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Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel. Whitelightning #989647 11/30/2013 5:28 AM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	There is not a lot of flex in that location. It is just a joint. Lead made an excellent metal to metal joint/seal. On GMC truck cabs, in 1954/55, that joint was made low in that window frame with a brass/bronze seal/weld and it was not smoothed over with filler. Have you removed the lead? Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	11/30/2013 1:02 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Tiny	11/30/2013 1:29 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	11/30/2013 1:45 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	tclederman	11/30/2013 5:28 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	11/30/2013 3:59 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Deve	11/30/2013 3:24 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	11/30/2013 4:04 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Deve	12/01/2013 2:31 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Deve	12/01/2013 2:32 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	12/01/2013 4:10 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	52Carl	12/01/2013 10:56 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	12/02/2013 2:49 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Tiny	12/01/2013 2:17 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Tiny	12/02/2013 3:08 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	MPandC	12/02/2013 3:08 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	12/03/2013 1:26 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	wanderer1955 1st	12/04/2013 1:47 AM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	12/05/2013 4:32 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	46gmcpu	12/05/2013 5:38 PM
Re: Seam on the top of the outer cowl panel.	Whitelightning	12/06/2013 3:36 PM

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