Grumman Olsen Kurbmaster help
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Looking for info on old 65
Hello,
Wanted to see if I could get any info on my old 65 I'm trying to revive. Vin G404L680656 Listed as Ford Truck 5600. Has a 6L engine and a 3 gear transmission. Not a dually
Has a Grumman Olson Kurbside All Aluminum body, having some brake & oil leakage, also trying to figure out the correct battery.
Any help very appreciated!
Thank you
Wanted to see if I could get any info on my old 65 I'm trying to revive. Vin G404L680656 Listed as Ford Truck 5600. Has a 6L engine and a 3 gear transmission. Not a dually
Has a Grumman Olson Kurbside All Aluminum body, having some brake & oil leakage, also trying to figure out the correct battery.
Any help very appreciated!
Thank you
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Wanted to see if I could get any info on my old 65 I'm trying to revive. VIN: G404L680656 Listed as Ford Truck 5600. Has a 6L engine and a 3 gear transmission. Not a dually
Has a Grumman Olson Kurbside All Aluminum body, having some brake & oil leakage, also trying to figure out the correct battery.
Has a Grumman Olson Kurbside All Aluminum body, having some brake & oil leakage, also trying to figure out the correct battery.
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This is a Dagenham 220 cid 4 cylinder diesel. Look at the code again, as the series code decodes to a gas engine.L = Michigan Truck Assembly Plant.
680656 = 1965.
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G40 - P400(Diesel)
4 - 220 Dagenham 4-cylinder Diesel
L - Michigan Truck assembly plant
680656 - 1965 - Assembled April 1965
137" Wheelbase.
9 - Likely Primer Color code
G400 - P400 (Diesel) 10,000 Lbs GVWR
88 - Parcel Delivery
F - Warner T-98 4-speed
22 - Dana (Spicer) 70 - 4.88:1 ratio / non-limited slip - 7.4M
10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
65 net HP @ 2,500 RPM
41 - Chicago, IL - District Sales Office - where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from
0445 - Domestic Special Order number
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4 - 220 Dagenham 4-cylinder Diesel
L - Michigan Truck assembly plant
680656 - 1965 - Assembled April 1965
137" Wheelbase.
9 - Likely Primer Color code
G400 - P400 (Diesel) 10,000 Lbs GVWR
88 - Parcel Delivery
F - Warner T-98 4-speed
22 - Dana (Spicer) 70 - 4.88:1 ratio / non-limited slip - 7.4M
10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
65 net HP @ 2,500 RPM
41 - Chicago, IL - District Sales Office - where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from
0445 - Domestic Special Order number
Chad
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Hard to believe all of those lines on the plate are miss stamped, too. Especially the horsepower and RPM. 65 and 2,500 is exactly what the Dagenham 220 is listed as.
Also the G40 and G400 (Diesel) and opposed to P40 and P400 (Gas). If you have a title for it - does the VIN on the title match that first line on the warranty plate?
Chad
Also the G40 and G400 (Diesel) and opposed to P40 and P400 (Gas). If you have a title for it - does the VIN on the title match that first line on the warranty plate?
Chad
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Looks like it could be a 240/300 which are good engines. Is the engine mounted with front and back mounts? If so, is the back mount under the bellhousing? I'd then wonder if that is same bellhousing as a 4x4 truck might have used or something unique to the Parcel Delivery. I guess more research would be in order.
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The day I brought her home. She spent 45 years as a uniform delivery service van then 5 years doing flea markets and swap meets. All 50 years in Yucaipa, CA.
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Right before we started replacing the windshield wiper motors and components.
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After the engine was rebuilt and the Clifford Performance parts went on.
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Right before we started replacing the windshield wiper motors and components.
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After the engine was rebuilt and the Clifford Performance parts went on.
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Clifford parts
I pretty much bought everything that Clifford offers. I'm running the dual 38mm Weber on the custom intake manifold plus the headers, cam, and timing set. I also converted it to an automatic with an AOD and Lokar shifter. Of course the overdrive meant a rear gear change in the Dana 60. I would warn you that the guy who now runs Clifford is the original guys son in law and not all that knowledgeable.