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Up for sale is an awesome 1950 GMC 5 window pickup patina with LS 5.3 motor and 4l80 automatic transmission make it modern so anyone can hop in...
Forgive me for such a question.. but seems i have lost my key for 49 fleetline. Im not familiar with removing the cylinder / wiring . Would this...
So i have this fleetline 1949 fastback and it came with an amazingly ugly steering wheel (aftermarket). Other than the stock wheel, would other...
Thanks so much to all who have helped. I have several options now! One gentleman went out of his way to help and will know in a couple days if...
How do you pick/remove the cylinder?
stupid question but how do you properly pull door handle? Id sure rather go the route of pulling the door handle in hopes of a key being made for...
anyone know if a chevy pickup 53 cylinder could fit this fleetline? locksmith can come out and get it out and this in but i want to make sure it...
I happen to have a replacement cylinder but it won't come out without original key it seems and from the research I did. Did you need to...
So as luck would have it I seem to have misplaced my ignition key on a 49 Chevy fleetline. tried some other keys and no good. seems you need...
Sure appreciate . .will try that tomorro
Have a 52 pickup bagged on all corners. goto raise rear and see a poof of air from under reAR fenders. Won't go up. Front goes up fine. when I...
good idea... anyone have one rigged up ? will try with a bottle or something and try to get it not to leak lol
get nothing ever squirting into carb when pulling on throttle. tried about 20 times.. it runs every time for 3 seconds. go back to fuel line and...
Picked up an old chevy pickup and had these supposed original American Racing Torque Thrust mag wheels on it. Anyone know about these such as...
Ok some progress..thanks to all here!. So poured some gas in carb..ran gas line to a can. Put screwdriver in cylinder and one turn.. voila! I...
Here are some pics of the empty cylinder. Will try to get it out and see wires [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sorry as well for not being clear with my wording.. and thanks for your reply! not a good picture of the key cylinder so i will get more...
Forgive my wordiing of 'picked up'. I should have been more clear and say "the truck was shipped to me". I bought it from photos only and didnt...
Hmm why am I a jerk? Imagine you get a truck which you were told runs well only to find no key/ignition and get no response from seller...
HAHA just what i needed!
hiya. no ignition switch.. was going to pick up one from a local store ..like a universal one. Then was going to see what wires i have and trace...
anyone?
RIght thats all i want is to get it running as im selling it. Old owner (jerk) says it ran and I see nothing in the cab to use a key on (not that...
Pardon my ignorance, but picked up a 53 chevy half ton pickup. Has the old 6 volt system and foot starter. I assume there should be some sort of...
this sort of is what happened.. drove only around one street.
no.. it was when i first started... i will try again to see if i can get video when motor is hot. maybe water pump is on its last legs?
Hi .. could i pick those up at a local hardware store? Any idea on size or have a photo? thanks!
ok so put in a thermostat.. didnt have one but it has no heater just a looped heater hose to recirculate. Filled antifreeze and left cap off....
It seems to be cming from the top of the cover.. like the cover almost had water on top of it.. and it is steaming off.. but again it was all a...
Its coming from the top of the valve cover.. and the vented oil cap.. like steam... Will try to grab a video.
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