[30 Closed Cab PU]

If starting the truck for first time after sitting a long time, a few tips.


With plugs out, put some marvel mystery oil in the cylinders, let sit overnight, make sure to cover plug holes to prevent anything from dropping in, then hand crank it over a few times over a couple of days. Clean/gap plugs, install plugs.


When adding fresh motor oil, 1st remove distributor, pour 1 quart oil through the distributor hole and then fill to full on the dipstick. This will prime the valve galley so the motor bearings do not have to wait for the oil pump to fill the oil galley to lube the motor lower end bearings.


Lube the distributor oil cup, fill the cup till it will not take more. Filling to full insures oil migrates up into the upper dist. shaft bushing.


Backflush radiator and motor thoroughly. If you have sediment/rust etc, hopefully this will avoid it getting into and plugging up your radiator.


Lube the generator, some have one oil point, some gens have 2 points. Only 1-2 drops oil per oil point is needed.


Grease the water pump - only a partial pump of grease is needed on the motor side of the water pump. More than that and you can possibly get grease in the coolant, which when bad enough will clog your radiator.


Clean up battery connections, including where battery strap attaches to the frame, clean tighten all ignition circuit connects, clean/gap points. Clean/tighten starter post/wiring connections and connections on starter switch mounted onto of the top of the starter.


Once started, take it easy, make sure your brakes work before getting on the road.


Check that the ammeter is working.


Once running awhile, turn off. Check that ammeter shows 0. Check oil condition to see if there is water/dirt/rust in it. Drain and refill all other fluids (steering, differential, trans) - you can do this before starting the 1st time, up to you. Check coolant condition for rust debris/etc.


Somewhere along all this do a full grease job on all grease zerks.