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301. Re: [oletrucks] Finicky Carb. (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:15:01 -0500 (CDT); Sounds like the choke is coming off way too early. You sure that engine's from a '66? Sounds way too modern is all. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks bui; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00870.html (8,515 bytes)
302. [oletrucks] re: patch panel material (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 23:18:32 -0500 (CDT); Any good heating (or in your case, air conditioning) company should be able to fix you up with the raw metal you want. You want bare, mild steel, not galvenized. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN o; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00098.html (7,123 bytes)
303. Re: [oletrucks] 6V- 12V (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:26:06 -0500 (CDT); On my '57, it goes between the ignition switch and the coil. The goal is to drop out around 6 volts so you don't fry the points. On the '57, there is a contact on the starter solenoid that routes 12; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00252.html (9,123 bytes)
304. Re: [oletrucks] No spark! (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 22:48:10 -0500 (CDT); To make a spark, there has to be the following: 1. Positive voltage at the primary lead to the coil from the ignition switch 2. A clean path from the coil to the points. 3. Points and condenser that; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00280.html (9,507 bytes)
305. Re: [oletrucks] Task force door- price? source? (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 23:03:30 -0500 (CDT); I was just out there two weeks ago. There are TF trucks all over out there in junk yards. Start by going out on the old roads to the small towns in dry country (no salt or rust). Keep your eyes open; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00281.html (9,518 bytes)
306. Re: [oletrucks] Best book for the buck (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 22:51:39 -0500 (CDT); They're all useful books and I doubt you will be disappointed with any. I would also include: How to Restore your Chevrolet Pickup by Tom Brownell, although this is more inspirational (I could actual; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00376.html (8,700 bytes)
307. [oletrucks] False high temp gage reading (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 20:57:27 -0500 (CDT); oletruck is overheating when it really isn't. I found one cause. If the voltage relay is set too high on the voltage regulator, once the battery is fully charged, you get too high a voltage from the; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00563.html (7,627 bytes)
308. Re: [oletrucks] I had to do it (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:42:23 -0500 (CDT); The only way I can keep my wife from driving it is to keep the keys in my pocket. Come to think of it, if she went after them there, that wouldn't be such a bad deal...... Still, I'm starting to scro; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00614.html (11,042 bytes)
309. Re: [oletrucks] Turkey Baster (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:42:35 -0500 (CDT); I would do this at risk of life and limb. Get the new one for her <g> Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00801.html (8,204 bytes)
310. Re: [oletrucks] Battery charging (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 22:04:40 -0500 (CDT); Most of these trucks have an ammeter that works. If you have one, it should show it charging just after you start it up, and dropping back as the battery charges. I just went through this on my '57,; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00805.html (9,183 bytes)
311. Re: [oletrucks] Paint Color (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:43:28 -0500 (CDT); Around here, most highway department trucks are solids orange. Orange with black is a little less common but a railroad around here had orange body with dark green fenders, and although it looked com; /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00849.html (8,343 bytes)
312. Re: [oletrucks] Overheats at idle (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 22:30:45 -0500 (CDT); I hate to say it, but just flipping the fan blade around will not make it puah backwards. You have to reverse the pitch on the blades or reverse what turns it (easiest with an electric fan). Bruce Ke; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00048.html (8,621 bytes)
313. Re: [oletrucks] TF steering wheel questions.... (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 22:32:26 -0500 (CDT); The flat steering wheel was used through 1956. The dished wheel came in 1957. The dished wheel has a shorter steering shaft. The dished wheel came in some very plain trucks, so must have been standar; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00161.html (7,728 bytes)
314. Re: [oletrucks] Engine Stalling Problem (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:47:17 -0500 (CDT); Sounds an awful lot like vapor lock. Somewhere between the tank and the fuel pump the gas is getting hot enough to boil and the pump looses its prime. To do it in 3-5 minutes, I would look for somewh; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00215.html (9,210 bytes)
315. [oletrucks] Steering wheel gunk (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 22:06:28 -0500 (CDT); This weekend is the first hot, humid weather we've had in a long time. Suddenly there is a lot of black gunk on the steering wheel that comes off on my hands. I've tried wiping with detergent and wat; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00317.html (8,090 bytes)
316. Re: [oletrucks] Temp gauge problems (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 22:50:49 -0500 (CDT); Don't know about that particular one, but most GM products back then should be pretty much the same. First, rule out a stuck open thermostat. If you disconnect the wire from the sender, the guage sho; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00423.html (8,478 bytes)
317. Re: [oletrucks] Steering columns (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:16:11 -0500 (CDT); I was just reading about this today in my new Classic Trucks magazine. The early F**d Pintos had this, and even they got rid of it after a while. That should say something by itself. The net result w; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00657.html (8,045 bytes)
318. [oletrucks] TF Speedo Cable (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:21:44 -0500 (CDT); How far should the speedometer cable on a 57 with a factory 4 speed stick out of the housing when it is set into the tansmission? I'm having trouble getting the speedometer to work. It works fine wit; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00713.html (7,123 bytes)
319. Re: [oletrucks] TF Speedo Cable (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:24:57 -0500 (CDT); For what it's worth, the cable was about 3/8" short. It only stuck out about 1/4". New cable, a little longer, and it works great. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN oletrucks is devoted to Chevy an; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00757.html (7,598 bytes)
320. Re: [oletrucks] Need some help (score: 1): Author: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 23:59:06 -0500 (CDT); You also may want to check that you get a true 12V at the ignition primary, not some dropped voltage through the old ballast resistor. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN oletrucks is devoted to Chev; /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg01163.html (8,093 bytes)

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