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1. Re: [oletrucks] shop ceiling height (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:53:42 -0700
I am on a one acre lot but am restricted to 2000 sq ft, that is the reason for the size of the shop. I am also an old guy and am going to install radiant hot water heating in the floor. I saw a syste
/html/oletrucks/2007-07/msg00030.html (7,647 bytes)

2. Re: [Oletrucks] Overheating 350 in my '58 Apache (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:32:00 -0700
I have a high performance 396 that I installed in my 55 Cameo in 1970. I am using an electric fan, no shroud, and synthetic oil (since 1978 ), and have never had an overheating problem in this confi
/html/oletrucks/2010-04/msg00030.html (8,254 bytes)

3. Re: [Oletrucks] dextron vs mercon (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:41:11 -0700
The short answer is, that you can supposedly use the newer dextron a transmission requiring Mercon, but not the other way around. The fluids that meet the specs for both transmissions will indicate t
/html/oletrucks/2010-04/msg00081.html (10,645 bytes)

4. Re: [Oletrucks] dexron vs mercon (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:32:55 -0700
Well wash my mouth out with gear lube! I didn't even look at the evil with an analytical eye, I was just answering the question. I will now run out into the shop and fall on an open can of old Dexron
/html/oletrucks/2010-04/msg00083.html (7,065 bytes)

5. Re: [Oletrucks] MIG Welder Opinion (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:43:13 -0700
I have owned both the import brand welders, and the US name brand welders and my experience is that you would most likely be much happier with a smaller Miller or Lincoln welder. They might cost a l
/html/oletrucks/2010-08/msg00004.html (9,299 bytes)

6. Re: [Oletrucks] MIG Welder Opinion (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:52:49 -0700
I concur with everything that Gale has written. I wasn't going to go beyond the basics of my first posting, but in addition to the MIG and stick welders, I also have a TIG and a pound gun accessory
/html/oletrucks/2010-08/msg00008.html (10,905 bytes)

7. Re: [Oletrucks] Frantz oil filter (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:21:21 -0700
I have owned several of them, and in their day they did the job reasonably well. The problem is, that you need the old tightly wrapped toilette paper rolls that are only available at commercial jani
/html/oletrucks/2011-06/msg00013.html (8,999 bytes)

8. Re: [Oletrucks] 56 Front Wheel Spindles (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:08:16 -0700
I looked in my parts book, and the spindles are listed under 6.020 I can look up the part number if necessary, but the right and left spindle (knuckle ) are the same part number. That means they are
/html/oletrucks/2011-07/msg00005.html (10,864 bytes)

9. Re: [Oletrucks] 3 speed overdrive conversion (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:29:15 -0800
I have a 3 spd overdrive from a 1/2 ton (55-59), and it looks to be the length as the standard transmission. I don't have a regular non overdrive tranny to confirm the measurements. I have a parts bo
/html/oletrucks/2011-12/msg00003.html (10,810 bytes)

10. Re: [Oletrucks] Rear end swap for a 53 Chevy Truck 3100 (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:32:28 -0700
Mike, What a coincidence! I have a 55 Chev Cameo, and in 1968, I swapped the engine, transmission, and rear end into the truck from a 1960 Pontiac Parisienne. ( for our southern friends, just think C
/html/oletrucks/2014-10/msg00003.html (9,924 bytes)

11. Re: [Oletrucks] Need to quiet my car road noise down (score: 1)
Author: Robert Swanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 05 May 2015 16:59:41 -0700
I am repairing one garage and getting prepared to build another, so that and kidney surgery for stones has sortof tied my hands for now. Bob 55 Chev Cameo 454 4x4 Hone O Drive overdrive 76 GMC 454 Be
/html/oletrucks/2015-05/msg00004.html (9,346 bytes)

12. Re: [Oletrucks] Headers (score: 1)
Author: rswanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:23:30 -0700
Harry, My situation is slightly different than yours, but what I did might solve this problem for you. If you are using the standard, later, mid motor mounts, then the hugger headers are quite likely
/html/oletrucks/2016-03/msg00006.html (8,829 bytes)

13. Re: [Oletrucks] Headers (score: 1)
Author: rswanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:43:56 -0700
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==3921467857078081813== boundary="--030607090301010709060709" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --030607090301010709060709 Content-Transfer-E
/html/oletrucks/2016-04/msg00001.html (13,596 bytes)

14. Re: [Oletrucks] DIVISION BAR LINER GLUE? (score: 1)
Author: rswanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:49:45 -0700
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/html/oletrucks/2016-04/msg00003.html (11,638 bytes)

15. Re: [Oletrucks] Oletrucks Digest, Vol 8, Issue 9 (score: 1)
Author: rswanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 22:42:18 -0700
Thanks, Chuck, I have had the truck for 48 years and have only done this once before, so I need to pull everything apart anyway so I can lube the window regulators. If I remember correctly, the most
/html/oletrucks/2016-04/msg00005.html (8,617 bytes)

16. Re: [Oletrucks] AD corner windows in a TF truck (score: 1)
Author: rswanson <mapa-kettle@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:31:46 -0700
I recently saw a show where a big window was installed in a TF cab, but I have never heard of using windows from and AD in a TF cab. I would love to see the pictures when you are done. I am fortunate
/html/oletrucks/2016-10/msg00002.html (8,748 bytes)


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