OK, I'm realizing now that was a really stupid question. I'll get there! It was my first time opening the hood.

No such thing as a stupid question. We all had to learn. There should be an oil fill tube with a removable round oil breather on top. Just pull that up and off and that is the oil fill hole. Any pictures ?
Also, you might want to get an owners manual. Go to the library up top and search for 1947 Hudson Manual.
https://www.hetclub.org/index.php?option=com_booklibrary&task=view_bl&tab=getmybooksTab&is_show_data=1&id=649&catid=78&Itemid=1529

Will definitely get every manual I can. Just joined this club this morning. 🙂
There does not seem to be an oil fill or breather that I can see, just where the oil stick goes in. Certainly large enough hole to fill with oil. I'll try to send some pics. Haven't looked how to do that yet on this site. Thanks for answering.

Here's so pics.

My bad, you have the earlier "splasher" motor. Yes, just pull the stick and use a funnel to add oil.
By the way, beautiful PU!!

To answer your original question, yes put the oil in after removing the dipstick.

Please ,at least study the owner manual, before trying a parade. Parades one of the toughest things for old cars to survive.
I would do several miles of local driving before trying a parade.

Welcome to the club, lots of friendly folks willing and able to assist, just ask 🙂

Connie, to spare yourself heavy embarrassment, I would suggest that -- this afternoon or evening -- you start the truck and just let it idle in your driveway for mayb 10-15 minutes. This will replicate the sort of duty it will do in the parade. (Stop and go. Stop and stop). Watch the heat indicator (it will probably go up over halfway). In the worst-case scenario one of two things will happen:

1) it will overhead and lots of water and steam will start coming out, or...

2) the gas will begin to "percolate" in the line (or the carb, or the fuel pump) and the engine will stall, only to start again when it's cooled down.

This of course would be a real letdown (though these conditions are curable). But, better it should happen tonight in your driveway, than tomorrow in the middle of the parade with the whole world watching!

(I don't want to scare you. As I said, this is the worst scenario. In fact, my 1937 -- which has the same engine as yours -- can sit idling on the hottest days with nary a "miss". And yours will probably be okay. But if you DO have a heat-induced problem there are fairly simple ways to cure it.)

By the way, whereabouts do you live? The H-E-T Club has roughly 40 chapters around the U.S., and you may live near the center of activities for one of them. Let us know and we can direct you. In fact, maybe someone in your area is reading your message, and can introduce him/herself. It would be a real plus if you could get acquainted with local Hudsonites because they're generally very helpful (especially in a pinch). You could find out where and when the next meeting of the local chapter is and I'm sure they'd be glad to meet you. Whether or not you join their club, you will at least have made contact with nearby Hudson owners.

Here's a list of contact people for each chapter: [url= https://www.hetclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=510 ]https://www.hetclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=510[/url]

Here's a U.S. map showing all the chapters: [url= https://www.hetclub.org/chapters/hetchaptermap.jp g" target="_blank">https://www.hetclub.org/chapters/hetchaptermap.jp g"/> [/url]

Beautiful truck for sure. Your question was really a good one, Hudson does fill through the dipstick hole, I saw a 47 that sold recently with a chevy motor in it, they fill on the top of the engine. Sounds like you got this now, enjoy your drive in the parade.

Thanks so much. I'm so glad I joined this club. I've got so much to learn about this truck and am looking forward to ordering the manuals. Thanks again.

Thanks so much for the information. Unfortunately
I didn't read this until tonight so didn't let it run tonight. I've checked the oil, gas and radiator.

I live in Brownfield, Maine,
so I'll be joining the New England Chapter and hopefully meet some of the other members.

It's a small town so the parade is quite short.....thankfully. 🙂

I'll be traveling for the next two weeks but as soon as I return, I'll have my mechanic change the oil (it's pitch black) and go over the rest of the truck. Will also have him install seat belts.
Thanks so much for the info. Really appreciate it. So glad I joined!

Nice truck, your engine looks just like mine and yes you put oil in where the stick goes. Have fun in the parade

Beautiful truck. Please, please keep asking questions. No one is born knowing this stuff -- we all acquire knowledge wherever, however we can, and there's always someone around who knows more than you do. But that's the great thing -- this isn't a competition. The only truly dumb question is the one you don't ask. Also, if I'm not mistaken, you may not need to purchase the manuals -- the club has an online library where you can download your manual for free (unless your year/model isn't included.)

One more thing, and I think many here will agree with me: your enjoyment of your new truck will only be enhanced by learning more about it. For me, the difference between "the" car/truck and "my" car/truck is how well and intimately I know my vehicle, and often correlates to how much time I have spent working on it. So the more you learn and the dirtier your hands get, the more deeply in love you will fall.

Congratulations, and enjoy!

Hi John,
Thanks for responding and the encouragement. Sorry it took so long to reply as I'm on the road. Just visited the Hudson Museum in Shipshewana, IN. There was only one truck. I plan on buying all the manuals I can when I return home next week. Can't wait to get stated learning all I can and driving it! Thanks again.

Connie, also please note most of the manuals and other literature are available on the HET website library. You can start with owners manual or mechanical procedure manual for your year. A great place to begin. Beautiful pickup!
Dave