Guys, I am talking about an inline 6, a 261. Thanks, Bruce
--- On Tue, 1/20/09, vwnate1 <[email protected]> wrote:
From: vwnate1 <[email protected]>
Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Cut Off Rocker Box
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:50 AM
As Walt said ;
Only remove along the top , maybe 2" wide slit just long enough to
acess the adjuster ball nuts .
You scored for only $10.00 , try to find another one then you can do
the entire adjustment at one time , just lay a rag over the side
you're not working on...
-Nate
Walt wrote:
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> I would not cut off more than needed to get to the rocker
adjustments.
> Less chance of oil splashing out.
> Usually, you only cut out part of top leaving all of sides.
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> If needed you can always trim more off.
> If cut too much at first, you will have to weld back or find
another hard to find cover.
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> As always,
> Just my Thoughts,
> Walt
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> --- In old-chevy-truck@ yahoogroups. com, Jim Sammye <dalianvan@>
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> > Hi Nate, I found a pretty good one for $10.00. Now, I'm
thinking of having it cut off
> about 2 inches above the bottom, all the way around, if you say
this is OK. Even that part
> was hard to find. Prices are high around here for old stuff.
thanks.... Bruce
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> > --- On Thu, 1/15/09, vwnate1 <vwnate1@> wrote:
> > From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@>
> > Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Cut Off Rocker Box
> > To: old-chevy-truck@ yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:46 AM
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> > > Nate, I forgot to ask you how much of the rocker box do you
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