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1. Re: [oletrucks] High Speed Rear End for 50 3/4 ton (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 08:52:34 -0700
Setting up a ring and pinion is not difficult if you are careful and take your time. It requires access to a press, some shims, a tube of machinists high-spot blue and a dial-indicator. It can be don
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00036.html (12,159 bytes)

2. Re: [oletrucks] 50 3100 wheels (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 13:18:47 -0700
In my experience 255 mm wide tires are about as wide as will fit under the rear fenders without modifications. Even at that I had to remove several bolts from the bed stringers so the inside of the t
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00046.html (7,798 bytes)

3. Re: [oletrucks] EBay Notices (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 14:31:23 -0700
I'll second that! -Tom Allen Tom Allen Seattle, WA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00144.html (7,610 bytes)

4. Re: [oletrucks] Coil Oil (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 14:39:20 -0700
I don't know about automotive coils but utility transformers once used poly chloronated biphenols (PCB) as a cooling agent because of the high heat transfer capability. PCBs, as you know are highly t
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00145.html (7,571 bytes)

5. Re: [oletrucks] Cooling System Questions (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 14:45:46 -0700
The problem with running straight antifreeze is that ethline glycol has a much lower specific heat than water. This means that it takes fewer calories of heat to warm it a given amount as compared to
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00146.html (10,641 bytes)

6. Re: [oletrucks] Front springs installation (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 14:55:10 -0700
Tighten the U-bolts. They will work loose as the spring assembly settles in. This causes the axle to move back and forth making it hard to drive. Same holds true for the rear. You might have to tight
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00147.html (7,953 bytes)

7. Re: [oletrucks] Vacuum Wiper Motor (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 15:04:11 -0700
Take the motor out, take the little odd-shaped plate of the side opposite the arm. Then, hook it up to the vacuum line from under the hood where you can work on it without spraining your neck, (ask m
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00148.html (7,915 bytes)

8. Re: [oletrucks] Worn kingpins (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 14:19:16 -0700
Sounds to me like a problem in the power steering gear. -Tom Allen 51 3800 miles Tom Allen Seattle, WA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00207.html (7,488 bytes)

9. Re: [oletrucks] Floor repairs (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:23:19 -0700
Thanks Bob: Thats a really informative article. robert.fischer@cdc.com rfischer@worldnet.att.net Tom Allen Seattle, WA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00245.html (8,683 bytes)

10. Re: [oletrucks] 1952 Chevy 3100 distributor (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:38:15 -0700
When working with these aftermarket distributors it's best to remember that they were set up with the assumption that they would be used for racing where full throttle is the norm and fuel economy is
/html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00246.html (9,080 bytes)

11. Re: [oletrucks] Horses For Courses (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 13:03:16 -0700
I just returned from a long trip to Yukon and Alaska with my 51 one-ton. It carried a camper and the gross was 8200 lbs. The motor is a 235 with dual carbs and split manifold and a mild Howard's cam.
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00107.html (9,609 bytes)

12. RE: [oletrucks] water pump (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 10:28:01 -0700
Sometimes the squeek, squeek, squeek is actually the belt as it runs in the pully. Try some belt dressing and if the squeak stops, replace the belt (the squeak most likely will come back.) The squeak
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00160.html (8,117 bytes)

13. Re: [oletrucks] Parts for HD series? (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 17:31:15 -0700
NAPA auto parts has an amazing amount of parts listings for older medium duty trucks like your 6400 and 4400. Tom Allen Seattle, WA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00184.html (7,684 bytes)

14. Re: [oletrucks] Leaking pinion - Update (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:18:53 -0700
That's a really great tip. Thanks a bunch for sharing that. -Tom Allen 51 3800 snip When I opened Tom Allen Seattle, WA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00340.html (7,645 bytes)

15. Re: [oletrucks] Water Pumps (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 23:18:38 -0700
Perhaps a silly question to ask now but was the fan belt too tight. Old mechanic's trick to ensure future business was/is to over tighten the belt...... in about 6 months he gets a water pump or alte
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00360.html (7,693 bytes)

16. Re: [oletrucks] engine troubles (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 23:23:11 -0700
Your description sounds as though it ran out of gas which could be caused by a ruptured FP diaphram. See below. Tom Allen Seattle, WA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 an
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00361.html (9,292 bytes)

17. [oletrucks] While we're on the subject of fuel pumps (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 23:41:44 -0700
Just completed the maintenance tasks after my 5000 mi Alaska trip during which the wipers, oddly enough, would work well only after running with them on for a couple of hours (regular occurance in Al
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00362.html (7,231 bytes)

18. Re: [oletrucks] Engine questions (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:06:54 -0700
If you do not have shims it may not be a problem. In the days when production tolerances were not as good as today shims were used to adjust bearing clearances. With Chevrolet, this carried over to t
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00366.html (10,059 bytes)

19. Re: [oletrucks] heating a non-heated intake manifold? (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:19:19 -0700
When you get the Fentons you will find a hole in each one tapped for 1/2" pipe. You can either plug the holes or use them to plumb exhaust to the bottom of the manifold with tubing. The offy manifold
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00372.html (9,137 bytes)

20. Re: [oletrucks] heating a non-heated intake manifold? (score: 1)
Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:33:09 -0700
I've always assumed that without the insulators the carbs would get hot enough in hot weather to boil the gas in the float bowls . This is definately a problem with Amal carbs on British motorcycles
/html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00380.html (8,192 bytes)

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