Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Cliff, just about any factory SBC valve cover will look correct; I'm not sure about Canada for 1970 but for the US the correct look is the PCV valve in 1 cover (I'm pretty sure it's driver side) and the oil fill cap in the other. The Chevrolet script covers look good but don't provide PCV or oil fill capability. A set of PCV/oil fill covers should be very easy to find. Thanks Brad, especially for the PCV and filler info, I hadn't even thought about getting those correct. A yarding I will go, a yarding I will go, Hi Ho a Merry O, a yarding I will go :)) -- Cliff Wheres those wascally walve covers? Simpson http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Hi Cliff, Sorry I meant to get back to you sooner. I could have sworn that either Summit or Jegs sold OEM (or at least OEM-style) covers. I just took a quick look though and didn't see them. Boy, that Jegs catalog gives me a headache. You look up Valve Covers in the index and it gives you a dozen different places to look. Might be better to call. John Nasta Old Car Network http://oldcarnetwork.com -Original Message- Cliff, just about any factory SBC valve cover will look correct; I'm not sure about Canada for 1970 but for the US the correct look is the PCV valve in 1 cover (I'm pretty sure it's driver side) and the oil fill cap in the other. The Chevrolet script covers look good but don't provide PCV or oil fill capability. A set of PCV/oil fill covers should be very easy to find. Thanks Brad, especially for the PCV and filler info, I hadn't even thought about getting those correct. A yarding I will go, a yarding I will go, Hi Ho a Merry O, a yarding I will go :)) -- Cliff Wheres those wascally walve covers? Simpson http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Www.paceparts.com has all kinds of valve covers. Jim Pace GM parts warehouse. Larry
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Sorry I meant to get back to you sooner. I could have sworn that either Summit or Jegs sold OEM (or at least OEM-style) covers. I just took a quick look though and didn't see them. Thanks for the effort, I'll check Year One and such but maybe the yarde is the best source. It's usually the cheapest. :) -- Cliff Be kind to the environment, drive a recycled car. Simpson http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/ - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Thanks ! I thought it was kind of a fan or something on the package tray, what you have is like on a modern car, isn't it ? Kind Regards André -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Cliff Simpson Sent: 28. januar 2002 02:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu. Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Tigergutt wrote: Welcome to the list ! Thanks Any pictures of the rear window defroster ?? Here's a crappy one: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/70_large/Chevelle_Rear_Defroster.JPG You can sort of see the large wires that run up both sides and the thinner wires running across. It's a kit that requires cleaning the heck out of the windshield and applying the sticky wires. My father in law installed it and he grumbled for days. You know how you rate jobs in how many beers it takes? Well when he did stuff it was rated in how many days he swore for afterward :) And as a warning to the guy talking about the HEI, don't hook all your new additions to the same fuse. The only time our car ever stranded us (when not involved in an accident) was when the fuse running the stock rear window defroster fan, the new rear window defroster wires, and the HEI blew. As you can guess it was during the middle of winter :0 Always hook your HEI to a source by itself, IMHO. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Tigergutt wrote: I thought it was kind of a fan or something on the package tray, what you have is like on a modern car, isn't it ? My bad, I should explain. If you look at the middle of package tray you will see the stock GM rear window defroster http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/70_large/Chevelle_Rear_Defroster.JPG We added the wires because blowing cold air across the window was less than an optimal way to clear the window. For a winter daily driver we kept it plugged in at night, added methyl hydrate to each tankful of gas, put a piece of cardboard in front of the rad in winter, added a bag of sand to the trunk, add an emergency kit to the trunk, added the heated wires so we could see, and kept decent tires on her. It's fun zipping around in a 30 year old car making the new toys feel bad :) -- Cliff A SUV should not be substituted for driving ability. Simpson http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Cliff, just about any factory SBC valve cover will look correct; I'm not sure about Canada for 1970 but for the US the correct look is the PCV valve in 1 cover (I'm pretty sure it's driver side) and the oil fill cap in the other. The Chevrolet script covers look good but don't provide PCV or oil fill capability. A set of PCV/oil fill covers should be very easy to find. Brad O. My name is Cliff Simpson, I live in Calgary Alberta, hereafter referred to as the frozen North, I'm a computer geek by trade. I have a 70 Malibu 350 which is just about the anti-thesis of a collectors car. It originally was a bench seated 2bbl 350 commuter than has had 367,000 miles put on her. 2) will just any old 350 valve covers look correct? Again, it has fancy aluminum ones that I'd like to toss in favour of stockers. