Well, I got out this morning to drain the cooling system so I could do the radiator flush. When I opened up the drain valve at the bottom of the radiator, all I got out was a slow drip of fluid. So I think the bottom of the radiator must have a bunch of crud in it. I'm going to try starting the engine and running it a bit to wee if that will help empty things faster.

There must have been a bunch of rust in the block for it to crud up so much and so fast. I'll probably do the flush process a couple of times and see what happens

Wish me luck

I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.

Tim