I just bought this B150 Van
In the beginning of September, the owner said it was roadworthy but as soon as I got on the road I started having problems, leaking fuel pump resulted in a tow to Klamath Falls
.


I think the carb is shot


and among other things the headliner is gone



so I got my work cut out for myself

Nice score! I love slant six vans. I think you got good deal that just needs a little work to be a good daily driver. Don't stress the headliner, it is easy to make one out of whatever material you want. With some basic hand tools and creativity you can do whatever you want to the interior of your van.

Get that solenoid installed propelry and see if your engine problems don't improve.

Reed,
Thanks yea i only paid $2000 for it btw
i just took the selonoid loose to see of i could clean up
the numbers on the carb to see what model
It is, i think a 1945? What do you think?
The problem is it won't stay running after
A few minutes of warm up time.

That carb is either a Holley 1945 or a Holley 6145. I would need to see a picture of each side of the carb to tell you which.

Reed,

I think you have seen it in another post. but here it is again

I got this image, from autozone this where they say the id # is supposed to be

Reed here is two more pics hope this helps thanks

I'm going to say it is a 1945 but it has an old "remanufactured" sticker on it.

Dying after running for a few minutes sounds like either or both a vacuum leak and/or a problem with the curb idle circuit. It sounds like the choke keeps the engine running while it is onand the engine either leans out when the choke comes off or the curb idle speed screw is not set up properly.

The first thing I would do is get that idle stop solenoid screwed back in position and set the curb idle speed properly (if possible). If that doesn't work, I say it is stime to rebuild that carb. Disassemble it, clean it, new gaskets, and adjust it. The see if it won't idle.