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Welcome to the list ! Any pictures of the rear window defroster ?? Kind Regards André -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Cliff Simpson Sent: 26. januar 2002 07:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu. Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List It was written: When you join a list make your first post an informative one: who you are, where you live, what you do, a little about your car...that sort of thing. You'll find that people are more likely to respond to you if they have a more 3-dimensional idea of who you are. My name is Cliff Simpson, I live in Calgary Alberta, hereafter referred to as the frozen North, I'm a computer geek by trade. I have a 70 Malibu 350 which is just about the anti-thesis of a collectors car. It originally was a bench seated 2bbl 350 commuter than has had 367,000 miles put on her. My wife's father bought the car new and it has always been in the family. At about 125K (probably a lot more since he says the speedo was out for a summer while it was driven 120 miles a day) the motor and transmission were replaced with new GM crate units. At 300K I rebuilt the original motor and swapped out the crate motor. Lots of the usual maintenance plus I swapped in buckets (which are coming out soon), a tilt column, new stereo, A/C dash for the dual speaker grills, rally rims, and an electric rear window defroster. There's some pictures at http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html. Now for the questions: 1) is anyone reproing the low washer fluid light setup. I cut the fibre optic cable off years ago but would like to restore it. 2) will just any old 350 valve covers look correct? Again, it has fancy aluminum ones that I'd like to toss in favour of stockers. 3) the cover underneath the steering wheel seems to rub is this indicative of a problem or something I missed replacing when I swapped it in? Functionally it seems fine. Just annoying. I want to get the engine detailed back to a stock look, put the bench seat back in, and then take it in for rust fixing and a new paint job. Thanks for listening, I've already learned lots from this list. -- Cliff Simpson http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/ - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Tigergutt wrote: Welcome to the list ! Thanks Any pictures of the rear window defroster ?? Here's a crappy one: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/70_large/Chevelle_Rear_Defroster.JPG You can sort of see the large wires that run up both sides and the thinner wires running across. It's a kit that requires cleaning the heck out of the windshield and applying the sticky wires. My father in law installed it and he grumbled for days. You know how you rate jobs in how many beers it takes? Well when he did stuff it was rated in how many days he swore for afterward :) And as a warning to the guy talking about the HEI, don't hook all your new additions to the same fuse. The only time our car ever stranded us (when not involved in an accident) was when the fuse running the stock rear window defroster fan, the new rear window defroster wires, and the HEI blew. As you can guess it was during the middle of winter :0 Always hook your HEI to a source by itself, IMHO. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just an idea- but would a couple pieces of heat shrink over the cut in the fiber-optic tube work??? It might, maybe I should grab a bunch of FO cable from work. Thanks for the idea. Unfortunately I also removed and tossed the little lens that goes under the dash. BTW: I posted a picture of the bottle here: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/70_large/Chevelle_Washer_Bottle.JPG i tried to go to this site and it said i was forbidden! or was i not suppose to go here?? You mean http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html ? It's for everyone but especially any Chevelle loven' rednecks. Maybe you haven't got enough cars parked on your lawn? :)) Let me know if it's still giving you grief, maybe the university has been doing something strange to the servers. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Cliff is well liked on the Oldsmobile list and has a great site for the Brand-O fans at http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/TheOldsZone.html Also, Cliff the Malibu looks great! The first difference I noticed in the old photo is the wheel covers. To poke at your questions (this won't hurt a bit): 1) is anyone reproing the low washer fluid light setup. I cut the fibre optic cable off years ago but would like to restore it. If just the cable is cut, isn't a piece of fiber optic a piece of fiber optic? I'm inclined to think that something can be rigged, though I have never seen one of these units. 2) will just any old 350 valve covers look correct? Again, it has fancy aluminum ones that I'd like to toss in favour of stockers. I can't tell you if there was a specific color or decals on the covers that year/model, but any SBC covers from that era will fit as long as you haven't modified the valve train. 