'69 GMC resuscitation

[MARKDTN]

Originally Posted by odis.dunkle

Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe you can tell what I have for a carb under the oily dust.
My father-in-law scored lots of points with me this past w/e when I went out to see the truck and sitting in the bed was a carb rebuild kit still in its shrinkwrap, four 'new' brake pads, and a 'new' oil filter that he has been hanging onto since he put the truck away 20 years ago.

Very nice find! Enjoy it.

I don't think I would try to use the carb kit. A lot has changed in fuel in the last 20 years and the kit may be older than that. The ethanol fuels today may eat the '90s rubber parts in the kit. Brake pads and oil filter will be just fine.

[odis.dunkle]

Originally Posted by MARKDTN

Very nice find! Enjoy it.

I don't think I would try to use the carb kit. A lot has changed in fuel in the last 20 years and the kit may be older than that. The ethanol fuels today may eat the '90s rubber parts in the kit. Brake pads and oil filter will be just fine.

Thanks, that makes sense.
Maybe you can offer an opinion on the oil filter.
Currently the filter is the type that slides on and has a bolt to secure it. My f-i-l suggested I think about changing the mount to be able to use a more typical threaded filter. Is there any advantage--availability? installation? effectiveness?