Will it start? 1960 Chevy Apache SBC 327 C60 dump truck

Hey y’all thanks for watching! In this video I try to start my pawpaws 1960 Chevy 2 ton grain truck that’s been off the road since 1990! It’s been sitting for over 20 years and I’ve never seen it run in my lifetime until now, so watch the video to watch the journey and the difficulties that came up in trying to get this 63 year old small block Chevy running again! Please like and subscribe folks

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

Just subscribed and liked. i have a bit of experience with those 60 thru 62 trucks and that unreliable hyd clutch release. The clutch fork is on the passenger side. If your truck has the V8 bellhousing with the fork on the passenger side? thats a very rare item. On a 60 chev pickup and a 62 GMC pickup . I used a 63 thru 66 chevy bellhousing and release fork. and got the Z bar and all the linkage and clutch pedal from a 63 thru 66 chevy pickup. and drilled a hole in the floor to allow the linkage to be installed. And no more trouble with a HYd clutch. GM realized that the hyd clutch wasnt up to snuff and only used it for three years. Now a present we have a 1960 C60 Viking. No engine. However we have a good 292 six. What We plant to do is use a 63 thru 66 bellhousing and get the pedal and mechaical clutch linkage from a 66 chevy school bus we have. A pickup bellhousing is the same as the bell in trucks that had the SM 420 muncie granny low 4 speed trans. To go mechanical you will have to swap bellhousing if your truck still has the 63 bell. However you can sell that original bell for high dollar.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Alright man appreciate the info and advice, haven’t gotten around to messing with it yet since this video but I plan to maybe this fall

[@jonnieters2306]

Sounds good after sitting for 20 years thats awesome it wasn't locked up

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

I know it’s awesome, but for the first 10 years it sat it sat under the barn not out in the weather like it is here

[@jimtomassetti8928]

For 20yrs Sounds great! Good Job. Can't wait for the next one. Y'ALL THank you!

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

I know right! Thankyou for watching!

[@jerrybrooks870]

You can get the master cylinder and clutch slave cylinder from Rock Auto. Look under medium duty truck. If you have a hydrovac, it will take the 1&1/8", but if it was just manuel brakes, then it will take the 1 &1/4 ". Rock Auto also carries a lot of brake parts for these old trucks. I have a 1962 C60 dump truck. Also, I would not trust that fuel pump. This modern alcohol gas will cause the diaphragm to split, and then you'll end up with gasoline in the crankcase which you do not want. Save yourself some trouble and buy a new one. They're not that expensive, and it will keep you from inadvertently ruining an engine from the oil getting thinned. Look forward to seeing you able to drive that truck.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Thanks for all the great info bud

[@jerrybrooks870]

@@JTsBuildsandFields , not a problem. I'm just glad to see see another old truck getting fixed up and running. My 62 C60 is pretty much the same mechanically as your 60, and I'm happy to pass along any knowledge that I have, if it will help you get yours going.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

I don't know you and I don't know this young man but I want to thank you for encouraging him. That's what we all need to do if for no other reason keep the car I'll be alive and growing.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

@@jerrybrooks870 thankyou sir I appreciate it

[@user-dk2lc6ez2v]

Make ur grandfather proud.get it driven.😊

[@LANTHENS]

Rebuild the original carb , plug wires and plugs. She should run great. New points. Hope the clutch ain't stuck. Good ole truck.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yessur pawpaw was saying we need to rebuild the original carb

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

@@JTsBuildsandFields It's not the original carb. It's a vintage Holley 4360 "Economaster" 4bbl. It's a good carb for that truck though. They still sell overhaul kits for them. it's also probably not the original engine. Looks like a '69-73 350 since it has accessory holes in the heads and no oil filler tube in the intake, and does have a heat stove on the passenger exhaust manifold. You can scrape off the pad down behind the alternator if you are curious what it is.

[@bruceblumhagen2878]

The old girl is ready to go back to work!

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yessur she’s ready but my wallet ain’t ready😂

[@joestreiff9401]

that hood tells me it's a '61, the bowties are a dead giveaway, it may have been built in '60, but it's a '61 model year. if that is truly a 327 engine is a '68 or '69, you might want to check the casting numbers

[@lovetocrank]

I kind of enjoy a challenging start!

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Me too bud

[@lovetocrank]

Really! That’s great!

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

Then this young man say he was 19 years old? I think you said that earlier on that truck's been setting for 20 years which is a year older than him if I heard him correctly. He also said and not so few words that his child came first. And he was working on it after he got home from work. When I was growing up this is how life was supposed to be taking responsibilities. The fact that he does that now and he has interest in these bigger older trucks, I think y'all skip behind him and encourage him. The comments seem to be doing that so far.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 thanks man I appreciate the kind words , I’m 19 and I have a 16 month old son, life ain’t the easiest but time keeps going ya know

[@thomasputnam4491]

Thast a good engine

[@douggrove762]

It's about time it started.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yessur I’d never seen it run before, sorry for the long video lol

[@thomasputnam4491]

Put new plugs in it and set the timeing

[@lonniewilson8624]

Now finish it. Don't forget it

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Haha I’m planning to bud

[@derekperkins8158]

sounds pretty good..

