52 truck

[roughroad]

ok I finally picked up my truck

here are a couple of pics

its a 1952 GMC M series

only problem so far is the fuel pump seems to have died as i drove it for its maiden voyage. blocked the neighbors until i got it pulled out of the way haha oh well.

 

[maddawg308]

Nice save - it's not often to see a GMC deuce still in fire department livery anymore, most fire departments went to M35 series deuces a long time ago.

 

[rlwm211]

It is extremely common for the older fuel pumps to fail on the new gas we are currently getting at the pump. You should be able to replace or rebuild the pump easily. I cannot remember if it is in the tank, or on the engine.

RL

 

[MWMULES]

It is in the tank, and with 5 gallons of gas in the tank it will be the same as empty. Nice truck

 

[hippiedude]

Sweet truck ......Ya the gas today is real rough on the fuel pump....... I just had a one year old nos pump crust up with this white crusty crap ......... Easy to work on though ........ Tim

 

[papabear]

I found a feller selling a replacement pump on line but like the dumbass I am...I didn't save the site or write it down.
Maybe one day I will wake up and smell the coffee

 

[roughroad]

thanks all

i pulled the pump tonight and am planning a trip to napa tomarrow

the biggest problem as i see it with the parts situation is somewhere down the line someone put a 366 or a 454 motor in it sounds good though.


anybody know the week link (or links) in these? i am mostly going to be running it in the boondocks and hate walking

thanks and good site.

 

[hippiedude]

I don`think a stock pump will feed a big block very well ....... Only 4 or so pounds psi......I would think a big block would take7or8 pounds or more to feed it ........... Tim

 

[wdbtchr]

Need more pics! Especially the engine.

 

[lacoda56]

What's it have for a transmission?

 

[roughroad]

the tranny is a 5 speed standard

and the fuel pump is a large but old ac-delco pump

NAPA told me they don't carry the rebuild kit any more so i bought the replacement pump #P4070

as for pics here are a couple but they are not too high quality.

I will post more soon hopefully

 

[papabear]

I'm gonna say 366 GM truck engine.

I'm also confused a little. It doesn't have the fuel pump mounted on the engine?

 

[Stan Leschert]

I couldn't read the data plate. What m-??? is this, and what engine? If it is the M-135/211 the pump was in the tank. Alfa should have one. Many others have installed inline fuel pumps, just be sure to have a big A$$ filter upstream of the pump. I prefer to use orignal configuration if possible, but what ever it takes to make it go (for now) seems to work. Good luck, and let us know what you did, and what you actually have (model and engine...)

 

[lacoda56]

Looks like it's in pretty good shape! The stock transfercase was a single speed unit. Low range was in the hydramatic transmission. I don't know how well it would stand up to the extra torque, but a t-case from a WWII CCKW would give you low range again. Two separate rear drivelines can be a pain!

 

[roughroad]

i think its the 211 but it seems that most of the power plant stuff was converted to the 366 and the fuel pump was moved to the bottom of the truck bed just above the tank. if there is still one in the tank all i can say is oh sh*t but i hope to get it running again tonight so i can water the back yard stage 1 water restrictions my 6 o'clock.

as for the tranny 1st gear seems low enough for now she just crawled up with no help (throttle) when i loaded it to the trailer. the CASE 1115E even needs a little when i load it. so we'll see after i try to drive a couple of roads at the ranch with a full load of water.