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The pictures look better than what you were describing !It's very possible to get stuck between 2 gears when the trans gets a little sloppy. My 73 gmc would do that if I tried to shift too fast. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
Nothing about what you said or what I see scares me about that truckYou could immediately sell the engine alone for over $1000 so you made one excellent buy!Where in Canada?? Alberta?Was interested if the truck was in a more salt free region.Anyway, if you don't want to fix it, I call first dibs! Square D needs a partner to rest next toandI heard that Tex ;-)Patience, my friend, patience...
Quote from: Flyin6 on July 07, 2017, 09:40:58 AMNothing about what you said or what I see scares me about that truckYou could immediately sell the engine alone for over $1000 so you made one excellent buy!Where in Canada?? Alberta?Was interested if the truck was in a more salt free region.Anyway, if you don't want to fix it, I call first dibs! Square D needs a partner to rest next toandI heard that Tex ;-)Patience, my friend, patience...Yep, Alberta. If it were from BC, it would have been a steal, but also likely would have been in about 10x better shape, rust wise.I have been toying around with the idea of tossing a flat deck on the back. The pictures don't really show how immediately bad it is on the passenger side bedside, it's rusted through in more than a few places. The cab, besides the rockers, cab corners and the bottom of the front fender seems to be fine. I think getting those cut out, new sheet metal welded in, then a bit of body filling to make it look half decent, and then spray from where the maroon paint begins down with a rock guard would look good for my purposes. Then take off the bed, probably scrap it for all the $40 it's worth, and pick up a used flat deck for hopefully under $1k. Paint it black, throw it on. That way I still get to retain that gorgeous two-tone paint on the cab, which has that perfect tinge of paint fade, patina, and actual decent paint, while also making it not look like a complete rusted out pile of garbage.
Non rusted trucks...Two words:Tex-as
Hi there...nice buy.The transmission issue is likely a larger problem than your led to believe. It's a common problem actually. It basically will at a minimal need a "shift tower" rebuild. You can not access this with the trans in the truck (unless you saw-zall out a large piece of floor) So removal is required. (45 min to a hour if you have the equipment) You have a Getrag 360 5speed which are getting hard to find parts for. I can do some checking if needed, but at one time not long ago you could still source shift forks and stuff to rebuild the tower. But they are not at all inexpensive. The above is your best case scenario...A complete rebuild is ONLY possible if the trans case is not stretched... your average rebuild shop that does trans work is likely not qualified to rebuild this transmission. If yours needs a rebuild...there are solutions, and I will be happy to help if you end up n that position. How I would approach this issue. Get it home, remove the shift stick from the topside (this can be done) use a large screw driver and pry the gears back into place for neutral and reinstall the shift lever. Now go drive it gingerly and evaluate the transmission and clutch.If you don't hear odd noises, and it doesn't jump out of third gear especially, and the clutch seem to hold ok....just drag the trans out and redo the shift tower. Also drain the trans oil and see how much metal is in it. Bottom line if you get lucky and it has somehow not developed the problems most of these have....awesome. Now, about the rest of the truck. The injection pump will begin to leak at some point soon... modern diesel, old seals and sitting...it will either drip annoyingly...or run out like a garden hose. This WILL happen, its just when. No need to panic, but watch for this. The lift pump will also likely die. Sometimes when they do...they fill the engine with fuel. Again its a when thing after sitting. If it has 340K on it and runs rough cold, but smooths out when warm, it's almost guaranteed the injectors are just wore. Again no big deal really. But don't ignore it too long...I could go on all night and type a novel. One thing about these trucks, they all have the same issues, and they are all rather simple solutions. But I wont bs you.... they can become a money pit quickly, especially if you don't have the ability to fix it yourself (dunno)Also if its rusty before you spend $$$ on anything do a detailed examination of the driver side frame rail behind/under the fuel tank. This is a common rust area and if thin...your going to need a frame/or repair. Also actually not a big deal...to find a frame. I likely have 3 or 4 myself. But lets not get ahead of yourself...like Don said its worth what ya gave easily in parts... relax and check that frame and above mentioned issues. I am not always here checking this forum (I am now Amish) but if I can help, just mention ya need to get a hold of me and one of these guys can track me down easily enough... that's how I saw your post.
I could see Norm going Amish....NOTSent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
Assuming that used Getrag checks out that's a good price. I have a almost brand new one on a pallet I have turned down North of $1500 for quite a few times now. I should sell it as I don't see me using it really...but I haven't tripped over it enough yet LoLIKen....... Amish is a goal LoL
The tranny is a easy fix actually.There is a pin that holds your shifting forks in place.The pin hole is worn and the pin dropped out and was lost.The truck has to be manually shifted as it is stuck in 2 gears and a new pin put in with jb weld and it is good to go.The truck has not been started in a over year,was intending to fix it as it is my feed truck and bird shooting truck as I am a fish farmer.The tranny can be fixed without dropping it.
Quote from: KensAuto on July 08, 2017, 10:17:03 AMI could see Norm going Amish....NOTSent from my Pixel using TapatalkMs Kay would never go for that,,,,,,,,,,
Your the expert (sans Norm), I was using logic,,,,,,,,,,,,
i thought they quit with the 3.07 dana 61/71s when they bumped it from a 3 speed auto to 4 speed auto (91.5) and kept the manual 5 speeds. could be wrong. but my guess is dana 60/70 with 3.54s. i suppose time will tell.. and a good cleaning.