tclederman, Thanks for the help and advice.
I ran the VIN number when I first looked at the truck before I purchased it. I was assembled in April 1949 in Kansas City. I wondering why it would have a 1949 block and a 1950 head. I'm assuming that at some point someone switched the heads.
So, regardless of the year of the block and head your thinking it's a 216 engine?
That's really what I was looking for. I wanted to know what size I was dealing with and what to expect if I need to do any major work on it.
Are there any other suggestions that you might have for me with this engine?
I recently got it running and it sounds good. No knocks or ticks. Carb is leaking a small amount and I want to rebuild it. Of course I am going to change all of the fluids and replace the points and probably the spark plug wires.
thanks again for your help.
