- 221. [oletrucks] Front Spring Help Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:57:31 -0600
- I am assembling my front end leaf springs (for my 50 3100) after taking them completely apart for priming and painting. There is a shim that I assume goes between the axle and the leaf spring assembl
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00210.html (7,001 bytes)
- 222. [oletrucks] Front End Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:46:32 -0600
- On the 50 3100 I am trying to install the front end assembly on the frame. Stupid question... the kingpin locking bolt has a piece of angle iron bolted to it used as a stop for the steering... does t
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00217.html (7,105 bytes)
- 223. Re: [oletrucks] A Gentle Suggestion (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 22:06:23 -0600
- Relevant points with one left out.. reply at the TOP of the post rather than after it. With 100+ emails a day, its so much nicer when we do that. Another annoyance.. digest subscribers who whine abou
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00316.html (8,255 bytes)
- 224. [oletrucks] 50 Resto Update (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 22:38:58 -0600
- Well, the frame is complete and for the past few weeks I have been working on the odds and ends that are involved in getting the running gear put back on. It's amazing all the little details. I have
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00398.html (10,068 bytes)
- 225. Re: [oletrucks] king pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:50:13 -0600
- Its not that hard, but a good bushing driver and a hefty hammer may be needed depending on how well everyone has lubed them thru the years. Remove the kingpin retainer stud (about halfway down the sh
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00408.html (7,808 bytes)
- 226. [oletrucks] Fram Filter Color (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:57:42 -0600
- I have the Fram filter casing bead blasted and the decal locations figured out. I even have the decals. So.. what color is Fram orange? I noticed something a lot of restorers are doing that I dont li
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00409.html (7,584 bytes)
- 227. Re: [oletrucks] king pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:41:09 -0600
- Thats true.. Installation is easy. Its getting the old ones out that can be oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00415.html (7,283 bytes)
- 228. [oletrucks] Color of Linkages, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:13:33 -0600
- I need to know what color to paint the linkages. Clutch, Brakes, Starter, etc. Are they just natural steel color or are they painted? The master cylinder and associated assembly (clutch and brake sha
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00499.html (7,191 bytes)
- 229. Re: [oletrucks] Break cylinder question (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:11:34 -0600
- My plan is to use DOT 5 brake fluid. It doesnt eat the paint at all. The DOT 3 is standard but can potentially ruin my nice newly painted frame and parts. Anyone had any experience with DOT 5? oletru
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00583.html (8,406 bytes)
- 230. Re: [oletrucks] dot 5 BRAKE fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:46:53 -0600
- The whole reason for using DOT 5 (for me anyhow) is that it doesnt eat paint. The best paint stripper made is DOT 3 Brake fluid and with me spending a great part of my life trying to restore to perfe
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00607.html (8,355 bytes)
- 231. Re: [oletrucks] Break cylinder question (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 10:22:05 -0600
- I cheated and went with the 7 pc brake line set. Altho, I havent tried putting it in yet. So, I have to seriously wonder what kinds of adjustments will need to be made for the perfect fit. Anyone had
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00627.html (8,560 bytes)
- 232. Re: [oletrucks] Windshield wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 18:49:52 -0600
- My 49 has a bad windshield wiper vacuum motor. I need opinions on what to do from here. Do I order a replacement vacuum motor, or go electric. I am not certain how the 49's wipers worked when new. It
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00648.html (7,545 bytes)
- 233. Re: [oletrucks] Windshield wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 20:43:46 -0600
- Jim Carter and Chevy Duty both have a replacement 12 volt electric wiper motor unit that bolts into the original position with no modifications required at all. I think the switch is even mounted to
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00651.html (7,384 bytes)
- 234. [oletrucks] Project Update Web Site (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 17:53:03 -0600
- Between local friends and you all, I decided to create a web site for my project. Took me all of about 8 hours which really is nothing compared to the hundreds I have invested in the old truck projec
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00721.html (7,590 bytes)
- 235. [oletrucks] FYI (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:24:45 -0600
- I asked my local auto parts store for 1929-1950 Chevrolet Gray Engine Paint in and aersol can. After they finished laughing, I got the name of Hirsch Automotive Products out of Newark, NJ. I called t
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00773.html (7,322 bytes)
- 236. Re: [oletrucks] FYI (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 05:09:09 -0600
- One of the things I have not gotten at all familiar with in the painting process is getting a can of paint (like in this case from Chevy Duty) and then somehow miraculously deciding correctly how muc
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00787.html (7,636 bytes)
- 237. [oletrucks] Email Outage (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 16:30:15 -0600
- If it were me, I woulda handled the problem differently, but Roadrunner had a TWO day email outage and I havent received a single email since Friday evening at 10 pm. So, I have been uncommunicado si
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00870.html (6,885 bytes)
- 238. [oletrucks] Various Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 16:41:08 -0600
- This weekend I passed a milestone that is really exciting for me. I attached the newly painted frame to the front and rear ends, complete with parking brake and tires, then aligned the toe-in and tou
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00871.html (8,038 bytes)
- 239. Re: [oletrucks] Flatbed bed wood (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 16:25:43 -0600
- When I owned my 54 3100 flatbed, I used a standard 1 x 3" Tongue in Groove planks that are available at most lumber yards (good ones) as a standard item. They just fit right together and no steel str
- /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00027.html (7,826 bytes)
- 240. [oletrucks] Advice Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:54:45 -0600
- Welp.. here I am.. at a crossroads on the project. I have the bed, front fenders (inner and outer), grill, radiator mount, tires, drums, brake lines, fuel lines and more I am sure OFF the truck frame
- /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00064.html (8,000 bytes)
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