And ? Tim ; Did you ever get this sorted out ? . Because suspicious minds want to know...... :D . My foggy old ' mind ' tells me that...
Overheating Wokri ; It is the time of year when your cooling system gets put to test . What temperature did the gauge reach ? . Did it...
Pix (maybe) Let's see if I can get this to post a pic or three.....
Carby Gasketing No worries , just hang it on a nail in the shop , you'll be needing it sooner or later . FWIW , always try to use the very...
The Good News ! The heater no longer blows hot air all the time and as soon as I find another heater control , I'll clean it up and transfer my...
What Fell Out I've owned this truck for nearly three years now and have been assiduously cleaning , vacuuming and blowing leaves , sand and...
It Gets Worse ! After I removed the hood and right hood hinge , I took the heater proper , off the firewall to discover this :
More Horror The bottom edge of the radiator core support followed by the bits of broken off core support and inner fender leading edge :
Then ; As long as I was already filthy I figured I might as well fix the dang heater as it was forecasted to be 100? F in The Lucerne Valley ....
Later ~ I was pleased & surprised to find new brake shoes at my local NAPA Partshaus . Made in China (?!) they charged me $6 core charge , I...
Left Front Had lining left but it was cracked clean through at the rivets ! :eek: . This could have failed and gone metal to metal at any moment .
Yet More ~ Right front showing leaky wheel cylinder .
Closer Look These were top quality riveted brake shoes but wore down to the rivets :eek:
Sat. 6/15/2013 O.K. ; As it turned out I did work on the truck before heading out to the middle of nowhere , good thing too as here's what I...
GMC Driveline NO but....... It's not terribly difficult to change , you just need to apply your self . The '50 Chevy 3100 in my local P-A-P has...
Family Time Any day spent with my Son is good time ! :D . I don't mind working on greasy old rigs , plumbing toilets , whatever it takes ....
Next Project Wow , sweet ! a 1949 GMC 1/2 ton with side miount spare and a the always popular Nu-View Cab , GO for it ~ you'll soon be loving...
Old Trucks Thanx Damon ; I saw plenty of dead AD's Sunday but was too busy talking to my Son to stop & take pix .
Plan yf from carter carby co. That's a good plan Charles . I feel so badly I'm not able to leap in and fix it for you .
The big deal is the Bendix drive ~ the tooth count on the replacement starter *MUST* match or it'll chew the flywheel's ring gear to junk in short...
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