How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

Three for the fuel tank selector valve and one at the fuel pump.

I’ll be remaking my hard lines tomorrow. Somehow I made them from 5/16” tube when the manual clearly calls for 1/4” tube. Not sure how I mixed that up but oh well.

[Jordan Baker]

Well I never did get to making up the hard lines. Other events called me away for a few hours. But I did get three of the flex lines installed on the change over switch. When I was removing the elbow from one of the fuel tanks it cracked the pickup tube off the tank. Thankfully it was an easy fix. Everything was re-soldered into place. It was interesting to see just how this piece was made and functioned.

[Jordan Baker]

They aren’t the best pictures. However I did finally get the hard lines made up and installed this afternoon. Now I just to sort out the route for the hard line from the fuel filter to the fuel pump. Does the line come down into the chassis or stay up with the cab frame?

[Harry Moon]

I have only ever seen the fuel filter mounted inside the frame, drivers side between transfer case and bellhousing cross member.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Harry

My 1942 Pat 13 C60S has the fuel filter inboard of the frame rail, pain to remove and clean. My 1945 Pat 13 HUP has it mounted outboard of the frame with a hole through floor which makes it real easy to drop the filter out or to pull drain plug.

I think there are some service bulletins on the location.

Cheers Phil

[Jordan Baker]

Phil, On your HUP where do you run the fuel line from the filter to the fuel pump? My filter is the same as yours on the outside of the frame.

[Jordan Baker]

Not much of anything has been done on the truck since January as the shop isn’t heated. However yesterday I did fire up the engine for the first time since I installed it. Things went very well and it runs great. I’ve got a few little things to sort out such as switching over the wires on the ammeter (when I honk it shows a charge). I also have a small drip coming from my oil guard line at the union above the engine.

Anyways enjoy the YouTube videos. They aren’t Hollywood quality but better then the high school specials.

https://youtu.be/jn8E1ceLJM4

https://youtu.be/92aZhmHNGBM

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Phil, On your HUP where do you run the fuel line from the filter to the fuel pump? My filter is the same as yours on the outside of the frame.

Hi Jordan

I'll dig out some photos showing the original routing, I made some minor changes when I added an electric fuel pump.

Enjoyed your video, it is great when you get to this point in the restoration. When I was doing my HUP the engine had been well run in on test stand and then I painted the engine and installed it in the HUP and it would not run period. At first it would not even crank over, took a while then I realized that the paint was a good insulator. Little cleaning and adding a heavy ground strap from the chassis to the engine and things started to work and it started.

Cheers Phil