up , for safety and accuracy too ~ if the gauge is accurate @ full , it should be accurate @ empty too but you've given me food for thought ....
O.K. , you can use a long phillips screwdriver in the # 1 spark plug hole whilst slowly rotating the engine by hand to ascertain which mark is the...
Hi Chuck ; Good to hear it went O.K. , wait'll you replace all the door weather stripping and the lower horizontal rubber too as lots of cold...
Like TTcodi sez , install the rear piece first , it makes a _HUGE_ differance . I believe he must have three or more hands if he found it...
Fill the cylinders of the stuck engine with Diesel fuel and let it soak , it'll prolly be free again next spring if not sooner . Get a 6 lug...
It's all standard brake tubing so just buy some @ FLAPS and carefully bend it to suit . --OR-- If you're _rich_ , go to...
RE: install the windshield Glad to hear it went in O.K. , mine was a b*tch lemme tell ya and then it leaks like a screen door too . :( Just...
RE: Wiring harness firewall grommet Get a bit of fuel hose and slit it (NOT your hand!) and fit it to the lip of the hole then string your new...
In my limited experiance the king pins seem to come out easier if you invert the axle and push them _up_ and out , use an arbor press or make a...
RE: D/A Fuel Pump Oh , yeah ~ they're _GREAT_ ! your wipers not only don't ever slow down or stop but they actually speed up a little bit as you...
O.K. Bill ; Check the throttle shaft play by holding it ever so slightly off idle then try to move the shaft laterally (back & forth) , if...
RE: Offy dual intake manifol I dunno , why not try The Truck Shop in orange , Ca. ? . I bought mine at a swap meet from a kid who didn't...
Hi Chuck ; Yes , you'll need to remove the inner door frame and the window (now is the good time to paint the frame around the glass) then look...
RE: Vacuum Wiper Motor Good morning ! ' AD ' is Advanced Design , the series of trucks built by GM from (late) '47 through (early) '55 ....
RE: Ignition Timing Sans BB Sorry for the late reply , very limited 'puter acees these days . Anway , use the triangle for the valve...
Bill ; Chevy Duty sell the most excellent C a r ter rebuilds of the Rochester 'B' carby , they use choice cores to begine with and re-bush the...
The triangle is the TDC mark , there should be a hole drilled in the flywheel about 1/4" away from that with the BB in it , it is hard to imagine...
OOPS . I hate when that happens . forutantely they are the same on all AD's big & small so there's always good used ones about or Chevy Duty...
It is hard to believe you cannot find red paint for under $100.00 / gallon in a good quality single stage system , two stage is crap and will only...
RE: Dizzy Installation O.K. Kent ; The distributor drive gear is helical (curved teeth) so it drifts as you install the dizzy , this is common...
Separate names with a comma.