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| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,065 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,065 | General Motors Instructions for Care and Maintenance of Model T-23 Truck Chassis. - 1933 series Model T-23 - commencing with Chassis T-23776. It's 56 pages. Came from Matt's story of his 1933 GMC T-23C Dump Truck. May be helpful to others. Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 593 | I read this just for fun. Wow, those were the days! I think the section on adjusting the brakes was as long as the section on rebuilding the engine :-D Kidding, but seriously any mechanically inclined farm hand could keep this thing on the road pretty much forever.
1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,997 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,997 | I found it interesting that the connecting rods in 1933 6 cylinder engines were pressure oiled thru a drilled crankshaft, while the 216 engine of the AD series trucks had dipper oiled rod bearings. One guy I've talked with called them "splash and clatter" engines.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 | I found it interesting that the connecting rods in 1933 6 cylinder engines were pressure oiled thru a drilled crankshaft, while the 216 engine of the AD series trucks had dipper oiled rod bearings. GMC was always one step ahead of Chevrolet when it came to engine engineering... Mike B  | | |
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