Paul Hatfield

I get: Probably because I don't have a photobucket account.

Really happy for you Keven. I could not open the video, but maybe you can email it to me. Also, looks like you need a new profile photo now! Congrats!

Told 'ya!!

Somebody had to do all the work!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, Keven is back!!! He bought my project and I could not think of a better person to tackle the job! Best of luck to you with the restoration! I'll check in from time to time. Paul

Check out my ad for my 48 and 50 truck for sale. Heck, buy the package and get my stainless steel grill bars! Paul

Also, there are some more videos on my site HERE. Paul

If it's any easier.... I have some of the videos on the website I made for my truck. Click here Paul

Awesome write up Keven! You'll be doing mine when I'm finally ready!

Better view of this portion of the valve.

I don't think there is any valve stem "packing". The seal around the stem is accomplished with a pressed in seal. That seal is shown above- SKF 3101 is the replacement seal which does not have the same appearance as the metal housing on the original, but once the original seal is removed, it is pressed into the recess in the casting. I have not performed this repair- yet, but that's my take on it.

So it is an SKF seal number 3101- correct? I am also missing that spring. Shouldn't be hard to find, but can you tell me the relaxed height? I can guess the diameter ok as needs to fit in the recess of the casting. Thanks for the great info.! Paul

Thanks for the link Ed. I want to successfully rebuild mine. I am missing the "bow tie" piece and also the small fitting that holds the cable to the valve. If anyone has these parts, please contact me. In regards to the seal around the shaft. It appears to be a pressed in seal. If mine is failed, I intend on removing any pressing a new one. Just need to source one after taking careful measurements.

A while back I purchased an NOS water valve for my truck. I posted a photo of it in the topic "Fun With NOS Parts". However, I learned there were two different styles of water valves, and I got the opportunity to purchase the Y shaped one and jumped on it. Having received the part, I disassembled and cleaned the parts. Photos shown. Problem is that the vane that rotates inside the body is missing!!! I feel I can make a suitable one, but wondered if anyone has a photo of this part?? My guess is that it is a brass vane that fits over the stem and rotates to cover a port to shut off flow.

Mark- I'd never want to disagree with you on this, as you have way more experience than me. In my parts book, page 1-7, it clearly shows a photo of the water valve you posted about. It's 1-48-854 in the drawing. However, looking up 1-48-854 on Page 1-17, there are TWO different valves with TWO different part numbers. 135788 & 670647. I swear at one point in my search I saw the style I purchased for sale with it's original Mopar packaging. Anyway, not sure which part # is the Y shaped one you depict, and what the other one looks like, but I do believe at sometime during the production years of our trucks that the valve I purchased may have been used. Thoughts? Ps- still working on the steering wheel from you. I think it will turn out very nice. Paul

I have been looking for an original water valve for close to two years. Finally found and bought this one, which is NOS as far as I can tell. I probably should have taken a photo before I cleaned the body, but I was just to excited to see how it would look. As you can tell in the photo, I did not clean the linkage portion- yet.

Aaaah there's one in every crowd.....

One of my smallest NOS purchases

Date stamps are very cool as there is little to debate when it comes to originality. I bought the original distributor and generator from "Mr Dids" and quickly noticed that on the generator pulley the date 1949 is stamped into the metal. Guess I should have asked for the headlights too!! (wish I had). -Paul

Thanks!

Can someone please tell me the diameter of the 1/2- 3/4 ton steering wheel and the diameter of the 1 ton steering wheel? I have been looking for a good steering wheel for my B1C and so far no luck. Wondering if I could stand using a 1 ton if the diameter is not too much greater and the shaft diameter/fitment is the same. Thanks,

Thank you for posting this information Phil! -Paul

Charles- Collecting the parts is a lot of fun! I am interested in a couple of your parts and sent you a private message.

These boxes surprise me that they have lasted all the decades since being produced. Box is still fairly intact. The VR certainly was in the box, and somehow well protected well enough. If I even very gently touch that part number decal, it flakes a chunk off. The decal is bound to fall off during installation on the truck. I did notice one interesting thing while trying to find this regulator. That is the mark on the VR that you see circled in the photo below. Not sure what it means, but that exact same mark was on many of the NOS regulators I looked at. I'm thinking it relates to some kind of quality control mark. Just my guess. Anyway, I like the part. Paul

My latest purchase. Fresh out of the box.