- 141. Re: [oletrucks] Baffled on '53 235ci manifold gasket leakage (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:49:01 -0400
- See http://chevytrucks.org/tech/manifold.htm for a writeup on this procedure. I posted this a couple years ago, although it got credited to somebody else - no matter. There are a lot of little things
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00329.html (9,773 bytes)
- 142. Re: [oletrucks] Oil Pump Mounting for '59 - 235 (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:53:09 -0400
- Two sources that should be able to help are Larrowe & Sons truck parts in Sandy Oregon (503) 668-0352 or Stovebolt Engine Co http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/ They both are longtime Inliners and sho
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00467.html (8,362 bytes)
- 143. Re: [oletrucks] AD Trivia (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:08:40 -0400
- Maybe you or someone else on the list can advise on the use of locust wood for a truck bed. My brother in North Carolina has access to some locust, and can have it free. From what I have seen it has
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00496.html (9,256 bytes)
- 144. Re: [oletrucks] Rear axle swap 57 to 50 (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 22:03:52 -0400
- The width is an exact match, but brakes are later style. You will probably need new parking brake cables. Spring perches differ as well. Lower shock mounts will need some fabrication. This is not a b
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00548.html (7,973 bytes)
- 145. Re: [oletrucks] are 261's rare??? (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:00:07 -0400
- I'm sure we will hear from Ralph "ChevySix" on this thread but here's my .02 worth. The 261 is indeed a nice motor and many were swapped into Chevy cars in the 50's and 60's. I had never heard that t
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00584.html (8,379 bytes)
- 146. Re: [oletrucks] 3:55 questions (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:17:27 -0400
- I put in a Patrick's 3.55 and didn't use the adapter (wasn't available at the time). But at the same time I changed from a 32" tire (7.50 x 16) to a 28" tire (225R70 x 15). So the net effect was litt
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00586.html (8,519 bytes)
- 147. Re: [oletrucks] Magazine Also cab and bed for sale (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:18:27 -0400
- my but I oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00587.html (12,071 bytes)
- 148. Re: [oletrucks] canopy express (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:22:57 -0400
- A junkyard here in Central Fl has one - been sitting in the weather for probably 25 years and to me, it's beyond restoration....I always thought they looked like a kind of a factory quickie hack job,
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00588.html (7,983 bytes)
- 149. Re: [oletrucks] Request for info... (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:06:18 -0400
- I have used Obsolete for years and would not hesitate to recommend them. Golden State is the subject of frequent complaints on this list, though. At the time I visited Obsolete, they sold only only o
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00625.html (9,493 bytes)
- 150. Re: [oletrucks] Visit Chevytrucks.org (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 17:16:29 -0400
- Many thanks to Ron Ramirez for hosting the ChevyTrucks site. For those who haven't checked it out, there is a lot of great information there, that you just can't find anywhere else. I finally quit pr
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00655.html (9,247 bytes)
- 151. Re: [oletrucks] A zillion questions! (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 23:51:47 -0400
- Tyler (and Joel) - Unless you have a lot of spare dollars to spend, I'd have to say your Dad has the best plan here. But a stock-geared '53 GMC will not be pleasant on your commute, unless you are in
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00671.html (10,737 bytes)
- 152. Re: [oletrucks] Radio Plate (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:04:09 -0400
- The radio blanking plate used a couple of special 5/16 UNF bolts with real shallow, flat domed heads about 3/4" in diameter. The bolt heads even have a little tab which lines up with the slot in the
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00672.html (7,316 bytes)
- 153. [oletrucks] Obsolete Chevy web site (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:40:15 -0400
- Obsolete Chevy, my own personal favorite old trucks parts source, now has a web site under construction. This is a real step for a business in Nashville, Ga. Last time I was up there, the town didn't
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00752.html (6,742 bytes)
- 154. Re: [oletrucks] Stereo questions (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 21:37:21 -0400
- I'll start this thread with my experience. I have tried several stereo installations in my truck and am not happy with any of them. My truck had an uncut dash so I first used a Kraco cheapy unit on a
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00755.html (12,672 bytes)
- 155. Fw: [oletrucks] Visit Chevytrucks.org (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 21:43:03 -0400
- list. attach other in, sheet of use longer various but Vernon did of oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00756.html (12,971 bytes)
- 156. Re: [oletrucks] Listen! I'm torque'n here (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 18:17:42 -0400
- Hi Paul, Can't help on the steering box but GMC shop manual (same springs as Chevy) lists U-Bolt torque as 65 - 90 ft/lbs. wanted manual oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00821.html (8,958 bytes)
- 157. Re: [oletrucks] Monoleaf Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:23:52 -0400
- I think you already have a reply from someone who installed monoleafs on the front - well I put them on the rear. I haven't done any major hauling , but have undoubtedly lost some load capacity (als
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00889.html (8,520 bytes)
- 158. Re: [oletrucks] Speedometer Question (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 07:26:02 -0500
- Maybe the truck 4-speed is different but most manual trannies require that you start at the front, remove the throwout collar, clutch gear etc, before the rear section can be removed. So this means
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00046.html (9,670 bytes)
- 159. Re: [oletrucks] 235 Fan Wanted (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 21:24:04 -0500
- I related this to the list a while back. The original stamped steel fan should be tossed and replaced with a modern fan. Mine lost a blade and took out the radiator, power steering pump and punched a
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00125.html (8,481 bytes)
- 160. Re: [oletrucks] 235 Fan Wanted (score: 1)
- Author: "jack halton" <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 21:17:49 -0500
- Allen, Rob, et al, My fan showed a clean break at the base of one blade; all the other blades were OK with no sign of cracks. When shopping for replacements, I noted that all modern fans are certifie
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00178.html (10,947 bytes)
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