Recent content by Don Helt

Completely restored, runs well, all steel with flathead ford motor. Garaged, never in the rain or out overnight. Former life as a welder’s truck servicing farm machinery & equipment for three decades throughout the Salinas Valley, CA. Also spent about four decades in pieces waiting to be...

1936 Ford Splash Pan/Lower Radiator pan for PASSENGER car. Pan has been sand blasted and painted some 5+ years ago, shows no rust and is in generally good condition. I need a 1936 Ford PICKUP TRUCK splash pan. $75 + S+H or trade for 36 pickup pan.

Mid 30’s Ford Mechanical Brake System, plus. Just converted 36 Ford Pickup to hydraulic brakes and selling my complete cable brake system including backing plates, shoes, clutch/brake assembly, cables including emergency cable, transfer assembly and brake pedal rod ($250.). Not an expert, but...

1935-36 Ford Pickup Spare Tire Cover This rare spare tire cover has been professionally sand-blasted to remove all rust, undergone minor body work to smooth all the surfaces, and has been primed with several coats of hi-build primer and thin coat of black paint to prevent rust. It is ready...

Finally found (got lucky) 2 wires from the right side of the fuse that go to the light switch were reversed. Amp meter works fine now - discharges with lights on and/or ignition on. Now on to original issue of generator/regulator, but this should not be such a mystery. Thanks much for your inputs!!.

Thank you again. I checked and I get 'nothing' from my mutimeter when I check both volts and amps with the motor running - at both end of the reg. Interesting and as expected, I get 6+volts from the wire in the front of the reg with the motor off. I gather one or both of the gen and reg are...

Kevin, Thanks for the quick reply. I'm the expert (not) who assembled my truck from dozens and dozens of parts over several years. The 37 engine came with the (old) wiring harness as so I've used it with some replacements as necessary...and so I've wired the truck. I know the yellow wire to...

I am trying to get a rebuilt generator and electronic voltage regulator (both from C & G) to work in my 1936 pickup. The flathead, 6 volt-3 brush generator, and wiring harness are from a 1937 sedan. When I follow the directions (from Fun Projects) to adjust the 3rd brush with the motor at...

Is there a replacement manifold (perhaps another year), for the left side exhaust manifold that exits to the rear of the manifold to enable dual exhausts without having to work around the steering box??