October 2001 

3 Oct                           $254   

I picked up at the brake parts form getting rebuilt at the Brake Shop (on Washington)

 

2 Oct                                       

I received parts from Canada. Now I can rebuild the Carburetor.

 

6 Oct to 10 Oct                     

  Went to California for business.

My Co-worker Margie & I at Salt Creek Beach, CA

 

24 Oct         

 

 

 

24 Oct                         $51     Purchased Battery

 

25 Oct          1 hour    $40     

Purchased missing and broken wheel studs and lug nuts. Truck Parts & Equipment  942-4251.

 

25 Oct night   4 hours               

  I installed the master cylinder and attempted to push fluid through the lines.... no luck, I

 eventually found that the brake hoses were all plugged up, there are two in the front and one in

 the rear. I reassembled the rear brakes and installed the drums.

 

26 Oct          2 hours  $85     

I chased parts and I registered the truck and got some insurance so that I could get the truck

home legally. It cost @ $25 for ins and $137 for registration that includes the custom tag. I also

picked up the brake hoses, plugs and plug wires $85. $247 total.

 

26 Oct          4 hours              

Will I get it running tonight? Will I drive it home tomorrow? I installed all the new brake hoses 

and re assembled the front brakes then put all the wheels on, then I bled the brakes. I hooked up

 the truck by chain to my Jeep and tried to brake the engine loose... no luck I did manage to pull 

the truck through the dirt. Well it looks like I will have to settle with towing the truck home... I

 really wanted to drive it home.

 

 

27 Oct           3 hours               

I brought the truck home. It rode like it had square wheels; I think I didn’t get one of the dual

wheels on right (I put them on in the by flash light Friday night). The move went well Jim pulled

me with his Dodge Diesel and Hershel met us at Tyler & Kellogg to follow behind while 

we drove through town.

 

28 Oct          12 hours                                                                                                                                  

I began dismantling the truck. I removed the flatbed sides and removed the front end and pulled 

the head off the engine. There was a hand full of gunk & rust debris in cylinder # 5. It looks like 

condensation came up through the exhaust manifold and corroded things. Only some of the 

exhaust ports on the manifold were corroded, probably the ones that the valves were open on. 

Some of the cylinders have some corrosion so it appears that I will be pulling the engine. I need

to pull it anyway, I tried to push in the clutch & put the truck in gear when we pulled it home 

Saturday, it seems as though the clutch is not die-engaging the engine.                                  

 

Quotation                               It will cost @ 200 to get the head rebuilt. Cylinder Head Repair 1035 S West, 945-4747

 

Quotation                               Old OHIC parts warehouse, $260 gasket kit, $250 main bearings and $150 rings.

 

29 Oct                                    

  I took the head to Cylinder Head Repair to get rebuilt. I also took the intake & exhaust manifold 

to get an estimate as they are both cracked.

 

30 Oct                                      

I purchased a cherry picker for $215. I figure I can sell it for 150 when finished, and I wont need to 

worry about being pressed for time with a rental. I also bought a ring compressor, ridge reamer 

and ring groove cleaner.