Good catch, 23”, not 22”23” and 25”. My 218 is 23”
There is a guy , on facebook selling parts. I will see if i can get you a linky.
I got lucky, bought my first one,my sons buddy gave me one and the guy that sold me the first one put another up for sale. Last fall i got a call to clean out a shed, was full of pilothouse parts.Wow, I wish I had known that Pilothouse Boneyard existed when I was rebuilding my truck.
Should be able to get kits.Any one got experience repairing these big wheel cylinders?
My customer can not afford me to make the parts.
I gotta think the 1947 DODGE heavy duty wheel cylinder is a very common use part.
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Have you checked Rock Auto? A lot of basic parts for these trucks had industrial uses, so parts are available. Otherwise, check with the folks at Vintage Power Wagon.Any one got experience repairing these big wheel cylinders?
My customer can not afford me to make the parts.
I gotta think the 1947 DODGE heavy duty wheel cylinder is a very common use part.
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I didnt do more than 1 square foot of rust repair on my Fargo.The rear end is a monster! Good lord. I have never seen such a beast. My plan is to just pull the inspection cover. Clean, inspect and reseal. I will be opening the rear brake system and looking closely at all that.
The owner really wants to keep this truck as original as possible.
The front left shoes are almost new, thickness wise. I have not pulled the passenger side apart yet. Im bouncing around a bit, right now Im doing rust repair on the cab. I need to stay ahead of the customers plans.
As always. What looks to be a clean cab, needs rust repair..... every single time.
"Man this is clean!"
Later.... "****."
If it is a left hand thread go for it but if it is a right hand thread try the other wayView attachment 1715856939
Hummm.... do I wanna pull down and hit my self in the face?......
Or jump on top and bounce my face off the cab and parking lot? ....
Wire brush end of stud, may have an “L” on it. A close look on the end of threads will give you some indication too.If it is a left hand thread go for it but if it is a right hand thread try the other way
Yep, 6volt starters love 12 volts..... just for not very long.When I was a kid some of the 6 volt farm tractors were upgrade with 8 volt batteries to spin them over quicker.
Have converted a WD45 Allis Chalmers over to 12 volt using the original 6 volt starter, and for the Generator we used the GM single post Alternator, changed the light bulbs to 12 volt and it was good to go.
Just like pictured here with the GM Alternator, was a common thing to do.
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Cranked over real nice with that 12 volt power.