Re: brakes on a 66 C60
 

If I remember right, Jon the slave at the bottom has a bleeder type screw on it .crack it open and get a old squirt can with brake fliud in it and pump up then the air will push back the line and come out the top of thew m/c [slave cyl] I have tried to bleed them in the conventional manner and just get no results and nothing but frustrated. I had an old [real old]chevy tec teach me that trick way long time ago. I would still bench bleed it and you may want to try the regular method to bleed . just keep that tip in mind if you run into trouble. At some point I will have to put a wheel cylinder on the right rear of my 64 c60.

Re: brakes on a 66 C60
 

Master , Hydro vac ,then the 4 corners

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furthest point from the m/c, then work the next furthest until you hit the closest bleeder. sometimes with those old hydrovacs the diaphram cracks in them and leaks, so you may not get any assist from it
ron

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will the system still work if the diaphram is leaky? main thing i need to do for now is get it home, which is about 30 miles of 2 lane , and then 40 miles of interstate...

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should be just a power brake system with a bad diaphram in it. not saying that it is faulty but there is a good possibility. you may get lucky. it has been 40 years since I sold a diaphram for one of those. can't remember whether or not that they had a hole in them or not. I have a leaning that they didn't but took the same style as a maxi-pot on a truck air brake system, but were smaller than the std maxi-pot size which were 7 or 8"(which any truck shop would have
ron

Re: brakes on a 66 C60
 

Jon..
I just have to pipe up on this one...
If you haven't already dealt with it, there is a pretty easy process that I use.
I've revived quite a few of the old ones, and since they, more often than not, have very old fluid in the system that has lost it's technical properties, I just "flush and bleed" at the same time.
It doesn't take two people either.
First, get a quart or two of your DOT 3 or 4 and a handfull of new bleeders if you have or can get some.....and fill the reservoir.
Get down there and start crackin bleeders....and leave them all cracked open.
Start at the close corner and pull the old bleeder out. Throw it if ya have a replacement or clean it if not.
Just let the fluid dribble for a few and replace the bleeder almost seated...look fer bubbles...if there aren't any, tighten it and move to the next one down the line...repeat and so on..When the fluid runs out with no bubbles...tighten it an move on.
Remember to keep the reservoir full....you will go through quite a bit of fluid fairly quickly.
The idea behind starting at the close corner instead of the far one is that between the proportioning valve (if ya have one) and any Tees or such you have the chance of harboring a few air bubbles that do not get out the rear if you cork it first.
Any way....I've done it this way since my old Truck Shop Foreman (Frank Barringer R.I.P.) taught me how in 1980, and without a power bleeder or an extra body....it just works great.
There are a few systems that don't like to be "gravity bled".....but these old rigs respond well to it......plus you end up with a system full of fresh fluid.

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I sure think it would be a good thing.....the 10 thru 30 series guys will also benefit from some of the info ....a lot of folks may not know how much info and components cross over between the light and Med/Hd trucks.
Here's my 4000 GMC....recent addition.
Nicer than most lt duty trucks...including my own.

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And a great LCF '55 chev that I spotted on CL.
The guy wants $4500....says it'll be at the PDX swap meet later this month if he doesn't sell it first.
It looks to me like it might be a sweet old ride. Wish it was closer...(Salem), I'd go check it out. Oh well....the swap meet's only a week or so.

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I am stARTING A BUILD SIMILIAR TO THIS, JUST BOUGHT A 1964 lcf AND PUTTING ON A 1970 c-30 157"wb CHASSIS

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This is what I just purchased, will be bringing home in a cpl weeks

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Ya baby....:metal:

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A.T. love theGMC my dad bought a 66 Dark blue 4500 for my mom to drive to haul grain from the feild in 67 new off the lot. It had power steering and brakes and I rode in it aug of 67 .I was born on 28 july 67. When he sold the truck in 87 he within 500 of what he gave for it new. It had 13,000 miles Imiss it. My bro in law gave me a 64 chev 28,000miles 292 6 2 speed rear wit ha dump that run really good.
tin can, also love the LCF or shorty I wished I had that super clean grille and grille panels[haha] to go on my 64. great trucks

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heres my 66 60 series.. luckily all I had to do with the brakes/clutch was replace the master cylinder, and bleed the clutch.
I have been doing some research trying to figure out how to insure it... will probably only use it a few times a year for car/truck retrival, and maybe for some dump runs or gravel if needed...
as far as I can tell the curb weight is about 9500 lbs (the only figure I could come up with from a multitude of google searches)

how do any of you that own/use these big trucks insure them?

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I would just run liability. I would check with my local agent and asked for the best way and the cheapest price. You could probably get cheaper insurance with Historical Plates, but then you may not be able to haul any loads with it.

