Do any of you know if the heat generated at that spot is harmful to the
steering box in the long run? I have a '56 with a V8 and rams horn exhaust
that dumps right next to the box. I am concerned that the heat generated
there will harm the box over time. I have some oil seepage now, but I am
attributing that to using normal gear oil, and not using the Chevy specified
lube in the box. I hate to get rid of the exhaust manifolds due to the fact
that they are the rare, large diameter, Corvette style units, that flow very
nicely.
Gordon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob Fischer
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 8:31 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Question?
Hi Tom,
Normally the box has to be moved outboard a little to clear the exhaust.
There are probably many different ways to do this, depending on the person
doing it. I put up a copy of an article from an old magazine which shows
one possible solution. You can take a look at it here
<http://home.utm.net/bfischer/adv8artl.html>
>I have a 1954 1/2 ton chevy pickup. I removed the stock straight six and
put a
>small block chevy 350 into the truck. While fitting the engine in the truck
I
>ran into a problem with the engine not clearing the steering column. I have
>the stock steering column and suspension, and would like to keep it that
way
>to save money. Has anyone experienced this problem? And if so how did you
>solve it?
"Nothin lasts forever except old Fords and a natural stone" - Willie Nelson
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