F60L Recent pics

[Ganmain Tony]

Took the old girl to another local show after being invited to go.

Back is not finished yet. Sides needed a bit of heating in places and tailgate is presenting a few challenges as well.

Anyhoo, hinges are back on the rear for the first time in about 50 years. So I took a couple of quick crappy photo's.

[Ganmain Tony]

After much stuffing around....Ta Dah!!!

[hrpearce]

Looks good Tony, Clevo will need a step ladder now.

[Bob Carriere]

....just love that drop side cargo box.....

???? on the pass. side under the floor.... above runing board... is that the rad. expension tank for the cab 12...?

Cheers

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

....just love that drop side cargo box.....

???? on the pass. side under the floor.... above runing board... is that the rad. expension tank for the cab 12...?

Cheers

Thats right Bob, shortened fuel tank basically. Not hooked up at the moment had a lot of crap inside the tank free itself up over a couple of years.
It finally let me know it blocked the line when it spewed coolant all over the front of the motor and conked out going up a hill.

No damage done but considerable anxiety caused at the time.

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Tony

If I am not mistaken those tanks have soldered ends..... you might be able to take one end apart, cleanup the inside.... and resolder. Or a rad shop could do it for you.....

I would be tempted to sit the tank on its side in a large pan with one inch of cold water and apply heat to the upper side....water should keep the heat from loosening the other end. A coating of fuel tank sealer paint on the inside when reassembled would seal any pin holes..

Cheers

[Ganmain Tony]

Debris that is coming out is old coolant and associated fine dirt deposits. I remember after I had it sand blasted and painted, picking it up and it sounded like a salt shaker. Proceeded to tap it from side to side for an hour (maybe two) and had a pile of this stuff sitting there that would have taken up about one third of the tank.

I can take off the brass fitting at the base and get the stuff out. I have been trying to think of anything that may help dissolve any gunk still left in there.

Maybe just good old dishwashing liquid may do the trick?

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Tony

The truck really looks great, the drop side body really makes you realize how big these trucks are.

Will be interested to hear the difference in the cooling that the recovery tank makes. On mine the difference is nearly a gallon of coolant in the radiator vs running with overflow pipe just dumping over the side. One problem that I had though in getting the system to work is getting radiator cap and necks to seal so that no air gets in and the engine actually draws the coolant back into the radiator.

Cheers Phil