3) the cover underneath the steering wheel seems to rub is this indicative of a problem or something I missed replacing when I swapped it in? Functionally it seems fine. Just annoying. Sorry, can't help you much there. Is it making a noise? Have you tried dropping the column down and looking for signs of wear? Well, I guess none of that was very informative. Did I mention that Cliff is a great guy? John Nasta Old Car Network http://oldcarnetwork.com -Original Message- My name is Cliff Simpson, I live in Calgary Alberta, hereafter referred to as the frozen North, I'm a computer geek by trade. I have a 70 Malibu 350 which is just about the anti-thesis of a collectors car. It originally was a bench seated 2bbl 350 commuter than has had 367,000 miles put on her. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List There's some pictures at http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html. Nice looking cars CliffI like the 442, too. A friend in school had oneboy was it fast! They look good together. Hope your not freezing too much up there. Kelly C. Hanna www.hannawoodworks.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Welcome aboard Cliff! Larry
Re: [Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Hi John, ... 1) is anyone reproing the low washer fluid light setup. I cut the fibre optic cable off years ago but would like to restore it. If just the cable is cut, isn't a piece of fiber optic a piece of fiber optic? I'm inclined to think that something can be rigged, though I have never seen one of these units. Well this is really thick fibre optic (OK, probably some sort of plastic stuff) that I have not seen anywhere else. Option CD2 Windshield Washer Fluid Level Indicator is a float in the cap with a light bulb on one side and the fibre cable on the other side. When the fluid level is high enough the float blocks the light from the cable. I cut the cable at the cap and removed it and the little lens that mounts under the dash. I guess I might be able to remove the cable from the filler cap and fit a new one but I don't know where to get any of it. BTW this fibre optic cable is about half as thick as a pencil if I recall correctly. Nothing like the stuff we use in networking. ... I can't tell you if there was a specific color or decals on the covers that year/model, but any SBC covers from that era will fit as long as you haven't modified the valve train. Great, does Year One or GM carry those? 3) the cover underneath the steering wheel seems to rub is this indicative of a problem or something I missed replacing when I swapped it in? Functionally it seems fine. Just annoying. Sorry, can't help you much there. Is it making a noise? It makes a noise when you are spinning the wheel parking. Have you tried dropping the column down and looking for signs of wear? It's inside the column around the main shaft. I was thinking that maybe the shaft was loose and moving enough to let the cover rub against the outer housing. I should just GOMA and pull the wheel off. ...Did I mention that Cliff is a great guy? PS: John, I'm sending you the money for you-know-what right away ;' - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List just an idea- but would a couple pieces of heat shrink over the cut in the fiber-optic tube work??? - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List i tried to go to this site and it said i was forbidden! or was i not suppose to go here?? - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Chevelle-List] Intro, where to get low fluid indicator for 70 Malibu.
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List It was written: When you join a list make your first post an informative one: who you are, where you live, what you do, a little about your car...that sort of thing. You'll find that people are more likely to respond to you if they have a more 3-dimensional idea of who you are. My name is Cliff Simpson, I live in Calgary Alberta, hereafter referred to as the frozen North, I'm a computer geek by trade. I have a 70 Malibu 350 which is just about the anti-thesis of a collectors car. It originally was a bench seated 2bbl 350 commuter than has had 367,000 miles put on her. My wife's father bought the car new and it has always been in the family. At about 125K (probably a lot more since he says the speedo was out for a summer while it was driven 120 miles a day) the motor and transmission were replaced with new GM crate units. At 300K I rebuilt the original motor and swapped out the crate motor. Lots of the usual maintenance plus I swapped in buckets (which are coming out soon), a tilt column, new stereo, A/C dash for the dual speaker grills, rally rims, and an electric rear window defroster. There's some pictures at http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Chevelle.html. Now for the questions: 1) is anyone reproing the low washer fluid light setup. I cut the fibre optic cable off years ago but would like to restore it. 2) will just any old 350 valve covers look correct? Again, it has fancy aluminum ones that I'd like to toss in favour of stockers. 3) the cover underneath the steering wheel seems to rub is this indicative of a problem or something I missed replacing when I swapped it in? Functionally it seems fine. Just annoying. I want to get the engine detailed back to a stock look, put the bench seat back in, and then take it in for rust fixing and a new paint job. Thanks for listening, I've already learned lots from this list. -- Cliff Simpson http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/ - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
