Next steps

Saturday, time for a battery and some parts.

I got on the web and started researching, multiple side tracks later… I confirmed that the parts store up the road had a battery in stock.  You see a 1939 Ford has a 6 volt positively grounded electrical system, where modern era cars are 12 volt negatively grounded systems, usually.  So finding one that close was a stroke of luck.

My wife needed to run an errand so I offered to take her, with a quick stop on the way home for a new battery…

The Battery

The Battery

It turns out the website lied…  I spent 15 minutes hunting the shelves with a young guy who was having a bad day for the battery with no luck.

When we got home I started researching other parts I already know I’m going to need.  The trucks fuel filter sits in a glass bowl attached to the fuel pump.  In our case, the bowl was broken some years ago, so I knew I needed a new bowl, gaskets and filter.

Fuel pump

Fuel pump

I found a place online that specializes in early Ford and Mercury parts.  I found everything I need to rebuild the fuel filter, a new canister oil filter, a new air filter, a new v-belt, as well as a special trinket to be revealed later.

Sunday, I started putting together some lists of things that will need to be checked and done.  I also pulled the hood off with the help of a friend to make working on the engine easier.

Pulling the hood

Pulling the hood

Unfortunately, I also discovered that the fuel line connecting the feed from the line from the tank to the fuel bowl and pump was broken, so that is the first item for the next parts order…

Moving Day… Excavating the truck…

On Friday a couple friends and I went over to Mom and Dad’s house to move the truck to my garage to begin the process of getting it running again.

This is the story of the move in pictures.

The excavation beings

The excavation beings

 

Hooking it up

Hooking it up

 

Pulling it out

Pulling it out

 

Loading it up

Loading it up

 

Loading it up

Loading it up

 

Loading it up

Loading it up

 

Loading it up

Loading it up

 

Getting ready to roll

Getting ready to roll

 

Unloading

Unloading

 

Rolling down the drive

Rolling down the drive

 

Slipping into the garage

Slipping into the garage

 

Settled in

Settled in

 

Now we begin the next part of the journey…