- 1. Re: [oletrucks] newer chevy truck question (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:46:30 -0600
- As the weather gets colder, the operating temperature of the engine will go down if the thermostat is stuck open. If the temp guage doesn't reach its normal position, it is probably just a bad thermo
- /html/oletrucks/2003-12/msg00037.html (10,545 bytes)
- 2. Re: [oletrucks] front disc brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:48:28 -0600
- My dad's 71 GMC 307/350 half ton had this setup stock from the factory (disk/drum no power). Seemed to work just fine. That might be a place to look for a donor master cylinder. Also would be a place
- /html/oletrucks/2003-12/msg00063.html (9,566 bytes)
- 3. Re: [oletrucks] water temp (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:08:53 -0600
- 99% sure thermostat. You have to drain the coolant below the stat anyways, good time to replace it entirely. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN it sounded water it was not to the 200 38 degrees, and
- /html/oletrucks/2003-12/msg00078.html (8,358 bytes)
- 4. Re: [oletrucks] Windshield Washer Unit (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:11:04 -0600
- In later years, GM integrated the washer pump with the wiper motor, not real easy to use here. I think F**ds still use independent washer motors, similar to the one at the FLAPS. It won't take much o
- /html/oletrucks/2003-12/msg00079.html (8,282 bytes)
- 5. RE: [oletrucks] Rear end ratio (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:33:01 -0600
- If both rear tires are rotating the same direction, it is one revolution. If one rear tire is prevented from rotating, it is two revolutions. If one tire is held and the other tire turns, the spider
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00063.html (10,948 bytes)
- 6. Re: [oletrucks] Horn Locations (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 20:04:42 -0600
- What make, model? TF horns (there was only one stock) were located on the engine side of the radiator support on the driver's side, right next to the radiator. Bruce Kettunen 57 3200 Mt. Iron, MN hea
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00082.html (8,469 bytes)
- 7. Re: [oletrucks] Welder needed. (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:07:40 -0600
- If you have 220V available in your garage, think about a 220V gas/wire feed (Mig) welder. Miller makes a real good one. This will give you the range from thick structural metal to sheet metal. Look f
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00099.html (8,784 bytes)
- 8. Re: [oletrucks] Welder needed. (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:20:13 -0600
- One other thought on this, if your local high school or tech school offers a night class on welding, take it. The class here has a number of different welders in the booths ranging from 110V stick we
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00100.html (10,054 bytes)
- 9. Re: [oletrucks] 55 chevy truck (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:37:57 -0600
- Any good parts store should have them or be able to get them. I would try NAPA. You may have to find someone who is willing to look in the book instead of just consulting their computerized oracle. I
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00133.html (7,597 bytes)
- 10. Re: [oletrucks] 58 hole in floor & new website (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 22:34:42 -0600
- Sorry, cqn't help on the piece, but I'll trade you a cab with a bunch of random rust holes here and there for that one.:-) You aren't anywhere near NE Minnesota are you? Bruce Kettunen\ 57 3200 Mt. I
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00142.html (8,277 bytes)
- 11. Re: [oletrucks] Rodent repellant (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:17:18 -0600
- It sounds unreal but it seems to work. I read in a magazine somewhere that Bounce brand fabric softener sheets (original scent) repel mice. I put about 4 in the interior, one in the glove box, 4 to 5
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00162.html (7,938 bytes)
- 12. Re: [oletrucks] Steering wheel (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:23:47 -0600
- The kit is a two part epoxy, a wheel puller, and a book on how to do it. Basically the procedure is the same as your dentist uses on a cavity. Notch out the crack, fill with epoxy as close to the fin
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00163.html (8,221 bytes)
- 13. Re: [oletrucks] Steering Wheel (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:17:40 -0600
- You should be a natural at it. You have access to just the right tools and everything. You won't even have to work looking through a mirror. Hard to get the novacain to go into the steering column wi
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00175.html (8,105 bytes)
- 14. Re: [oletrucks] 55 chevy truck overheating problem (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:36:48 -0600
- I don't think they went to electric temp guages until 56, so my guess is that your truck was converted at some time. Check the wire between the guage and the sensor. Guess is that it is broken and/or
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00188.html (9,452 bytes)
- 15. Re: [oletrucks] OxyAcetylene set up (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:06:21 -0600
- Don't know how it works elsewhere, but around here if you show up with empty tanks at the local jobber they will trade them for full ones for a very reasonable price. I would bring Praxair to a Praxa
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00205.html (8,391 bytes)
- 16. Re: [oletrucks] Off topic swap (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:28:46 -0600
- In 1983, the only difference between GMC and Chevy that I am aware of is the grill and badging. A 350 Chevy and GMC engine should be exactly the same. Can't comment on how the new engine would bolt u
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00225.html (7,963 bytes)
- 17. Re: [oletrucks] starter (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:32:54 -0600
- I think the TF 235's with automatic transmissions had solenoid starters too. The factory service manual should show this. Wouldn't be surprised if NAPA had them or could get them. Bruce Kettunen 57 3
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00226.html (7,634 bytes)
- 18. Re: [oletrucks] More wiring stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:02:22 -0600
- I don't know what you are looking for but the local Fleet Farm store has crimp on spade lug and socket terminals for that sized wire. The plastic part for that sized terminal is yellow. This would al
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00264.html (8,389 bytes)
- 19. Re: [oletrucks] Paint for steering wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:39:27 -0600
- I used Rustoleum Vinyl paint figuring that it is flexible and somewhat wear resistant. It's been on for three years now and I still don't get black hands on damp days. Must be working. The color I us
- /html/oletrucks/2003-11/msg00322.html (7,501 bytes)
- 20. Re: [oletrucks] What is this????? (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 11:40:31 -0500
- Small picture that doesn't blow up very well. I vaguely remember seeing something like this on the side of a big AD GMC tandem Lowboy Tractor they had at the mine my dad worked at. This truck was pow
- /html/oletrucks/2003-10/msg00076.html (8,940 bytes)
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