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Please do not repost, forward or otherwise publish messages contained in these archives without consent from the respective author(s). These archives may not, in whole or part, be stored on any public retrieval system (FTP, web, gopher, newsgroup, etc.) by individuals or companies, without consent of the respective authors. Received: with LISTAR (v0.129a; list pre48-list); Wed, 05 Jul 2000 06:59:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 06:59:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server To: pre48-list digest users Reply-to: pre48-list  ford-trucks.com Subject: pre48-list Digest V2000 #34 Precedence: list ========================================================== Ford Truck Enthusiasts 1947 and Older Truck Mailing List. Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe pre48-list" in the subject of the message. ========================================================== ------------------------------------ pre48-list Digest Tue, 04 Jul 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 034 In This Issue: Re: 46 update Electric wiper motor connections Re: Electric wiper motor connections Re: 46 update ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:11:10 -0500 From: D Mack Lewis Subject: Re: 46 update Hello, Michael, I also have a 46 1/2 ton and also am just starting a rebuild. I bought it 2 years ago from a guy on a ranch outside of Abilene (I'm in Texas) who bought it at a public school fund raising auction in San Antonio. A woman donated to the school, I think it had been her husband's, and the auto shop kids cleaned it up some and painted it. It sat in the Abilene guy's car shed for a couple of years when I came along, bought it and it has been up on jack stands in my drive way since then. I tried to start it a couple of years back but the gas was ancient and the tank had too much flaked off varnish and gunk to put new gas in, so I put it up for another day. That day has arrived. I've rehabed the tank (took it to a Gas Tank Renu in Houston who did a fine job), ordered new tank mounting bolts, sending unit, gas lines, fuel pump and carburetor rebuild kits. Once the fuel system is ok, I'll drain the oil, clean up the pan, install a new filter, put in new points & plugs, check the timing and see if I can fire it up. It hasn't run in at least 4 years but I've been squirting marine engine fogging oil in the plug holes on a periodic basis and turning it by hand just to try and keep it loose. After it's running, I'll replace the exhaust system, probably with headers and Smithy's, do a brake job, and take care of anything else I need to pass a safety inspection so I can get it registered. At this point I'm not interested in an extensive restoration, I just need a driveable funky truck to haul stuff in. I have other truck projects that eventually will assume the function of the Ford and then I might do a real restoration. Big plans but little money and not enough time. I hope you're having as much fun with your 46 as I am with mine. At 09:01 PM 6/19/00 -0500, you wrote: >Just thought I'd see if I could generate some traffic on the list. > >I have a 46 1/2 ton pickup that's been sitting forever, and I've decided >to start working on it some. I've had this truck since I was in the 6th >grade (almost 30 years), and now it's mostly a rustbucket. I drove it >for several years, and it's been in my family since nearly new. I've >started sanding and priming just to stop the rust. I've also bought a >welder and I'm going to start teaching myself so that I can fix the cab >corners, etc. > >I hope to hear some similar stories. >========================================================== >To unsubscribe: >http://www.ford-trucks.com/mailinglist.html#item3 >Please remove this footer when replying. D Mack Lewis '46 1/2 ton ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:28:00 -0500 From: D Mack Lewis Subject: Electric wiper motor connections A fellow gave me an inexpensive 12v electric wiper motor that I intend in installing in my 46 1/2 ton until I get around to building a good dual electric system. This is temporary but it will allow me to get the truck through a safety inspection. No instruction came with the motor and my question is, how do I hook it up? There are 3 terminals marked +, -, S. What goes where? I assume one goes to ground and one to a switch. The truck has been converted to 12v negative ground. Any ideas? D Mack Lewis '46 1/2 ton ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 06:53:45 -0400 From: Thomas Teixeira Subject: Re: Electric wiper motor connections At 10:28 PM 7/4/2000 -0500, D Mack Lewis wrote: >A fellow gave me an inexpensive 12v electric wiper motor that I intend in >installing in my 46 1/2 ton until I get around to building a good dual >electric system. This is temporary but it will allow me to get the truck >through a safety inspection. No instruction came with the motor and my >question is, how do I hook it up? There are 3 terminals marked +, -, S. >What goes where? I assume one goes to ground and one to a switch. The >truck has been converted to 12v negative ground. Any ideas? >D Mack Lewis >'46 1/2 ton Your guess sounds correct. The reason why there would be three terminals instead of two is so that when the switch is off, there's power to park the wiper blades. Tom Teixeira mailto:tjt world.std.com 1935 Ford Pickup (flathead V8) http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://world.std.com/~tjt ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 06:56:48 -0400 From: Thomas Teixeira Subject: Re: 46 update At 10:11 PM 7/4/2000 -0500, D Mack Lewis wrote: >At this point I'm not interested in an extensive restoration, I just need >a driveable funky truck to haul stuff in. I have other truck projects that >eventually will assume the function of the Ford and then I might do a real >restoration. Big plans but little money and not enough time. I hope you're >having as much fun with your 46 as I am with mine. I admire the sentiment. Some people say it takes a real man to cut up a truck (chop and channel the body), but it takes a different sort of man to dare to put a dump sticker on it. Tom Teixeira mailto:tjt world.std.com 1935 Ford Pickup (flathead V8) http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://world.std.com/~tjt ------------------------------ End of pre48-list Digest V2000 #34 ********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------- Ford Truck Enthusiasts 1947 and Older Truck List Send posts to pre48-list ford-trucks.com If you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list, send an email to:.... To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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