She is finally mine!!!!!
#17
02-17-2009, 09:36 PM
Hotshot
I've been running 15-40 diesel oil in a couple of my older vehicles that suffer from low oil pressure and have had good experience with it. Also, diesel oil still has some of the additives that has been removed from regular oil because with tighter tolerances etc. newer engines don't need it as much and also it is an EPA issue. I go the cheap route and use walleyworlds Tech brand, but if you don't trust that use something like Rotella.
#18
02-18-2009, 12:41 AM
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I've been running 15-40 diesel oil in a couple of my older vehicles that suffer from low oil pressure and have had good experience with it. Also, diesel oil still has some of the additives that has been removed from regular oil because with tighter tolerances etc. newer engines don't need it as much and also it is an EPA issue. I go the cheap route and use walleyworlds Tech brand, but if you don't trust that use something like Rotella.
#21
02-18-2009, 10:32 AM
Thanks for all the kind complements. As far as I (and the previous owner) can tell she has never been restored, she is all original. But it's funny from looking around under the hood and chassis you can tell what he had to replace to make her road worthy. Those parts are either super clean and rebuilt or new. But she runs great!!! I couldn't take her on the free way do to safety issues of the bysis tires. Original Firestones!!! I found out Firestone sold Croker the molds more then 10 years ago, so there was no way I was trusting those old cracked plastic tries at freeway speed. Anyway called trustee AAA and had her towed 50 miles to my local Discount tire. And there, is where I ran into my first hurtle. I can't find a radial that will fit on the stock 16x5 rims. It's no big deal though, I wanted to put some Gennie's 15x7 on there anyway, so I can get a wider tire. I wasn't planning getting then for a few months but this just pushes up the time frame a little bit.
Here are a couple more pictures for you visual folks.
Check out the air cleaner... it's held on by a couple of L brackets and a hose clamp. It's ghetto, but works for now.
Again all comments good and bad are appreciated. And any advice on what you see that needs ergent attention please let me know. Thanks again and enjoy.
Here are a couple more pictures for you visual folks.
Check out the air cleaner... it's held on by a couple of L brackets and a hose clamp. It's ghetto, but works for now.
Again all comments good and bad are appreciated. And any advice on what you see that needs ergent attention please let me know. Thanks again and enjoy.
#23
02-18-2009, 11:58 AM
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The engine appears to be a 223 and not a 215. 215s had the distributor mounted to the rear of the block (same side but near and above the generator). Also, the valve covers are slightly different between the 215 and 223 engines. The oil breather cap on a 215 sits directly after the first valve cover bolt from the rear (or in the second quadrant of the valve cover from the rear).
Here are pictures of an original 52 OHV 215 (Courtesy Stu, aka truckdog).
52 and 53 OHV were the same except for the exhaust manifold. In 52, the manifold went straight down to the exhaust pipe, while in 53 it was angled like yours. Same remained for the later years and 223 engines.
The 215s, 223s, and the later 264s???? looked very similar to each other, but had slight differences to make them different.
Nonetheless, that engine is clean!
Here are pictures of an original 52 OHV 215 (Courtesy Stu, aka truckdog).
52 and 53 OHV were the same except for the exhaust manifold. In 52, the manifold went straight down to the exhaust pipe, while in 53 it was angled like yours. Same remained for the later years and 223 engines.
The 215s, 223s, and the later 264s???? looked very similar to each other, but had slight differences to make them different.
Nonetheless, that engine is clean!
#25
02-18-2009, 12:24 PM
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#28
02-18-2009, 04:55 PM
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It's still a nice looking and solid truck.
Many of the 215s were tossed after they quit and replaced with the newer counterpart.
The 215s are not easy to find these days. I've searched on and off for a year or two and came up with about four examples in various conditions of which one was a complete and running engine from a 52 before it was pulled and replaced with an SBC.
Many of the 215s were tossed after they quit and replaced with the newer counterpart.
The 215s are not easy to find these days. I've searched on and off for a year or two and came up with about four examples in various conditions of which one was a complete and running engine from a 52 before it was pulled and replaced with an SBC.
#30
02-18-2009, 05:46 PM
Don't get me wrong. I'm still just as happy nowing she has a 223.
I looked up the serial in the glove compartment door and she was listed with originally a 215. The previous owner said it was the original engine. But he was aparently wrong. No big deal i'm still greatfull.
I have another question: The speedo cable was making all sorts of noises early this morning and the needle in the tach was jumping all over the place. But when I drove it to lunch this afternoon it was fine. It most be a cold thing. But would some sort of lubed fix this issue?
I looked up the serial in the glove compartment door and she was listed with originally a 215. The previous owner said it was the original engine. But he was aparently wrong. No big deal i'm still greatfull.
I have another question: The speedo cable was making all sorts of noises early this morning and the needle in the tach was jumping all over the place. But when I drove it to lunch this afternoon it was fine. It most be a cold thing. But would some sort of lubed fix this issue?