Saturday, I made the run up to Brookfield to check out the big truck I found last weekend, and after some negotiation and some trading it's all mine.
http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3054/1100_3075__Small_.JPG http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3054/1100_3076__Small_-med.JPG http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3054/1100_3073__Small_-med.JPG I drove it the approximate 5 miles from the previous owners house to our farm. It was great, cool to drive something that big, gotta say the first thing I'm doing is putting on some bigger mirrors.
Had a little trouble on the way, it was running really hot but I think that the PO has the timing advanced too far, and the return spring on the starter was broke and now the starter sounds like the teeth are gone (I think it chewed them off on the way maybe) But I have the starter off the 216 that was in my 1/2 53. Did the big trucks have the same number of teeth on the flywheel that the 1/2 tons did?
Turns out the 2 speed rear is activated via a
vacume? switch on the dash?
It would not dump when I got there (I'm thinking low fluid but didn't check it yet) Also it's missing one of the cables, the PO said it would be the one to let the dumpdown. Anyone have an extra cable laying around or know where i can get one?
Here\'s what the one's that's there looks like.
Also something kinda cool I didn't expect the truck to have was
this switch I'm guessing it's a lockout like you would use on a drag car to help do burnouts.
More pics in my gallery Anyway I'm sure I'll have a ton of other questions later for you guys about the beast as I get to do some work on it.
Mongo
