Recent content by vwnate1

I doubt you've properly checked the fuel level as I described . Might want to take a look at the Bakelite insulator between the carby and intake manifold, the weeping of raw fuel at the throttle shaft is normal and correct .

No need to remove the carby from the engine, just lift off the air horn . You said 'has been checked' but _not_ what you discovered when checking for the proper float level . Once in a blue moon the venturi in the center of the float bowl cracks and allows fuel to dribble into the intake...

Gotcha, your work is impressive .

Hi Jim ; Heat Soak can and does boil the fuel out of carbys, more so now with the ethanol laced gasoline we get these days . Before touching the carby you *must* take the time to re check the valves for proper (or any !) gaps, then check the points (33 degrees dwell) and then set the ignition...

I'm sure any father's here will tell you, it's a tough job but I wish every parent the best .

Mike ; The doors are the same on the larger trucks so my go to solution is always to go looking for an old farm truck that's not often been in road salt, buy the door complete and at my leisure take it apart gently and save all the hard to find hardware, vent wings etc. . Unless you're...

I hope you've found a wiring harness, the originals used steel wire (!) encased in rear rubber with colored woven cloth outer layers that were then lacquered, why they're always intact but crispy and fires waiting to occur . There are multiple modern reproductions, I suggest avoiding the sloth...

Looking *very* good here .

Looks good there .

My service is in the shop, I nearly joined in time to be cannon fodder in Vietnam but decided not to .

You need to remove the rear brake drums and see what's what . Being a '51 it should have the vastly improved BENDIX brakes that parts are readily available for and dirt cheap as these brakes were used up through the 1967 model year . Quite often there's simply decades of accumulated oil and...

I hope all here, young and old are well . I lost another one, my very best and oldest California friend . Rest easy Cliff, you will never be forgotten . Clifford Crate U.S.N. 1967 ~ 1970 .

I like what I see here . Baby steps will get you where you want to go .

Good to see Joe still out there being helpful .

Lord that's a pretty truck .