Bearing Cage Failure Usually happens when the bearing is too loose so the balls (or rollers) push sideways against the cage , cracking it . if...
Not To Worry This happens occasionally ~ the cage failed and you caught it before anythng bad occurred .
All The Slack You Need ! . You're saving anoher truck from the scrapheap so that's the important part . ;) Keep up the good work ,we're all...
Starter Parts O.K. , my Echlin book with the early listings is @ the shop and I won't be there until Monday (I'm still on Holiday) so ask me...
ROTARY Heater Switches Are a whole 'nother thing ~ not used by GM , Cornbinder liked them in the 1940's though and NAPA's Echlin line and...
Heater Switches Andy ; Herin lies some AD trivia I don't know well but I'll take a stab at it : Early heaters had a one speed fan switch...
AD Radio There's a number of places that will rebuild an original radio and make it play AM & FM plus have the input jack for ipod (MP3 player) ,...
That's Clever ! I'd not have thought of that :) I assumed you'd thin the paint sufficiently for them to work out .
Steering Box Sector Shaft Oil Seal Jim ; This seal can be changed In Situ but it's a stinker of a job sometimes as the old seal typically...
Waitaminute !! Jim ; You don't fill the tranny via the tiny hole above the U-joint ~ that'll overfill the tranny and gaurantee leaks ! look on...
17" Radial Light Truck Tires O.K. , as I said , this is no biggie ~ I went to ' America's Tire Co. ' to-day and the nice man there looked in his...
Nope ! What you need is a V-8 front motor mount for an AD , it's a non stock part and you'll either have to find one from a Hot Rod supply place...
Yes Mel The Prisoner was here in the U.S. but not well understood , it was a serious cult show when it was new ~ does anyone remember the last...
Flip the fan to make it a " pusher " typ ~ ignore the dunderheads who don't understand basic science and think pushers are less efficient ,...
Vacuum Leaks You use Aerosol Brake cleaner or Electro-Contact Cleaner , NOT brake fluid ! . DO NOT use carby cleaner nor WD-40 as both of those...
Warning ! Danger Danger ! Trailer tires are -not- designed to carry the drive loading of the engine so they tend to have fairly short lifespans...
Good Deal Steve ; I am running just this typ of setup on my '49s 235 , I mounted the pusher fan up as close to the header as I could get it...
Ring Gear Steve ; First thing , go find a commercial brake shop , the kind of place that re-lines brake shoes, rebuilds clutches and grinds...
Very Good ! And may they all be trouble free miles Bill .
Just So And , you've still got the running boads and splash aprons etc. you can fool with color wise . My '49 was originally Alaska Yellow and...
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