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1. [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "Mark Self" <markself@discover.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 03:47:44 -0700; I started to install my Olds 4-3/TH-350 in my '55 1st. Chevy 3100. As i was positioning the combo in the frame. I was raising the tailshaft to get the TH-350's pan surface paralell to the ground. Whe; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00099.html (8,208 bytes)
2. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:31:30 -0600 (MDT); I thought you should put the tranny such that it is in line with the rear. This way the u-joints are straight. -alfie oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00106.html (8,776 bytes)
3. RE: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:08:18 -0500; Believe it or not, U-joints are not supposed to be straight. The output shaft of the transmission should be parallel with the pinion shaft, but not on the same line. Check the specs on the u-joint. I; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00109.html (9,747 bytes)
4. RE: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:15:08 -0600 (MDT); Ah, I meant parallel with the pinion shaft.. you just worded it better. Either way, it seems like the bellypan on the tranny should not be the determining factor when setting up the engine/tranny com; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00111.html (10,859 bytes)
5. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:25:31 -0400; Mark, the way it is usually done is to place the engine at the same angle as the pitch of the rear end. Do not use the drive shaft as a guide, as the rear end and engine may be at the same angle, but; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00115.html (9,642 bytes)
6. RE: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY <Bill.Whittaker@wpafb.af.mil>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:21:05 -0400; The following link should answer all your questions on driveline alignment. http://www.rtech@iedls.com/guide.html The important part is to make sure the angle of the output shaft of the trans is the; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00116.html (10,444 bytes)
7. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: Passnb4U@aol.com; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:26:55 EDT; Well, Preferably you'd want the engine/tranny inline with the pinion on the rear, but many, many vehicles come to mind that are not so (but should be possible in these trucks)....Fords, Motorhomes, e; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00118.html (8,884 bytes)
8. RE: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:35:54 -0500; I agree that carburetors should be level. Ah, I meant parallel with the pinion shaft.. you just worded it better. Either way, it seems like the bellypan on the tranny should not be the determining fa; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00121.html (11,343 bytes)
9. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "joe" <chevy1@jps.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:44:10 -0700; You want the engine to be level forward to back and side to side for best fuel distribution. I'm wondering just how far off horizontal the pan is? Do you have a protractor to measure the angle. I hav; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00123.html (9,765 bytes)
10. RE: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "Eric Johnson" <j.eric1@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:41:33 -0700; I don't know if this would work for a v-8 but on my 270 I-6 there is a wedge under each carb base to level out the carbs Eric Johnson Vista,Ca (San Diego) 48'Carryall w/56'GMC 270 49'Carryall w/Rust; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00126.html (8,213 bytes)
11. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 11:15:01 -0600; If I reverse this formula can I figure out angle in degrees without an inclinometer (right word?)? oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00130.html (10,196 bytes)
12. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 11:28:34 -0600; All this about transplants and I thought about the proper u-joint installation. almost always installed a u-joint with grease fittings so as the drive shaft turns the joint that the grease fitting is; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00131.html (8,584 bytes)
13. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:59:50 -0400; Sure can Jim. In the example I gave, If you punch in the keys on a calculator .5" divided by 12 SIN INV (inverse) you will come up with the apropriate angle (2.4 degrees in this example). Basic trig; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00132.html (8,384 bytes)
14. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:31:40 -0700; u joints should not line up you should keep them about 3-4 degrees off set in other words they should be horizontal with each other but at different levels -- tailshaft -- rear end Bill 53-3600 hot r; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00199.html (10,053 bytes)
15. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1): Author: "Claude" <cramey@dashlink.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:29:34 -0500; look at www.classictruckshop.com click on project section then all trucks then driveline geometry Claude 1959 Apache Fleetside http://www.dashlink.com/~rameyfam end i get the 1959 oletrucks is devote; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00210.html (11,031 bytes)

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