55 Fargo Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Hi all, took a ride to where I keep one of my flattie engines, it's still on it's 1955 Fargo 1/2 ton truck frame, wioth the tranny, diff and front suspension, basically a rolling chassis. It is outside but is heavily covered with a big tarp:rolleyes: , pulled the tarp off, engine still crank over, not seized, I added a little oil onto of each spark plug galley, to keep it lubed in this area, to keep moisture out. Anyway, I am looking the engine, and see, the brass water dist tube, so I say's to my Uncle, can you get me a piece of rod, with a hook on one end, he brings me one out. I mention to my uncle, if I can pull this tube out:rolleyes: , it will tell me a what is going on inside of the cooling system on this engine. I place the rod into the water tube, hook onto one of the slots, and just barely give it a tug:cool: , and the tube slides right out, as if I had just put it in yesterday, it was brass, very clean and in great shape:) . Go figure my spare engine, the tube slides right out, not so in my current engine incar, it took a lot of persuasion to get out:D ..................Fred Quote
Normspeed Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Well Fred, you hear these tales from time to time. You wouldn't be a fisherman in your spare time would you? Quote
55 Fargo Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Posted July 21, 2008 As a matter of fact, I am form a fishing family, my Grandfather was born in 1894 on ship bound frome Iceland to the United States (SS Lake Huron), he became a Commercial Freshwater Fisherman) Quote
Normspeed Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Yup, I'm a fisherman too. Just kidding about the tall tales though. Quote
55 Fargo Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Posted July 21, 2008 Just a few miles away in The Red River, this river is full of trophy Channel Cats, and in fall, Giant Walleye swim into the Red River from nearby Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba is renowned for Freshwater Fishing, and some sea water fishing in the Hudson Bay, cuz we are also a seaport province, Churchill Manitoba, on the Hudson Bay. Quote
Normspeed Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Ahhhh heck, I'm staring off into space thinking about those walleyes. Never have got around to fishing for walleyes. Quote
55 Fargo Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Posted July 21, 2008 Ahhhh heck, I'm staring off into space thinking about those walleyes. Never have got around to fishing for walleyes. The best part is eatin em:D , no other fish like it in the world, they sell in the store for about $7.00 lb for fillets, I can get it for fillets for about $5.00, right from the fisherman, or better yet go catch my own. The trophy walleye here will get up to 16 lbs, I have a 10 pounder on my wall, the Cats can go up to 40 lbs, my personal best is 28 lbs on medium tackle, took about 40 minutes to get it into the boat, what a fight, what a thrill........Fred Quote
RobertKB Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Fred, small world. I pulled a brass water distribution tube today as well. It is in the $10 car ('54 Canadian Dodge with long block) I bought about a month ago. Pulled the rad, took off the water pump and hooked a bit of old wire in the first notch. Grabbed the wire with a pair of pliers and hit the pliers with a light hammer. First tap and out she comes. It is nice and clean like the one you got. Gotta love the brass rather than the steel. This thing looks as good as the day it went in 54 years ago. Actually the car only cost me $9.75 as I found a 1973 quarter in the glove box today. I hate parting cars out but this old girl is so rotted she is beyond a realistic restoration. Lots of great parts which I plan on selling and lots of parts as spares for my '53 Plymouth. Quote
Normspeed Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Next time my water pump comes off, I'm switching to a brass tube. Fred, the fishing sounds great. Did I show you the headliner in my wagon? Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Where can you buy a brass tube? For the short block. Quote
Andydodge Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 I'd like to know about a brass water tube for a 23" block..........still gotta get the old one out but trying to think postive.........lol....andyd Quote
Bodacious Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 I'd like to know about a brass water tube for a 23" block..........still gotta get the old one out but trying to think postive.........lol....andyd Vintage Power Wagons has new brass ones I believe. Mine is brass and also pulled out with just a tug of the pliers. Quote
p24-1953 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 That chrome would make a great location for a two tone car. i have never seen it like that before. is that a factory option? Quote
Young Ed Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Not much of a fisherman myself but I do it on occasion. Here's my big walleye catch 2 summers ago. Dont know weight but it was 2ft long. After the picture back in the lake it went. Quote
RobertKB Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 p24-1953, that chrome is on the Canadian Dodge which is basically the same as a Plymouth but with different trim and grill. The American Dodge was a different car being larger. Actually all the trim on this car is good except for the left front fender. It also has the chrome below the windows which I believe only the Plymouth Belvedere had in 1954. All escutcheons and window handle knobs are chrome as well not like the usual plastic. Here's the other side. Quote
Allan Faust Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Ahhhh heck, I'm staring off into space thinking about those walleyes. Never have got around to fishing for walleyes. Come up here Norm.... just go about 1 mile from my place, and right on the lake..... (we're on an isthmus.. whatever.... on the lake....) and walleye and pike abound.... Allan Quote
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