. Trees are just starting to turn around here too. I would also agree that it seems a bit late this year. Some were starting to drop leaves a month ago due to the dry weather, but since then we've had a lot of rain and they perked back up. Edit: I looked back through some pictures from when I did a fall color run with my truck. That was Oct 1, 2011, according to the date stamp on the image file. As can be seen in this picture, some trees were full color, some were bare, and some are still green. I wouldn't expect any fall color down in the Carolina's until late October.
  7. Well, don't leave us hanging... Did you ever get back to work on it, and get it running?
  8. Maybe you need to adjust the points? With the rub block at the point of the cam lobes are the points still closed?
  9. And if he connects his breathing hose up to the NOS bottle he'd probably be happier too. ?
  10. The fact that the ammeter would show a discharge when power was consumed leads me to believe there is nothing wrong with the gauge or it's connections. So it must be an issue with the generator circuit not putting current back to the battery. You say that you though it may be the generator, which leads me to think it probably wasn't a generator issue. That leaves the regulator and associated wires. I'm guessing it was a simple fix once you investigated things. Possibly a loose connection at the generator or regulator. Or possibly a broken wire at one end. Either way the generator output wasn't reaching the ammeter.
  11. What makes you believe you need to do “oil system mods” to run these engines at rated RPM? I just completed a 1900 mile trip running up around 3000 RPM for much of it.
  12. A car door with a detachable window frame? I’ve never seen such a thing...
  13. What am I looking at there? It looks like the top part of a car door, so where’s the rest of the door?
  14. Kanter has vac advance units for Chrysler engines. Pricy, but good.
  15. If it is indeed a ‘49 with column shift, look for an “X” at the end of the serial number. This indicates a B1 that started getting the B2 changes.
  16. Is that a Met converted to a tree spade? ?
  17. Interesting that they included valve cover gaskets and manifold gaskets in a “Head Gasket Set” for a flat head engine, but it probably doesn’t hurt to have them.
  18. This is the engine that suddenly lost power and started running rough on your way to a show? A blown head gasket makes sense based on your previously reported symptoms and the compression test results. Head gaskets should be available almost anywhere. You just need to verify if you need one for internal or external coolant bypass. Or just get the newer one with internal bypass and it should work for either application. Also, when you get the head removed inspect it carefully for flatness. It may need to be milled to make it flat again. Wouldn’t hurt to check the block too. When reinstaling, be sure to use thread sealant on your head bolts to eliminate coolant leaks. Then retorque the head after the first few heat cycles. Merle
  19. A bought a book about Metros for my wife. I haven't read it yet, but I was paging through it and did see some prototype pics that showed a pancake engine of some sort.
  20. T306 is a ‘51-‘51 truck engine, from a 1/2 or 3/4 ton truck.
  21. Love that song. My Dad had a Rambler in the early ‘60’s when he and Mom got married. He used to sing parts of that song from time to time.
  22. What are the condition of the battery cables? They need to be a large size with clean connections. If the cables are too small, or there are corroded connections, there could be enough voltage drop under cranking that the ignition can’t fire the spark plugs properly.
  23. What have I done...? My wife fell in love with the little Metropolitans when we were at Back to the 50’s a few years ago. She recently found one for sale, on Facebook Marketplace, in a neighboring town and it was within her budget. It’s going to need some work, and she knows it. But she is willing to so as much of the work on it as she can. I’m sure I’ll be helping quite a lot as well. It’ll need some structural repairs on the body, including the door hinge supports. The passenger side lower hinge mounting point is pretty much non-existent at this point. I’m a little nervous about the metal work needed, as that’s not my strong suit, but I know she knows how to weld too. Between the two of us we should be able to get it structurally sound again. It runs and drives okay. The brakes seem a bit weak, and they just spend around $2000 on brake repair, and other things. I’ll have to inspect the work and get them better. The engine starts and runs good though. I couldn’t get it into 3rd gear though. It probably needs a linkage adjustment due to all of the mounts sagging.
  24. Measurements are done at the bead seat area. You have 16” X 4-1/2” wheels
  25. Killing a little time this morning... I found a vintage Hastings #101 on eBay and the back of the box showed that it was a replacement for a Fram C4 or C4P2. Also listed a couple of Ford numbers. The Fram C4 crosses to Baldwin's P41, and Wix 51006 (Napa 1006). And if you have a Hastings dealer near you the newer version is LF101, which is basically the same as the Baldwin P41 as they are sort of sister companies. (Baldwin bought Hastings) The Baldwin P41 and Wix 51006 show slightly different size dimensions, most notably the inner diameter, but it looks like one of those will work for you. I prefer Baldwin filters when available.
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