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Moved this to the right forum under mopar
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My B1B will no longer start. It had been idle for a few months. I got a new battery as the old one had died very quick after charges the last time I used it. now I can’t start it. I sprayed some starter fluid in the carb and it fires up for a few seconds. Then dies. The spark plugs seem okay, fuel is going into the carb. anyone got any ideas?
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My B1B will no longer start. It had been idle for a few months. I got a new battery as the old one had died very quick after charges the last time I used it. now I can’t start it. I sprayed some starter fluid in the carb and it fires up for a few seconds. Then dies. The spark plugs seem okay, fuel is going into the carb. anyone got any ideas?
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Looks like Al Roker is driving around in a nicely restored B1-B as part of the garden grown segment. http://www.nbcnews.com/video/al-roker-s-garden-on-the-go-honors-first-lady-s-let-s-go-initiative-724990531566
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Going to be installing mine with windshield adhesive next week. Will let you all know how it goes
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Are you going to glue it in? If so which glue? I just got one myself
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I've just found that my truck has two extra horns behind the front grill. They look just like the B3B ones above. I also have the standard long horn B1B too. Of course neither are wired, have relays and the horn button is missing from behind the cap on the steering wheel. Something else to add to the list to get working. If anyone has sources for the button it would be much appreciated.
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I didn't even know there was supposed to be a gasket there. Explains why the rain is coming in! (Not a huge problem in California). Order a new gasket and will try fitting it.
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Perfect. No more rattles
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I ended up removing the entire carb and taking it for a rebuild. Awesome work by Ace Fuel Systems in Santa Clara. They did a great job Unfortunately I broke the vacuum line when removing the carb so I had to make a new one (learning so much with this). It's all back together and feels so much better. The engine has a lot more power
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Does anyone know the spec of the bolts used to hold in the access panels on the B1B doors? Mine are missing most of them and my local hardware store doesn't have anything close.
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I don't want to complain about your vacuum line but rather ask where to source a new one. My was so brittle that removing the cab broken it. I don't mind if it looks like the original really.
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Thanks. All the parts have arrived and I'll try following mikes video.
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So I got it going with some starter spray in the carb. Then the fuel started flowing. So it must have been clogged after the fuel filter was changed. However, now I've got fuel dripping out of the carb! At lest it starts every time now. Looks like I need to rebuild or get a new one. It's marked as "0-661" and "636" Anyone got ideas on what the actual part number is? Jon
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I've just got the same point and found that the accelerator pump linkage is missing Must be a common problem as from the build up it looks like it has been that way. Even with a makeshift linkage i'm still not able to get the car started though. Seems fuel isn't making it in.
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You're luck you have the button. My truck is actually missing the button completely. Still looking for somewhere to find one.
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So standard 87 Fuel?
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What fuel do people use in their B-1 trucks? Wondering if a supplement is needed for the original engines
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the previous owner did a 12V conversion. But clearly not a full one. I was going to look at why the horn doesn't work. But it was simple! It's not wired up. The horn is an original 6V and the wiring all seems to have been removed. Would putting a resister inline work, or is there a way to modify the horn with a 12V part?
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Looks like there's someone listing some visors (which need work) on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-1958-1959-Dodge-Sweptside-1955-1956-1957-1959-1960-Pickup-Truck-Sun-Visors-/151731527496?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255 Thankfully I have a fully working original set on my truck.
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Thanks for all the info everyone. I'm going to try and clean the lock first before looking to rekey it. Otherwise I will replace them. I'm located in Los Altos Hills (although not too high in the hills which is probably a good thing with this truck)
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Just bought a '49 B-1-B truck. So very glad to be part of this group. Looks like there's only a door lock on the passenger side (not driver). However, the key for the ignition (which looks original) doesn't seem to go in the door lock. I suspect the door's keyhole is filled with gunk. But wanted to confirm that it didn't use a different key as I only have the one key. Will try some cleaner on the lock now that I have some copies of the key and don't worry about breaking on. Any advise on where to buy parts like mirrors, 12V heater motor, roof lining etc would be much appreciated too.
