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141. [oletrucks] Compressor question (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 06:55:14 -0700; As Bob said, the horsepower ratings are not what they used to be...that old 3/4 horse would be rated 2 or 3 hp today! I have an old 1 hp 20 gallon Sears compressor that I use as a portable...but I'v; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00671.html (7,361 bytes)
142. [oletrucks] Oil Loss (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 06:56:57 -0700; Only using one quart in 1500 miles is better than normal...besides, if you follow the owners manual, you would have changed it at 1000 miles anyways! Jim F 59s in AZ oletrucks is devoted to Chevy an; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00672.html (6,418 bytes)
143. [oletrucks] Overdrive wonderings (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:28:03 -0700; An overdrive, granny gears, and 400hp...you don't ask for much, eh? :) Many years ago, a friend of mine had a 61 Chevy 40 series truck (1.5 ton), and he had a 396 in it, with a TH400, and it had a r; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00722.html (7,994 bytes)
144. [oletrucks] When do you need disk brakes? (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:33:41 -0700; Paul was wondering about when he ought to think about putting disks on his 52 Jimmy... I know that you can safely drive a 50s truck at highway speeds (60-75 mph) with stock drum brakes, with a big bl; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00723.html (7,135 bytes)
145. [oletrucks] 59 rearend (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 19:05:18 -0700; I second what Mike said...the 70s Camaro/firebird 8.5" 10 bolt is close in width, and strong enough (they've been using 8.5" 10 bolts on most Chevy 1/2 ton trucks since the early-mid 1980s). Check th; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00775.html (7,055 bytes)
146. [oletrucks] 58 radiator/fan shroud (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 21:06:28 -0700; The 58/59 trucks had a shroud from the factory on V-8 engine equipped trucks...it's a long tube steel shroud, not very common. It bolts to the radiator mouting bolts as I recall. There's one on a lo; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00802.html (7,427 bytes)
147. [oletrucks] spindles (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 21:09:21 -0700; Hi...sounds like the Engineered Components Inc disk brake kit. I installed one of these kits on a 39 Chevy Sedan years ago. The 3100 (1/2 ton short bed) and 3200 (half ton long bed) spindles are the; /html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00803.html (7,000 bytes)
148. [oletrucks] doesn't wanna die (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 07:17:02 -0700; In the late 60s and 70s, dieseling became a problem on many cars, so Detroit came up with the simple solution...the anti-dieseling solenoid. It is an idle speed stop that is electrically activated, s; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00006.html (7,421 bytes)
149. [oletrucks] Piston materials (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 07:22:00 -0700; I put hypereutectic pistons in a 454 I built for my 66 Suburban, and I found that they were noisy when cold. Chevy had this problem with their first ZZZ 350 crate engine about 10 years ago. I guess; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00007.html (7,037 bytes)
150. [oletrucks] Re: introduction (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 09:35:25 -0700; Welcome, David! and congratulations on your new purchase... I've recently been thinking about the safety of driving oletrucks with stock suspension and brakes. Personally, I've put almost 200k miles; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00036.html (8,383 bytes)
151. [oletrucks] Transmission and Rear End Gearing questions (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 07:45:47 -0700; Hi Jason, and congrats on getting such a nice oletruck (I'm partial to 59 fleetsides)! I don't know anything about the numbers, but I can usually tell what a rearend came out of by looking at it. If; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00069.html (9,318 bytes)
152. [oletrucks] what year 41-46...date code info (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 10:05:51 -0700; Sounds like a nice mystery! Stainless parts are all stainless...it is NOT a plating. So, if a part is all rusty, it's not stainless! Usually chrome plating will still be there on part of it, although; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00085.html (8,848 bytes)
153. [oletrucks] chev flywheels (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 13:18:55 -0700; The trucks generally all used 14" diameter flywheels, and either 11 or 12" clutch. The 250 uses the same flywheel as 1985 and older small blocks (except the 400), although cars usually had a small di; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00107.html (6,882 bytes)
154. Re: [oletrucks] What year is it 41-46 ? UPDATE (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 15:03:05 -0700; Jim House wrote: "Do you think the Tranny was made January 1945??" Remember, the first character of the date code (cast iron parts) is a LETTER, so I 20 5 would be September 20, 1945...which would be; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00127.html (6,970 bytes)
155. [oletrucks] glass question (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 15:55:31 -0700; The dimensions for all the glass on an AD truck...that would be 1/4 inch The actual shape to cut it to is usually taken from a pattern, either one that a glass company has, or they use your old piece; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00147.html (6,717 bytes)
156. [oletrucks] T*y*t*s (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 15:56:39 -0700; Odd...I've never seen a 1959 vintage Toyopet driving down the road....but I've seen lots of 1959 (and much older) Chevys driving about. Jim oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00148.html (6,386 bytes)
157. [oletrucks] Radiators and hi-stall converters (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:12:50 -0700; This is turning out to be kind of interesting! I've never thought of a high stall torque converter being used to reduce engine heat before. I have known that a high stall converter will generate heat; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00149.html (9,133 bytes)
158. [oletrucks] Switch Pitch Transmissions (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 18:41:18 -0700; The switch pitch was used in mid 60s NON-Chevy GM cars, such as Buick, Olds, and Cadillac. The torque converter has moveable vanes on the stator, and is controlled by hydraulics, actuated by an elec; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00150.html (9,334 bytes)
159. [oletrucks] TF bed length, 1/2 and 3/4 ton, 55 vs 57 (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:14:40 -0700; See, I learned something new, again. The 55-2nd series trucks (Task Force models) had the 78" bed on the short beds, and 90" on long bed 1/2 and 3/4 tons. The 1/2 ton short bed was model 3100 (VIN co; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00205.html (7,186 bytes)
160. [oletrucks] Horn RElay (score: 1): Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:21:10 -0700; I don't know how a 46 works, but in general a horn relay is used because the horn button just works to ground one wire. But, the horn is also grounded to the body, so to get power to the horn when y; /html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00206.html (7,456 bytes)

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