rkldesign Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 This is your chance to share with me and all of us what was your best book or reference manual for your flat head rebuild project. Thanks, Richard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Richard; Give Gary at Roberts Motor parts a call. He probably has the manuals you need. There are a lot of items that are specific to your model and don't crossover to the rest of the trucks. You should get a parts manual as well as the repair manual. You are going to have to get extra familiar with the details of your model Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkldesign Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks Jeff, I have a service manual and I will talk with Gary about a parts manual. I appreciate your input. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 yah, service manual and parts book is about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanksB3B Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 ^^^I concur^^^ I have both and reference them often. Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkldesign Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Ok guys thanks for the input. I have some on order and should arrive soon. Body gets lifted off chassis next week. Will start to post pics of the lift off and work on chassis. I am hopeful that the engine and all will start and function. Richard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 the flathead engines are simple by design, hence their inherit reliability vs. overhead cam engines. The shop manual does give specifications & procedures on rebuilds / repair of the powertrain, electrical, body, etc. But sometimes there is information in between the lines or left out altogether. Examples are the window riser adjustments, steering gearbox dust seal lubrication access hole, B-3 B-4 turn signal conversion & installation, horn rebuild dos & don'ts...that's when a build thread on this forum comes in handy, folks will chime in with all kinds of help (some of it more useful than others) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkldesign Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Got a parts manual and it is great! Has lots of exploded views of all the Route van components and that is godsend. I read every night before I fall asleep. Is that weird or what? Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 nah...welcome to the brotherhood! now when you start having DODGE dreams.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanksB3B Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Got a parts manual and it is great! Has lots of exploded views of all the Route van components and that is godsend. I read every night before I fall asleep. Is that weird or what? Richard Not at all. Route Vans Rock! Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 My parts manual gave me a good idea of how everything went together. But there was an article that I got from somewhere on the net that gave me great insight as to how the engine went together. The article was a four part series from the 2001 Dec - April issues of Auto Restorer magazine. I just uploaded it to the reference files for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanksB3B Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Why not attach it here and help us all out ? Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 My parts manual gave me a good idea of how everything went together. But there was an article that I got from somewhere on the net that gave me great insight as to how the engine went together. The article was a four part series from the 2001 Dec - April issues of Auto Restorer magazine. I just uploaded it to the reference files for future use. Ditto on what Hank said........I and I am sure others, would be very interested to see this article. I looked through the reference files here and could not find it. Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Sorry gents, but I only uploaded the doc yesterday and the site admin had to approve it before I could provide its location. The PDF file Can be found under the "resources" tab, then select "downloads", then select "instruction manuals & templates" and click on the file named: "flathead 6 engine rebuild". Enjoy! - Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanksB3B Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Mark, I followed: The PDF file Can be found under the "resources" tab, then select "downloads", then select "instruction manuals & templates" and click on the file named: "flathead 6 engine rebuild". but could not find the file titled "flathead 6 engine rebuild". It's gotta be there somewhere but I need help, Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Try looking again - I just got a notice from the site admin that the file was approved last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Just looked for this download and still don't see it, would like to look at it for general info. Thanks for doing this big download, assume it will happen soon, or it just me now?? Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) It was there this morning but it's gone now. I wonder if there's some copywrite issues. Edited September 28, 2013 by Dave72dt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Got a note from the site admin tonight. He's holding back on the document while he checks copyright info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Just curious what ever happened with the file that I uploaded? GTK did you confirm copyright issues? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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