Yes and no. Yes it is the 135 but it is not the original engine to the truck
Builds 1963 FJ45 SWB in Cavalry Blue (1 Viewer)
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Living in the Past
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Press on lasted until 9/69 the switch to a F155 and 70 model. 9/69+ had the nut. Believe many 68 F145 had a double pulley harmonic balancer and still press on. My 9/67 is only single pulley but has plugs on the head where an air rail would be.
Since it doesn't have the F135 serial number listed on the plaque on the firewall I would think long and hard about keeping it. Current auctions restored with later ungraded power trains are not hurting the value. The idea of running an A/C compressor on a F135 think I would be disappointed with the lack of performance.
Since it doesn't have the F135 serial number listed on the plaque on the firewall I would think long and hard about keeping it. Current auctions restored with later ungraded power trains are not hurting the value. The idea of running an A/C compressor on a F135 think I would be disappointed with the lack of performance.
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That's correct.
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I'm wrong... it's got a crankshaft nut. Clearly not an F135.
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Curiously no number on the block… or it’s been long obscured…
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Am I wrong in thinking it now just becomes a matter of snagging the crank pulley with 3 slots and using the Vintage Air setup?
middlecalf
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No engine S/N is a dealer replacement motor. Looks like an F145. What’s the date code on the block (numbers on block on front driver’s side below the exhaust manifold)?
Yep it has a centered rear diff.
Been reading your project posts and missed where you got you windshield gasket from?
Hear tell later model have different size glass and gaskets?
Awesome. Thanks We have been looking for good glass place.
Whom would you recommend for body work? Have an appt with Koppy’s on Thursday. Have a Myriad of issues need correcting from previous painters.
Bring cash or a check cause that's all they except.
As for bodywork, I don't know of any good shops in the valley. I do everything myself except for glass and exhaust.
Living in the Past
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This is not an F145. Most likely a 9/71-9/73 build F155. The F145 and F155 up to 9/71 had an oil filled tube on the block not a cap in the valve cover.
middlecalf
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But I thought the F155 had the oil filter on the dizzy side? It’s not an F135 though for sure.
Living in the Past
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The 9/73-1/75 F155 had the new oiling system that moved the oil filter to the right side on the block. This is often called the 2F oiling system but it actually started with the 74 model F engine. F155 started 10/71. The 68/69 F145 have the wide intake manifold.
