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Got Lucky Today!
We are getting very close to starting the engine. Only thing left is to put the radiator support on and mount the radiator, hook up the hoses and put in the coolant. Cleaned and painted the radiator support last night, went out today to clean the radiator and paint it.
The PO had water bottles with the bottoms cut off and placed and taped over the hoses.
I removed the metal tubes to clean and paint. The short pieces of hoses looked like new but I thought, I don't know how long this has been setting around, I think I'll take them off and buy new ones. Boy, sure glad I did, the mice had been living in the upper tank at one time, got all of this out of the top tank.
That would have for sure created some overheating issues!
The PO had water bottles with the bottoms cut off and placed and taped over the hoses.
I removed the metal tubes to clean and paint. The short pieces of hoses looked like new but I thought, I don't know how long this has been setting around, I think I'll take them off and buy new ones. Boy, sure glad I did, the mice had been living in the upper tank at one time, got all of this out of the top tank.
That would have for sure created some overheating issues!
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Yea, I am pretty sure I got all of the big stuff out. I am going to blow it out with compressed air then I am going to take it outside and turn it upside down and flush it out with a water hose.
I am going to buy a new radiator before I mount the front end on the truck. This one will get it started up and allow us to check the mechanics out and enjoy getting it cleared to proceed with the body panels.
Since my grandson wants this truck to be near "original" I will crate the original radiator up just so he will "have" it.
If I would have just mounted this and hooked up the hoses when it overheated It is hard telling what we would have thought. Since it has new water pumps and new thermostats, new hoses, I would have been uneasy about the engine.
When these old vehicles are torn apart and stored for long periods, even years such as this one, I would suspect this is not uncommon. The PO told me it was stored without the inlets and outlets covered for some period of time. A friend of his told him he should cap off the openings and actually did it for him.
I am going to buy a new radiator before I mount the front end on the truck. This one will get it started up and allow us to check the mechanics out and enjoy getting it cleared to proceed with the body panels.
Since my grandson wants this truck to be near "original" I will crate the original radiator up just so he will "have" it.
If I would have just mounted this and hooked up the hoses when it overheated It is hard telling what we would have thought. Since it has new water pumps and new thermostats, new hoses, I would have been uneasy about the engine.
When these old vehicles are torn apart and stored for long periods, even years such as this one, I would suspect this is not uncommon. The PO told me it was stored without the inlets and outlets covered for some period of time. A friend of his told him he should cap off the openings and actually did it for him.
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I think we will be good to go on the motor. I replaced both water pumps with new ones from Dennis Carpenter, installed new thermostats. All the water passages from what I could see were very clean.
We will know before too long. I need to get some exhaust on it and it will be ready to start. Doubt if I get to it this week but should be ready next week.
We will know before too long. I need to get some exhaust on it and it will be ready to start. Doubt if I get to it this week but should be ready next week.
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That is awesome! You guys moved pretty fast. I am sure your grandson can't wait.
Good luck with the start up.
Good luck with the start up.
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Wow, those little buggers must have worked there little tails off for years to get that much crud in there, that's pretty amazing. I'm glad you discovered it B4 the start up. Gee, you guys are moving right along, I bet Austin is getting pretty excited.
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Well, I will be ready to start up and check out the mechanicals, still have all the body work to go. I still have the front bumper to paint and the running boards to paint.
If the engine runs out OK then we will be 100% finished with the frame and drive train.
I am 6 weeks behind my target, Life and the weather seems to get in the way.
I am going to go back before we set the cab on and change out the master cyl for a dual/ power brake system and I plan on buying a new radiator and removing the old one and crating it for storage, that's to appease Austin so he will "have the "original" stuff.
If the engine runs out OK then we will be 100% finished with the frame and drive train.
I am 6 weeks behind my target, Life and the weather seems to get in the way.
I am going to go back before we set the cab on and change out the master cyl for a dual/ power brake system and I plan on buying a new radiator and removing the old one and crating it for storage, that's to appease Austin so he will "have the "original" stuff.
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A few years back the radiator in the panel took a puke when my son drove it to work. The top tank was junk, quite a few stress cracks in it. No major problem, I'll pull a used one out of my stash. The "new" old radiator looked good from the outside but when I looked inside it was packed. I needed the truck back on the road ASAP so I blocked off the top tubes, stuck the shop vac down the fill tube and blew compressed air into the bottom tubes. Vacuumed a lot of stuffing out and it's been 4-5 years without a problem.
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I think I got all the stuff out of it, After using long reach needle nose plyers to pull the crude out, I used a shop vac reduced to a 3/4" hose. I then used compressed air, and turned it upside down and flushed the heck out of it. I am waiting on new mounting bolts from Dennis Carpenter. I am going to tee into the oil filter fitting and install an oil pressure gauge and we are ready to start this bad boy up. That will probably be Monday.
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