Dave, I'd be interested in seeing those photos too. Bob K in PHX,AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Shier" <daveshier@hotmail.com>
To: <rchansle@us.ibm.com>; <STELLMAN@noex.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 235 in my 51 Burb
> I think I have a photo of the way we did it but cannot find it this
morning.
> We need to find the photos of the 292 installation for two people so are
> looking for them today.
>
> Dave Shier
> Trinidad, Colorado
>
>
>
> >From: "Bob Chansler" <rchansle@us.ibm.com>
> >Reply-To: "Bob Chansler" <rchansle@us.ibm.com>
> >To: "Terry Stellman" <STELLMAN@noex.com>, oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 235 in my 51 Burb
> >Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:27:43 -0600
> >
> >Terry,
> >I don't have a digital camera or I'd take some pix, but everything looks
> >normal except the position of the radiator. The hood latch looks like
it's
> >never been removed (it still has clutch head screws with no gouges in
them
> >holding down the latch). Looks like they just slid the radiator down the
> >center of the U channel. Someone else responded that they had the same
> >thing, maybe they can help.
> >
> >Bob Chansler
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > "Terry Stellman"
> > <STELLMAN@noex.com> To:
> ><oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent by: cc:
> > owner-oletrucks@aut Subject: RE:
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> >235 in my 51 Burb
> > ox.team.net
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> >
> > 08/07/2002 06:37 AM
> > Please respond to
> > "Terry Stellman"
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >Bob,
> >
> >Do you have any pictures of this installation? I have heard of this
before
> >but when I look at mine, the radiator can't move forward because of the
> >hood latch plate being in the way. Has that plate been modified on your
> >truck?
> >
> >Terry Stellman
> >1949 3600
> >Missouri City, Texas
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bob Chansler [mailto:rchansle@us.ibm.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 5:27 PM
> >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [oletrucks] 235 in my 51 Burb
> >
> >
> >I came across a '51 suburban I couldnt pass up (I already own a 49 that
is
> >dissassembled all over the shop).
> >It came with a running 235 that I expected to be from a 53 or at least
had
> >the short water pump installed. I checked the casting number and found it
> >was from a 58/59 truck and had the LONG water pump installed. I was under
> >the impression that the only way to install a newer 235 into an AD truck
> >was with the shorter water pump. The short water pump measures 4 inches
> >from the block to the face of the pulley, whereas the longer pump on the
> >newer 235's measures 5 inches. What I found might help others use a
newer
> >235 in an AD truck.
> >
> >The radiator is usually bolted to the firewall side of the U channel
> >radiator support. What the PO had done here is drop the radiator into the
> >middle of the channel and bolt it on from the grill side instead of the
> >firewall side. this moved the rad back about 3/4 inch. The fan blade is
> >only 1/4 inch from the radiator, but it seems to work fine. Seems like
an
> >easy solution.
> >
> >Bob Chansler
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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