The weight sounds about right. I weighed my '62 GMC 4000 16 Ft Flatbed and it was about 8000. Mine didn't dump though which made it lighter.

Bill

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that truck looks usuable you could make long boards at the end and a winch at the front and use it as a car hauler , as for the curbweight , dont you have some weighingbridge in the neighbourhood like at the grainfactory or the scrap metal dealer you can use to get the weight of the truck ?

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Here's mine that I'm starting to restor in Cernral Vic Aus I need to locate badges, lights, guages, grill, workshop manuel, more Info. help would be much apreciated as their isn't many I've seen down under

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i think a holliday trip to arizona is in order , the parts seem small enough to be hauled along in the plane in a suitcase , with the amount of parts needed it prolly be cheaper too

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Cool truck. I would suggest ebay if you are able to get sellers to ship to you.

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Re: "BIG" truck forum C/40, C/50, C/60 and the like...
 

just noticed we have a new heavy truck forum! thanks guys!

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my 46 It was a gulf gas truck

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Great Forum!!! I have 2 truck at this time, the 1960 Chevy LCF & the 1965 GMC Rescue Squad. The LCF has had all the bad rusted metal stripped off it and is now just a bear frame. I'm looking to find a good LFC body or GMC B-model to put back on it.

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/...pse877c3ea.jpg

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/...psd0732e0f.jpg

The 1965 GMC 3500 Rescue Squad I got this past summer, it is a FUN Truck!!!

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7bfb6f71.jpg

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I have had a few others in the past, like this 1952 Chevy COE

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6788b866.jpg

I had a working home made tow truck on a 1966 Chevy C60 with 366 V8

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/...psf136fb4d.jpg

I also had a 1970 Chevy C60 with a service body.

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5d74d64b.jpg

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Well, whatayaknow! I actually started a thread that turned out to be useful. Thanks admins! :metal:

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huh?

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Sorry, when I wrote "whatayaknow" I didn't mean it in any relation to your screen name. I started this poll years ago and I was just jokingly commenting on how it turned into us getting a big truck forum. If you go back and read my first post or 2 at the beginning of page 1 it will make more sense.
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Yeah,whatayakow,Critter's efforts paid off! Now you can take that as me speaking directly to you,Whatayaknow,or take it as a general exclamation to the world cuz WE NOW HAVE A BEYOND PICKUP TRUCK FORUM!!! YEEHAW!! (what...anyone named YEEHAW here? Not talking to you :lol:)

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heh heh heh

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:haha::haha::haha:

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Anybody up for a Coca a Cola? any good Ideas what to do with it! new guy here from Nebraska

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after seeing that think I'll have to go puor a tall frosty one. Diet coke that is, They work so well for me [6.2' and 390#]. All kidding aside that could be a very cool one and a big block to boot.I still have not given up on my dreams of one with a 454 and a auto tilt tac/vac dash 19.5 wheels anda few other goodies. I have most all of the parts gathered I just need the time and the right turck. But it is so far down the list of projects right now there is no piont for me. Jim

Re: "BIG" truck forum C/40, C/50, C/60 and the like...
 

after seeing that think I'll have to go puor a tall frosty one. Diet coke that is, They work so well for me [6.2' and 390#]. All kidding aside that could be a very cool one and a big block to boot.I still have not given up on my dreams of one with a 454 and a auto tilt tac/vac dash 19.5 wheels anda few other goodies. I have most all of the parts gathered I just need the time and the right turck. But it is so far down the list of projects right now there is no piont for me. Jim

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Like the Wide Fenders.

Bill

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you could do a like new restore on the paint and try to find out wat was on the back of the truck and show the truck to the coca cola company , they might just want to use the truck for advertizing

do a strong motor in it and a good suspension try to get the weightdistribution close to 50/50 front to back and you might even try to get the fastest cola delivery truck on the ovaltrack and make some cash on entertaining the crowd on top of the advertizingstuff for coca cola

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Thats awesome! I don't know what I'd do with it, but I would definitely leave the paint as it is.

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Yeh i think leave as is Of course, I'm thinking a low rider Rat Rod would be cool:metal: with some old stainless tank of some type or racks for old bottles? But I'm afraid I'm going to have to send it to the crusher :waah:because the building I'm in is scheduled to be demolished May 31 and it needs to go! anyone want to rescue it! call me 402 474 2344 I'm serious!
Doug

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wow you should be able to find a home or it amoung the fellow forummembers even though youre pretty far away from most of them

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If it doesn't sell, run an ad in your local classifieds. It is way too good to crush. There area a lot of good parts on there.

Bill

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Here's a couple of pic's of my "new' truck, a 55 Chevy 1.5 ton flat bed that's going to grow up to be a hauler for my 58 Ford tractor.

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Looks pretty solid. Already has the right wheel base to be a nice hauler.

Bill