Had a few minutes to open the hood and doors and poke around a bit. Removed the sparkplugs and pumped in some MMO to loosen up the pistons (I hope). The crankshaft pulley has a butterfly on it instead of a nut. Reminds me of those old hand crank jobs. I still have one of those, but it is a much more beefy connection. Radiator does not have a passageway for a crank.

Not sure if any of these numbers mean much, and if some of you gurus would chime in, it would be a big help:

Front of carb: h241 (the "h" is backwards)

Back of carb: 2136477 with an AY underneath. Might have copied that wrong, if it is supposed to be 216 for the first 3 digits. Could shovel off some grime, I suppose and double check.

The "2136477" casting number shows up for a 39-52 228 and a 46-52 270. Forgot to check by the distributor for that number, too. Quit laughing. :rolleyes:

This site seems to help:

http://www.inliners.org/casting/numgame.html

Nice big "GMC" on the valve cover with 2 nuts. Okay, make that 3 nuts if you count me crawling around under the hood.

SN on door jamb plate: 303 24 P 3864

104 HP @ 3400 RPM

14000 GVW

22000 COMB

The engine appears to be painted a red/orange color. The firewall is that dark GMC green. Wasn't that the stock color?

Grabbed the tape, and measured 166" wheelbase. Might not be exact. Found some treasures in the glovebox in the form of windshield wiper parts, and some spare glovebox locks, along with a 1960 Maryland State Fair exhibitor's pass. Kinda cool.

It has dual fuel tanks. One in the usual place behind the seat, and one on the right front of the horse van. Big dang heater in the cab. It has six positions on the shifter, so maybe it's a five speed. I need to check it against the manual.

Engine compartment sheet metal is in surprisingly good shape. Took off the oilbath air filter element, and the oil was still relatively fresh in the bowl. Element looked good, too. No dents. May be the only part without a dent!

Since I need a coil for a tractor, I might as well get another 6 volter for this truck while at the ag parts place tomorrow, too.

Charles