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    Ok so with a curved pair of needle nose and a 2x4...

    Ok so with a curved pair of needle nose and a 2x4 I got the valves out. "Crude but effective." Come to find out I think this is a 1949 if the date stamp on the block is the way I read it, Desoto...
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    I have a '53 Willy's truck.

    I want to go from the ground up. But I have a problem. The truck has what I think is a flathead 6 Chrysler engine. I also have a frame with a hurricane 6 in it. Do I go with the last running engine,...
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    Will a small engine valve spring compressor work...

    Will a small engine valve spring compressor work on this size engine or is there another way to remove the spring?
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    1479 Does this look bad?

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    Does this look bad?
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    I'm trying to figure out what kind of engine the...

    I'm trying to figure out what kind of engine the truck had in it. The numbers on the drivers side of the up high read:
    PI8*I38I43* that's up behind water pump. The lower numbers along the oil pan...
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    Got it thank you! Removed the shifter and its...

    Got it thank you! Removed the shifter and its cover and found the two bolts on top that were holding the bell housing. Engine came out without beating on it.
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    Ok. I'm stuck. The engine and transmission that...

    Ok. I'm stuck. The engine and transmission that are in the truck wont come apart. I know there are bolts connecting the two together inside the bell housing. But question is how do I get to them. Or...
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    I have stripped as much as I can off the engine...

    I have stripped as much as I can off the engine in the truck. By what I've been seeing it may be a Willy's roadster engine. I've also broken down everything on the frame that has the hurricane. It...
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    New to the Willy's family

    My wife recently purchased two 1953 Willy's trucks. One has the body with a Willy's car engine mounted in it the other was a frame with the original hurricane engine in it. Not sure what kind of car...
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