I guess its running 😀

 

Houston to Gary!!!!!

 

Hello... hellooooo?

Got to imagine Gary is out burning gasoline and rubber by the pound

 

It is running, insured, and in my name.

 

Annnnd, what was the flooding problem?

How much pressure did you find at the carb?

 

Good to hear the good news.
Dave ----

 

Good deal!!

 

Thanks, guys.

Jim - I didn't measure the pressure at the carb, just installed the regulator, which was already set at 5.5 psi. But, I did pull the top off the carb and found some junk in it, although not bad. But the accelerator pump piston's skirt was split in half. And the float level was high, but it wasn't so high that it would have accounted for the flooding. Also, the float drop was way too much, so the float would have been getting into the muck on the bottom of the bowl.

Anyway, I cleaned the bowls, reset the floats, replaced the accelerator pump, and put it back together. When I turned the key on I got just a bit of gas in the filter and basically no pressure on the gauge. But, the truck started and then died. Although if I left the key on and the pump running it would eventually start again. And the gauge showed the tank was FULL. However, what if the wrong sender was put in and Full is Empty and vice versa? So, I put most of a 5 gallon can of gas in it and the pressure came right up and the truck ran well. Given that, when I went out to get the insurance and tag I stopped at the station immediately - and put 16.006 gallons in what I think is a 19 gallon tank.

But, the thing RUNS! I took it out for a drive and made these observations:

• 2500 RPM is 67 GPS MPH. It begs for an OD tranny. Hmmm, wish I knew where a 460 ZF5 is.
• The speedo reads about 10% slow, surely due to the large tires
• The oil pressure at idle is 30 and on the road it is 50 psi

And, I noticed a mist on the inside of the windshield right above the defroster vents. Guess that's why there's a NOS heater core in the pile of parts?

 

That is great!

 

I'm taking the truck to KS on Saturday to show it to my son, and to let my brother see that it really does run. So, here are the things on my to-do list, but not in priority order:

* Replace heater core
* Check timing as it is kicking back when hot
* Tighten driver's side mirror or replace it - it goes round and round
* Re-attach rear view mirror
* Check tire pressures, inc spare
* Wire up light on aftermarket gauges & tach
* Check & replace turn signal and brake lights, inside and out
* Check axle, transmission, and transfer case lubes
* Tighten power steering belts
* Check oil level & smell it for gas
* Adjust passenger's door - it rattles
* Aim headlights
* Clean windows
* Check brake fluid
* Check out the stereo. Any bluetooth input?
* Move spare to the bed as the exhaust is against it
* See if there's any way to get clearance on the exhaust @ rear spring & headers @ driver's side engine mount as both are touching
*Replace the air cleaner w/the new Edelbrock one

 

And what do you intend to do after breakfast?

​​​​​​​My gosh Gary, it amazes me how industrious you are.

 

Lol! I didn't mean that I'd get all of it done today/tomorrow. But I do want to get most of it done in prep for the trip.

Industrious? Or have the time. A friend at church got a 1943 D7 Cat while I was getting this truck. On Sunday we shared with each other details about our new acquisitions. Last night I asked if he had his running as mine was sitting in the parking lot. He said "No, but you are retired and don't have anything else to do." And, there's some truth to that.

But, on the other side of that coin, there's my idea of retirement. I watched my father sit down and believe that since he was forced to retire at 65 that no one wanted him. That he was "done". And I vowed not to do that. My job helped a lot with that because it was awful and so intense that it was rapidly taking me down. So I wanted to retire, and now feel like a have a new lease on life.

On the other hand, I've come to the realization that it is a short-term lease. And, with all the projects I have stored up I'd better get BUSY!

 

Tell me about this Edelbrock air cleaner? Are you not going with a factory style air cleaner?

 

Nature abhors a vacuum... the "hole" will be filled!