47-55.1 '50 3600 re-do. Shortening things up!

[dsraven]

well, at least you know now.

[mobileortho]

I was off all week and had plans to spend as much time as I could working on the truck. In the end, I was only able to hook up the fuel filler and mount the tail lights. I changed course on lights in the roll pan and installed stock styled LED’s.

[mobileortho]

Originally Posted by joedoh

oof thats a mess for sure!

Not perfect but much improved!

[mobileortho]

I've been scratching my head trying to figure out where the puddle of brake fluid was coming from on the drivers side around the front wheel. All the lines were checked & double checked & after closer inspection it appeared that it was coming from somewhere around the master cylinder so I set up me camera to see what happened when I applied the brakes and was shocked to see that the pressure switch on the proportioning valve was gushing fluid, not from the threaded connection but from around the front section by the plug. Somewhat surprised that this would fail especially since it's new.

[dsraven]

sometimes being new can be worse than using the old part, lol.

[mobileortho]

Originally Posted by dsraven

sometimes being new can be worse than using the old part, lol.

True! I wasn't using it anyway, so I just capped it off.

[mobileortho]

Added a set of LED headlights. These have built in DRLs & turn signals. Can't figure out what the emergency flashers don't work though. I Hope to be able to test drive this thing soon!

[mobileortho]

Tucked the bumper in a bit & extended the splash apron.

[mobileortho]

Going to have to upgrade the cooling system, it got pretty hot running in the garage. I can’t recall how much cfms the current fan has but it’s not up to the task. Any suggestions?

[8man]

I pulled the single electric fan when mine did that and went with a dual fan. It increased the CFM's some and it now runs about 180 degrees.

[dsraven]

a dual fan set up can be wired to start off with only a single fan running and then boost to the second fan if things continue to heat up. a manual switch is always a good thing too, for heavy stop and go traffic on hot days.

[mobileortho]

Originally Posted by 8man

I pulled the single electric fan when mine did that and went with a dual fan. It increased the CFM's some and it now runs about 180 degrees.

You found a dual setup for an AD? What did you use?

[mobileortho]

And just like that, $$$$ down the drain! Ive been in denial for the last month. I started it up as I usually do on weekends, but a few weeks ago I started it it it made an horrendous clattering noise and it went dead. In disbelief, I sat there for several minutes sick to my stomach. I put a breaker bar on the crank pulley and it would only turn about half a revolution then stop. I walked out of the ggarage and left it alone for weeks while I pondered my life’s choices.

Today, I mustered up enough courage to try to diagnose the problem. I lowered the oil pan as much as I could and fished these chunks out. Not sure where they’re from but it appears to be catastrophic.

[dsraven]

are you running floating piston pins? possibly a clip from the pin retainer is what we see there? that would mean the other chunks are piston parts?
what size of hole would that clip be from? piston pins are likely .945 or .927 diameter.
if you can get the pan out from under you could get a light and check it out from the underside. if thats the case, pray ther cylinder walls are ok cuz usually the pin eats a groove into the cylinder. either way it looks like you will have some engine work in your future.
that sucks, sorry to hear it went sideways.
post up pics when you get back on it.

[8man]

That sucks!

[Rickysnickers]

Oh man, sorry to hear this happened. I hope you can get it fixed up and running again.