Traction bars transfer torque to the front of the rear leaf spring. They typically look like a square metal tube clamped to the differential housing with a rubber bumper against the leaf spring. Tra
About auto dark helmets- I also use a huntsman with the wide viewing area. I love it. I have friends that use the cheap auto darks and they don't hold up they also aren't adjustable which you will r
I'm currently building a large pressure blaster to use with plastic media for paint stripping. I am using an 18 inch diameter X 5 foot long nuclear grade pressure vessel rated for 3000 PSI (I got it
What is that clutch-like, fork-looking thing that's in the middle of the crank pulley on the old IL6's for anyway? Friends have told me that it's used to start the engine with a hand crank if the ba
Hi everyone, The 8 fenders on both my AD GMC's are shredded and rusted beyond repair. I ran into a guy that has a full set (4) of fenders in useable shape for $200. Is this an OK deal? Also, anyone i
Hi everyone, I haven't gotten much of a response from people in Oregon or Washington that might have a GMC 270 for sale so I'm trying this a second time. Does anyone around me have a GMC 270 for sale
Was a chrome grill available from the factory in 52 and 53 on GMC pickups or was a painted grill the only option because of Korea? Does deluxe cab mean the 5-window option or does it mean the chrome
I thought I might try helping you out for a change. I have a 48-51 GMC master parts book and it says that "Early models had a chassis number stamped on the right hand frame sidemember above the fron
I would imagine the horsepower@ rpm specs are different for different displacement engines, so tell me what engine you have. If you have a 248 in it I can go look at the plate in my '50 GMC 1/2 ton
Is it possible to tell if a 235 is a dipper luber or a full pressure luber if it doesn't run and it's in a GMC which has the 60 PSI oil pressure guage without looking at the engine numbers behind th
Hi everyone, In my opinion, Ebay's personal shopper service is really lacking. I started using it as soon as it came out, but I soon discovered that all the results I was getting were about a day lat
Hi everyone, I've got a question for the inliners: What defines and seperates the 270 (302 also?) big port head from the 248-270 standard head? I think I've been told that the big port head has large
Hi everyone, I remember some talk on this list several weeks ago about the differences between alternators and generators so I thought someone on this list could help me. I go to my local dragstrip a
No, it's not possible to mig weld without gas. If you try it your welds will look like garbage and will be full of porosity. Most of the wire will actually shoot at you in the form of spatter and ve
This engine is not mine so don't E-mail me. This engine is currently for sale on ebay with no bids at $100. I E-mailed the owner, Ted Thayer, and he told me that It's a very large IL6 GMC engine out
I've come across a guy that's got about 10 acres of old GMC's and a few old chevrolet trucks. Very few people know about this place because the owner doesn't have any need for money and really doesn'
I know this is a little new for this list, but I don't know of anywhere else to ask this one. A friend of mine found a GMC V-6 from a 62 1/2 ton. He wants to know how to ID the cubic inches. I told h
A friend told me that there is a swap meet sunday, the 29th in Brooks, OR that is focussing on old GMC's. He couldn't remember any details or even tell me who told him this (I think the miller family
Can anyone help me with what color paint or special coating was applied to the transmission case and/or bellhousing? The truck I'm restoring is a '53 GMC with Hydra-matic transmission. The '53 Hydra-
I've been on this list for a few months now and all of my posts have been related to my '53 gmc with Hydra-matic. I've gotten an incredidble amount of information and guidance from the list and I wan