- 1. [oletrucks] 3 Spd column shifter (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 00:28:24 EDT
- Hi Gang! About once a week, my '49 column-shifter doesn't want to go into 2nd gear. If I pull my foot off the clutch, I hear a deep (verrry-scarysounding) clunk (sometimes the same thing happens when
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00118.html (7,285 bytes)
- 2. [oletrucks] 3 Spd sifter info - Thanks! (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 02:02:39 EDT
- Thanks to everyone who responded to my 3 Spd shifter linkage problem. I guess after 50 yrs of driving, I might expect to see some signs of wear - I can deal with that! All the best, Tom '49 3100 olet
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00168.html (6,500 bytes)
- 3. Re: [oletrucks] auxiliary fog lights (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 03:56:10 EDT
- << Would anyone out there know where to by a good set of NOS, reproduction or used auxiliary fog lamps for my 49 AD? I have seen these in pictures, but never seen any for sale.........any ideas? >> B
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00411.html (8,311 bytes)
- 4. Re: [oletrucks] Hitch on a AD truck (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 04:09:38 EDT
- << Was there ever an option to place a hitch on a AD truck, specifically a 54? If not, was there after market hitches made at that time for these trucks? Good question - I am making a custom hitch no
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00412.html (8,392 bytes)
- 5. [oletrucks] Body panels (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 04:13:27 EDT
- Where is a good place to purchase body panels for a '49 3100 (new or used)? Its getting close to painting time and I need a front apron (piece behind the front bumper) and a left rear fender. I've se
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00413.html (6,518 bytes)
- 6. Re: [oletrucks] Headliner (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 01:51:27 EDT
- << Does anyone have any tips for makeing and puting up a headliner thats not the orginal cardbord, I would like to make it out of some kind of cloth. Charles, The adhesive is critical... I have been
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00466.html (8,116 bytes)
- 7. Re: [oletrucks] Headliner (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 11:21:19 EDT
- << Is spray adhesive recomended for the cardboard headliner? Mine is a couple months old and sagging. It never fit great becaue it was deformed when it was shipped rolled up. Since I put it in it's g
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00474.html (8,118 bytes)
- 8. Re: [oletrucks] auxiliary fog lights (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 11:22:46 EDT
- << Tom, Quoting from my Chevrolet Accessories Installation Manual on Fog Lamps (pn 986524): "Locate two holes in stone guard by measuring from the centerline of the truck 16 1/2 inches to the outer e
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00475.html (8,140 bytes)
- 9. [oletrucks] parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 11:43:24 EDT
- Here's one thats been haunting me for a few months - My parking brake doesn't seen to "lock" in the "on" position. I've bent the flat bar with the hole in it so it grabs onto the parking brake shaft
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00476.html (7,100 bytes)
- 10. Re: [oletrucks] Looking for 15", 6-lug Rims (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 15:46:41 EDT
- << A couple of months have gone by since my last request, so I thought I'd put it out again. I'm looking for a set of 15" rims with the 6-lug pattern for my Chevy 1/2 ton pickup -- the wheels with ri
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00048.html (7,606 bytes)
- 11. Re: [oletrucks] torque tube bushing (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 03:19:40 EDT
- << I still can't get the front bushing out of my torque tube. ('53 GMC 1/2 ton) I think someone said there is a puller of some kind but does this work with the driveshaft still in the tube? I just re
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00375.html (7,798 bytes)
- 12. Re: [oletrucks] Spastic gas gauge (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 01:41:49 EDT
- << One thing I did notice however was the gas gauge going nuts. When I turned the ignition on the needle immediately jumped to near half tank reading. Withiin a few seconds it started jumping to full
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00393.html (7,179 bytes)
- 13. Re: [oletrucks] Running boards (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 00:39:52 EDT
- << I can't seem to find if I should use any kind of welt material between the running boards and the bottom of the bed or fender area. There was nothing in there when I took the boards off, but given
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00102.html (7,258 bytes)
- 14. [oletrucks] 6V radio? or 6V to 12V DC converter? (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:58:54 EDT
- I am looking for a good radio solution for my '49 3100. Has anyone had good luck with those 6V to 12V DC voltage converters (I'm 6V) ? Or are there any extra (working) 6V radios out there looking for
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00254.html (7,683 bytes)
- 15. [oletrucks] Parking brake adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 01:59:29 EDT
- I'm finally out of the barn and into the pasture - driving! BUT when I put the parking brake on it doesn't engage. I have tried bending the "catch-bar" that the brake release handle is attached to, b
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00510.html (6,947 bytes)
- 16. [oletrucks] bedwood for 66 chevy fleetside (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 02:04:41 EDT
- I work with a guy that is restoring his 66 Chevy fleetside - beautiful truck (it was his dad's truck and he remembers his dad driving it home from the dealer, while this guy sat in the bed). He's alm
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00512.html (6,785 bytes)
- 17. Re: [oletrucks] Tire Consensus (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:35:19 EDT
- << I have read that LT 215/R85x16 radials and 7.50x16 bias ply tires would be suitable replacements. Any other suggestions for this '52 1/2 ton? What will be the difference in ride, handling and stee
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00858.html (7,329 bytes)
- 18. Re: [oletrucks] seat covering (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:46:27 EDT
- << I am about to recover the seats in my 49, and had a few questions. Is it better to leave the existing covering on the seat (these are in very good shape, and on very tight.......just the wrong col
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00859.html (8,139 bytes)
- 19. [oletrucks] Interior colors - '49 3100 (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 03:10:33 EST
- Does anyone know the stock colors for the inside cab components (49 3100, forest green exterior): Headliner (Brown or black, or gray?) Door panels (Maroon or Brown or black?) Interior paint (mushroom
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00044.html (7,989 bytes)
- 20. [oletrucks] torque tube U-joint rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: TomGreer@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 23:30:39 EST
- Well, the rear yoke (the long one) on the U-joint assembly looks like its shot on my driveline. Has anyone had any luck (good or bad) in rebuilding the yoke? It looks like the bearings wore through a
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00252.html (7,636 bytes)
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