Sleeping...

Time for the ol' girl to head to bed for the winter. I didn't get to pull the engine as planned, but I also don't have a garage so it is probably best to save it until spring. This winter I'll be cleaning up the parts, rebuilding the distributor and carburetor and painting parts.

Blood, Sweat, and Tears...

After giving up on trying to unbolt the exhaust from the headers, I removed the headers and cut the exhaust...

FINALLY got the oil pan off (this was the blood, sweat and tears part). 

 

  

and a little piston rust...

New discovery

After finding the serial number on the tranny bellhousing, and the matching number on the frame, I discovered that my truck is a 1942, not a 1946 like I had originally thought. There is hardly any difference between 42 through 47.

 

  

I pulled all the plug wires, the distributor, the fan and all the belts. My father came over and helped get the bolt to the generator off (after I loosened it)...

  

  

 

Working on the electric with my assistant...

Trying to figure out the tangled mess. There are a lot of Mainer-rigged wires and wires that go nowhere.

 

 

Had my trusted assistant take pictures and work on the screws

 

  

Pulled the heater while disconnecting wires:

Couple little things

Pulled the carburetor. Holly 94, two barrel carb:

 

Pulled the fuel pump

Cleaned up the inside and evicted the mice

 

He was supposed to be helping...

A few of my favorite things...

My new best bud

 

My new toy

 

My helper

 

How I start the mornings:)

 

Me and my truck

Pulling more parts...

Blind

 

Pulled the grill