1961 Ford F500 project.

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Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.

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Made some great progress on Herbie this morning!
I stared by changing the hoses.
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I’d say the old ones were well past the use by date!
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Added some antifreeze and gave everything a once over and started it up.
I decided to hook up the dwell meter to monitor.
RPM and points dwell are right on the money! :thumbsup: stayed between 500 and 600 RPM with a dwell of 25 degrees.
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I ran the truck for about an hour at low and high idle checking the engine with a temperature gun. I’ll be the gauge in the truck works and reads the same as my gun!
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The engine came up to about 160 degrees F and stayed there! I can see water moving in the radiator. It appears the the generator is working too, although I need to learn more about how this system works. I turned on the lights, blinkers, and heater to put a load on the system. I watched with my meter on the battery and saw the voltage drop to 11 volts, then go up to 13 bolts and finally hold at 12. Not sure if this is how the charging system is supposed to work or not but the battery stayed up.

The engine hummed along just fine , the only issue I saw was a small leak at the oil pump that will need some attention at some point.
I was so happy with the results I polished the chrome and went for a spin!
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It was just up and down the driveway a couple of time but I’m counting it as the first drive! :thumbsup: :69:
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Generators need more RPMs to work than an alternator, assuming you have a generator.. After that it'll run through a vibrating regulator which is complete voodoo to me, but they do work just fine. 12+ volts should be about right on a generator system I believe. You'd be at 14+ on an alternator.

I will get to play this same game with my '65 F750 at some point since the electrical system is a train wreck...

Nice to see your gauges working well.
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Well Jeff, congrats on your first drive, hard work sure paid off! Is that a grin I see on your face? :highfive:
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@Toolslinger Thanks for the info. It seemed to be working but I wasn’t sure. I was pleasantly surprised that the gauges worked. I do have a couple of electrical problems to chase down, I suppose that will be next. I’d like to see your F750 when you get if you can.

@Eugen Yes, I couldn’t help it! I was grinning the whole time! :D
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Here she is...
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That is SWEET !
Every time :wife: finds me drooling over someone else's stuff... :107:
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@Toolslinger That is awesome! I could really get into trouble with that set up!
I hope you can get it back in serviceable condition again.
I’d be interested in seeing you get it going again! :thumbsup:
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Playing around with the bed. Seem to work fine.
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Of course it didn’t leak a drop till I moved it, now it’s dripping! :109: :45: Not really unexpected given the looks of the cylinder and pump, just something else to look at!
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Not really unexpected that's for sure. Where does it leak?
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Eugen wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 11:40 am Not really unexpected that's for sure. Where does it leak?
I have no idea at this point. I just saw the drips on the floor, didn’t have time to investigate yet. Its a candidate for power washing then take a look. It’s covered in old oil and dirt.
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