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Chevrolet donated their Body Builders Chassis Instructions
Drawings back in 1987 to the Kettering/GMI Historical Collection in Flint. My
notes show they have a 1/2 scale drawing #351398 1927 Top View and #351399
1927 Side View. I am not sure if these drawings were of the One Ton or Light
Delivery chassis, or if they have the same for 1928, but the 1927 One Ton
Trucks used the same chassis as 1928 anyway. GMI had two blueprints made for
me at the Flint Blueprint Co. over 10 years ago for about $35 each of a 1917
Model F chassis (top & side view in 1/2 scale) with the side view hanging
on the wall in my living room. Try contacting Bill Holleran, Archivist at
810-762-9890. His email is bhollera@kettering.edu Good Luck and let us know
how you make out?
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Can a later model oil pump be used on my
29 . I used a 34 gear style in my
29 and it worked great. The oil volume was greater as
observed at the rocker arms.. it now flows instead of dribbles. The pressure
now runs about 35 to 40 at highway speed, where before it barely reached 15 to
20 lbs. The only difficult part
in the change over was getting the feed line from the block to the pump
to line up I ended up making a new one as the original was about a 16th of an
inch to short. Mine has the oblong oil screen instead of the round style which
also offered more screen for filtering. The 29 oil pump part number 604506 had
an overall length of 7-5/16', the 30-34 standard part number 604507 had an
overall length of 7-1/16', While the 33&
34 Master part number 604508 is 7-7/16. All of these were gear type. You may
have a problem with the 33/34 master clearing the oil pan with the 1/8' longer
overall length, so be aware of that potential problem.
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RE: Distributor Question
Engine, How do I install a distributor after an engine rebuild
I have used a procedure for setting timing that I found many years ago in
an ancient manual, and it works as good as any timing light I`ve ever used.
At first, I tried it as a lark, but it worked so good that I do it all the
time now. After you`ve installed the distributor according to the good
advice printed here by our partners in travail, make sure that your points
are clean and gapped exactly. Then rotate your engine to the exact firing
point carefully by hand. Then loosten your distributor and turn it in the
direction of the rotor travel until the points close. Place a piece of
cigarette paper between the contacts. Rotate it in the opposite direction
until the paper just pulls out. Tighten down your distributor, and voila`!
Perfect timing. The first several times I did this procedure, I checked it
with a timing light and it was perfectly on the mark. I don`t bother to
check anymore. I suppose this procedure could be used with a common test
lamp instead of paper and be a tiny bit more accurate, but I`ve never
noticed. I hope this is helpful, or at least, entertaining.
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