- 41. [oletrucks] Re: your mail (Water in the gas tank) (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 20:30:02 -0600 (MDT)
- I don't know how acid dipping works, but I'm in the process of using the POR-15 gas tank cleaning and resealing kit. One of the things they mention in the documentation for the POR-15 chemicals is th
- /html/oletrucks/2003-05/msg00224.html (8,105 bytes)
- 42. [oletrucks] Gas tank suggestions (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:17:41 -0700
- Hello all, As the weather is just beautiful here in Colorado, I'm getting back to my gas tank replacement project (as I'm documenting here: http://54peanut.blogsplot.com). I found the spot under my b
- /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00222.html (7,563 bytes)
- 43. Re: [oletrucks] Gas tank suggestions (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:41:12 -0700
- Whoops...mistyped the link there. Should be http://54peanut.blogspot.com (not blogsplot). Sorry for that. Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu "Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because
- /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00223.html (7,237 bytes)
- 44. [oletrucks] Gas tank straps (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:10:17 -0700
- I finally made a trip to a junkyard to find a replacement gas tank to fit under the bed. It's from a mid 70's nissan pickup, pulled from Blake's Small Car Wrecking in Erie, CO. I was thoroughly amaze
- /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00477.html (7,664 bytes)
- 45. [oletrucks] (off-topic) Space Shuttle Columbia explodes on re-entry (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 10:42:04 -0700
- http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=624&e=1&u=/ap/20030201/ ap_on_sc/space_shuttle This is a very sad week for NASA and the country. 1/27/67 was the Apollo 1 fire; 1/29/86 was Challenger; and
- /html/oletrucks/2003-02/msg00003.html (7,290 bytes)
- 46. [oletrucks] new website for my truck (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 17:52:31 -0700 (MST)
- Howdy, folks. I hope everyone is having a happy holiday. I just felt like mentioning that I now have an online log for the work I do on my '54 Chevy pickup at http://54peanut.blogspot.com. It probabl
- /html/oletrucks/2002-12/msg00244.html (7,166 bytes)
- 47. [oletrucks] engine dying randomly (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:01:18 -0600 (MDT)
- Not 3 days after I get my '54 Chevy "Peanut" back on the road, she decides to stall out in traffic. This is a sporadic problem, and has only occurred on 2 out of the past 10-12 drives in the past wee
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00152.html (9,535 bytes)
- 48. Re: [oletrucks] engine dying randomly (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:09:14 -0600 (MDT)
- Interestingly enough, I have had a nice shiny new fuel cap from Chevy Duty or some such place for about 2 years now (since I left the original one at the gas station), without this happening. Of cour
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00166.html (8,911 bytes)
- 49. [oletrucks] fuel line suppliers (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:03:29 -0600 (MDT)
- I'm in the process of replacing all of the fuel lines in my 1954 Chevy 1/2-ton. What are good suppliers for stainless steel fuel lines? I'd like to just bend my own. Thanks in advance, Tim Lloyd, llo
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00272.html (7,113 bytes)
- 50. Re: [oletrucks] those kids and their hot rods (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:45:06 -0700 (MST)
- Major bummer. Glad to hear you (and the truck) are OK. They sure don't make 'em like they used to -- I recently spun out my "other car", an 84 Mazda 626, and dinged a tree at 15 mph. Looks like I got
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00365.html (9,530 bytes)
- 51. Re: [oletrucks] those kids and their hot rods (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:03:52 -0700 (MST)
- Juliano's web site is http://www.julianos.com -- they have a new online catalog. The 3-point shoulder belts run about $90 each, and come with instructions for installation (if I remember correctly).
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00371.html (9,438 bytes)
- 52. Re: [oletrucks] 3 point Seat belts (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 21:29:20 -0700 (MST)
- The Juliano's seatbelts come with backing plates that can either be bolted or welded under the floor. The seat belts bolt to the plates, and in the event of a collision, the backing plates distribute
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00385.html (8,574 bytes)
- 53. Re: [oletrucks] 3 point Seat belts (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:15:51 -0700 (MST)
- Definitely not a good idea. The backing plates for the seat belt bolt anchors are meant to distort the sheet metal of the cab in the event of a high-energy impact. There must be a "weak link" in the
- /html/oletrucks/2002-10/msg00402.html (9,241 bytes)
- 54. [oletrucks] clutch suppliers (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:26:05 -0600 (MDT)
- Hello all, I am in need of a new clutch (I think) for my 1954 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup. Where might I find a replacement stock clutch? The story, for those who are interested: I was on my way to meet my
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00105.html (8,002 bytes)
- 55. [oletrucks] it's not the clutch, so what next? (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 10:25:00 -0600 (MDT)
- I had another look (another listen, really) at my clutch problem, and it turns out it's not a clutch problem. The gears fully engage, and the clutch pedal moves and feels like it should, but there's
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00124.html (7,789 bytes)
- 56. Re: [oletrucks] it's not the clutch, so what next? (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 12:07:16 -0600 (MDT)
- Closed driveline. Sounds like that'll be the first thing I look at this evening -- after the CU Buffs beat the USC Trojans, that is. Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu "Humanity has advanced, when it
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00127.html (9,539 bytes)
- 57. [oletrucks] U-joint removal (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 19:22:26 -0600 (MDT)
- I think I've narrowed down my problem to the U-Joint between my 4-speed transmission and closed drive shaft. The speedometer works fine, indicating that the tranny itself is fully functional, and the
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00139.html (7,650 bytes)
- 58. [oletrucks] donor vehicles for tranny and rear end (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:10:06 -0600 (MDT)
- Since it looks like I'm just going to replace my entire transmission and rear end, I'd like to start looking for donor vehicles. Someone mentioned using an early model Chevy S-10, since the tranny bo
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00154.html (7,439 bytes)
- 59. Re: [oletrucks] It's not the clutch, so now what? (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:25:45 -0600 (MDT)
- For those following the saga: I did as suggested and pulled the cross member (48-year-old bolts are not easy to remove), and that got me able to pull back the ball and get at the u-joint. When I got
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00207.html (11,295 bytes)
- 60. [oletrucks] driveshaft collar issue (and pic of exploded u-joint) (score: 1)
- Author: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:09:24 -0600 (MDT)
- It seems that the self-destruction of my u-joint has caused some problems in my driveshaft. As documented at http://mezcal.dhs.org:8080/driveshaft_problem.jpg -- the internal copper-looking part of t
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00262.html (7,882 bytes)
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