- 101. [oletrucks] Clutch & brake pedal bushings (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 22:18:48 EDT
- How tough is it to change the clutch and brake pedal bushings on my '48 3100? Anyone done this repair? The shop manual makes it sound so easy. Mike Klepp '48 3100 Wichita Falls, TX oletrucks is devot
- /html/oletrucks/2001-06/msg00451.html (6,673 bytes)
- 102. [oletrucks] Headliner (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 20:14:11 EDT
- Thought I'd let the group know about the one piece fiberglass headliner I installed. Got it from a vendor (can't remember who) last year at the Jenks OK AD show. It is really a good fit and looks goo
- /html/oletrucks/2001-06/msg00506.html (7,693 bytes)
- 103. [oletrucks] Wiper arms (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 12:33:00 EDT
- While my '48 was apart, I got what I thought were wiper arms (from a swap meet) for a '54 model so I could go with the more modern blade design. As it turns out, the arms with blades installed are a
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00053.html (6,883 bytes)
- 104. Re: [oletrucks] Window rubber (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 19:20:22 EDT
- I just did these on my '48. The door glass must be removed to get at the strips. They slide into a channel spot welded to the inside of the door about an inch or so below the window opening. They ri
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00096.html (6,829 bytes)
- 105. [oletrucks] Swap meet notice (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 12:32:52 EDT
- Hey truckers, This weekend, 11-13 May, there is a swap meet in Chickasha Oklahoma. Usually lots of truck stuff there as well as a little of everything else. FYI, it is on I-44 about 25 miles south of
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00174.html (6,630 bytes)
- 106. Re: [oletrucks] '54 water pump on a '60 235? (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 21:08:36 EDT
- You will have to go the hard way, the '54 pump won't work. Mike Klepp '48 3100 Wichita Falls, TX oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00181.html (6,590 bytes)
- 107. [oletrucks] Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 17:05:05 EDT
- A while back, I asked for advice on the best way to install front sheetmetal after coming back from the painter. I wanted to know if it were better (safer) to install it a piece at a time or do the w
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00253.html (7,084 bytes)
- 108. Re: [oletrucks] Rear End Question? (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 12:35:33 EDT
- I seem to remember the stock rearend being 62 inches from drum face to drum face. Am I wrong? Mike Klepp '48 3100 Wichita Falls, TX oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00333.html (7,158 bytes)
- 109. Re: [oletrucks] Weekend Show... (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 20:51:41 EDT
- A guy named John Rockefeller, no joke, made them up last year. Try this site out: www.geocities.com/rockyours_2000/index.html. He left the list after some on-line disagreement that I have long since
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00338.html (6,969 bytes)
- 110. Re: [oletrucks] Fw: door glass (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 16:05:54 EDT
- I used small (#6 X 3/8") screws to install my new window felt.. I predrilled the holes, no problem, the heads sink down into the felt. I can be take out if ever needed unlike the pop rivet method. G
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00405.html (7,093 bytes)
- 111. Re: [oletrucks] Brake light switch prob resolved (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 12:13:55 EDT
- I like the decal sets sold by most vendors. They go on easy and the colors are deep and do not fade or chip like paint. Mike Klepp '48 3100 Wichita Falls, TX oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM truc
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00463.html (6,829 bytes)
- 112. Re: [oletrucks] Project Book (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:47:08 EDT
- I don't keep the reciepts, but I enter all purchases in an Excel Spreadsheet. I almost hate to look at the automatic total anymore. And, I have it passworded so the wife can't see the amount either.
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00477.html (8,295 bytes)
- 113. Re: [oletrucks] 53 Steering problem (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 18:47:19 EDT
- << My column shifter has locked up in one gear. >> Sounds like one of your shifter arms has slipped or is misadjusted. You trans is partly in two gears at once. Years of wear (slop) contribute to thi
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00519.html (6,839 bytes)
- 114. [oletrucks] Truck costs (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 20:00:40 EDT
- I'm sure many of us (stock or rodded) have more into our trucks than a sale would bring. I counter that thought with the pleasure that I have had working on, driving, admiring, and showing my old tru
- /html/oletrucks/2001-05/msg00537.html (6,793 bytes)
- 115. Re: [oletrucks] AD Seat Idea (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:32:25 EDT
- The AD seat support acts a stiffening brace for the floor of these trucks. If removed or weakened considerably, the floor may become weak and "oil can" or worse. Someone on the list documented this
- /html/oletrucks/2001-04/msg00033.html (7,640 bytes)
- 116. [oletrucks] Part needed (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:08:39 EDT
- When my '48 came back from the body shop, the parking brake release handle was broken during removal for painting. Does anyone have one they might part with? Let me know what you need for it off line
- /html/oletrucks/2001-04/msg00063.html (6,539 bytes)
- 117. [oletrucks] Weather stripping (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:14:00 EDT
- Which vendors have the best door weather stripping for our AD trucks? What type adhesive works best? I want to install new rubber following the new paint. Also, my cowl vent leaks into the cab even t
- /html/oletrucks/2001-04/msg00064.html (6,708 bytes)
- 118. Re: [oletrucks] napa parts list (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:23:16 EDT
- << Let me add that the guy behind the counter makes a world of difference. I had local NAPA parts guy where I used to live that had been behind that counter a loooong time and he was the only person
- /html/oletrucks/2001-04/msg00144.html (8,179 bytes)
- 119. [oletrucks] '50 for sale (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 21:51:20 EDT
- While at my local NAPA today, I came across a 1950 6400 (1 1/2 ton?) flatbed truck for sale. It looks to be in really good shape with good rubber all around and a two speed rear axle. Original everyt
- /html/oletrucks/2001-04/msg00195.html (6,935 bytes)
- 120. Re: [oletrucks] new to the list (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 19:32:11 EDT
- << I am pretty much new to this list and was wondering about some of the abbreviations. For instance TF. I am sure there are others so please be patient. >> Welcome Tom! You will learn much from this
- /html/oletrucks/2001-04/msg00238.html (7,360 bytes)
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