The trans in your truck doesn't have any synchros, on any gears. They are hell for sturdy, are you sure there is a problem?

 

Very nice looking project truck. Yep, I suspect it may be a mutt but still very nice.

 

the trans is a 4 speed when you try to put it into thrid it just grinds. there is no point in trying to force it into thrid and causeing more damage. i also noticed a oil leak which i think is coming from the oil seal on the oil pan. also the trans has a ton of play in it,is there any way to tighten it up? plus im looking at the shop manual the exploded view of the trans there are synchro's in the trans


my dad has a catalog he found that show's a longbed option.

 

The long bed option was an F-2 or F-3. Not an F-1. The transmission cross member is F-2/3. The synchro 4 speed was only available on the big models. The truck's straight cut spur gears will teach you to double clutch. The fact of it having rear shock absorbers would indicate that it is an F-2 rather than F-3 which normally wouldn't have rear shocks. Stu

 

The oil leak is probably a seal. These old trucks are notorious for "marking their territory" with oil drips. The technology back then wasn't what it is today.

The transmission that you say is loose is more likely just the pin that holds the gearshift lever in place. If you unscrew the cap that holds the shifter in place and slide it up you will notice a slot on the driver's side of the tower. In that slot is a 1/4" x 5/8" pin. They get worn into an hour-glass figure just before they break. That's the most likely cause of the "row as you go" symptom. It can also cause your third gear grinding as the shifter isn't quite lining things up.

We just learned Canada offered the 255 flathead in F5's and F6's sometime during production and none of us here thought it was possible. Please scan your catalog so we can see the longbed option for F1's. Always willing to learn something new.
Tim

 

Please find the VIN on the frame, that will resolve it. So often we've seen major mistakes in catalogs and survey type books. Stu

 

Yes on the Ford advertising and catalog mistakes. The Ford tractor line shows features that never quite made it into production.

 

where is the vin on the frame? on the plate in the glove box it say's ford series f-1 i can't remember the model number. and the plate on the firewall i can't read

but i don't care if it's a f-1 or f-2 as long as it looks good

 

My frame is stamped near the front motor mount on the passenger side

 

sorry guys it took me so long i have been very busy. my friend did some tinkering with the trans and found it was just a sloppy shifter so now we can go into third

 

The vin number on your glovebox is ?98RC4..... (was hard to tell by the glare). But that's enough to tell you that particular tag came from a very late 1950 F1 with a flathead 8.

The firewall tag (again, correct me because the glare blocks it) said ?98RC363072 That is also a very late 1950 F1 flathead 8 vin number.

See if you can find the vin number on the frame rail.

 

Enjoyed the pictures - looks like a good truck.

The serial number on the cowl tag and the "engine number" on the glovebox door should be the same number - which they are not. Both are from F1's and IMHO the cowl tag looks like it belongs on the cab.

As said before by somebody above, you'll have to get the frame number which is the only legal number today for most states. I'll still bet the 4th character is D or Y. Let us know when you find it please. We're curious now......

edit: mountaindoc, with a little photo tinkering I believe the glovebox tag is 98RC-467*** and I agree with '50 on both.

 

will do that this week but right now a nest of black widows have moved in under the engine