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| | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 | I just picked up my Truck two days ago and I love it. I'm ready to start tearing into it but my work area is not close to being ready for it haha. I was out looking at the truck and when I opened the hood I realised that there are holes on the left side leading into the cab and im not sure what they are for. I was thinking maby a heater or something? Well anyway were going to keep the original engine and fix it up and i was wondering what an original engine will look like thanks in Advance.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The holes that you are refering to are most likely for the wiring harness/choke/throttle cables. The heater would be on the right side.
I would suggest that you get a shop manual and possibly an assembly manual. Oh, and a copy of "How To Restore Your Chevy Truck". You will find these to be very informative to how things should go together.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | here is one I found on the net, suspose to be a 1950 216...........looks orignal to me but click here here is another one of my 52 with a 58/235 in it, the pix is from a website of Cletis.. click here
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | That 235 in Joker's 216 link has some very interesting plumbing. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 | Thanks guy
joker, thanks for the pic's. Im talking about the holes on the far left side of the first picture joke posted.
While im asking questions, im trying to figure out what that small button by the pedels, from right to left there is: that starter button, gas, brake, clutch, some button, e-brake. I am new to restoring cars so i'm sorry if these questions are dumb.
Ill try and get Pic's of my truck soon.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | Maybe high beam low beam button ??
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 | Originally posted by bowtietim:
Maybe high beam low beam button ?? nope, there is a pull lever for that.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Mindgame:
I think that we're confused.
Are you or are you not talking about the holes in the firewall on the passenger side?
If you are indeed talking about these holes, then you are looking at where the heater mounts.
If they are on the driver's side, then they could be for just aboutanything from the choke/throttle knobs, to wiring for various things.
If you still don't have an answer after this post, could you post a picure so that we can see what it is that you're talking about? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | The pull switch just turns the headlights on. The foot switch to the far left switches the beams from high to low and back.
The right and left sides of a vehicle are determined from the drivers perspective, not from the perspective of someone standing in front of the vehicle and looking back. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 | Brendan M.,
Thanks that actually did answer it i thought it was the heater...
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Mindgame: Great! I'm glad that your question got answered! Just so that you know, most of us treat our trucks like boats; the "right" and "left" sides of things are from the point of view of a person sitting in the cab looking out the windshield. Some of us will even use nautical terms (e.g. Fore/Aft, Starboard/Port) to describe things. I've got the same holes in my firewall on the starboard side. I haven't gotten around to putting a heater in yet.  | | |
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