- 101. Re: [oletrucks] 55 road draft tube ?'s (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 06:12:27 EDT
- Very desirable. As you burn fuel, water vapor is produced that finds its way to oil. Same with gasoline when choke is on. sulfur in gas burns and some SO2 also dissolvs in the moisture in oil formin
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00183.html (8,353 bytes)
- 102. Re: [oletrucks] How do you lub the distributor in a 55 ser 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 06:15:24 EDT
- Wheel bearing grease works fine. Don't forget a few drops of motor oil under the rotor onto the felt. This keeps advance weights from freezing. (rusting) Bob ADler oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00184.html (6,961 bytes)
- 103. Re: [oletrucks] sticky shifter (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 22:45:53 EDT
- I just wrote a detailed answer to this for the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America. It's in the shifter box sitting on steering col. worn parts need welding up. Bob ADler oletrucks is devoted to Chevy
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00322.html (7,180 bytes)
- 104. Re: [oletrucks] Brakes, DOT 5 & Bob Adler (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 06:10:49 EDT
- I've been using it for 15 years. Mostly good results. Make sure your brake cups are made from EPDM rubber. this may be hard to confirm. Also anyone with a vacuum booster should avoid silicone, as if
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00334.html (7,228 bytes)
- 105. Re: [oletrucks] Dash revival (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 06:46:10 EDT
- these acrylic and nitrocellulose puttys are obsolete. Body shops have switched to polyester putty that takes a hardener like body filler. It does not shrink and will not absorb solvents to haunt you
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00371.html (8,745 bytes)
- 106. Re: [oletrucks] Gas tank relocation (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 06:16:38 EDT
- I don't like removing a gas tank from the cab for safety reasons. Cab mounted tanks should pass FMVSS301. If you move it behind the rear axle it will not. This is the rear end collision at 30 mph tes
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00408.html (7,611 bytes)
- 107. Re: [oletrucks] 40 GMC metal bed floor. (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 06:27:46 EDT
- My friend had a 41 or 46 GMC long half ton years ago with a metal bed floor. I'm sure it was original. Bob ADler oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00447.html (6,965 bytes)
- 108. Re: [oletrucks] 3 speed problems (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 21:13:28 EDT
- Either of 2 things: Shifter fork on inside of side cover is worn out, or your input shaft splines to syncro drum are worn. That one would mean finding a better syncro drum and input shaft. I wrote a
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00460.html (7,154 bytes)
- 109. [oletrucks] 6 volt TF GMC (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 06:48:31 EDT
- Has anyone seen or heard of a facotry GMC of Task Force design but still using 6 volts? I just pulled in a totally rotted out GMC 300 TF that had an old 6V battery in the tray. A tail light bulb was
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00494.html (7,750 bytes)
- 110. Re: [oletrucks] brake lines (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 06:50:41 EDT
- Not recommended since you can't see if rubber is deteriorating under the braid. bob ADler oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00585.html (6,769 bytes)
- 111. Re: [oletrucks] finishing tie rods (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 06:52:53 EDT
- The tie rods were primed black where they were made with a very thin coat. It would probably scrape off threads that ran thru nut. I like to paint everything under the truck because I'm in a damp ar
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00666.html (7,020 bytes)
- 112. Re: [oletrucks] oil loss? (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 06:58:54 EDT
- There also is a baffle inside the draft tube that coalesces oil mist to drop back into crankcase. I never heard of these going bad, but I suppose they could. You would see a few drops under tube on
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00667.html (7,551 bytes)
- 113. Re: [oletrucks] Compressor question (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 07:08:54 EDT
- This horsepower thing has gotten out of hand. Horsepower now means nothing. Its grotesquely inflated. An old 3/4 horse compressor puts out about 3-4 CFM. A DA sander needs about 8CFM. Serious sandbl
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00668.html (7,255 bytes)
- 114. Re: [oletrucks] oil loss? (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 20:53:14 EDT
- installing a I also did this with my 46 two ton snow plow that doesn't leave my property or go very fast. I will do an article on this for VCCA. Starting about 1950 the PCV system was available and
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00692.html (7,892 bytes)
- 115. [oletrucks] New Arrival (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 06:35:47 EDT
- I'm the proud father of a 1938 suburban carryall. It is totally stock, minimal rust for NY, engine stuck, trans stuck, needs door bottoms and quarter bottoms, but I'm falling in love with it. Has not
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00734.html (7,721 bytes)
- 116. Re: [oletrucks] 216 Engine Swap Question (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 06:52:46 EDT
- 56 235 will bolt into a 50 without any problems. You have to use the 50 bell housing. Flywheel and starter must match, so either use the 50 flywheel and starter or the pair from the 56 if you plan t
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00752.html (7,379 bytes)
- 117. Re: [oletrucks] GMC TRIAL-ABOUT (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 07:31:08 EDT
- I read about it. I believe about 2 years ago in Pickups 'n Panels in Print. Bob ADler oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00778.html (6,806 bytes)
- 118. [oletrucks] 38 suburban (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 08:22:54 EDT
- Problem: I need a closed truck for business. I have been running a 1966 half ton panel for 22 years. It is getting unsafe from rot out. Rear bumper fell off last winter. I need a parts hauler, sandbl
- /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00779.html (7,934 bytes)
- 119. Re: [oletrucks] Paint color (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 06:46:40 EST
- Cream Medium came in two shades. From 1936-51 it was PPG 82142 and from 1951-55 it was 80189. I can't tell the difference in the two, and can't say how that compares to the GM number. The color is c
- /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00002.html (6,668 bytes)
- 120. Re: [oletrucks] COE year? (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 07:08:35 EDT
- 1 is still Flint plant T 1950 big truck P Cabover two ton 110" wheelbase A January I found the American Classic VIN decoder did not work for big trucks a while back, but maybe they updated now. Bob
- /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00064.html (6,704 bytes)
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