RESTORING A DODGE FARGO

I am just about to start restoring a dodge fargo for a customer of mine and I am looking for any info, books, owners manual, workshop manual for this truck.
I have attached photo's of the truck so any help in this area would be great. I will start rebuilding the engine first so manual for that would be great to start with.
Thanks in advance

Put up the engine number and I should have something for you.

Lang

Where do I find the engine number?

On the left hand side of the block.

front or back? upper or lower? it is completely covered in grime

Does the engine need rebuilding. looks like it has been in action with new leads. Worth a good look at compressions, new points (army jeep the same) etc before pulling it down for little gain. This truck looks like it has been amazingly looked after for more than 80 years and those Dodge 6 engines just keep keeping on. Should have the water tube replaced to keep rear valves cool as they rust out. Tubes are available and only need water pump removed to replace, not the whole head taken off.

WOW a water tube. I thought the David Brown engine only had one of these. I was lucky I found a guy who made repalcements for my engine just down the road. It was explained to me that they were designed to direct cool water towardsthe exhaust valve stem area to keep them cool.

I'm with Lang on this one.
If it 'aint broke, don't fix it. Pressure clean everything under the bonnet (hood, if you are where they call it that), replace the water tube (I have never heard of one of them but I have never worked on a Dodge), points and any other parts you can get for the distributor, drop the sump and clean it and the oil pump thoroughly and see what the exhaust colour is and check compressions.

Remember the old saying:- "If you can't afford a Dodge, dodge a Ford"

found it

The T120 was a light truck engine starting off in 1941 and going to 1949. It began as 241 cu in but most were 251 cu in. It was a very common motor. The C on the end of the number indicates Canadian built.

WG-40, WGA(X)-40 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 1½-ton 136 in (3.45 m)
WG-41, WGA(X)-41 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 1½-ton 148 in (3.76 m)
WG-42, WGA(X)-42 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 1½-ton 160 in (4.06 m)
WG-43, WGA(X)-43 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 1½-ton 178 in (4.52 m)
WG-44, WGA(X)-44 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 1½-ton 190 in (4.83 m)
WH(X)-45, WHA(X)-45 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 2-ton 136 in (3.45 m)
WH(X)-46, WHA(X)-46 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 2-ton 148 in (3.76 m)
WH(X)-47, WHA(X)-47 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 2-ton 160 in (4.06 m)
WH(X)-48, WHA(X)-48 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 2-ton 178 in (4.52 m)
WH(X)-49, WHA(X)-49 1941-1947 T-120 241 or 251 cu in (3.9 or 4.1 l) 2-ton 220 in (5.59 m)

If you are going to rebuild the motor just be aware that Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth/De Soto engines all looked the same from the outside except for long and short block. They had MANY internal variations of bore and stroke which you can not tell unless you lift the head. You must be sure you get the T120 internal parts not just a generic "Dodge Six" part.

It is further confused in Australia by the common fitting of the later Chrysler UK built KEW motor. The name comes from the factory in Kew in London (famous for flower shows). These are long block and have KEW in the engine number. Yours is not one of these.