The phrase that comes to mind is: "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." This is something you do for the love of it not for financial...
I also need a seat for my '47, and did some research a while back. Originals are hard (but not impossible) to find--the best bet might be to take...
Reply to replies about fuel pump issues. Actually, it'a a '47, so the brakes are Houck (sp?). But after crunching the numbers, I may just go with...
fuel pump problem Nate: "out on the open road" Very funny! This truck is on blocks--getting the motor running was just the first in a series...
fuel pump problem Thanks for the input Charles (and others). I just shut it down after letting it idle for about twenty minutes! WooHoo! After...
Yeah Nate, I wondered about priming the fuel pump but when it ran last year after I installed a new tank, lines, and pump, I didn't need to prime...
Reply to replies about fuel pump issues. Not a petcock ol' chebby, just a drain plug--I took it out to see if I had gas in the tank and about one...
fuel pump problem Thanks for the input guys, but I forgot to mention that I used "clean" non-ethanol gas--with stabilizer. But I did mention that...
I installed all new gas tank, fuel pump (w/o vac assist), and fuel lines last summer. I then got the motor running after also installing a new...
Thanks for your help, Coilover, but you must be thinking of another type of distributor. Your idea didn't work but you inspired me to tinker with...
Now what Nate? It's been a while (the weather is nasty and my truck is outside). I removed the switch and installed a new battery, battery...
Thanks Nate and Charles Thanks Nate. After you identified it, I was able to find it in the “Filling Station” catalog. But when I called they said...
Purchased in 1974, was daily driver for ten years, and then made the mistake of parking it until last summer when I decided to either restore it...
My '47 1/2 ton has a second switch on the starter forward of the one that connects directly to the battery. I assume this is an ignition switch...
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