Chev 216 loose piston pin - which one ?

[Mike K]

I am planning on making the canvas tilt framework for the C8 pretty soon .

One thing that will hold me up is finding the 1 1/8" diam. tubing - this is a odd size these days , around 28mm .

I will make up the dies for pressing the flat sections of the tubing . Could be a interesting project !

[Mike K]

These little plates were pinned to the engine cover on chevy cab 11/12 ? vehicles . I cleaned up the text in MS paint

The backing plate the text is printed onto is a cheap alloy material .

[Grant Bowker]

Similar plates were also found on the right side of the doghouse on Cab 13 Chevs. I'm not sure if I have a photo but will check.

[Bob Carriere]

Chassis weigth is 4960......maximum load 8500....... good load for a 15cwt truck.

Cheers

[Grant Bowker]

I took photos as being faster than finding files. The unattached plate is courtesy of Bob Carriere, comes from a cab 11 or 12. The plate on the brown background is facing the driver on a Chev Cab 13 doghouse.

[Mike K]

Been for a little drive in the C8 up/down the road.

Lack of power was noticed . I discovered , the timing was retarded by quite a lot, so a quick twiddle of the dissy fixed that .

I connected my old vintage ECHLIN vacuum gauge to the wiper motor pipe , it shows 20" of vacuum at idle , with a steady needle on the gauge and a blip down when I rev the engine . So I guess that's a good sign .

I've always had a strange squeaky noise coming from the engine , I thought it was bad generator bearing ? Well turns out it's the fan belt . The modern fan belt V section does not match the old V ways exactly , it rubs on the sides of the V . I think I will try a Industrial B section belt .

[Allan L]

I'm not an expert - but I thought V-belts did run on the sides of the V, not on the bottom?