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241. Re: [oletrucks] TP as oil filter (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:57:23 -0600; It will take the big chunks out, and aftermarket suppliers used to sell a kit for doing this. If you look at modern toilet paper in the sun and bang it a little on the wall you will see a cloud of du; /html/oletrucks/2001-03/msg00536.html (8,427 bytes)
242. Re: [oletrucks] neighborhood Nazis, a Victory! (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 13:03:42 -0600; In rural St. Louis County, Minnesota, we just had a victory on this last summer. Our county is the size of Rhode Island. 20 years ago the county quietly passed an ordinance requiring a salvage yard p; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00031.html (9,762 bytes)
243. Re: [oletrucks] obvious question re TF fenders and fenders for (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:26:25 -0600; No, though I sure wish they did. The 1/2 and 3/4 ton (and maybe the 1 ton) trucks have the same fenders. Starting with 1 1/2 ton trucks, the fenders are larger, they bulge out just in front of the ca; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00089.html (7,825 bytes)
244. Re: [oletrucks] Diesels (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:35:47 -0600; Diesels weren't readily available in pickups until the ill-fated GM Diesel converted from an Oldsmobile small block in the 70's. Anything older was probably a back shop conversion. For larger trucks,; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00201.html (9,372 bytes)
245. [oletrucks] Original 57 Stock Seat Covers? (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:33:14 -0600 (CST); Does anyone make replacement seat covers that duplicate the stock vinyl pattern in a TF truck? From what I can see, it was plain vinyl with a charcoal gray seat area and light gray trim around it. Br; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00308.html (6,718 bytes)
246. Re: [oletrucks] rust treatment (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:17:47 -0600 (CST); Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) will cut paint and grease, but will leave rust untouched. Muratic acid (zinc chloride) will cut rust, but can also etch clean metal. Use it sparingly. For my money, th; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00349.html (7,723 bytes)
247. [oletrucks] 6 12 V Battery, best of both worlds (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 13:49:43 -0600; Happened to be watching My Classic Car on TNN this afternoon and they had a short segment on 6 volt batteries. They briefly mentioned that there are combination 6 / 12 volt batteries available that p; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00376.html (8,396 bytes)
248. Re: [oletrucks] Offtopic : Any compressor experts? Sears 2 hp (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 14:06:02 -0600; These things are pretty simple, like a Lawn Boy mower engine without the carb and electrical system. Couple things to check: 1. If it has drive belts, are they there and tight? 2. If it has an intern; /html/oletrucks/2001-02/msg00377.html (10,139 bytes)
249. Re: [oletrucks] Re: That radio hole in the dash - an (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 15:58:55 -0600 (CST); Don't some of the parts vendors have radios (AM/FM with Cassette or maybe CD) that fit in the existing holes? I think Chevy Duty does in their catalog. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN oletrucks i; /html/oletrucks/2001-01/msg00003.html (8,899 bytes)
250. Re: [oletrucks] Fuel Gauge Question (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:42:27 -0600 (CST); It's pretty simple. If you lift the hot wire on the sender, the guage should go to full with the key on. If it doesn't, there is something wrong at the guage, like the internal ground isn't making co; /html/oletrucks/2001-01/msg00206.html (8,554 bytes)
251. Re: [oletrucks] Speedometer trouble (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 22:25:48 -0600 (CST); Doesn't sound too serious. You have a speedometer cable that is either kinked or starting to fray. It grabs on the housing and twists up / releases making the needle jump. You didn't say what year, b; /html/oletrucks/2001-01/msg00417.html (8,466 bytes)
252. Re: [oletrucks] Motor oil (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:36:21 -0600 (CST); I don't know what the hassle is about winter oil in these old trucks. Back when they weren't such ole trucks, we used SAE 10 in the winter and 20 or 30 in the summer in Northern Minnesota. It seemed; /html/oletrucks/2001-01/msg00514.html (8,121 bytes)
253. RE: [oletrucks] Cafe and the environment - rant and LONG (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:05:03 -0600; What everyone seems to forget when they are talking about straight electric cars is that electricity doesn't just magically come out of a hole in the wall. It has to be manufactured too. It is usuall; /html/oletrucks/2001-01/msg00534.html (9,146 bytes)
254. Re: [oletrucks] Oil Treatments (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:52:20 -0600 (CST); When I was growing up (60's) my dad was good friends with the guy who ran the local bulk lube oil station for Texaco. He ran a class operation. He had his choice of any oil Texaco made for free and h; /html/oletrucks/2001-01/msg00617.html (9,776 bytes)
255. Re: [oletrucks] truck story (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 21:42:16 -0600 (CST); Last fall (it was late October) I took my 57 3200 to the Valvoline Instant Oil Change (had to bring my own filter) just before putting it away for the winter. It's a truck that receives good care now; /html/oletrucks/2000-12/msg00193.html (9,430 bytes)
256. Re: [oletrucks] 6-lug TF rim restoration, 0-27 model trains (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 22:00:32 -0600 (CST); I did that last summer to all 5 rims, pretty much the same condition, including even a layer of house paint courtesy of the PO. I think if you strip the paint and wire brush them you will probably be; /html/oletrucks/2000-12/msg00244.html (9,306 bytes)
257. Re: [oletrucks] Generator Squeal? (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 23:28:30 -0600 (CST); The generator squeal is probably a slipping fan belt. The question is why the belt is slipping? The high charge rate indicates one of three things: 1. You have a short in the wiring between the ammet; /html/oletrucks/2000-12/msg00300.html (9,066 bytes)
258. Re: [oletrucks] Generator Squeal? (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:23:34 -0600 (CST); If the belt is too narrow, it will bottom out on the sheave and slip. The bottom of the sheave will be shiny. V belts work by pinching themselves into the sides of the groove to get traction on the s; /html/oletrucks/2000-12/msg00331.html (8,350 bytes)
259. Re: [oletrucks] Powder coat (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:25:59 -0600 (CST); I would be real careful about a propane heater around raw powdered pigments. They are mostly polyester and will burn real good. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and G; /html/oletrucks/2000-12/msg00332.html (8,334 bytes)
260. Re: [oletrucks] Carb (?) Question (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:09:37 -0600 (CST); Is there good gas in it? WITH THE ENGINE OFF, put some fresh gas in an oil squirt can, and pump about five shots down the carb. With the choke and throttle open wide, try starting it. It should run w; /html/oletrucks/2000-12/msg00366.html (9,761 bytes)

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