tonkaman

ok guys i need some help, i finally got a carb kit from napa, only problem is ive had the carb apart for to long. i have these two jets and im not sure which one is which one is a 56 and one a 58 the book calls them the economiser bypass jet and the pump bypass jet. they both have a springloaded needle in them i think the 58 has the needle protruding out eh top a bit and the 56 has the needle flush with the top of the jet. i know where the jets go i just need to know which one is which

Did your napa kit come with a new leather piston?

hey all I have a 1949 1 ton that is need of a carb kit so I can wake her from her 40 year slumber. im having trouble choosing a kit from mikes carburetors, is there any way to ID the carb for sure or is there another site to get kits from?

Any chance you know what model carb this is or where to find a model number on it?

ok I have been trying to wake this old girl up, I have gotten the engine unstuck and removed the carb, and realized someone needed the coil more than I did, so im still looking for one, I know I have one just cant find it. anyway why does it have a Stromberg carb on it? I thought all the dodges of this era had the carter ball and ball.

I was considering taking off the home made bumpers and sticking on an original front but im still up in the air on it, the rear bumper has the fenders torn so it might get removed as it really doesn't look all that nice. I think the front cap can be saved the fender too if you had enough patience but I know where there are a few parts trucks sleeping in the grass, hahaha I just hate to lose tat hard earned patina that the truck has earned over the years.

sweet deal, yea I am working on getting some used rubber under it now so I can roll it around the yard, motor is stuck but I don't know how bad might just pull the head and see what she looks like in there. unfortunately when I was dismounting one o the rear tires I messed up the channel the split ring sits in so now I have to try and open it back up. learned a valuable lesson that day, use a friggin saws all when the tires are stuck that bad. it has been nailed by plow or something tho so I guess ill have to stick one o my spare fenders on her. whats the value on a truck like this in running condition vs non running

well the title pretty much sums it up, I have a 49 one ton and was curious how rare a one ton is. heres a picture of how it sat when I found it.

ok sweet deal ill have to look into the sending unit and my radiator cap as i think its the original and i have no idea on the PSI its good for. oh and ive decided because of the color and the look it has going his name is Mater. "Ya Know like ta-mater, only without the ta" hahaha:D

umm, ok so im guessing the diferent letters represent different GVW ratings. we jerked the radiator tonihgt and carefully removed the fins around the bullet hole then pinched the one tube shut and soldered the ends closed. dosnt leak on the bench but well see when i get it back in mater. anyway thanks for the links i cant wait for this summer when i get to start fixing up the necessitys so i can begin to use him. i did take him for a spin around the yard real quick and even caught second gear!! hahaha i had to drop the tank this afternoon cause the pickup tube was pluged solid so after fight ing with that for a few hours hes now pumping his own fuel. i still cant belive how well it starts up and runns so well for being a junkyard truck. so where do i get a new fuel sending unit? would napa be able to help me there?

well radiator is out and ready for my redneck repair skills, had to drop the fuel tank today as the pickup tube was plugged soild, after a little searching of the site i found a thread explaining how to use a cable to rotor root the tube out. so now its nice and clean and pumping its own gas instead of running off my gaterade bottle IV. but the sending unit it froze up solid, can i get one of those down at the parts house?

well, SHE RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i finally got her to wake up from her 30 or 40 year slumber. had to rebuild the carb, dizzy and clean up the starter and fuel system, but she purrs like a big fat kitty with no muffler. but, now i need a radiator, when i started pouring in the coolant it started running out on my boots. upon further inspection i found one more bullet hole to go along with the ones in the windshield. it goes right throught the grille next to the dodge emblem into the radiator and into the fan shroud. so needless to say i can let her run for very long but she does runs. i want to thank everyone who posted in this thread helping me learn about this great peice of dodge history, pat yourselves on the back because you too help save one more from the scrap heap. :D so on to my next set of questions. what radiators are compatible with the ton and half trucks, and where is the best place to get the rubber for the windshield and back glass?

im looking for a good radiator that would fit in a ton and half as mine has a bullet hole in it...... not sure if yours would fit mine, anyone know?

so the carb is rebuilt, govenor cleaned up, air cleaner washed out, and dizzy rebuilt. alls i got to do now is get a 6volt battery and flush out the fuel system. thinkin i might pull the starter tommorrow and clean it up inside aswell. im so excited to see if shes gonna run. :D

why thank you for naming her:D, and giving me all the great info. where do you go to look up all that stuff?

geez sorry if i offended you, hahaha SHE has a serial number of 82586066A model B-3HA170

how do i tell for sure what year this thing is?

sorry if i come off as a complete moron, im not, im just asking stupid questions so i know i wont F something up. id rather know what im doing than have to do it all blind. i was fairly sure the dizzy would only go in 2 ways. i think im gonna pull it this weekend and check it all out. the carb kit is supposed to be here on friday so im getting a little anxious for that. what year did they switch from having positive ground? i know the 39 and 45 i parted out were both positive ground and this truck is normal.

hmm how hard is it to retime one of these old trucks? is it the same as a newer engine? not sure i wanna pull the dizzy out now until i know it will run cause if i dont get it back in right i might never get it to fire.

damn ill have to go get a flashlight and have a looksee:eek:

hmm, the only number i can find on the dizzy is on the little red and silver tag it reads "part number 274116" is this the number i need? oh and the radio seems to have its own speaker, the sound isnt coming from the speaker cover on the pass side of the dash its coming from the radio. its a Firestone radio.

ok sweet deal, no we just wanted a red that really popped, something that yelled "HEY YOU, LOOK AT ME!!!!" when it was driving by.

hahahaha thats funny i dint catch the link until you posted this, i actually just ordered that kit from mikes carbs then seen your post. I have two other dodge truck 6's in the back yardthat i removed from a couple old grain trucks, on e 1939 and a 1945 i belive. i think one is a 237 and the other a 251 if i remember correctly. the 251 has a spitfire head on it, do yu think this head would fit the pilot house engine i havent ID'd the pilot house engine yet. as for the valves i think i would be better of to remove the head to free them up, at least that way i can see the contdition of the engine and remove carbon buildup. it only has like 9500 miles on it so it should be in good shape. as for the two in the back ground, the one is a 54 power wagon i picked up from a local farmer that i want to restore in the next few years after i finish the current father son project. the other is a 40 dodge half ton that im parting out, so if you need anything..... the current money pit / father son project

holy information, thanks guys i really appreciate all the help, the tag reads B3HA170 so "dodgeb4ya" you were spot on. as of right now i just want to get her runnin again and cleaned up so we can use her around the yard to haul word or whatever, but maybe someday ill give her a good freshening up. i wasnt really a pilot house fan before this truck, im more in to the old flatfender power wagons but i just coldnt let this one get smushed it was to nice. so where is the best place to get a carb kit for a carter E7T1?