First off let me says thanks to all the reply so far as it only solidifies my find as a good one. Second thanks to Peggy for the welcome email regardless where the email came from hat happens with me for work time to time(inside thing lol).
To continue with the story behind my truck; I've done a vin search and know where the truck came from please forgive me for not knowing in this post. That said the truck spent most of its life on a farm on the east side of Columbia with a grape farmer. The steel in the bed of the truck was placed there for additional security for the amount of grapes he would haul to the farms market during season. The farming side of the truck interest me just as much as the truck as in the words of a man I grew up hearing "So god made a farmer".
Friday I pushed the bolt out of the garage and took a little mystery oil down each cylinder. What I had left put in the top over the valves to allow it to mysteriously do it's work. While the goal was to find a battery over the next couple of days then see if it would turn over. Well my phone rang early Saturday morning to my mother calling to inform me she found a six volt battery!!! With my day already booked with God Children's 6 and 4th birthday parties the bolt had to wait till afternoon. Like a kid in a candy store my wife knew I was itching lol.
Let me start with a song from despicable me two before we get into the next paragraph; "I'M SO HAPPY!!!" Needless to say the battery went in certainly no attempt was made to really run the truck more or less an attempt to ensure it wasn't seized up. Can I say she turns over!!!!!! Now I have new plug wires on the way and an attempt to find a coil, points and plugs before next weekend is priority 1 this week. While don't get me wrong I'm not going to run her after sitting as I know I need a radiator after the pressure test failed the fact I can get fire leaves me in a better spot to put her on the road sooner than later!
I apologize about my rambles as I'm truly even more excited knowing what I do and realizing while she's no showroom quality the fact I can put her on the road sooner than later is absolutely amazing to me! Please let me know suggestions of things to do before a good run. Certainly I'm checking the basics and not planning on running down the road but key things to look for!!!!
Thanks again for having me.
