My inner cable is bad on my speedo cable. My outer casing appears OK. The dealers sell an inner cable that supposedly fits different length casings. How are...
Going from memory here; these cables are a spring steel wire. I cut them to size with a dremel tool and small carbide cutting discs. If it appears the end...
I haven't done this since the 60s, but back then you cut one end of the cable to length and then crimped on a "tip" that came with the kit to provide the...
Sure ! It's a 1949 3100 series , built in the old Oakland , Ca. plant . it has it's original Muncie SM420 4 speed , compound low floor shift tranny and Torque...
Just so ~ as it turns out , GM only used two different speedo cables from about 1937 into the 1970's and last time I checked , AC still supplied them so most...
Thanks, Interesting. About the same level of use and completion as mine. I've relied much on your expertise and advise over the years. I was thinking I could...
Hey All, where can I find a pair of those aluminum looking caps that fit into and cover the rear opening of the bed rails? Charlie in AZ, 52 3100 driver...
Chevs of the 40's Search for the truck beds and parts Reflector type on page 1 Alum. on page 2 Link did not copy correctly in previous post. The info is...
I got a pair from Mar-k. Very nice but I had to do a little fabrication work to get them to fit. Ken tikuayla <tikuayla@...> wrote: Hey All, where can I...
A new Work-in-Progress log entry "Busy, Busy" has been posted. This is mostly odds and ends, a tweaking entry. Getting BillyBob ready for the Macungie...
Larry R. Kephart
vpa@...
Jun 2, 2007 5:00 pm
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All Now that the sick feeling has somewhat subsided, I'm ready to start asking questions about a major engine issue. Driving the truck this morning (engine is...
Ken, that doesn't sound good. From your description of no undesirable symptoms until the noise was heard, it sounds as if something internal came loose and...
1st. thing ; Tune and lubricate the snot out of it , I mean really go at it as there's usualy little things that don't ever get serviced untill they fail...
For some years I've wanted to get some super bright lights in round housings and knock 'em into the bed rails 1" or so , thata way they'd be invisable untill I...
Oh crap ; Pull the spark plugs and see if any physical damage or if any are suspiciously clean.... Running the engine @ idle whilst you pull one plug wire at a...
Larry ; Thanx for the link as always . Does your radio have a cassette player ? if not , try a 5 or 7 amp. fuse . To diagnose the static : drive the truck to...
Due to our landlord and our next door neighbor not getting along, he won't allow me to take his heavy equipment next door to pick up the 1949 chevy truck I...
At the moment I'm in Redding, CA; and there's a Harbor Freight here too. BTW, I borrowed a wrench; but, had to leave for the CA medical tests before getting...
hey guysi am looking for somebodies used worn out trashed, wreck yard find.. used up old 1 ton part of an axle. all i need is to take your favourite liquid...
I'm still looking for a backing plate for a '52 6500. Need the assembly. What happened was the brake stuck and someone took a torch and simply cut the shoes...
Probly lots of these laying around, as you say, BUT, no one wants to mess with retrieval. I have junked rear-ends when no one wants any of the parts. Sad! You...
RE: vibration at 40mph. The Volvos from the mid-1960's were prone to driveline vibrations from worn U-joints. They had a two-piece driveshaft and usually it...
What was the last year that the 235 was produced for Chevy 1/2 ton pickups? Thx Ken Cluley '50 3100 Deluxe Wichita Falls, TX [Non-text portions of this message...
Hi Mark ; Sounds like a good project ! . I don't know the answer to your question . I looked at one hommade disc brake adapter setup , it looked very simple to...
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