Slow progress! Truck's been pretty much on the back burner, been tinkering on it here and there. Finally got the engine unstuck using an unnecessary amount of PB Blaster, a strap wrench and the ol' Farmall.
Saturday I tossed a fresh battery into the tray and hooked up the cables, crossed my fingers and turned the key. And it turned over! It has a little over 20 psi oil pressure. All cylinders do have compression, me and my dad were going to run a test but quickly found out that the compression gauge wouldn't fit into the deep-sunk spark plug holes. We're going to try and cut down one of the oil burners and use it as an adapter.
Ditto. Video the very first running or the attempted running of the motor, if you can? We love to see old trucks, or motors for that matter wake from grips of the Earth.
Ditto. Video the very first running or the attempted running of the motor, if you can? We love to see old trucks, or motors for that matter wake from grips of the Earth.
Oh I plan on it! I have a half-aZZed Youtube channel that the first start/running vid will be posted to
Ended up taking the radiator out of the truck last evening to get a better look at it.....also to possibly fix where i accidentally bumped the fins with a hammer and made it spring a leak
I guess I was unaware of how big this thing is! Felt like it weighed 50-60 lbs! At least there was green antifreeze still in the system. I think an aluminum radiator might take its place unless the original is worth repairing.
