Howard

Great to hear back from you balthazar, the truck I purchased does look nice but the closer I look the more I find that needs to be done ( nature of the hobby I suppose ) I'll be in south NJ Sept. 3rd - 5th and if possible I would enjoy getting together. My email is [email protected] if you would care toshare your contact info. I haven't actually "seen" your truck as I can't view your photos in the forum for some reason. In reading your thread I've admired your commitment to keeping it original and correct to the vehicle, shiny while nice doesn't help it run, Great job !! 

Thank you David, this site looks like a good resource for advise and meeting like minded persons. I'm still learning to navigate this site, do you know if balthazar is still acvtive on this forum?

On 6/17/2018 at 7:16 AM, balthazar said:

So... the COE made 3 trips out on the public streets last summer, but there was an issue.
We timed it, and at about 6-7 minutes of running, an increasingly louder, quickly piercing whistling sound would appear. Initially I thought it was the generator, but figured out it was a vacuum leak in the carb. Very disconcerting. So I found a dedicated carb rebuilder in NY and sent it off, tho not until last month. Figured I wasn't going to be driving it in the winter... then it slipped thru the cracks.

Got the carb back in a week's time, rebuilder said there was a number of bits incorrect inside, plus he milled all the mating surfaces and test ran it- said he got it running really well. Who knows how many people did what inside a 78 year old mechanical device.

Hooked it back up yesterday and ran it in the garage, timing it (garage door open & exhaust fan ducting out behind truck). Went 11 minutes and zero whistling. Idles very smooth, tho it takes a good 5 minus before you can completely take it off of choke.

Anyway, this represents the last component to address, so I can begin shake-down runs again; first in the driveway, then down my street, then in a wider & wider radius from home base.

There's a semi-truck dealership about 3 miles from my house and there always seems to be 1 or 2 empty parking spaces on the front line- would be fun to slip the '40 in there as if it were for sale.

Just read your entire thread with interest  as I just purchased a 1940 COE, Congrats on the great journey with your truck. I most likely will be in touch for advise (c;

I'm a new member here and sadly  I can't view your photos for some reason. What part of NJ are you in? I'm in Albuquerque NM but visit NJ to see family I'd love to see your truck

This is My COE as purchased