The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Re: What did you get done on your 'Bolt today?

Last night after work I drove the ‘50 1/2 ton over to Chris‘s (ndkid275) house in Converse where we adjusted the valves on my 216. It’s always had that tic-tic-tic sound at idle, and it was always louder the faster I drove. I’ve frequently thought about adjusting the valves myself, but even after reading the procedure I was hesitant to tackle the job, but Chris was an expert and knew exactly how to do it so he taught me while I turned the wrench and screwdriver. After we were finished, I started it up and was amazed at how quiet the old motor sounded! Smooth as butter and sounded like a sewing machine! For the last year I’ve had trouble with my three speed tranny locking up between first and second gear, so we took the opportunity to take the cover off the steering box to peer inside. The corners of the pawls were not rounded off and appeared to be in pretty good shape, but we both agreed the black grease looked old and was a little bit low. I dug all the old grease out of the box and cleaned it up so Chris could install fresh new red hi-temp grease. Chris offered to follow me home 19 miles away in his ‘51 1/2 ton and the motor has never run so good. It actually had more pep and was so quiet!! The shifter worked much better too. Thanks for the help Chris. There’s nothing like working on your old iron with a fellow ‘bolter.