Things I should Know-long trip planned

[TomC750]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

Don,t sell the 221 engine short, they are a great engine, m 34 3w with stock engine and trans,6v etc, 3.34 rear end stock brakes .
did a 5600 klm trip in it last year, some temps around 35 C, no drama, drove a couple days in the pouring rain ,never missed a beat, would sit on 60 mph all day

Lawrie

Not the same use as some have posted, but the221 in my 1937 1/2 ton stake body was a performer. I probably did not put that many miles on the factory rebuilt, but I ran it hard, up steep grades with heavy loads winding the heck out of it for several years. If it was a Chev the babbit would have been pounded out of it for sure. It was one good truck. Not one problem.