Check this link out Bud.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-pictures.html

 

Ok - I created a gallery and added an album and then just one photo to test. Thanks for the link and thanks to Bob Jones for the incredibly useful info.

Let me know if you can see it.

 

There ya go Badger

 

Hey thanks! I'm formatting some more photos right now.

 

Put a battery and some gas in it and fire it up. You California guys got all the good Iron. Ya all better just give them all away cuz the big earthquake is gonna get them if ya don't.

 

Way to go badger hound!

 

What can I say - the weather here is good for something besides suntans! And the last time I was in Anchorage I seem to recall something about a earthquake or two up your way in the recent past...

The carb is wide open and FULL of junk so I may start pulling some parts off to make sure the intake and cylinders are clear. I am hopeful though...

I also finished posting some more pix to my gallery. Take a look when you get a chance.

BH

 

Thanks Dan!

 

I'm just north of Prince Rupert on an Island. Anchorage shaking don't bother us.

I do like yer truck

 

Hmm... since you're that far south you're practically in California anyhow! We get the good trucks but you get the good fishing. And I bet the salmon runs are unreal up there.

By the way, for the longest time there was a pretty good looking f68 in grand prarie AB posted on oldride for $1200. I scrapbooked the ad if you're interested. It's over the mountains so I imagine it would be no easier to get it from where you're at though.

 

Post up a link to the Ad and we can all take a look. I plan to go find a 49/50 merc next summer.

 

No good, the ad expired on nov 12 so the link is dead. I downloaded a copy of the ad when it was posted so I have the page, photos, etc but no easy way to link directly to them on my computer.

here's the description:

Ad Number: 410497

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#efefef">Vehicle Specifics</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="50%">Year: 1950</td> <td width="50%">Make / Model: Ford Other</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Mileage: 30542</td> <td width="50%">Title Status: Clear</td> </tr><tr> <td width="50%">Engine: 8 cyl. Transmission: Manual</td> <td width="50%">Exterior Color: Red</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Doors: 2</td> <td width="50%">Interior Color: Red</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
First Generation F-Series

Heavy Duty 3/4 ton (6,800 GVWR max), flathead V8 (OJ-324), 3 speed on the floor, engine turns over but won't start. 30542 Miles on odometer. The F-68 is the Canadian version of Fords F-3. Inquire for more details.

It is located outside of Wembley, Alberta, en-route to Alaska.

I uploaded some of the ad photos to my gallery too.

 

Congratulations on your new truck, ah I mean Trucks! that is a pretty nice start, much much better than what I started with...

oh ya and it sounds like your well on your way to having a collection of old trucks, it took me almost 8 years before I added the second truck to my fleet for parts etc

btw pulling the intake manifold is pretty easy to make sure you don't have any twigs, leaves, snails etc ready to enter the cylinders before trying to start her up. then you can kinda see how the bottom of the valves look as well as the valve clearances etc.
I did this on a running engine and it had a couple of valve guides that were broken in half so the top half of the valve guide was floating up and hitting the base of the valve
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I had to have help removing the head bolts though!





Cheers

Josh


EDIT; Oops I forgot you said straight 6, I have on of those straight 6's sitting in the garage right now too but havent done anything with it yet other than to see that it had good compression on all 6. maybe next month I'll throw it on my engine test stand and see if it runs... good luck with yours.

 

Great photos Josh, and thanks for the advice. Looks like your help is a little more experienced with flatheads than I am!

I am kinda inclined to pull off the head as well just to see what there is to see. What are your thoughts on reusing head gaskets?

BH

 

Back in the day when head gaskets was just tin we would paint them with silver paint and reinstall them. We painted the new ones also as it helped them seal better.