Questions on 54 C-1 truck project

[888]

10 hours ago, JBNeal said:

NGK is good, so are Autolite and AC...I soured on Champion decades ago, but other ppl have been satisfied with that product. 

 

additional information - flathead tech

Thanks!  Not sure how I missed that link, thought I had scoured all of them.

[888]

I pulled the plugs last night and put some MMO in the cylinders.  The existing plugs were Autolite B5's with electrodes in good condition, looks like these are fairly old plugs based on a web search.  They all looked the same in each cylinder, black and dry which I assume is carbon fouling. 

 

My replacement ignition cylinder with key should be here this weekend and I'll try to get some new plugs by then as well. Hopefully I'll have some time to work on it.

[888]

I was getting ready to install the new ignition switch and reinstall the plugs and realized that the oil filter housing is missing.  Don't ask me how I missed it, I guess I assumed it was down lower based on more modern cars.  

 

I can see a discoloration where it should have been located and the mounting screws were there but loose.  The coil appears to be mounted on one of the bolts where the filter would go but it looks like it could flip around and mount above the distributor.

 

I called the guy and he was up near the school so I drove up there this morning.  There was an oil filter housing laying on the floor on the side of the truck where the oil filter housing would have been connected to the engine so I assumed that was it and drove back home (got the missing wheel cover too).  Didn't see the oil lines, unfortunately. 

 

The bolt pattern on the mounting bracket matches the tapped holes and screws on the head (I have it sitting upside down in the photo) so it should mount just fine. 

 

However, looking at the illustrations the "oil filter" section of the flathead tech links and the photo of the other 54 he had for sale, this one does not look like any of those.  It had a FRAM C3 canister filter in it and the NAPA 1071 that was listed for the 54 C-1 6 cylinder looks like it is the same size as the C3 and fits in the housing.  

 

I think I read somewhere that some trucks had filters added later so maybe this was an aftermarket add on?  Any ideas?

 

The oil pressure gauge is connected directly to one of the galley plugs mentioned in the flathead tech links so it should work but I'd like to get a filter in there.

 

Thanks

Edited 1 hour ago by 888

[Los_Control]

The filters were a option back then .... my truck never had one.

Same time they are a bypass filter system ... so only part of the oil gets filtered .... still better nothing though.

 

On this site is a diagram that shows all the oil galleries and which to use .... maybe someone has a link to it.

I have it downloaded on my other computer and can find it later.

[JBNeal]

hmmm that's odd...that earlier pic posted has the DeLuxe canister, wonder why it was removed...unless they sold it to somebody else for an exorbitant amount, I've seen restorable examples on eBay listing at $250 👀