I give you... The Swamp Donkey!

I have sold my other truck projects for a real beauty!

Really it is a rescue effort. My buddy had it stashed in his back yard.

1966 F100, 240 Inline 6, Auto.
I towed it home and pressure-washed it. I can get it to run but doesn't idle unless the choke is pulled out a bit. I changed the fuel and lines and filter but still isn't right. I will keep you all posted.

 

Love the name..lol....look up in urban dictionary what swamp donkey means..

 

Yep. Not very pretty but somehow tricked me into taking her home!

 

where are the post pressure-washing pictures???

looks like a cool truck hiding under there. sweet white walls.

 

Haven't got any after wash pics. It's in my drive way and can't really get an good angle on it. It has dents just about everywhere but nothing drastic. I think it will look cool if I take some rubbing compound to it and the wax it. I removed the trim because it was missing some pieces. The white-walls are trashed unfortunately. I'm hoping to find some more eventually. Right now just concentrating on making it run. Any suggestions?

 

the carb may need to be gone thur or the timing is off but i must say that the white walls make me want to get some.

 

I would remove the fuel tank and have it boiled out! probably got a lot of gunk,rust and what ever else could grow in their from sitting so long?, probably put a carb kit in it too?
PS, SWEET TRUCK!

 

I would see if theres fuel in it first...any fuel sloshing is good...better then no liquid fuel...I would put some fresh gas in it and run it through...If it wont run worth beans...replace the fuel filter/s...originally there was one in the can below the fuel pump...screw on screw off...cheap and easy to find locally. If it has an inline filter, replace that as well...also if the feed hose between the main fuel line looks old, replace it...if it has a non screw type clamp on either end thats an original flex line and could well be collapsed inside or falling apart inside thus plugging filters and so forth...Replace with fuel hose and proceed onward...one thing you could do in the interim is put a filter in this area also before the fuel pump...those smaller inline filters are easier and cheaper to replace then the can element...2 bucks vs 7-10 bucks...
A good douching of the carb throat would be a good thing as well...if its been sitting along time who knows what kind of things may have crawled in there...air filter is a good thing :-)
If you have the original Autolite 2100 on it the carb kit p/n is CT499D...readily available from Ford last time I checked...the other p/n you can give the counter guy is D4AZ9A586A

Let us know how things shake out...love those wide whites :-)


- cs65

 

After first Preshwash. I need to do it again now that I've removed the trim.

The "Everlasting Gobstopper" steering wheel sold me on it. That and that it was practically free.
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I drained the tank. The gas wasn't really bad, not much water either. I replaced the rubber fuel lines and the hard line from the pump to the carb. I replaced the filter with glass one. I see no sign of leaking in the length of line that runs along the frame. I blew it out and it is clear. Everything coming through looks clean and there is quite a bit of pressure. I ran it long enough for it warm up and it doesn't seem starved of fuel. It revvs up nicely and sounds pretty good. The exhaust was replaced at some time.
I was told the carb was rebuilt a couple years ago. But I might have to do it again.
The Old Man says Im sucking air somwhere and the float is not able to work right on account of air bubbles in the bowl.

 

I gotta ask (per your moniker) Who is Shane?

 

It comes from a Mojo Nixon song about Shane MacGowan of The Pogues. Notorious for having rotten teeth. And for being drunk! I'm not a dentist.

 

Nice truck...you have the optional alt/oil pressure gauges in base truck...not a common find...


- cs65

 

I like that truck, just not feelin' the white walls

 

Ah, thanks for the insite. I thought I had found my West Coast equivelant. ( I am a dentist, with an old 66 stepside). I was going to ask if you had any tips for keeping your hands clean. I refuse to wear gloves for working on the engine, and typically resort to a harsh soap, a nail brush, and a vigorous scrub down in the outdoor shower! Welcome, I also love the "gobstopper look" of your steering wheel.

George

 

Here's another hint for you since the trucks been sitting so long. Take a 5/16ths nut driver and take the vents off the kick panel. Then vacuum, dig and otherwise clean all the old leaves, dirt and crud that has come thru the cowl out of the cavity,take a long screw driver and gently tap around the bottom and clear out the drain hole that always gets plugged up. This is also a good time to wash it out and when it dries to spay some rust encapuslator in there. Not knowing where you are just a word of caution spiders and other nasty critters like to live in those arrears so wear some gloves.