- 221. [oletrucks] Square socket? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:51:37 -0800
- I am trying to remove my running boards on the '50, and the bolts are far up inside the channels. Because the nuts are square, a conventional socket will not work. Anyone have any idea how I might ge
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00642.html (7,146 bytes)
- 222. [oletrucks] Square socket (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:03:33 -0800
- Thanks, everyone, for all the quick responses to my question on finding a socket to fit square nuts. Smokey Culver '50 3600 5-window (mine) & '56 3600 (hers) oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM truc
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00652.html (6,601 bytes)
- 223. Re: [oletrucks] Wheel bearings--slow down! (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 13:55:16 -0800
- from outer Mongolia in ONE DAY with the way shipping technology has advanced< So THAT'S where those gold plated anvils come from ;>). Seriously, Deve, I totally agree about parts being on back order
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00760.html (7,270 bytes)
- 224. Re: [oletrucks] 52 GMC Suicide Rims (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 06:50:41 -0800
- Adam I had the original 15" split rims on my truck, and swapped them out for Ford 16" solid rims, readily available at any junk yard. I had to use 1/4 inch spacers on the front, and plan to buy the
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00772.html (7,226 bytes)
- 225. Re: [oletrucks] 49 3600 Suicide Rims (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 09:55:40 -0800
- I sent the following message to Adam regarding my rim experience. Maybe it will give you an idea: I had the original 15" split rims on my truck, and swapped them out for Ford 16" solid rims, readily
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00776.html (8,525 bytes)
- 226. [oletrucks] head gasket cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:07:20 -0800
- I read something here awhile back getting the 235 engine to run cooler. Mine tends to run a little hot in the summer, and I'd like to cool it off. What is, and where can I get a shroud that I have he
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00831.html (6,985 bytes)
- 227. [oletrucks] Truck for sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:17:59 -0800
- I found a pretty good deal for someone who is looking for a 4 wheel drive AD truck. Looks solid, no rust or bondo that I could see. Here are the specs: 1951 GMC 5-window, all glass in tact 1991 350 t
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00888.html (7,405 bytes)
- 228. [oletrucks] Truck for sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:21:01 -0800
- Forgot to mention that the '51 GMC for sale is in the Houston area Smokey oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00889.html (6,937 bytes)
- 229. [oletrucks] Stainless steel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:09:19 -0800
- I recently bought some stainless steel bed strips from one of the more popular suppliers, and left them out in the driveway with the wood that I plan to use to floor my truck bed. Next morning there
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00942.html (7,347 bytes)
- 230. [oletrucks] Paint color (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:50:50 -0800
- Maybe someone who has studied original colors can help me with this one. I just got my '50 painted a shade of tan that looks very close to the tan that was original on some AD trucks. This color is G
- /html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00970.html (6,658 bytes)
- 231. [oletrucks] A word about POR-15 (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 17:30:10 -0800
- I bought a can of POR-15 from the web-site, and really like this stuff. Used it to coat the back side of my chrome grille. The good thing about POR-15 is that you can coat the tiny places that you ju
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00338.html (8,094 bytes)
- 232. [oletrucks] Dimensions of bed wood (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 08:13:13 -0800
- Can someone give me the exact dimensions of the wood for my bed in the '50 3600? I assume the thickness is negotiable, and that the bolts will allow for sufficient variation according to a person's n
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00362.html (7,603 bytes)
- 233. [oletrucks] Gas gauge accuracy (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:45:06 -0800
- The gas gauge on both my trucks goes from 3/4 when full to 1/4 when empty. I seem to have seen something posted recently about adjusting something on the sending unit to change the resistance. Being
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00457.html (6,962 bytes)
- 234. [oletrucks] Play in steering (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:31:09 -0800
- My '56 drives great, and compared to my '50, feels like power steering. Only problem is that there seems to be some excess play in the steering. Sometimes on the highway I seem to drift a little from
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00464.html (6,905 bytes)
- 235. Re: [oletrucks] F**d lists? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 20:21:23 -0800
- Thanks for asking, Mike. My poor, misguided brother in law just bought a '53 F**d convertible. You saved ME from having to ask this embarrassing question. Smokey Culver '50 3600 5-window (mine) & '5
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00689.html (6,859 bytes)
- 236. [oletrucks] Web site for Eastwood? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 20:23:11 -0800
- Anyone know if there is a web site for the Eastwood Company? Thanks! Smokey Culver '50 3600 5-window (mine) & '56 3600 (hers) oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00690.html (6,645 bytes)
- 237. [oletrucks] Bed mounting (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:22:41 -0800
- We have the bed off my '50 as we are in the process of painting, and I see that there are some rubber shims of some sort that appear to have become somewhat flattened over the years, one more so than
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00752.html (6,969 bytes)
- 238. Re: [oletrucks] Drive link socket (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:12:19 -0800
- Sam I know the feeling. I recently went to the local auto parts, and asked a kid behind the counter if he had a generator pulley. Told me I would have to go to Home Depot to get a generator. Guess h
- /html/oletrucks/2000-02/msg00824.html (6,960 bytes)
- 239. Re: [oletrucks] Chrome trim (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 13:22:05 -0800
- Thanks for verifying this, Joe. I was pretty sure my grille was stainless, same as the window trim and the dash trim. Smokey '50 3600 5-window (mine) & '56 3600 (hers) oletrucks is devoted to Chevy
- /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00009.html (6,974 bytes)
- 240. Re: [oletrucks] Changing differential (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Culver" <sculver@iwl.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:52:46 -0800
- did you change the axcel or just the differential? Barron Welcome to the list. You'll learn a lot, as I am doing. I just swapped out the "pumpkin" which didn't even require jacking the truck up. And
- /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00065.html (6,855 bytes)
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