I think that the truck has sat for about three years. It had sat for a
while before then and when the guy I got it from bought it he said that
he got it running and drove it around the yard a few times and then
parked it. I'm not sure about the motor though. I haven't managed to
find the casting number yet (it has been very drizzly here lately) but I
don't think that it is a 216 because it has the
short side cover so I imagine that it is a 235 - it sure idled nice and
smooth though. I was told that it probably burned oil, it did smoke
some when I started it but not excessively so. The parts truck that I
got with it, that I still haven't picked up yet, has a '54 235 in it
that supposedly runs good.
Take care.
Kevin
Don Slaney wrote:
>Great to hear that you have your truck going, how long did it sit and what
>motor has it got, the original?
>Regards, Don..
>
> and good luck with it. {I have a 49 1/2 ton}
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin & Deana Brown" <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
>To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:16 AM
>Subject: [oletrucks] '49 Chevy Wrecker - Its alive!
>
>
>>I decided to try and start the '49 Chevy last night since my wife had
>>filled my gas can and I had picked up a new battery on the way home last
>>night. I had already drained the old gas on Sunday and made sure that
>>the engine would turn over. It was almost too easy (especially since I
>>don't have a key and had to hot wire it), even easier than some of the
>>newer vehicles that I have had that have sat a lot less (a certain '70
>>Dodge D200 comes to mind that I am about ready blow up). Even though it
>>was getting dark out, I simply hooked up the fuel line and battery,
>>poured the gas in, clamped a jumper wire to the coil and the battery
>>using vice grips, squirted a shot of starting fluid in to the carburetor
>>and jumped the starter solenoid with a screwdriver. It started
>>immediately and just sat there idling smoothly. I drove it around some
>>(gingerly due to the total lack of brakes and a tendency for the
>>throttle to stick if I pushed it down very far) and it never did die.
>> Reverse and the first two gears of the 4-speed tranny also worked well.
>> Even the old motorized siren that is mounted behind the grill works (I
>>drove behind the house and tried to scare my wife with it but the kids
>>had already seen me coming and alerted her)! It has got to be the
>>easiest time I have ever had starting an old vehicle - hopefully that is
>>a good sign of things to come!
>>
>>Kevin
>>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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