Old Dodge May 12, 2005, 04:53:56 AM My son-in-law's Grandfather sold the family farm. My son-in-law rescued a 1950 Dodge pickup from one of the barns and deposited it in my garage. He has no place to keep it.He says it belonged to his Great Grandfather and he wants to restore it. Looks like a pretty ambitious undertaking to me. He will probably have to dismantle it down to the frame and sand blast everything to get the rust off.I was able to get a shop manual and a owners' manual on the internet.I had a '37 Dodge when I was a senior in HS in '49 and I bought a '50 Plymouth when I got out of the service in '54.My memory of Chrysler products of that era is as rusty as this truck.But some of it is starting to come back.Getting the wheels off would be a real aggravation if you did not know the lug bolts (not nuts) on the left side of the vehicle are left hand thread and on the right side, right hand thread.The 6 volt electrical system is positive to ground.No starter solinoid. A pedal above the gas pedal manualy operates the yoke that engages the starter gear with the flywheel gear and manualy makes the contactor that connects the battery to the starter.6.00 x 16 tube type tires. Three of them are still holding air after three weeks. Thats pretty amazing the truck hasn't been used for 35 or 40 years.I hope it doesn't have to stay in my garage that long. Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #1 – May 12, 2005, 07:15:03 AM Does the truck have the wood plank bed? That truck has a ton of potential, so make sure your son-in-law doesn't give up on that resto project. Post some pictures if you can, I'd love to see them. Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #3 – May 12, 2005, 03:50:20 PM Yep wood planks. A little warped though.And this is after I cleaned it up a little. Removed a ton of dirt and mouse nests. I put the duct tape on the seat to cover a big hole with stuffing coming out. Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #4 – June 22, 2005, 05:34:14 PM Anyone besides me old enough to recognize this thing on the trucks crank shaft? Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #6 – June 22, 2005, 05:41:34 PM yeah, that's a hand-crank dealie...that truck has a ton of potential...don't let him get rid of it!Imagine that all restored up, or else with a V-10!oh well, who am I kidding... Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #7 – June 22, 2005, 06:03:47 PM Yep! It's for a hand crank. The shop manual calls it a "Starting Jaw".To get on the hex part of it, I need a 1-13/16" socket. Bigger than anything I have right now. The engine is seized and I want to try to free it up. Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #8 – June 22, 2005, 06:07:58 PM if its seized ......put some wd-40 in each cylinder and let it soak, it could be just the piston rings rusted to the cylinder walls....... Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #9 – June 22, 2005, 06:19:36 PM The plug holes are over the valves.I was able to snake a small rubber tube in to the cylinders and squirted in some 5w20 oil. Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #10 – June 22, 2005, 10:09:16 PM HOLLLLD UP!i just realized, youre in southern maryland, you down in calvert county?hopefully 5w20 will be thin enough to penetrate Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #11 – June 22, 2005, 11:35:35 PM Yep! Lusby in Calvert County.The truck is from Spider Hill farm. Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #12 – June 23, 2005, 10:15:13 PM Here Is A Ruff Pic Of My Old Ruff Rusted Out 51 Dodge 3 Window Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #13 – June 23, 2005, 10:26:51 PM From what I can find searching vintage Dodge truck forums those "Pilot House" models are the ones the restorers like.Is yours still running? Quote Selected
Re: Old Dodge Reply #14 – June 24, 2005, 01:25:19 AM It Was To Far Gone So I Sed It A Few Years Ago Quote Selected
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