Thanks to all the members I have learned from over the past few months, since inheriting my 1961 Econoline Pickup. My father pulled it out of a junk yard in 2012, got it running, and kept it running (barely). He was no longer able to work on cars like he did when I was a kid, so most of the work went to the family mechanic. We used to joke that it lived at Scott’s Auto, and visited us from time to time.

Im going to try to continue to post photos and info as I improve and restore, to pay back for the help I’ve gotten, and pay forward for the next guy who goes looking for info to save an Epup.

 

Nice. Thanks for posting.

 

Nice looking E line. Congratulations

 

Thanks to you both. She’s rusty, but a ton of fun.

I’ve gotten the exterior rust stopped with one of the rust converters. Oxy-gone I think. I’m not going to restore it cosmetically. Just preserve it. There’s a ton of bondo on the passenger side, and the tailgate is, well, bad.

I’ve got all the window fuzzies and rubber trim on order and am going to shoot it with satin clear, and install the new window stuff when it all comes in.

I understand there are springs in the wing windows to hold them open. Does anyone know where they go and how to install them?

 

Here is a drawing of the parts that hold in the vent window.
http://econoline.org/drawings/P-3450.png

The drawing shows the following series of small items that go on the pivot post that sticks out from the bottom of the vent window frame. You might just need to tighten up the nut. Open the access panel on the inside of the door and reach way up to find the nut. It is a 5/16-24 nut. I think a 1/2" socket should fit it. If the spring is damaged, a replacement should be less than $10. I hope you have small hands and long arms.

C0AB 6422992-A is the Pivot Stop
356425-S is the Pivot Washer
8A 7022963 is the Pivot Friction Washer
B5A 7022926-A is the Pivot Lower Spring
34956-S7-8 is the Lower Lockwasher
33923-S7 is the Lower Nut

 

Wow! Thanks a bunch. I’m going to have to find someone with small hands and long arms, as I have neither. 😀

 

There are a lot of questions and answers on the net about overheating issues, and I though I’d share some recent experience.

Old Blue always had heating issues. My father installed an aluminum radiator and electric fan and kind of kept it under control. The belly pan of course was gone, but he did install a rubber flap over the radiator in the doghouse lid, which helped, but the fan was still necessary cruising at 40 down an open road.

I removed the rubber flap and associated hardware to install some kilmat in the underside of the doghouse. I couldn’t put the flap back because the hardware was not long enough with the kilmat added. So as a temporary measure, until I could get to the hardware store, I cut a piece of foam pipe insulation and stuck it over the radiator and got a good tight seal between the doghouse lid and the top of the radiator.

I took off down the road and the electric fan was no longer necessary when cruising. In fact, it would actually cool down from 195 to 185 given a few minutes at 40-50 mph. So if you are having overheating problems, I’d recommend this as a first, cheap, easy step. I rubber cemented the foam noodle to the top of the doghouse, and put the original stuff in the box of original parts that aren’t going back on the truck, at least for a while.

Most importantly, I found someone making new belly pans. I ordered one last night and will keep you guys posted. Matchstick Customs. customvanner@gmail.com $350 shipped.