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| | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 | I'm looking at a 1954 chevy 3/4 ton on ebay that is ending in 3 hours. The seller says everything works but it leaks a little oil. It's never been restored. I know very little about truck repair and am looking for an old truck to take to farm markets and to haul stuff with occasionally. Would it be a mistake to purchase this truck or could I maintain it fairly easily/inexpensively? I don't want to buy a truck and be constantly breaking down or making repairs. Any advice would be greatly apreciated... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 170 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 170 | All these trucks leak oil. The old saying is "if its not leaking, it must be empty." If its not restored and you plan to drive it regularly, you can expect to have to make repairs occasionally. You can say the same thing about a 10 year old truck too. If you don't mind doing some work, there is plenty of help available here. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 | Does it cost more to get work done on the older trucks? New breaks for example.. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Old trucks are easy to maintain yourself, man.. thats the beauty of simplistic design.
If you've got a $70 Stanley Wal-Mart socket & wrench set, there's just about nothing you can't service on an old truck.
As mentioned before, oil leaks are common on these trucks, usually from the pan or the rear main seal. It's far easier and less expensive to find a mechanic to replace those seals and do the work than it would be for a new vehicle.. or even a 15 year old vehicle.
Buying an old truck is buying an old truck.. dosen't matter if it's 10 years old or 40. The upside to the 40+ year old trucks is that just about any shade tree mechanic can do the work.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | psubrewno,
Good luck..that is a FINE looking truck. Don't get sniped, bid your max!
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 37 | psubrewno,
Good luck..that is a FINE looking truck. Don't get sniped, bid your max!
Stuart
I'll second that! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | This is a great hobby & these old trucks are fun, but if you don,t know anything about working on it & don,t want or think you can learn , or sleep with someone who can, I,d stay away from it. They all need work. If you have to find & pay a shop to work on it & do it right it could turn into a money pit. You might be better off finding one locally & looking it over real good & get someone knowledgable to look at it.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I may have to eat that previous post. It shure looks in the photo,s. That is a real good buy. Good luck
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 | CONGRATULATIONS On your purchase
And now Go and ENJOY!! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 | Thanks for the advice guys..
It looks like I'll be spending a lot more time on this website now that I finally own one of these trucks. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 170 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 170 | How about a link so we can see your new toy? | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 | Well, congrats. Now you'll need to send in a gallery submission!
You know there have been folks that have sent in stories that said they didn't know much about old trucks at all ... and have gotten most of their info from you all.
So far ... no one is *complaining* so I 'spose it's possible.
Best of luck. Welcome to the Stovebolt Collective.
Peggy
~ One of many.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 703 | Psubrewno:
That's a nice looking truck. Congratulations, I think you'll be happy with your purchase.
I am a wanna-be mechanic with very limited skills, at best. However, I've yet to post a question here that I haven't found a quick and correct answer to.
I don't think you'll have any problems keeping the truck on the road. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | Hey there welcome to the "Wonderful World of Bolting"
We will be here to help.
Good luck.
Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 146 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 146 | one added feature you fine folks forgot to mention about the old trucks thats better then new trucks. and thats that they go up in value. sure wish my 2000 ram would level off, its still on a downward spiral. :confused: | | |
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