Old Yeller Dog

[Joey Mack]

[Joey Mack]

J.C., I have posted these a few times, dont know if you saw them.  Jojo

[Joey Mack]

[mowerman]

lol,,,,i like that,trailer queen,,,,,mine certainly isnt one,,,bob

[Joseph Cummings]

38 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

That truck looks pretty good really. What kind of bodywork does it need? Just do it the best you can and shoot it with something like Rust-Oleum tractor paint. If you use a half decent gun it will shine. You can buy something like this sharp 75 for like 25 bucks and rebuild it with a kit. Just spray it wet. You can sand out a run, there is no fixing a dry paint job.

What's wrong with your starter? Is it a Delco?

[Joey Mack]

Thanks J.C.  yes Delco, itis old and melted the connection inside where the post is. I can geta rebuild kit for it, i just havent ordered it.  Im changing it to 12 volt neg.ground, the parts are for a 6 volt starter. As good as it starts and runs, i will likely just buy that kit. I have had a string of other repairs to do on my house and our other small trucks, so this one takes a back seat.  

[Joseph Cummings]

32 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

Thanks J.C.  yes Delco, itis old and melted the connection inside where the post is. I can geta rebuild kit for it, i just havent ordered it.  Im changing it to 12 volt neg.ground, the parts are for a 6 volt starter. As good as it starts and runs, i will likely just buy that kit. I have had a string of other repairs to do on my house and our other small trucks, so this one takes a back seat.  

I'm pretty sure the only difference between the 6 and 12 are the field coils. That being said I've done a lot of conversions and left the 6v starter. I figured I'd change them when they burned out. They never burned out though. They start so fast that they don't have time to get hot.

Not sure if you know starters, But they are "series wound" and are kinda insensitive to voltage. That is opposed to "shunt  wound" DC motors where you have a bit more speed control. Only permanent magnet motors are sensitive to polarity and will spin the wrong way. Series and shunt motors you have to swap the field leads to make them reverse

[Joey Mack]

I have some knowledge, not fluent. This starter was doing fine for a while. I think age is what ailed it.  No biggie really. Thanks for the input..  

[tjc transport]

3 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

did anyone notice the right hand drive steering wheel on the LTL

i figured someone just reversed the picture.😁

[tjc transport]

16 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

I have some knowledge, not fluent. This starter was doing fine for a while. I think age is what ailed it.  No biggie really. Thanks for the input..  

a lot of times those old tired 6 volt starters that just dont turn the engine over anymore will work just fine for quite a long time with 12 volts applied to them.

[Joseph Cummings]

10 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

i figured someone just reversed the picture.😁

I'd be great to use driving on the wrong side of the road while upside down like our friend Skippy

[mowerman]

34 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

i figured someone just reversed the picture.😁

I have definitely seen that before

[mowerman]

45 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

I have some knowledge, not fluent. This starter was doing fine for a while. I think age is what ailed it.  No biggie really. Thanks for the input..  

yeah, I drove mine around for a long time and it never burned out even sold the truck and never heard anything from the other guy. I actually knew him.

[mowerman]

As far as spraying, it’s like automatic transmissions nobody really wants to touch them. I bought a manual years ago and took part of C4 and put it all back together. You can start with one panel at a time trial and error. If you get runs, just send them and then try again. At least you’re only running paint on one panel not the entire truck. I picked up spraying right away. it didn’t hardly take me any time at all, but yes, I did get a few runs at the beginning as we mentioned before. There’s a fine line between orange peel and sags lol let’s get her done bud. Tell the old lady you got shit to do. Yeah like that’s gonna work.

[Geoff Weeks]

Getting back to the inside connection on your Delco, it is a copper bolt with a slit in it, the field connections come together and fit into the slit and then it is soldered in place. Most likely done in the old days with a big soldering iron, but you can use a jewelers pin point torch or if your careful, the smallest welding tip on your torch set.

 Solder gets broken out when people are messing with the cable connection to the stud.

Replacement split bolts are available and I have repaired mine.

Slow cranking= heat which is bad. Make sure both ends are clean and lubed.

There is always the modern starters from the L/N book we talked about a year ago.

[Joey Mack]

G.W. that is what happened to mine.  

[mowerman]

well joey,,,,just to let you know,,my ambition all ready flew away,,,ya hear me?????????

[mechohaulic]

4 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

I have some knowledge, not fluent. This starter was doing fine for a while. I think age is what ailed it.  No biggie really. Thanks for the input..  

in due time you will find out that" age makes many things fail " just say in!!!

[mechohaulic]

7 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

When i get through my little boo boo.  Im going to get back to work on my '48 Int.  It wont be as beautiful as a lot of these trucks i see, but, i will still be proud.

beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. to listen to an engine a person rebuilds has much more "beauty" then a fancy paint job on the outside. compare to the run way models strutting their stuff with phony smiles on outside yet real bitch on inside.  ALWAYS  be proud of knowledge/ ability/ capabilities to build using brain not computer. I truly miss the days of building an engine ; nervous of the starting and finding NO leaks. 

[mowerman]

Haven’t overhauled an  engine in years except for a lawn mowers, but Meko I know what you mean for start up always thinking something might’ve went sour 

[mowerman]

And Joey, you’re in a pretty good spot. You pretty much only got cosmetics left as far as that starter goes. I don’t know what to tell you I have no advice. You’re a lot further ahead than I am.

[Joey Mack]

The starter is easy.. i just need to drop 2 bills on a kit.  

[harrybarbon]

13 hours ago, Brocky said:

Harry, Is this the truck you are speaking of???? I took these pictures at Ian's place in August 2015..

 

Hi Brocky, yes it is Ian's Chief. It is now owned by a guy in Brisbane who owns a major transport operation, another great guy and a gentleman. Ian was restoring the guy's B80 at the time of your visit. When the guy and his wife were at Ian's to see the B80 in progress, the wife saw Ian's chief, she asked if it was for sale and that afternoon they bought it. It is in an excellent home.

[harrybarbon]

10 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

Joey, I learnt to drive in my dad's K3, ex army truck, dual rear wheels and box tray body. During the grape season, dad loaded 4 tonnes of wine grapes to deliver to the Italians for their home made vino. The springs were so bent that the tray floor was just off scrubbing on the tyres and front pointed up, steering was so lite. Never could happen today. Dad stuck it into 1st gear to go down any steep roads because the brakes were useless. But never any accidents.

[cruiseliner64]

16 hours ago, Joseph Cummings said:

Trucks don't need to be trailer queens to be interesting. I can think of some junkyards that are more interesting than a lot of truck shows

I'd walk right past a row of those big stack, drop visor things to look at this LM

 

Im with you all the way on this one JC.Sure I like mine to look good but like to use it too....

Paul