Forum: Early V8
09-27-2013, 10:45 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-21-2013, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,082
Re: Vacuum wiper motor
Thanks, Lawson.....that's what I needed to know; level of effort for proper operation.
(Already knew about the tomato but that's a good reminder, too!)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-20-2013, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,082
Re: Vacuum wiper motor
Thanks for this post discussion, fellas.
My '39 1-1/2 ton flatbed has the vacuum wiper motor. I removed it and, next time I started up the truck, heard quite a bit of vacuum noise going on at the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-03-2012, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,584
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-04-2012, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,283
Re: Oil pan removal (1939 1-1/2 ton)
Heh! Thanks for all the bright news!!! Srsly, 'preciate it.
I'm hoping that it's tall stance and nice ground clearance might make for an easier time but, while I was down there, it looked anything...
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Forum: Early V8
10-04-2012, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-04-2012, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,283
Oil pan removal (1939 1-1/2 ton)
So I got my hands on a 2" socket and a 3/4" drive breaker bar, sprayed some Liquid Wrench on the oil pan filler plug, tapped it, and with only a little tug got 'er spinning off. Carefully positioned...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-21-2012, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,087
Re: Lubrication
Sooooo.....check this out then. Hemmings has commenced to make zinc rich oil!...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2012, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,087
Re: Lubrication
Well, see....that was just one worm's worth, not a whole can. That's really all I needed!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2012, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,087
Re: Lubrication
Aight.....disregard my post then. Close it.
My initial boards search yielded nothing....a subsequent search yielded much more, including can o' worms references.
I think I've got enough...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2012, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,087
Lubrication
So my 1939 1-1/2 ton flat bed is running nicely. Thought it a good idea to change the oil, etc. Took it to a local Jiffy-Lube; they didn't have a socket wrench big enough to fit that big oil pan...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-18-2012, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,067
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-18-2012, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,733
Appropriate flatbed material?
My '39 1-½ ton flatbed has a srsly dried out bed. It's sound enough but looks so dry. Appears to be a tongue-in-groove material but can't tell what species of wood. Half thinking of giving it a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-18-2012, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,546
Re: 1939 Truck rear axle question
Have the beast back.....that lever on the left is, indeed, for a 2-speed rear axle! It's a solid linkage, not a cable. The e-brake cable crosses over it on the way to the back end.
The high speed is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-18-2012, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,152
Re: Era-appropriate font
SUHRsc
Alpine Fencing
Cañon City, COLORADO
phone number
We have a registered logo and I suspect we'll want to have a version of that as well.....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-14-2012, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,152
Era-appropriate font
Have been having some work done on my '39 1-½ ton flatbed and it's time to pick it up from the shop. One of the next steps is to repaint it. Going to use it, very occasionally, in the business,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-03-2012, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,546
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-03-2012, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,546
Re: 1939 Truck rear axle question
Thanks, fellas.
Bob, The truck is off-site at the moment and we're having an unusual (for these parts, believe it or not) spring snow. I'll have a look-see and compare it to your picture. Thanks...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2012, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,546
1939 Truck rear axle question
Subject is a '39 1-1/2 ton truck, 157" wheelbase, model 997T. Has a large shift lever on the floor by the driver's side door, linkage heading towards the rear. Did these trucks have (the option of) a...
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