I have just bought a 1957 Transtar pickup (3E7) and I am trying to identify my engine.
I think it is a 259 with auto trans. Motor number starts with a (1) on the top of 535601. This motor has air conditioning and power steering but it looks to be added on? Oil filter is on top of motor (up side down) near oil filler and the thermostat is a four bolt pattern.
Carb is a stromberg 6-120 two barrel consistant with the auto trans. Duel gas tanks (original?)
My second problem is I cannot get this truck to go over 30 mph. It seems to have a throttle kicker on it which no one can identify. I just rebuilt the carb as it was leaking badly from everywhere. I do not know if it has overdrive but it seems as if it is not shifting up to a higher gear for higher speeds. But it is not stuck in low drive. Where do I begin????
I think it is a 259 with auto trans. Motor number starts with a (1) on the top of 535601. This motor has air conditioning and power steering but it looks to be added on? Oil filter is on top of motor (up side down) near oil filler and the thermostat is a four bolt pattern.
Carb is a stromberg 6-120 two barrel consistant with the auto trans. Duel gas tanks (original?)
My second problem is I cannot get this truck to go over 30 mph. It seems to have a throttle kicker on it which no one can identify. I just rebuilt the carb as it was leaking badly from everywhere. I do not know if it has overdrive but it seems as if it is not shifting up to a higher gear for higher speeds. But it is not stuck in low drive. Where do I begin????
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