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| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 12 | Hello All,
This seems like a great forum and I am excited to join!
I just bought a 1946 2-ton dump and I would like to share some pics. I need to figure out how to do that.
Anyway, I need to get this beast on the road. I have worked on cars my whole life, but unfortunately am too busy right now to do the work myself. Soooo, does anyone know of a good truck mechanic familiar with old iron in Los Angeles who might be able to help me out? Or, as an alternative, do any local Stovebolters want to earn a little $ on the side?
The truck was running but would mysteriously die out when I was test driving it. It does not want to start at the moment. The carb was recently rebuilt. I think it is something minor (prob. electrical), but I do not have the time to troubleshoot it right now.
Finally, I would like to have the brakes gone through (at least one bad wheel cylinder at the moment).
Thanks again, and I look forward to meeting you all.
Sincerely,
j
'39 1/2 ton
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,986 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,986 | Welcome!!
If this truck has been sitting for any length of time at all, I'd check for plugged fuel lines/filters/carb and clean the gas tank. The gas these days is so lousy, you cannot believe the mess it makes in a tank as soon as it gets even a little old. Even if your carb was rebuilt, it could be plugged again, if you ran some crud into it from out of the tank. Or the line itself or the pickup tube in the tank could be plugged. This happened to me. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 | Welcome, and ditto on what Rich said. MNine wasn't all that bad, so I put a sediment bowl under the tank and a filter higher up, and that's working for me.
1951 3800 Be the change you want to see. -hotshoe
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 | Welcome to the bolt.
If you'd like to share some pics and a story, you can go to the Gallery link at the top of the page and there are instructions there for submitting your pictures. If you have a ton of them and will be adding a lot more, a free site like Flikr (from Yahoo), Photobucket, and a host of others will give you an online place to store them. I'm using Flikr and it seems to be working fine.
Can't wait to see the pics and congrats on the truck. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 12 | Thanks for the replies, guys. I will check into the bad fuel possibility.
I have added (I think) a link to some pics of the truck in my signature. I will be coming to you guys with a bunch of questions in the future and I appreciate the input I have already received.
Now I just need to get this beast on the road.
'39 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 102 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 102 | Thats a good looking old truck ya got there
I am pretty new here my self but welcome abooard these guys are quite knowledgable.
Birge | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,548 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,548 | WOW !, That's a nice one Jason. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 162 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 162 | Wecome neigbor! I was starting to think I was the only person in so cal that cared about Big Bolts! Thats a nice truck you have there! Maybe some day when I get mine on the road we can meet up!
Chris
1956 Chevrolet 4400
1959 Chevrolet Viking 60
1968 Chevrolet el Camino
2002 Chevrolet 1500HD 4x4
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,069 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,069 | Welcome Crazy. Here\'s all you need to do to submit your truck to the Gallery. Look forward to getting it in here. We are fast approaching 2,000! Peggy
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