Thanks Bill,
I have part of the one in the bottom drawing, and now I can see what I'm missing. I think that the one in the top is for a newer truck. Thanks for your help. Mike -----Original Message----- From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:34 PM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: cowl vent questions I have posted two pictures from the 1929-1955 parts manual. There is a note below each. They will take a bit to download as they are big. Hope they are of some help. ...bill http://www.97330. <http://www.97330.com/ChevyCowls_1940.html> com/ChevyCowls_1940.html ========================================= --- In old-chevy-truck@ <mailto:old-chevy-truck%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com, "Mike Burns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I bought my 1940 pickup, there was no cowl vent in place. Going through > the boxes of parts that came with it. I found a cowl vent that fits > perfectly. I found 2 different open / closer mechanisms. I suspect that > neither is complete. One of the linkage mechanisms has a pivot mechanism > that appears to mount to the dash and has a rose colored plastic knob. > > The other does not appear to mount to the dash at all, and it has a metal > knob that appears to be some sort of cast or pot metal. There are no holes > near the center of my dash where a mechanism would have attached. Here are > some questions that I have. > > 1. Which one is correct for my truck? > 2. The parts book mentions a spring. Where does the spring go? > 3. What holds the cowl vent in the open position, and what holds it in > the closed position? > 4. On the backside of my vent there are 2 holes on the right and 2 on > the left. I assume that these holes are used to attach the linkage to the > vent. Is this correct? Are all 4 holes used, or just 2? > > If I had removed this stuff from the truck myself I wouldn't have all of > these dumb questions. The parts book shows a drawing of one of the pivoting > mechanism that I mentioned, but there is no bracket on the vent for it to > attach to. I may be working with parts from mixed years, who knows. > > Please help, > > Thanks, > > Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
