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151 and most A1's were designed to have a metal to metal fit on the exhaust manifold. If you use a gaskit kit on these you will usually end up with a intake manifold leak. The late style heavy duty head has more clearance around the exhaust manifold and is designed to use the gasket. The way to...

Sarge, It looks like a lot of rust on the rear floor, I would seriously check out the rails under that. It looks like you are missing some of the rear seat hardware. 1964 was a transition year from the 151 to the A1 so there could be traces of both. Do you have the oval, pop out floor drains...

Fantastic. Now before you go digging in the wiring for the lights just make sure the service light switch is in the up position. You have to pull out and up. Rick

If you are talking about those ones at Lakehurst they are really rough looking. Rick

Sounds like good deal to me, this way you have a new one and a name to go with it unlike a store bought one. Rick

No matter what the starter will need to be rebuilt, just make sure they are aware that it is 24 volt.

I am aware of which is which, I just wanted to verify what had been done. I sounds like a lot of people are talking about the civilian system which does not have a relay. Also the starter should not be turning without the bendix being engaged because of the contacts in the solenoid not making...

When you say starter relay are you talking about the one under the dash or the one mounted on the starter? Rick

Sorry, been tied up at work and home. Another tidbit to think of. If you live close to a military base than a lot of the bigger parts stores will carry some of the more common parts for military vehicles. I have a NAPA that sells parts to the military all the time. As a matter of fact he sells...

I have some close up shots of that ship taken from my boat on trips to Penns landing. If you are interested send me an e-mail and I will dig them out. Rick

It sounds like the wire going to the starter is bad. sometimes it has power and sometimes it doesn't. That sounds like a bad cable or a loose end. By loose I don't mean falling off but an intermittent connection. I will get back to you when I get home from work. Rick

My numbers came from the machining specs for the motors straight from GM. Many years ago I doubted the figures so I puffed one and they were accurate. The 6.5 numbers came from gm tech sheets that I should still have around. I will see if I can find them but it will not be this weekend as I have...

I have read this thread from end to end and I only saw one question about compression and it was not answered. One thing you NEED to be aware of is that the 6.2 has 23:1 compression and the 6.5 has 18:1. If you put a 6.5 turbo on there your effective ratio is going to jump up close to 30:1! You...

with the engine off turn the headlights, blower and anything else you can think of for about a minute. Turn it all off and check each battery separately and see what it reads. If they are substantially different then charge the lower one up to match the other one. Otherwise you will end up...

Also keep in mind that these trucks tend to eat flywheels. If it is spinning and making a LOUD grinding noise then the flywheel will need to be replaced. Rick

Was the solenoid you put on 24 volt? I can't picture many stores having that in stock. A 12 volt starter will work for a short time, very short time. If you put a 12 volt solenoid on there that is one of the problems. I wish you were closer so I could look it over, it sounds like you have...

You have a bad starter solenoid. That is the small round piece attached to the starter. that is what is causing it to stick, It almost sounds like a lack of lubrication on the bendix but they are not generally lubed. Now you know the wiring to the starter is working. I am thinking you have a bad...

Let me know how you make out on this part, There are no mud holes on the established trails. The mud holes are the reason they are so anal about the rules now. Ernie, I also have a few sets of QQ tags. It has been a while since I got them but the paperwork that comes with them explains the...

That is sounding to me like a bad starter. You went from the main starter wire to the small terminal with the smaller wire on it right? You should get some sparks but not like a dead short. If you just touched it lightly then that might be the cause of a lot of sparks. It sounds to me like the...

I know for a fact that Taylor does in fact but Haggerty does not. That is why I have Haggerty. What I am talking about though is the antique "QQ" registration from NJ. THAT does restrict night time driving and mileage and to and from shows only. Although they do not enforce it you are...