Roland: I hate to send you somewhere else for an answer, but I think you'll find a lot more expertise on this problem over on the OldGMCtrucks...
This should really be posted in the 55-59 pages, but all my friends hang out here so .... Bilbo and I wandered through the Conroe (Texas) swap...
Still love the seat. Bill Brubaker (Bilbo) helped me put 3 point belts in the truck last summer. Work well.
Robert: Don't listen to Ziggy! Your truck will end up driving down the road looking like one of those wiener dogs where the back end is trying...
Robert: Now you can blame Zig if it goes down the road sideways. :)
He gets into the Metropolitan ok.
Found that the info I put on OldGMCtrucks about my burned #5 exhaust valve actually covered 3 posts. First was Login To: OldGMCtrucks.com...
EXACTLY the same reading with the same #5 cylinder on my '52 228 GMC. See here: Login To: OldGMCtrucks.com Discussion Boards
He said "alternator" Evan, so I left off the old Chevy generator/pump combos. I didn't know you could get a solid state regulator for generators....
Most of the Sanden A/C compressors have a dual belt pulley. My GMC 6 runs a single belt around crank, water pump and A/C compressor. A second...
If you enjoy what you are doing, don't retire. This comment brought to you from a guy who loved his job, but retired anyway. I really miss it.
Slotted disks dissipate heat better.
My Dad used to say, "When all else fails, look in the trash for the directions." That said, I'm pretty sure you ditch the ballast resistor.
Pinging (pre-ignition) is almost always worse under power. Maybe you just forgot to tighten your lug nuts and one of them fell off inside your...
If it is timed to the BB and zero on the octane selector I doubt that you have a real ignition "ping". If it is a ping, it is most likely a hot...
I talked to Bilbo yesterday. He is home and the knee is doing better than the last time, although he did have a problem with a bleeder. His...
Deve's instructions had the plugs set at 0.045", which is where I put them. Maybe I should open them up a bit?? It wouldn't hurt to pull them...
I pulled the hand throttle out of my GMC because a previous someone had replaced the original Zenith 28 carb with a Carter YF. The throttle cable...
Made it back with no problems. Averaged 16 3/4 MPG over about 500 miles, mostly 65-70 MPH with about 10 miles of heavy, very slow (0-25 MPH)...
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