Yes, I sold the ford. I only bought it to play with for a while, it was, and is, a very useful truck and I will miss it. On the other hand, I will be glad to put the money into the 48 Chevy with the 4-53T Detroit. That's the one I'll keep for ever.

Here are some better pictures of the engine, the last few taken after a little cleaning of the valley area.
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I did notice the pan is only held on with 4 bolts. Could be the dented pan caused oil pickup problems and it has bottom end troubles. I'll drop the pan in a few hours and take a look....

Grigg

•1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
•1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
•1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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