In the 4th picture, you can see where the serial number tag on the engine block was, there is one rivet left and a hole for the other rivet, if you scrape the paint off between the two rivets, you may be able to see the serial number stamped in the block.
When I was playing this game with my d4, old magnet said to check the engine oil pan flange. I found the serial number neatly stamped right there.
Hopefully that might help you too..
Thanks again old magnet
https://www.acmoc.org/bb/discussion-d72/28630-help-identify-my-d4
I would say more around 1947-1949
The transmission at least is post 5U13273 (or the 4U equivalent) because it has the two-piece clutch shaft which would make it in the early '50s I think. I'm wavering on the dash forward though without my parts catalog because the gauges are not mounted on the separate small dash unit - I don't know when that change was made, and the governor control does not have a remote handle mounted on the governor assembly itself. The fenders are also pressed steel. I suspect the transmission and engine serial numbers might not match but only one way to find out for sure
In the 4th picture, you can see where the serial number tag on the engine block was, there is one rivet left and a hole for the other rivet, if you scrape the paint off between the two rivets, you may be able to see the serial number stamped in the block.
When I was playing this game with my d4, old magnet said to check the engine oil pan flange. I found the serial number neatly stamped right there.
Hopefully that might help you too..
Thanks again old magnet
https://www.acmoc.org/bb/discussion-d72/28630-help-identify-my-d4
The transmission at least is post 5U13273 (or the 4U equivalent) because it has the two-piece clutch shaft which would make it in the early '50s I think. I'm wavering on the dash forward though without my parts catalog because the gauges are not mounted on the separate small dash unit - I don't know when that change was made, and the governor control does not have a remote handle mounted on the governor assembly itself. The fenders are also pressed steel. I suspect the transmission and engine serial numbers might not match but only one way to find out for sure
The fill plug vs two bolt cover on the pony clutch housing puts it in the 47-48 era. Course it could have been changed.
The transmission shift lever puts in the late class. Looks like a hybrid mix. Can't quite see the compression release mechanism.
Old Magnet, I appreciate the info! I will try and take a better photo of the compression release I know it's brass.. From what you and Neil have said I'm thinking at some point it was updated to a new tranny and some parts were swapped here and there.
Thank you!
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instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
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