Umm, maybe a stupid question, but...help..

[Andrew O'Brien]

According to the hollander book, Dodge Truck Engines starting with T172-, are from a 1950 B2b. Hope this helps you.

Andy

[Flatie46]

I can't imagine someone hand cranking a flat six. I guess if it came factory with a crank a man could do it but...seems like it'd be tough to do. Back in the day I'd hated to think I woke up one cold morn with a dead battery and had to hand crank it. It'd sure be hard to pat the gas while you turned it over.

[Jerry Roberts]

I can't imagine someone hand cranking a flat six. I guess if it came factory with a crank a man could do it but...seems like it'd be tough to do. Back in the day I'd hated to think I woke up one cold morn with a dead battery and had to hand crank it. It'd sure be hard to pat the gas while you turned it over.

You would set the hand throttle and the hand choke . I read a mention about a guy back in the day that got many more years out of his battery by hand cranking every time . Electric starters and synchronized transmissions were great inventions .

[Jim Gaspard]

My socket for turning engine is 1-11/16".

[Dodgeb4ya]

I can't imagine someone hand cranking a flat six. I guess if it came factory with a crank a man could do it but...seems like it'd be tough to do. Back in the day I'd hated to think I woke up one cold morn with a dead battery and had to hand crank it. It'd sure be hard to pat the gas while you turned it over.

I crank mine up all the time-lets not be a pussy!

[Allen I.]

Whoa!!! Those are some big turn signals.

[41/53dodges]

One of the cylinders should have a plug in the head right over the bore. Remove the plug and stick a long piece of stiff wire down the hole - turn the motor until the wire stops going down, mark the wire, turn the motor until the wire stops coming out of the hole, mark the wire, remove the wire and measure the distance between the marks. That is the stroke of the motor you have. If its a long block it should have the "standard" long block bore (escapes me at the moment - but its on here if you search). Using the standard bore and the stroke that you determined you will know the displacement. Unless its a real oddball motor.....

sorry for the hijack, but what is this here for to begin with from the factory? it goes into cylinder 6, so what is it for?

[Dodgeb4ya]

Whoa!!! Those are some big turn signals.

Big T/Sigs for a big boy Dodge! 4" lowers and 3" uppers.

[Dodgeb4ya]

sorry for the hijack, but what is this here for to begin with from the factory? it goes into cylinder 6, so what is it for?

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It's for checking piston TDC or valve timing or even piston stroke.

Edited May 4, 2010 by Dodgeb4ya

[greg g]

A piece of stiff wire inserted into the hole will ride the piston through its travel and by turning the engine over by had will allow you to measure the lenght of the stroke, there by determining engine displacement.

Just make sure the wire is long enough so as not to get trapped in cylinder.