Seems the steering ram was set for around 1,000 psi to avoid destroying the Tucker steering apparatus.
So again need specs on the Dodge pumps. Especially the volume.
So again need specs on the Dodge pumps. Especially the volume.
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1975 Tucker 1544 - project and trips
- Thread starter YamaDooPolCat
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The steering ram has 4.91 push and 4.22 sq.in. pull, so a push of 1” would be 4.91 cubic inches. Now how long would it take the Dodge pump to pump 1” into the ram?
No numbers on my Vickers pump, but the V20 series starts at 6 usgpm and goes up to 13 usgpm which is 1386 to 3003 cubic inches per minute.
No numbers on my Vickers pump, but the V20 series starts at 6 usgpm and goes up to 13 usgpm which is 1386 to 3003 cubic inches per minute.
The steering ram my Tucker uses is 11” stroke = 54 cubic inches push and 46 ci. pull.
IDK about the dodge pump. Vickers pumps the vanes didn't seal until a certain RPM. This let the engine start without the additional load of the hydraulic system. I know some pumps have a spring that keeps the vanes against the casing always. Vickers didn't and relied on centrifugal force to push them against the casing. Almost certainly not an issue, but a little bit of trivia.
Having a little fun now.
I see this Tucker for sale just came up on Facebook at Fort St James, BC
With the exchange rate this is pretty cheap, no?
I am busy enough with one Tucker.
With the exchange rate this is pretty cheap, no?
I am busy enough with one Tucker.
I bet a few people know what that piece in the funnel was for back in the day.
Obviously, that was a tumor in the Tin Man's Parietal Lobe.
It's a little deceptive that you would have us try to identify a piece that was BROKEN OFF from the larger tool. 
......... (it's a tumor....... I know it is).
......... (it's a tumor....... I know it is).
Mine had a lever and a trigger. You load the can and place the funnel over the oil spout and pull the trigger and the can pushes down into the "key" and it dumps oil into the engine. My Dad gave it to me. I only got to use it two or three times before it became obsolete, back in the mid-80's.
Similar to THIS one..... but mine was better.
Similar to THIS one..... but mine was better.
Hey..... I just realized ............. that isn't broken, is it? That is a oil can key that is riveted into that funnel? I've never seen one like that.
...(homemade?)
Thanks redsqwrl for the closeup......... I thought that "key" was just sitting there, loose... inside the funnel.
...(homemade?)
Thanks redsqwrl for the closeup......... I thought that "key" was just sitting there, loose... inside the funnel.
I thought it was a bratwurst/sausage at first glance.
I buy all the oil cans i can find at estate sales and rummage sales. Sellers around here are happy to see them go.
Sausage in a funnel? 
......... I've got a bad feeling about this.
......... I've got a bad feeling about this.
I found this funnel in an abandoned pump station on the Canol pipeline that ran from Norman Wells NWT to Whitehorse Yukon that was paid for by the USA. The pipeline was only 4" with a pump station every 40 to 60 miles and was started in 1942 and working by 1944, and then quickly mothballed as being too expensive compared to shipping fuel by sea as the Japanese threat was much diminished by then. Lots of cool old relics, but in 2017 the federal government sent in crews to completely smash and pile up everything they could. It was called a clean up.
If you remember the 1960's TV show the Munsters, you remember big man Herman. This is his silhouette resting on the mountains beside the pipeline right of way.
The oil sending fitting is back by the distributor. This unit uses a wet line to the gauge. The brass fitting.
Put the 360 in the Tucker today, twice.
I thought I could spin the torque to line up the holes, but the 360 torque has this big weight that sticks out enough to forget that idea.
So take it all out so I can sort out which way to set the torque with the weight in the right place, there isn’t much clearance between the flex plate gaps either.
Anyway it is in and tightened down to spec. Finish the rest tomorrow. No snow yet.
By the way that is just the donor torque. Buddy cut that weight off and welded the weight on the expensive torque I’m using that was in the 318. Weight required for 360 motor.
I thought I could spin the torque to line up the holes, but the 360 torque has this big weight that sticks out enough to forget that idea.
So take it all out so I can sort out which way to set the torque with the weight in the right place, there isn’t much clearance between the flex plate gaps either.
Anyway it is in and tightened down to spec. Finish the rest tomorrow. No snow yet.
By the way that is just the donor torque. Buddy cut that weight off and welded the weight on the expensive torque I’m using that was in the 318. Weight required for 360 motor.
DavisTranslite
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Looking good! Excited to see how this performs compared to the 318 you ran last year. Still chuckle when I think about that WOT run at the beginning of the last day!
Thanks for sharing the pics and history about the Canol pipeline - pretty cool. Dig the old COE
Don’t know if it will do more than burn more fuel, but it sure will look pretty.
I did get one unit out of my yard today. It took year and half to put together. Sent to airport.
On another note, thanks to Track Addict I fell for the idea of painting the exhaust manifold. I decided on the Seymour Hot Spot stuff and now I am into one can of paint for $80.00!
But it looks good
But it looks good
Started the engine and the darn tin filler plate was slightly bent and the torque weight hit the plate making a racket.
It was late and I didn’t know what it was, so quit and went for supper and bedtime. Woke up and had an idea what it was. Pulled the plate and found marks.
Straighten the plate, reinstalled and all good now. Will do break in run tomorrow. I have Lucas TB Zinc Plus additive for flat tapper break in run. The motor shop said no warranty if the cam shaft snaps, so I guess that is a thing.
It was late and I didn’t know what it was, so quit and went for supper and bedtime. Woke up and had an idea what it was. Pulled the plate and found marks.
Straighten the plate, reinstalled and all good now. Will do break in run tomorrow. I have Lucas TB Zinc Plus additive for flat tapper break in run. The motor shop said no warranty if the cam shaft snaps, so I guess that is a thing.
Break in run is 2,500 rpm for 30 minutes.
The break in run went good, motor sounds nice.
But then the front seal on the 727 automatic started dumping oil, so the motor had to come out again.
I think these things happen so I don’t stand around waiting for the snow.
I think these things happen so I don’t stand around waiting for the snow.
I feel this manure happens to that the ground freezes and the snow stays. If we had our rigs done sitting on cribbing ready to it would be warm and rainy. Need service? Freezing weather and loads of snow.