Juday1951

Good question. I must admit, I just brought the cylinders up to pressure and sat there and watched the gauge for a minute. I might have to try out the other method just to be sure. Thanks for that picture, too!

Well, I did the cylinder compression tests last night. The results are as follows: Cylinder 1 - 115 psi Cylinder 2 - 110 psi Cylinder 3 - 105 psi Cylinder 4 - 95 psi Cylinder 5 - 100 psi Cylinder 6 - 100 psi Compression was built and held for one minute, or greater. The results don't look too goo, huh?....

Ok, this might be a dumb question, but how does fuel enter the oil pan? The only way that I think this could happen would be a cracked/broken piston? Please, edumacate me.

That's the first plan I had in mind. Now, I just need to find a buddy with a compression tester...

Well, it is the same wheel that the rubber brake line popped off of the drum. Would brake fluid turn to a dark black color with a very sticky consistency?

Like you, I use Amsoil in EVERYTHING I own that requires a lubricant. I have no fears of using the oil. I can at least try it...

Well, as the title reads, it's unfortunately come to light. If I take short trips in the truck, I don't have any issues. However, if I take the truck on a trip longer than, oh let's say 30 miles, that's where the troubles begin. I noticed this after I visited my local antique tractor show at the fairgrounds. As I drive the truck on down the road, I can see the temperature gauge reading normal (assuming it works), but I begin to smell the "burning oil" stench. On shorter trips, I can see white smoke coming out of the oil filler tub/cap. I thought nothing about it and I assumed it was normal. Well, as I took my long trip, I begin to smell that stench again. As I keep driving, it becomes more and more apparent. So, as I limp Black Betty home (I named my truck ) the smoke fills the entire cab. The temperature gauge still reads around 200° (again, assuming it works). I take off from traffic lights and it looks as though the truck is on fire because it is smoking so bad. Thankfully, it wasn't (I checked). I get home, open both sides of the hood and smoke it just pouring out with that AWFUL stench of burnt oil. I checked the oil level, it's still full. I immediately throw some fans on the engine to help cool things down a bit. While I'm off cursing and shaking my head in the garage, I hear this loud "POOF" sound. As I turn around, I see what looks like an old locomotive releasing pressure from the side tanks. White smoke just barrels out of the passenger side of the motor. I'm looking around, but I can't see where in the world it actually came from? Well as the weeks have gone by, I have just parked Black Betty in the garage for now. Out of curiosity, I kneel down to look under the truck and notice that the inside of the front passenger wheel is COVERED in oil. I've looked around the engine, checked the oil pan and anything else I can and I don't see ANYTHING that is leaking oil?! So, the big question is WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?! I'm almost to the point of pulling the engine and doing a full rebuild (though I really don't want to spend the money, or time doing that right now). Please help me out here!! Thanks fellas! Kevin

I've been contemplating on whether I could use the Amsoil in the old truck. Now, I'm going to try it out. I'm WAAAAAY past due for an oil change on the truck...

Thanks fellas!

It's been awhile since I've been around these parts, so forgive me on that. However, I'm wondering if there's any place that has these parts made up for replacement? I crawled under the truck tonight to see the front passenger hose had come loose from the brake, dangling there next to the shock. Also, I found oil all over the inside of the wheel, but that's another problem I need to figure out...Anyways, I figure it's about time to replace all the rubber hoses (for reassurance purposes). Any leads will help tremendously! Thanks, Kevin

No, but it missed my head by about two inches!! Hahaha

Not really, it still took awhile for it to come out. Slowly, but surely... At about the half way point, it shot out like a rocket.

Old pin removed! Thank God for air hammers....

Did you ever find a solution for this problem? I have the exact same scenario on my '51 B3B. The driver's side king pin came out with absolutely no problems. The passenger side won't budge a bit! I've tried heating, PB Blaster, BFHs and punches. I figured I'd walk away before I lost my cool and started damaging things.... But seriously, what did you do to get the pin out? Thank you, Kevin

Very cool! I just read the entire thread and I'm impressed. Sounds like a fun project!

Calendar looks great! I guess I'm Miss....ter November.

Welcome! I like your way of thinkin' with the tires.... I got mine from www.universaltire.com. I looked for a long time trying to find the right combo for mine and this place nailed it! 650-16 STA Super Traxions on the back and 650-16 STA Super Transports on the front. It wasn't real cheap, but it's exactly what I wanted.

The front posts (towards the cab) have just been dropped in place. The posts are 3 feet long and stick above the top of the bedsides 9.5 inches. When I bought the post they measured 2.5"x2.5"x3' (actual), but I had to cut them down to 1.75"x1.75"x3' (actual) so they fit in there perfectly. The rear posts were a pretty tricky because of the tailgate latch. I had to cut out a section of the posts so that they would clear those bolts with no obstructions. Also, I had to trim more off of the rear posts because it seemed to taper down towards the bottom. So, I used a piece of poplar and made a prototype to fit, as to not screw up the piece of oak. After I got that done, I just copied the dimensions over to the oak so that there wasn't any problems. Since I had to taper the bottom of the rear posts, there was some movement. To solve that, I just cut a wedge on the bandsaw to slide down in there and make everything nice and tight (but also able to be removed, if needed) out of the scrap pieces. So to answer your question, there are no bolts holding the posts in place to the bed. Thanks for the compliments fellas! Kevin

I had 1x6x10 curly maple sitting in the workshop, but I decided to go against it. If I were building this truck as a show piece, I would have definitely gone with them. However, since I'm going for the original style, I don't think the farmers would have used curly maple! So, I settled for red oak. Also, thank you for the compliments so far! Next on the agenda, changing out the kingpins on the front axle, hoping that fixes my vibration issues.... Kevin

VERY COOL!!! I just saw your post over on the H.A.M.B about this project and just now found it here too. I'll definitely be tuning in to this thread as it progresses. Good luck!

As promised, here are the pictures of the side racks I built for the truck. I know it's nothing fancy, with some ornate decorations, but it serves it's purpose. All of the wood is red oak, attached with 20 carriage bolts (3"x5/16"). Let me know what you think, or if you have any questions. Enjoy!

It's going to be a few days before I post pictures of the side racks. The assembly is all built and put together, so that is complete. However, I've stained a few pieces of scrap to decide which color I'm going with. So until the stain and the lacquer dries and I make my final decision, I'll keep you all in lingo.... In case you were wondering, I built the racks out of red oak. Kevin

By the way, I purchased the tires and tubes through Universal Tire online. Since I live in Indiana, the tires and tubes were here in 2 days! Granted they weren't very cheap, they were the look I was going after. I'm not sure on the rules of this forum, so I won't post a website address. But, I'm sure you can figure it out...

Thanks fellas! Just wait until I post pictures of the side racks. That really sets the truck off in my opinion!

Well, over the weekend I decided to mount the new tires on the wheels. The wheels are painted the Dodge Truck Cream and the tires are 650-16 STA Transports in the front and STA Super Traxions in the rear. Also, yesterday I decided to build the side racks for the bed, but I haven't taken any pictures of those yet. So for now, enjoy the pictures...