- 1. Re: [oletrucks] throttle pull knob (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:36:38 -0700 (PDT)
- ...and I only thought the throttle pull knob was for a cruise control... just goes to show how little I know how these trucks really were used 50 years ago. Many years back I had a '63 C-10 but it di
- /html/oletrucks/2004-06/msg00036.html (7,918 bytes)
- 2. Re: [oletrucks] timing on a 235 (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:36:42 -0700 (PDT)
- Timing mark will be visible at the rear of the motor, low passenger side. There is a something like a 3/4" hole with a pointer cast into it. When you rotate the crankshaft you'll eventually see a sm
- /html/oletrucks/2004-06/msg00097.html (7,727 bytes)
- 3. Re: [oletrucks] ignition conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:58:11 -0800 (PST)
- I recently converted to an HEI from stoveboltengine.com. I'm very pleased with the results. The HEI unit will support twice the gap on your plugs for a super spark jump. Fires up right away, smoothe
- /html/oletrucks/2004-04/msg00018.html (7,842 bytes)
- 4. Re: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:28:51 -0800 (PST)
- What was your source for the 2:73 gears? Is this a do-it-yourself project? How did the change affect your speedometer? thanks, Martin '55 TF __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00092.html (7,783 bytes)
- 5. [oletrucks] Glass bowl filter and fuel line sizing (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:00:20 -0800 (PST)
- The steel fuel line that I recently bought has what looks to be a 5/16 thread size but the glass bowl I received from ChevyDuty has a 1/8 thread size. Anyone out there been this way before? Did I rec
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00165.html (7,122 bytes)
- 6. [oletrucks] seat stops (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:34:00 -0800 (PST)
- Taking the time to look closer at my '55 TF seat hinge, I noticed that there is a metal extension from the seat frame with a bolt/nut that acts as a seat stop (a primitive form of adjustable recline)
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00273.html (7,033 bytes)
- 7. Re: [oletrucks] Truck Shop Complaint (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:06:18 -0800 (PST)
- I agree. If a company has a web site with their name on it, it's their responsibility to maintain current pricing on it. It becomes a basic issue of trust: If one can't trust the company to honor it
- /html/oletrucks/2003-12/msg00007.html (8,787 bytes)
- 8. Re: [oletrucks] 2 questions! (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:18:15 -0700 (PDT)
- FWIW, I've ordered door glass and weatherstripping channels, rubber, etc. from Truck Shop and have been mostly satisfied (there was slight fit issue with the window mohair wipers that sit at the bas
- /html/oletrucks/2003-10/msg00154.html (8,585 bytes)
- 9. [oletrucks] First gear lurch (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:17:41 -0700 (PDT)
- Fellow oletrucks, I have a '55 TF with 235 3-sp, new 1-bbl carb, fuel pump, recently set valves, points and timing. Idles great but when I give it a little gas to ease off into first gear, it lurches
- /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00130.html (7,305 bytes)
- 10. [oletrucks] Door Handle Lock (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:06:28 -0700 (PDT)
- I have a '55TF (mostly original) and I found that the keyed door handle is on the passenger side. I thought someone must have flipped and switched handles and was about to consider switching them bac
- /html/oletrucks/2003-08/msg00270.html (7,871 bytes)
- 11. [oletrucks] Door Handle Access (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:28:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Thanks for the replies on the door locks. I'm surprised at the prevailing thinking of the time, but, hey, it was a different time. I had a '63 C10 many years ago and Chevy had changed the handle lock
- /html/oletrucks/2003-08/msg00278.html (7,166 bytes)
- 12. [oletrucks] them lower window wipers... (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 18:12:52 -0700 (PDT)
- Well, the door window, vent window, and weatherstripping all are replaced, but I'm having trouble snapping in the window wipers that sit on either side of the window glass at the bottom of the window
- /html/oletrucks/2003-06/msg00357.html (7,071 bytes)
- 13. [oletrucks] Vent Window Removal (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 21:46:49 -0700 (PDT)
- I would appreciate help from someone that's been here before. I have the vent window assembly out from the door. There's no clear directions given in the factory workshop or assembly manuals on how t
- /html/oletrucks/2003-05/msg00467.html (7,017 bytes)
- 14. [oletrucks] '55/'56 Column Shifter (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:27:57 -0700 (PDT)
- Anyone out there have a '55/'56 column shifter that they don't need? I found out the hard way that the '57 column shifter axle that reaches to the axle joint is shorter than required for my '55 steer
- /html/oletrucks/2003-04/msg00706.html (6,785 bytes)
- 15. Re: [oletrucks] Rochester carburator help needed (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:36:19 -0800 (PST)
- model B: Float Level 1 9/32" Float Drop 1 3/4" Martin '55 TF ... ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webho
- /html/oletrucks/2002-11/msg00195.html (7,334 bytes)
- 16. [oletrucks] Vacuum Assy Available Separately? (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 11:44:29 -0700 (PDT)
- Well it's Saturday, wrenching day. I've found that my vacuum advance unit has a leak and won't hold a vacuum. I've got a 235-6. Can the vacuum advance unit be removed and replaced separately from the
- /html/oletrucks/2002-09/msg00128.html (7,031 bytes)
- 17. [oletrucks] 3-speed manual transmission filler tube? (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:09:57 -0700 (PDT)
- Still finding my way around my '55 2nd series... I can't find a filler tube for the tranny. The tranny looks stock. Am I missing something obvious? TIA. Martin oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM tr
- /html/oletrucks/2002-08/msg00377.html (6,789 bytes)
- 18. Re: [oletrucks] Official site of Stacey David's Gearz | (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Smith <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:13:58 -0700 (PDT)
- Very cool truck, Robert! For those that have trouble with the original link, here's the tiny url link that Alan suggested: http://tinyurl.com/22w2kw Robert, what transmission/rear-end do you have on
- /html/oletrucks/2007-07/msg00057.html (7,361 bytes)
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