Nice detail. I especially like the hubcaps.
I've never seen them with hubcap clips. Don't tell my truck, okay?
Your spare truck looks like it has gone through modifications. If it has a stock flat head (Lightening 6 engine) and you want to let it go I might be interested.Hello all, I’m picking up a 1954 truck with complete parts rig and thought I’d introduce myself.
The 54 is sporting the original drivetrain, same owner for the last 27 years, and does have a SOA in stock axles.
I’ve spent the last several decades working on J trucks and early Wagoneers, but this is my first flatfender.
Not sure what the plans are for it, but I’ll be taking apart the other truck to keep as many spare parts as I can- the spare truck also has a SOA on early wagoneer axles.
Your spare truck looks like it has gone through modifications. If it has a stock flat head (Lightening 6 engine) and you want to let it go I might be interested.
Bill
There is really is almost no way oil could be seeping from a spark plug hole. More likely coolant is leaking somewhere and settling in the hole, or some other kind of fluid was spilled and settled there.I was running around and while running errands with the lights and heater fan on, the battery drained.
While tinkering with checking wires and such, I noticed some type of bug eggs on the engine too and... oil seeping from one of the spark plugs. ☹Not a good sign.
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So a voltage reg was in order. It came today.
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I installed it, putting in an additional ground. The battery is charging to full, then Polarize the reg as per the instructions.
The battle for the eggs is next. And, I’ve got to go something about the oil seeping from the spark plug.
There is really is almost no way oil could be seeping from a spark plug hole. More likely coolant is leaking somewhere and settling in the hole, or some other kind of fluid was spilled and settled there.
There’s coolant but no oil circulating in the head. First check around the thermostat housing, where the top radiator hose connects to the head. Then, there’s a heater hose port out the top of the head, driver’s side rear. The hose connects to the heater, right-side firewall. Hopefully it’s one of those and not a crack in the head — those are more likely to leak internally.Good to know. I thought it was weird. I don’t have a whole lot of experience with Flathead I6’s.
There’s coolant but no oil circulating in the head. First check around the thermostat housing, where the top radiator hose connects to the head. Then, there’s a heater hose port out the top of the head, driver’s side rear. The hose connects to the heater, right-side firewall. Hopefully it’s one of those and not a crack in the head — those are more likely to leak internally.
If it really is oil, it most likely would have spilled there somehow, perhaps from the oil bath air cleaner?
I suppose there might be some unusual circumstance where oil might be pushed or blown up and out the hole where the distributor sits and settle around the spark plug. That could happen if you have a lot of blow-by and/or your crankcase isn’t venting properly via the draft tube on the valve cover or maintaining negative pressure via a PCV valve. (PCV valves are rare on these and usually seen only on later models).