I bought another one!!!

[Ronw435]

Sounds like you stole it!

[4shongo]

Nice score!!

[Ta2Don]

Glad you were able to get this deal done Brotha!!!

Thanks for the email preview...

Late to the party... but I found this thread...

Brain Fart = Major Excitement...

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by Ronw435

Sounds like you stole it!

Yeah, lol I'll admit I brought the guy down a little lower than his asking price.

Originally Posted by 4shongo

Nice score!!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Glad you were able to get this deal done Brotha!!!

Thanks for the email preview...

Late to the party... but I found this thread...

Brain Fart = Major Excitement...

No problem brotha! Yep, major excitement that day. haha

[jcramsey]

Can't beat a $500 truck with no rust that runs. Nice find TJ!

[cv65]

Hey TJ, great find,Those old v6s are pullin mothers,A little story-I had a 60 GMC,v6,3 speed, It had a hyd clutch and the hose had a crack in it and all the fluid leaked out,I get in the truck step in the clutch {with it in first gear} and hit the key,It fires up and in a flash I go threw the garage doors and into the back of my dads car. The clutch pedal return spring was so stiff you couldnt tell if you had clutch or not,So I learned to start in N,I used to be able to shift that truck without using the clutch,Find the right rpm and it would go right into gear!

[TJ's Chevy]

JC, Thanks man!
CV65 Yeah I shift sometimes without a clutch. Luckily this 64 has a manual clutch. Much better. lol

So a little update...put a new set of tires on it(picture 1), and how rare are these Power Brake pedals?(picture 2) and also...anyone know what this lever thingy is for. Picture 3.

[cooperhw]

sweet. I would not change a thing on the exterior other than the tires you already did.
That right there is a truck!

[66chevy43]

Was at the Dodge dealer the other day and they had a Ram truck for $71,000 Yes $71,000.00!! $500 for a cool old truck that still runs....ANY DAY all the way to the BANK!!

[cv65]

hey TJ is that flapper looking thing a windshield washer manual pump?

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by cv65

hey TJ is that flapper looking thing a windshield washer manual pump?

My guess as well!!!

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by cooperhw

sweet. I would not change a thing on the exterior other than the tires you already did.
That right there is a truck!

Thanks! lol Yeah I'm gonna put a new front windshield in it though. Not legal round here to drive with cracks in them.

Originally Posted by 66chevy43

Was at the Dodge dealer the other day and they had a Ram truck for $71,000 Yes $71,000.00!! $500 for a cool old truck that still runs....ANY DAY all the way to the BANK!!

haha! Yeah these new trucks are way over the hill over priced anymore.

Originally Posted by cv65

hey TJ is that flapper looking thing a windshield washer manual pump?

Guy a youtube suggested that as well. lol HAHA! Imagine pushing that pedal while yer trying to drive! lol! Pedal faster!!!! hahaha!!!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

My guess as well!!!

[1963c-10]

Nice find TJ!!!!

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Nice find TJ!!!!

Thanks man!

[b.sharp]

Nice find TJ. I would give that sucker a CLR bath and drive the new tires of it.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by b.sharp

Nice find TJ. I would give that sucker a CLR bath and drive the new tires of it.

That's the plan. lol Tune up the engine and replace the front glass, get the front signals working and possibly rebuild the carb and drive it!

[TJ's Chevy]

So I finally settled on a name.....my 1st name for the truck was "Crusty" but since I refer to it as a "she" I've now named her "Crustine." lol Wouldn't wanna insult her now.

[66Submarine]

Neat. I was wondering when you would notice the plug wire...lol

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by 66Submarine

Neat. I was wondering when you would notice the plug wire...lol

haha! I was going crazy with excitement.

[cv65]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

JC, Thanks man!
CV65 Yeah I shift sometimes without a clutch. Luckily this 64 has a manual clutch. Much better. lol

So a little update...put a new set of tires on it(picture 1), and how rare are these Power Brake pedals?(picture 2) and also...anyone know what this lever thingy is for. Picture 3.

Hey TJ better hang on to that lever thingy!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-1960-19...-/191513554810

[TJ's Chevy]

So according to the GMC guys on the GMC truck club that lever thingy is a manual windshield washer pump. Guess GM had those available....Oh I can see myself trying to pump that thing and drive at the same time with my girl friend yelling "Pump faster!!!!" haha!

[TJ's Chevy]

So quite a bit has happened with this thing over the past couple weeks. lol I'm not gonna go through the whole thing again so I'll sum up. While doing the tune up on the engine I started to experience a knocking noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyhgUvL-2wU And after tons of tinkering and checking around suddenly the knocking went away....literally all by itself! Talked to the experts and they suggested a sticky lifter which is pretty well possible. Other than that the tune up is pretty much complete minus the carb and a leaky head gasket. Gonna put new head gaskets on and clean her up a bit and she should be good to go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xoTKUE_7z4

[Ta2Don]

Glad it was apparently nothing major

[66Submarine]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Talked to the experts and they suggested a sticky lifter which is pretty well possible.

Not to rain on your parade or anything, but AFAIK all of the GMC V6's used solid lifters (IMO it didn't sound like a collapsed hydraulic lifter in the clip anyway). I would look into it before I started buying parts and replacing stuff.

[awbrown]

It would be easy to drop something into the cylinder , and that is the noise it would make .. i always blow all the garbage off the area of the plugs before attempting to replace them if it did stop making the noise , then it went through the engine , or it just finally clearanced itself ...