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201. [oletrucks] manual to automatic--driveshaft, and filling a th400 (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:19:45 -0700
Hi...good to see you're making progress! The TH400 uses a bigger yoke than the TH350...so you may get into a fun situation finding a driveshaft that will work. The driveshafts used with the TH350 use
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00671.html (8,490 bytes)

202. [oletrucks] TF original power steering (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:25:40 -0700
I saw an ad running in Hemmings for several years, "Wanted: 55-59 original power steering parts". If you can find all the parts for it, the original power steering would be neat, but I think I've onl
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00672.html (7,972 bytes)

203. [oletrucks] 1950 216 help--babbet (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:44:22 -0700
Isn't Babbit our secretary of the interior or something? he used to be the gov of Arizona... Seriously... I have very little experience with babbet bearing 6 cyl Chevy engines. I rebuilt a 1953 235,
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00722.html (7,956 bytes)

204. [oletrucks] Wheel bearings--slow down! (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 08:14:11 -0700
Wow, I'm glad to see that everyone can tell you where to buy wheel bearings...but someone ought to tell you to look at the ones you have BEFORE you buy new ones! Pull off the wheels and drums, and re
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00756.html (7,551 bytes)

205. [oletrucks] 55-59 front shock mounts (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 08:34:01 -0700
Hey, I've been thru that! Actually, I'm doing that right now...one of them broke on my 59 extended cab last fall, when my wife was driving the truck, and I just haven't gotten around to fixing it til
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00774.html (7,734 bytes)

206. [oletrucks] More on 55-59 front shocks (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:19:46 -0700
I went to work on the broken shock bracket on my 59 extended cab truck, and learned something new. The upper front shock mount brackets on Task Force trucks were apparently redesigned for the 1958 mo
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00781.html (8,151 bytes)

207. [oletrucks] 47 stylemaster panel (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:28:59 -0700
Chevy made two different vehicles that folks call a "panel". One is the Panel Truck, which is based on a pickup chassis and front end, but with an enclosed body (no rear side windows). The other is
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00810.html (7,245 bytes)

208. [oletrucks] on the road again (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:10:40 -0700
Hey, I've been making a little bit of oletruck progress, at last! I got the "new" 454 in my 59 extended cab pickup this past weekend. I put new in quotes because this engine is a real junker...it had
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00875.html (7,493 bytes)

209. Re: [oletrucks] 55 Chevy How fast? (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:14:36 -0700
Oh, what fun! Back when my first 59 pickup was still new to me, we had rebuilt the 235, and I was a new teenage driver also...so I of course had to test how fast the truck would go. Flat out on a lev
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00912.html (7,751 bytes)

210. [oletrucks] on the road again (well, almost) (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 22:05:45 -0700
When it rains it pours... I got my new kingpins in, and decided not to do the front brakes, as they still look pretty good. I did want to repack the front wheel bearings, as it's been about 8000 mile
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00947.html (7,472 bytes)

211. [oletrucks] Low fire on #1 cyl.??? (235 L6) (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 09:39:41 -0700
The reason it behaves as it does when you pull the plug wire away, is that the plug is misfiring, the spark is just leaking to ground. When you pull the wire away, it makes it harder for the spark to
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00007.html (9,150 bytes)

212. [oletrucks] 6v gas gage on 12 volts (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 07:25:33 -0700
I've done it...the gage still works ok, but it is "jumpy"...that is, it reacts quickly. The gage is designed so that it doesn't care about battery voltage, otherwise your reading would be off when th
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00048.html (7,015 bytes)

213. Re: [oletrucks] 6v gas gage on 12 volts (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 08:24:23 -0700
Hey, it looks like we're both right...the gage will show how much gas you have, but it'll burn out quickly. So, take his advice, and stick to 6 volts with your 6 volt gage. Or, if you are electronica
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00051.html (8,933 bytes)

214. [oletrucks] Tire size vs mpg (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 19:43:21 -0700
Hey, don't make it complicated! If your tires are 30" tall, and you add an inch, it's about 3% difference...so your speed (at same rpm) will go up 3%, or about 2 mph at highway speed (65 mph). If you
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00087.html (6,833 bytes)

215. [oletrucks] Jack and Stands (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 19:52:46 -0700
The most important thing to know, is not to get under the truck unless it is sitting on it's tires, or else on well placed, high quality stands that are sitting on a solid surface! The $30 floor jack
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00090.html (7,879 bytes)

216. Re: [oletrucks] Identify This Transmission (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 11:03:27 -0700
Mike-- I thought I already answered this one...didn't you get the message? Or maybe I didn't send it? It sounds like a SuperTurbine 300, which is a 2 speed tranny, kind of cross between a powerglide
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00131.html (8,988 bytes)

217. Re: [oletrucks] TF original posi trac (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 14:42:22 -0700
I have one of those rearends...it's a Dana 40, similar to what GMC used for quite a few years. The drums are indeed different than Chevys, just enough to cause problems. You should still be able to g
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00158.html (7,981 bytes)

218. Re: [oletrucks] 216 Manifold paint (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 17:42:40 -0700
AMEN!!!! I really wonder, when I see a "restoration" that is supposed to be 100% original, and parts that Chevy never painted get painted...they are not rusty as they should be. I think that Chevy ac
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00196.html (7,649 bytes)

219. [oletrucks] TF hood question (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 17:48:18 -0700
Like he said, they will not interchange. All the front sheetmetal is different between 55-7 and 58-9 trucks, even the core support and inner fenders are completely different. To section a hood, you
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00197.html (6,996 bytes)

220. [oletrucks] Original cast iron look (score: 1)
Author: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 20:09:49 -0700
I've seen new cast iron parts, and the color is not the same as what comes out of a bead blast cabinet...the glass beads turn everything a dull gray, without the sparkle of new cast. If you use somet
/html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00221.html (7,145 bytes)


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