1936 International Uncle Walter's Truck

[kenny c]

Great truck. It's great it's staying in the family.

 

[earthman]

Good storyteller '36. This will be fun to follow.

 

[von-zipper]

Beautiful truck! We never see any good tin like that in these parts! [dr

Zipper

 

[Sunnybeach]

Keep up the good work!

 

[Old Iron]

Sometimes the DMV isn't an enemy and will give ya a break [cl
I think 90 psi is about all those old rigs would muster
Keep workin at it [P[P[P

 

[36Binder]

Here is some interior pics. With the 2 hubcaps that came with it. That I hope fit the 2 artillery wheels I got. This thing is definitely a Rat Rod.

You see that gas tank in there? Yea, it's not supposed to be there. There is a torch cut hole in the floor where the tank outlet is. I have the seat bottom and it looks worse than the back. The tank was supposed to be under the bed in the back. The wood floor in the cab is still intact. Real rough looking but enough there to use as patterns to replace it.

This truck sat under a tree since the mid 60s. I figured the bed would be rusted through but when I cleaned it out there are no rust through holes. A couple of drilled holes but no rust through. There was about 2 inches of nicely decomposed leaves that was like black dirt. I didn't get pictures of this but next time I'm in the shop I'll get bed pics.

And thanks to every for stopping by to look at my project.

 

[36Binder]

Got a good update today. A buddy came over to help me try to get this thing running. We tried fresh gas down the intake since I had pulled the carb. Still getting fire and smoke but won't run. Then tried some ether. Not working either. My buddy starts asking about spark, compression timing etc. I told him all are above 90 psi, and has got spark as proven by an inline spark tester. He asked about timing. I said "I haven't touched it yet." We loosened the distributor and started moving it with no result. So we decided to move the plug wires over one post in the directions he suggested. Now it was backfiring. So we went back to where it was. Then moved the plugs the way I thought they should go to advance it. It fired right up and ran for a second. So we primed it again and then he misted it with the ether to keep it running. Still just the open intake hole, without the carb. We were able to run it a couple times for probably 15 to 20 seconds each time. We completely filled the shop with smoke. From all the oil I dumped in it while getting it all unsiezed. The last time we started it we got a lot less smoke.

Now I'm pretty happy. I just had to share with all you guys.

Now I gotta figure out what carb is on it so I can get a rebuild kit.

Pics coming

 

[TruckRat]

That’s great. Will be following slong

 

[36Binder]

So this is obviously a Ford Carb. Here's what I know.
Tags on the truck say 1963. I talked to my Uncle Walt tonight (not Great Uncle Walter who owned the truck) he said his brother John was driving this truck in high school , so before 1965. So the carb was swapped before then. It could have been done way earlier or in Uncle John's high school days. Uncle Walt said "John had a couple early 50s Ford cars he could have pulled the carb off of".

So if anyone has any idea how to narrow down the year range of the carb more than I have to get a rebuild kit that would be awesome. Or if you know by sight let's have it. I can post more pics to if it will help

 

[Burgerman]

Pictures are good. Super cool that you got it running. Smoke in the shop...no problem.

 

[36Binder]

i just looked at the pics on the laptop after posting them from my phone. I got way better carb pics. I'll do them from the phone.

[P[P

While you wait

 

[36Binder]

Try these for more details

 

[MercuryMac]

Hi 36Binder, we share some co-incidents. I had an Uncle Walter, and I have an almost running '36 truck.
Anyhow, I have had to do with Holley 94's, pre and post 1949. They are two barrels and yours is a one barrel. The two barrel carbs from before '49 have the same choke lever as yours does. After '49 the choke was actuated by a wire in a housing, [like has been added to your truck], but the lever on the side of your carb is made to accept a rod with a spring loaded cap. I would guess that your carb is a Holley off of a forties ford six cylinder. That's only a guess.

 

[36Binder]

https://youtu.be/ESK-6zHLltk

I think this is a link to us getting it fired up running on the carb

 

[joedoh]

jeeze you really rev the stuffing out of a formerly stuck motor [cl[cl[cl

 

[36Binder]

Well, I was running the camera. My buddy was running the throttle.

I did have it running for a bit before that misting ether into it. So not its the very first run. But close.

 

[soltz]

Outstanding !! Purrs like a rusty kitten [cl
VroomVroomVroom is always good

 

[Toad]

Always one of my favorite milestones when the motor comes back to life! [cl

Toad

 

[36Binder]

I got the exhaust off so I could get a new piece made. This one was a little rusted out. Surprisingly I got the nut off of the manifold. The other side of of the manifold already had a bolt through it.

I also got the clamp off the exhaust!!

And a couple of pics of what I'm hooking the new pipe to. Like inch and half pipe down to a piece of inch and a quarter with a 90°bend in it. Then it goes up to 2" for the stack coming up. With a little luck I can get video of it running through the stack this weekend.

So I also need to put a radiator in it and see if the water pump works and if all the coolant passages and gaskets hold up.

 

[36Binder]

Well a week later but I cobbled in a leaky radiator for a run test.[cl
I sounds good and runs pretty damn good. I do have a bad hesitation off of idle, but everything else looks good. I will deal with the carb issue soon.
Some utube videos of it running.
I do have a leaky weep hole in the water pump it looks like. I'm hoping with some time running the packing or whatever is in there will seal up.

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Hope you guys enjoy the videos.

After messing with it and having it running for probably at least 15 minutes, my buddy says "what you going to do for a fuel pump, run an electric?". So I put my finger over the end of the fuel line and the pump is making pressure. Wow, I thought. So I put a fuel pressure gauge on it and was getting about 4 psi or so. It may have been leaking on the other end of the line. I was totally shocked the fuel pump is still working. This thing has been sitting for over 50 years.