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yessur don’t sound half bad

[@greatlegosofamerica8050]

This was a pretty great video, a little long but glad you got it running

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Thanks man appreciate it

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

@@JTsBuildsandFields before you start thinking about money in this truck take a look at the price of the tires and how hard they are to get. There's a couple of different sizes and hopefully you have the more modern tire size because they're easier to get but they still cost a lot. If nothing else look at converting to a more modern size tire but we're talkin to a $3,000 on the cheap side. I drove about eight hours each way to pick up some things and end up only picking up the rims and tires if that's okay. They are dry-cracked. But you can run that around the property if you are sure keep are in the cars because the two for help support those rotten tires. Always keep an eye on them because those tubes are valuable and when the cars do you go you want to try to save the tube. They are thicker and well-made compared anything you can find today. But the change them can be dangerous assuming he has a split ring on the rim. There is one particular ram is worth a fair amount of money 💰.

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

Great video ! 👍

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Thanks bud!

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

@@JTsBuildsandFields You're welcome !

[@thomasputnam4491]

Needs new plugs and timeing set its missing on one cyclinder

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

Time trim the garden growing around it.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yeah I know she’s pretty grown up

[@thomasputnam4491]

Are you trying to start that with no one running the gas

[@b.nunn.2702]

Might have to re jet that big ole Holley carb. Probably came off a much larger engine. Sounds pretty decent though as is!

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yeah I figured that myself, thanks for the advice though bud

[@b.nunn.2702]

@@JTsBuildsandFields get er' driving and whip us up another video! Love these old trucks, had three of em' a 63 and two 64s

[@thomasputnam4491]

No one on the gas it a I nt going to start like that why dont you have a remote starter switch and leave distributor lose to adjust timeing it would fire right up

[@stephenwest2476]

10th digit of the VIN number should give you the year

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Didn’t know that, thanks for the info bud

[@benjamincresswell3713]

If it isn't setup or stuck and a couple valves are working it will start.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Yessur pretty much, diesels are a bit easier to get running after a long time because all you need is fuel, this is one of the first gas engines I’ve done a will it start on

[@joeclemmons6505]

It is a Viking 60: Not an Apache.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Oh ok it says Apache on it though?

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

@@JTsBuildsandFields It is a Viking 60 but it cancan still have the Apache trim on it too, straight from the factory. I'm not saying I'm an expert. But I am going to ask you a few questions on my comment. Only because I am thoroughly impressed. I own an 1959 Viking 60. I own a 1960 green viking 60w that's what color this was. Batman tell you had looked at the 60 viking 60 because well it's a long story I just don't use it I bought it. I'll stick the rest of it in with my comment. I do like your Ford truck too.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 I appreciate it bud thanks

[@beaverdam3252]

I have one just like it 1960 Viking 60 got a bunch of old fords to I hope you get it back on the road are you in north Carolina I'm in stokes co NC

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

That’s cool man I’m close to hickory NC

[@thomasputnam4491]

Its flooded

[@marthagomez7335]

Is that a 283 engine? Runs good. Why do people park and forget old trucks? Replacing the gasoline pump is a pain.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Pawpaw said it was a 327, not sure tbh I guess I’d have to run the block numbers to truly find out

[@thomasputnam4491]

Did you ever try to put it in gear

[@73SDR]

If it's been sitting since 90, then that's over 30 years, which means it's sat more years than it was being used.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Haha good point, but it was used since 1990 a little bit, he just let the tag run out and drove it to the field and back a few years and then parked it

[@countrygentleman4084]

You need to fix it up drive it

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

I’m planning on it here pretty soon👍

[@Brock_Landers]

Sounds like it had a stuck intake valve.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Possibly, didn’t hear any valve train noise though, and I looked in the valve cover and they were getting oil

[@user-id2ed5gw4u]

Hey you all, I just made my account, how do I turn on the bell thing

[@thomasputnam4491]

You can't get that truck running by pouring gas in it then closing the choke you need to open the choke and then open the gas so it can get air you just flooded the heck out of it with the first carb hope you don't do it again with this carb

[@richarddavis3007]

Ford would have fell apart

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Hey now Ford ain’t that bad 😂

[@Mauscmkwk]

Needs 4 inch lift and 454 swap

[@user-id2ed5gw4u]

What is a 454?

[@Mauscmkwk]

@@user-id2ed5gw4u a gm big block

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

454 would be pretty cool, idk about the 4 inch lift though

[@geion54]

Your timing is way out.

[@JTsBuildsandFields]

Alrighty you think it’s advanced or retarded?