Valve adjustment I think the newer engines have hydraulic valves which are easy. You just have to have good hearing to tell which are clacking.
Hole in crossmember The hole was to let a crank handle through to turn the wench. A 3/8" rod was fitted with a 1/2" socket and bent into a crank...
I took a spare tire carrier of a newer chevy pickup and put it on a 51. Hired it put on as I cant weld. The tail pipes had to be re-ran from the...
Do any of you have a spare ignition switch box? It is the stamped steel box that that the switch fits to. This is the part that is removed to...
My lawn mower dont sit that low. Fire ants and rocks force 2" minimum.
We all got old trucks wheres the pic of the wife?
I painted my 78 with a cheap paint brush and rustoleum paint. The body had small dents and inperfections. I daubed the paint making an orange peel...
Man I cant believe the job you got with a bleeder paint gun. Get a new gun and go into the painting buisness. These days anything that will clean...
Has anyone took a under bed mount from a newer model truck and used it with an AD? I need a good system to carry a spare tire. I had a Japanese...
Metal adhesive I was in the sign industry 12-yrs ago and we started useing an epoxy to glue aluminum to steel. The 2 did not have the same...
Pedal height Larry I am as old as the AD and I can remember that the less used (better)trucks having the brake pedal higher than the clutch....
Emergence brake Hi Ken, I notice a missing emergence brake handle with a new grommet in the hole. Mine rattles LOUD. Did this grommet work...
sheet metal Hi Kevin, I want to put power disk brakes on my AD but have not figured on the access/fill hole. The original is to small and I dont...
I dont know exactly what my ratio is but as best I can tell the wheels turns 1 time for each 2.25 turns of the driveshaft. It turns ~3000 RPM at...
A good rule is to always turn drums and arch the shoes to fit the drum they are going on. On single cylinder master cylinders the front left gets...
Thanks Larry. I have looked at a old GMC manual 47-54. It looks like it has a spring in the drawing but it says nothing abont a spring, but I dont...
Anyone know what part to ask for and where to get the part that keeps the emergency/park brake engaged when you take the foot off the petal?:o
Thanks Chiro. I think my cousin has one and will give it to me. I found a GMC manual that shows a different bracket, simple enought to make by...
No just sometimes I think it would be nice when you need 3 feet.
Thanks Nate I knew you would know what to do. I will try the same. A throttle will really help a boy when he is learning to drive!
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