Re: Power to the ground

Posted by big fred on December 16, 2003 at 10:45:23 from (130.76.64.14):

In Reply to: Power to the ground posted by F-5 Guy on December 16, 2003 at 09:19:45:

Why are you dissatisfied with the engine? You have the granny low and a 2-spd rear axle, right? I learned to drive in a '48 F-5 grain truck. It would handle it's rated GVW fairly well. It ain't a racing truck. If you're looking for low end torque, about your best bet would be to bore it a bit, maybe shave the heads to raise the CR, and add dual exhaust.

For brakes, I agree, they bite. It's pretty easy to add a vacuum booster, that would give it the brakes of an F-6, which is a huge improvement. Unfortunately you still have a single cylinder master, so if you spring a leak in any line, you got no brakes.

And finally, crawl back under that beast again. I can't believe there's no PTO blockoff plate on the tranny. It will be on the right hand side, I think 6-8 bolts on it. Finding a PTO unit for it is the tricky part. It takes a PTO with straight cut gears. I think any T-9 (non-synchro) or T-98 (synchro-silent) will fit the flatty.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Re: Power to the ground G. L. Perry 21:14:01 12/20/03 (0)
• Re: Re: Power to the ground F-5 Guy 11:21:17 12/16/03 (1)
  • Re: Re: Re: Power to the ground big fred 21:04:43 12/16/03 (0)
• Re: Re: Power to the ground John Ne. 10:59:14 12/16/03 (0)

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