And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Foolish question. The label in the picture says keep the front axle disengaged while on highways at high speeds (Ok, define 'high speed').. So what would happen if the front axle was engaged and driving on a highway at say 65 mph? Destroy the transmission?
Since that truck didn't come with free-wheeling (Warn, Dualmatic) hubs I think what they're saying is put the transfer case in 2wd if you're going to go fast. Best just to install a pair of hubs. It's easier on everything.
And if that Power Wagon is like mine, you didn't want to do 65 in it anyway. 55 was a more comfortable cruising speed for that old Flathead Six.
My father had a coupe with a windshield that opened at the bottom. It also had pneumatic wipers run off the manifold and side vent windows that could direct air against the windshield.
Vacuum wipers were great at an idle or when you're just putting along. They'd stop when you'd goose the engine or when pulling a hill. If the pull was hard enough, you'd need to back out of it occasionally to get a couple of wipes done so you could see, then get back into it again. It didn't help much to maintain momentum.
Those were wonderful old motors, with plenty of torque and a wonderful sound to them. But you had to keep up maintenance with regular valve adjustments. The valves depended on the correct amount of time being seated to avoid being burned. Remember that ancient expression 'burned valves'?
Adjusting the valves was a pain. The engine had to be warm, and the valve cover was just below the exhaust manifold (which would be hot). You'd take the right front tire off and remove the panel just below the fender. Then you'd have to contort yourself under the fender to get it done. It was a lot of work, even for a young man.
Why the hell can't the auto manf. make vehicles that at least look like this today? If they'd give some thought to doing them up like they used to look (and preferably be mechanically similar, at least get rid of the computers, they'd clean the floor with the competition. But what the hell do I know, I'm just an old vet mumbling into the first pot of coffee of the day....
Goverment MPG mandates cause auto manufacturers to design aerodynamic bodies along with plastic, etc, to squeeze as much as possible out of a gallon of gas.
That is one beautiful truck!
ReplyDeletePeople under the age of 40 would look at that bag of snakes on the floor and go into full panic. lol
ReplyDeletelooks simple enough to me. born 1954.
ReplyDeleteFoolish question. The label in the picture says keep the front axle disengaged while on highways at high speeds (Ok, define 'high speed').. So what would happen if the front axle was engaged and driving on a highway at say 65 mph? Destroy the transmission?
ReplyDeleteSince that truck didn't come with free-wheeling (Warn, Dualmatic) hubs I think what they're saying is put the transfer case in 2wd if you're going to go fast.
DeleteBest just to install a pair of hubs. It's easier on everything.
And if that Power Wagon is like mine, you didn't want to do 65 in it anyway. 55 was a more comfortable cruising speed for that old Flathead Six.
If you could get it to engage it would destroy the entire drive
DeleteThat pickup is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMy dream truck.
ReplyDeleteMy father had a coupe with a windshield that opened at the bottom. It also had pneumatic wipers run off the manifold and side vent windows that could direct air against the windshield.
ReplyDeleteVacuum wipers were great at an idle or when you're just putting along. They'd stop when you'd goose the engine or when pulling a hill. If the pull was hard enough, you'd need to back out of it occasionally to get a couple of wipes done so you could see, then get back into it again. It didn't help much to maintain momentum.
DeleteYep my 55 chevy in high school could not be accelerated to a medium degree without the wipers stopping.
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Those were wonderful old motors, with plenty of torque and a wonderful sound to them. But you had to keep up maintenance with regular valve adjustments. The valves depended on the correct amount of time being seated to avoid being burned. Remember that ancient expression 'burned valves'?
ReplyDeleteAdjusting the valves was a pain. The engine had to be warm, and the valve cover was just below the exhaust manifold (which would be hot). You'd take the right front tire off and remove the panel just below the fender. Then you'd have to contort yourself under the fender to get it done. It was a lot of work, even for a young man.
Why the hell can't the auto manf. make vehicles that at least look like this today? If they'd give some thought to doing them up like they used to look (and preferably be mechanically similar, at least get rid of the computers, they'd clean the floor with the competition. But what the hell do I know, I'm just an old vet mumbling into the first pot of coffee of the day....
ReplyDeleteGoverment MPG mandates cause auto manufacturers to design aerodynamic bodies along with plastic, etc, to squeeze as much as possible out of a gallon of gas.
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