Suspension Identification

[1965]

Definitely need to blow it off, good air hose or wash. You could take fan belts off, water pump is gear driven. 

[mowerman]

On 10/7/2022 at 10:37 PM, Quickfarms said:

As with all old trucks it has a few issues.
 

The passenger side widows are smashed and need to be replaced, is r model glass readily available?

The plastic dash panel with the tach is busted. I was thinking about putting in a standard speedometer and removing the tachograph. 

Any glass shop can cut them I got one for an R model right there in the valley somewhere but that was almost 40 years ago they actually had one already cut .. bob

[tjc transport]

i would pressure wash the engine anyway before you do anything to it. 

you need to pull the valve covers to check the rack and injectors for free movement anyway, so washing should be the first step automatically. 

[Quickfarms]

6 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

all in favor of the vise grip idea; one concern for me is starting it with valve covers off:::  unless i pressure washed it first  there's an awful lot of yrs worth of  dust, grit the fan will blow around that will end up in oil galley on heads. as in many cases on these forms , sure would like to be there when it fires up. must be like a heart surgeon when he opens some one up ;;LOL the thrill to hear / see something come "alive" again.

I think I will start by getting the glass replaced and then finish cleaning the rat crap from the blue Mack and then pressure wash both of them 

[mowerman]

I would also oil all the cylinders and the turbo bearing..: bob 

[mechohaulic]

2 hours ago, mowerman said:

I would also oil all the cylinders and the turbo bearing..: bob 

now all us OLE TIMERS  know a DD does a great job of oiling the cyl  by itself along with everything near it  AND this must be a test a 318 DOES NOT have a turbo bearings it has blower bearings  LOL . a 350 DD same with a few modifications has a TURBO .   ;;;; sorry couldn't help myself bob;;;LOL   LOL   LOL  

[mowerman]

Oooooooooooo pre oiling everything never hurts piston rings on dry cylinders always makes me feel like finger nails on a chalkboard… Bob

[mowerman]

Don’t forget condensation and surface rust buildup in the cylinders as well it’s a good practice to oil everything if nothing else to be on the safe side… bob

[Quickfarms]

On 10/9/2022 at 3:35 PM, mowerman said:

I would also oil all the cylinders and the turbo bearing..: bob 

I can’t locate the turbo

i also can’t find the spark plugs to oil the cylinders 

[1965]

Y’all talking bout oiling reminded me, after you get her running, make sure your air box drains are open. Should have good flow of air out both tubes. It will have slight splatter of oil also, they are designed that way. You can fix that if you want, little fab work, but you would have to drain daily.

[mechohaulic]

1 hour ago, 1965 said:

Y’all talking bout oiling reminded me, after you get her running, make sure your air box drains are open. Should have good flow of air out both tubes. It will have slight splatter of oil also, they are designed that way. You can fix that if you want, little fab work, but you would have to drain daily.

I know a guy had a 6-71 in a truck that was used for hauling  process to new driveways .the eng leaked so bad putting oil on fresh material- he tied a plastic gal jug to the air box drain. had to empty regularly .LOL . 

[1965]

We would mount 4” pvc pipe with 2 end caps, 3 holes in top. 2 for drains & 1 for breather vent. They could take end caps off & drain & run mop through every evening 

[mowerman]

OK this is what I have the gauge panel it’s brand new with the tag still on it and the 2 steal surrounding pieces but only for one truck and yes I don’t know what you would call them… bob 

[Quickfarms]

2 hours ago, mowerman said:

OK this is what I have the gauge panel it’s brand new with the tag still on it and the 2 steal surrounding pieces but only for one truck and yes I don’t know what you would call them… bob 

Are you offering to sell it?

[mechohaulic]

5 hours ago, mowerman said:

OK this is what I have the gauge panel it’s brand new with the tag still on it and the 2 steal surrounding pieces but only for one truck and yes I don’t know what you would call them… bob 

I would call them ::: the good ole days ;;;

[mowerman]

Yes I don’t need them don’t get too excited though until like locate all three pieces… Bob

[mowerman]

Well I did a quick 20 minute search I could not find them I did find a lot of other shit but not those I also discovered that I have way too much junk I am not going to use it it is going in the trash … bob

[mowerman]

17 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

I would call them ::: the good ole days ;;;

Right???????

[mechohaulic]

2 hours ago, mowerman said:

Well I did a quick 20 minute search I could not find them I did find a lot of other shit but not those I also discovered that I have way too much junk I am not going to use it it is going in the trash … bob

YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY LOL. I still think of all the DD parts (brand new ) I had and like you and many others said "i'm tired of moving this crap, i'll never use it" and over the bank it went. boy do I kick my ass now.  so many people could have used the parts. 

[mechohaulic]

On 10/15/2022 at 4:51 PM, mowerman said:

OK this is what I have the gauge panel it’s brand new with the tag still on it and the 2 steal surrounding pieces but only for one truck and yes I don’t know what you would call them… bob 

If we could only go back to when that dash was brand new..simple gauges ; no computer indicators . voltmeter showing still has generator. guessing it's a birds eye view from the DM600

[mowerman]

Ya 1966 I was still in grade school,, didn’t need glasses,, and my parents handled all the problems  Easy living back then… lol bob 

[doubleclutchinweasel]

On 10/15/2022 at 4:51 PM, mowerman said:

OK this is what I have the gauge panel it’s brand new with the tag still on it and the 2 steal surrounding pieces but only for one truck and yes I don’t know what you would call them… bob 

THAT'S what the dash is supposed to look like!  Clean.  Simple.  Easy to read.  Easy to work on.  NO PLASTIC!

And I always loved the shape of the needles on the speedometer and tachometer.  The heel of the needle always looked like a counterbalance to me.  When they changed to the later needles, I always felt like we got cheated.

[mowerman]

ya fellas especially mecho i did know what you were talking about but i thought i would take it a step further......i trained on one just like mine ,,,but it was a U model....it was an old plymouth rock tractor....im sure alot of you fellas remember them......like you said,,,,dcw those old guages were the best we are ever going to see...bob

[mowerman]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo one more thing,,,,no i do not like thowing anything out,,,,,good thing about my place,,,,,old lady is the same way.lol..bob

[mechohaulic]

we don't throw things out;; we just relocate excessive inventory. back in the early "farm days";; I called it the neighborhood shuffle. someone cleaning out their junk brought it to a neighbor saying " bet you can use this stuff!.  and being "neighborly took  my junk brought it to a nother neighbor saying: bet you can use this stuff! LOL sometime the stuff (junk ) made it back to the original neighbor..  right now I have a 12 in I-beam  14 1/2 ft long =trying to pawn it off to a neighbor. can't put it in my jeep and just drop it off;; OH the good ole days are gone. LOL