I have just purchased a 1964 D100 Town Panel with a 225 engine and 3-speed A745. The truck has been in storage since 1971 and the engine was last started 3 years ago. I plan on draining and replacing all fluids (gas, oil, grease, coolant, etc) and plan on fogging the cylinders with oil and do the basic tune-up items prior to trying to starting the engine.
Any suggestions on other things to do or not to do.
Thanks
Mike

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64 Town Panel
225 A745 3-speed
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Have a full set of every single gasket and pump that can be replaced on the truck. Be ready to rebuild the carb. Be ready to rebuild the entire brake system. Be ready to put new tires on. Be ready to replace the weatherstripping everywhere.

Otherwise, post some pictures of this cool ride.

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Casually looking for a Clifford hyperpak intake for cheap.

Be ready to drop fuel tank to clean fuel system, and repack front wheel bearings. Every seal, gasket, and bushing is dry, and most will fail soon after van is put into service. So, like Reed said; be ready to replace a lot of items when all the leaks start, and front end starts clunking.

Brakes will be the most important system to repair, replace master cylinder with new, not rebuilt as well as all soft lines, and wheel cylinders. Flush all hard lines, remember brake fluid holds moisture, steel lines can rot from the inside out, and inspect for under sized drums, replace as necessary. Where your van is a ‘64 you should consider replacing single pot master cylinder with 67 and up duel cylinder unit while you’re at it. Additional cost will be small. Getting that thing to stop safely is job one.

Bill

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Tires get old too.

I had some >20yr old, but still great looking, (Bridgestone?) tires that I tried using on my Plymouth - they developed minor surface cracks after a few miles around town, so I very carefully examined all the tires before a long drive. Various manf. sites said minor surface cracks were unimportant, so I decided to give them a try. One of the 4 tires came apart suddenly after about 70 miles, the other 3 lasted the full 200, so maybe small cracks in old tires are important.