wallytoo

#1 is not a crank bearing, it’s the rear main seal. the small plastic parts fit in a groove on the block on either side of the rear main bearing cap.

nice clip. my b-1-fa could use that.

glass in the cabs is the same for all sizes. cabs themselves are the same each year, too.

a year late, but nice trucks, hayden and goddom! this is my ‘48 b-1-fa-152 that i recently got back on the road after almost three years with a blown motor...

another 100 miles in the last two days (61 today). running excellent. got my volvo 240 repaired by replacing the cam plug, will be nice to be back getting 22 to 25 mpg instead of 4 to 6 mpg...

since my three other vehicles were out of commission (head gasket, transmission, rear cam plug), i had to drive the dodge for work today. i adjusted the timing a bit to 2* atdc, and it ran much better; cooler, with more power. put around 60 miles on it with no issues. glad i got it back on the road, or i would have had to drive the 4runner with the bad transmission...

anything is possible, such as doors swapped to wing/non-wing, etc. however, the '52 standard-cab b-3-c my dad purchased in 1983 has vent windows. nothing to indicate they weren't original to the truck when he purchased it. truck originally came from north carolina. note the red under the door card matches the red of the cab roof, while the remainder of the truck (dash, lower door & exterior) was painted maroon/burgundy. edit: in looking at Bunn's book, my '52 is a deluxe cab rather than a standard cab, as it has electric wipers, the dome light, and dual wing vent windows. so, merle was correct. according to Bunn, the deluxe cab didn't come with cab corner windows. a custom cab would also have the driver armrest, cab corner (quarter) windows, and dual sun visors, too. also, the standard/deluxe/custom "standards" changed from 48-50 to 51-53, with some gains and losses depending on which level was chosen, ie, cab corner windows for deluxe and custom 48-50, but only for custom 51-53, and dome light/electric wipers only for custom 48-50, yet for both deluxe and custom 51-53. etc.

the rear 1/4 windows were an option, not a standard item. fwiw, my '48 b-1-fa has them. not that the quarter-windows are particularly useful in my truck....can't see a whole lot out of them. my '52 b-3-c doesn't have them.

both the 237 that blew up and the 251 transplant start about the same. overnight or longer, and it takes two tries to get it to run, with a little choke and the throttle knob pulled out a bit (not much). two quick hits on the starter pedal, and it runs. later in the same day, even after cooldown, it will start instantly with no choke or pedal application - literally just have to touch the starter pedal to engage the starter, and the engine is running. less than a half-second of starter run-time.

i don't see a distinction in that image that one or the other is for a specific brand of filter. the only thing i see is a distinction in the location of the inlet and outlet passages of the filter housing. both "pathways" appear to show that the oil is filtered from the "inside to the outside" if one follows the arrows depicting flow direction.

how high are you trying to pump fuel up from the can? as they sit in the truck, the fuel from the tank pretty much reaches the pump via gravity, and all the pump does is push fuel from there up to the carb. asking it to elevate fuel from a low position might be too much.

looks solid; perfect for DD duty!

same for my b-1-fa

my b-1-fa dwarfed by a 70s diamond reo.

probably. hasn’t been on the road for at least 5 years.

it does dwarf mine. but, my cab is wider!!! it was fun, when we hit pavement after the gravel section, he really got into the throttle on the diamond and the smoke screen from that detroit was awesome. absolutely obliterated my view of anything beyond the cab of the diamond.

more photos from the "parades":

yeah, i linked to the post above in THIS thread.

adding a pic that shows the knockouts used for a mopar heater (model 61) and fresh air package: if you look closely, you can see one heater mounting stud nut washer, and the attachment that connects the fresh air tube to the firewall. i assure you, the large circle is cut out, not just covered by this fitting. a better pic: and another: the fresh air inlet from the grille view of the fresh air duct and flapper model 61 heater defroster ducts, plenum, and heater flappers defroster plenum workings

noticed on thursday that the master cylinder was leaking a tiny bit, so i placed an order that afternoon with roberts motor parts. the new big-bore (1-1/2”) master cylinder arrived on saturday afternoon, so i installed it this morning. took the truck out on a 30 mile ride today, and the brakes are even better than before. also did two more mini-parades around the lake. same trucks as yesterday for the first trip plus a ‘41 ford COE. then an f-6 fifth-wheel cab and a 70s diamond reo with a detroit joined my dodge and the 1-ton ford on the second trip. all good. the diamond was toting a single axle equipment hauling trailer of appropriate vintage. i do have some pics from the second trip, and i’ll add them to this post soon. here's some photos:

better! i’m color-blind, so faint thin lines don’t appear to me. yes, those knockouts are used for the truckmaster with fresh air option. my ‘48 has both. edit: and to not clutter this thread, i’ll post pics of the knockouts in my intro thread... heater & fresh air package

i only see yellow circles (two).

no difference that i can perceive in stopping or shifts; as quick shifting as ever, and i’ve got excellent brakes.

joined up with some friends yesterday who own more than a dozen 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s trucks. we did a mini-parade around the lake: a ‘48 ford 1.5 ton COE, a ‘50 ford 1 ton flatbed, and my ‘48 b1f. both fords sport the flathead v-8, and i’m happy to say that my 251 runs smoother and better than the v-8s. the coe overheated a bit by boiling off some coolant, and the 1 ton idles pretty roughly. fortunately, i had a gallon of 50/50 coolant behind my seat for the coe. and a chain, because the boilover got the distributor and coil all wet. so i towed it, and after a short pull, it was able to start. we finished the parade with all trucks running fine.

back on the road! took it for a quick spin around town. ran excellent, and i mostly remembered how to split shift the 2-speed. noticeable power increase from the original 237; this 251 is pretty smooth. i'd like to see how it runs with the vacuum advance distributor, so i might work on getting that operable to find out. same battery (kept it on a tender), all the running and brake lights work, dash lights too. finally!