I had the same problem a couple of years back with my 235. I thought I had found a magic engine because every day when I checked the oil level it...
Gillette, of course. Along with Luck Strike and, I think, Buick.
I am also 1-H after getting 316 when I was 20. I was 1-S (student) before that. My first "car" was a '59 3/4 ton Apache, 2nd was a "64 Chevy...
I can take F for Field Applications Engineer. I work with RF generators for plasma systems in the semiconductor industry. I can also take A for...
There's a "Files" section?
I highly recommend getting the "1947-54 Truck Factory Assembly Manual" and "1948-1951 Chevrolet Truck Shop Manual". There are a few sites on the...
Thanks for the lead. I'm not familiar with "Jim Carter's". I will do an internet search and see what I can find. I will still do the detective...
Yes, there are actually 2 bleeders on the hydrovac. I bled them both per the book. When I went back to check it a few weeks later it was still...
I have serviced the master cylinder and bled the lines down on my 1 1/2 ton '49. I pumped new fluid through the whole system. I checked the vacuum...
Drag Link I was tired last night and couldn't think of the term "Drag Link". I knew there was a common name, but the shop manual labeled it a...
Thanks, again, Guys Nate and Ken... Thanks for the excellent info. This looks like the kind of thing I will have to start scrounging for. I am...
Thanks, Nate, and Happy Thanksgiving. I was hoping to be able to keep the running gear as stock as possible. That's just a personal preference. If...
I am a tall and somewhat large old geezer. I have discovered that my fat belly won't let me sit conveniently behind the wheel of my '49 ton and a...
Hi, Guys... Sorry I've been away for a while. Still working on my 1 1/2 Ton '49 Chevy. Time suddenly got very tight for a while. Haven't had much...
I have had the set from Harbor Freight for a couple of years. It bangs out dents to suit my taste. But then, again, my wife has been telling me I...
Check Chevs of the 40's in Vancouver, WA and Obsolete Chevy in Georgia. Both catalogs list polyurethane covers with fiber pads.
RE: Huck Brakes-Windshield seal [updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-06 AT 09:42 AM (CST)]I put a new windshield in my '49 this past spring. In...
Glad I could be of assistance. That's one of the beauties of this forum... people helping people for the fun of it. I enjoy the opportunities to...
You can get 'em from upholstery material suppliers. I got a box of 500 from Perfect Fit-McDonald in Portland, OR. They only sell by the box but...
RE: Progress Boy, Rusty is really looking good. There are a lot of us in the same boat... "Why am I doing this? I already have a perfectly good...
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