I had determined last week that my 4 year old battery needed to be replaced so I dropped $100 and bought a new one. Cleaned up the cable ends real nice then trimmed an old aluminum license plate and put it on the bottom of the battery box for added support, then installed the new 6V battery. It hadn't been started in a few weeks so I took the occasion to pull the plugs to clean them up and re-gap them. Before reinstalling them I did a compression check on each cylinder. (The results I will post on the engine forum) I poured some fresh fuel in the carburetor and hit the starter button. It fired up pretty quickly and after a few minutes it ran very smoothly. I decided to install some new antifreeze, so I drained the radiator, then ran the garden hose to the fill cap. Started the engine again and kept it running until the water ran clear. I put in a gallon of new Xerox original green antifreeze and topped it off with fresh water. It felt good to get the truck running again and I had a good feeling of accomplishment. I hope to drive it some tomorrow on Labor Day.

Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod