Aaron

I recently took my float to the local radiator shop and he soddered it up for me for nothing. did a good job, but mine didn't have the long cracks in it, just multiple pinholes... Aaron

I discovered my carb float has pinholes in it yesterday as the truck was flooding out and had gas pouring out the bottom of the carb. Took the float out and sure enough it's full of gas. I dried it off and found two obvious spots where there are pinholes. Can a new float be purchased anywhere? Or should I try fixing this one? Ideas and past experiences are appreciated. Aaron

Yes, the guages come out pretty easily. I had to undo the oil pressure line under the hood in order to pull the cluster far enough out of the dash to get access to the back of the guages. The oil line unscrews from the back of the gauge. Be carefull with the end of the thermometer line when pulling it through the firewall! The biggest problem I had was with the 'rivetts' that held the face plate and glass to the guage housing. I had to drill the face off each rivett to get them apart. If you don't need to clean and repaint the metal face that is right behind the glass, you don't need to worry about this step. If you do, you will have fun finding something to hold this thing back together! I was able to find some eylets at a hardware store and with some jerry rigging got it back together and looked good!

CRAP! You are right. I didn't even notice that. Shoot! They were vinyl decals that worked well...I got them off ebay from Seller: shred-schwinnstone vazlov@earthlink.net a year ago or so... This may bother me enough that I have to tear that apart again....

Just finished cleaning and restoring the guages in my '48 myself...

Are the knobs the same on similar year cars too? Thought it might be easier to find at a scapyard then...

I am missing the choke knob for my '48, does anyone have a spare they are interested in parting with or know where a guy can pick these up at? The makeshift knob put on there years ago is starting to crumble, and i figure I better find an original if possible! Aaron

Ed, I don't think I will display it this year, but will sure try for next year. Maybe you can make it over for that one. Aaron

I am finally working on getting my wipers going. Question, is there any maintenance i need to perform on this motor to get it working? I tried hooking it up to the vacuum on the manifold and it only moves slightly and then stopped working. do i need to take it apart and do anything to it? Also the switch on top seems to be stripped inside, so when you turn it, it does not 'grip' and turn the switch on the motor. any ideas on how to fix that? Seems like there should be a flat piece that slides in it that is missing?? Any other usefull info that someone has experienced that you feel would help me on this project would be appreciated! Aaron

I couldn't find a welder in town that would weld on it. One guy said if I absolutely could not find a replacement to bring it back and he would try, but would not guarantee anything. I found a forum member that was generous enough to sell me an extra one he had. Aaron

Guys, I am re-doing my seats in my 48 B1B right now and was able to get the bottom seat out easily, but am wondering what the trick is to get the back part of the seat out? From what I can tell it pivets from 2 points on the back so you can tilt the bottom of it outward, but I can't figure out how to lift it out of the truck. Aaron

Terrill Machine 1000 County Rd 454 De Leon TX, 76444 Call and talk to Feltz (254) 893-2610 I just had them rebuild my pot and they did a nice job. $75 bucks plus shipping. Aaron

Ed, thanks again for the manfiold and for taking the time to show me your projects while in the twin cities yesterday!

Will an exhaust manifold from other year cars and or trucks fit my '48 B1B? Still trying to find a replacement manifold! Aaron