Obtw : Where's this message ? I got a notification of this but I don;t see it here on the Chevy Duty board...?:confused: -Nate brit...
Well & good , that's the part pictured in the Obsolete Chevy catalog I was telling you about . So hopefully you'll soon have a functional...
Andy ; Chunk of rust ? from where ? it couldn't have gone far into the engine so I'd scrape it out and do a ' make run ' to see what's up with...
Sounds good ! There's no ' hope ' to it ~ it's a simple & basic system that was designed for a lighter , passenger car so it's heavily taxed...
Huck Brake Recap Of course you or anyone else can chime in ! . Do not , ever turn a Huck brake drum . it's as simple as that . Of course...
The Hill Holder was an interesting deal , a ball bearng in a horizontal channel that would roll back and hold pressure in the hydraulic brakes...
So ; Go to Obsolete Chevrolet Parts Co. @ www.obschevy.com and look at thier '51 > pictures and see if your brakes match those if so ~ you're...
No , DPO sez he put a Patric's 3:55 R & P in it before I got it , it's quiet and doesn't leak so I don't screw with it , I just drain and re-fill...
Remember before you rip it all to pieces , skinny , tall tires help a _LOT_ , I run them on my '49 , Light Truck radials and they work out well......
Fire Safety & Carbies Amazingly , it's quite unlikely to bust into flames as the sparks are on the other side of the engine and a hot exhaust...
Photo Gallery Robert ; Sounds like a grand idea to me :)
High Speed R & P ? Tim ; I'm not sure as I don't do Dodges a whole lot . If it's a 1.2 ton rig I'd say prolly so but you'll need to open...
Interesting , I wonder if you have a Bendix brake upgrade (look at pix of '51 and newer brakes) or just a different version of the Huck linkage ....
What Neil said ~ disconnect the _ground_ cable and see if it still goes dead . Is this truck still 6 volts ? . occasionally the cutout relay in...
My Rochester Runneth Over A ' steady stream ' ? this is bad , serious dribbles maybe but no streams . The venerable Rochester ' B ' series...
O.K. , sounds like the wiring is O.K. ., using the B+ regulator post is fine . Maybe this alternator needs an exciter wire , many do . My...
Simple Repairs 4 Simple Trucks I keep trying to get fellas to try repairing the odd stuff before ripping the whole vehicle apart , I am glad this...
Hand Made Cars At one of the Pomona Swap Meets I hit last year , there was a hand built Rometch convertible the guy had made out of a....'54 IIRC...
VW Crewcab RHD Project WOW ! that guy is a World Class panel beater ! . I'd love to ship him my old Mercedes or my '68 VW # 211 Parcel...
Dave ; Sounds like your float level may be off a bit . when measuring the float height hold the carby so the inlet is facing _up_ and the...
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