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Originally Posted by old51sedan
Hello Brian,
Hope you're doing well, haven't conversed with you lately. I have only put 15 miles on this truck, but it's about ready to go this summer, so can't really say on the fan shroud helping. I don't know if it came on the truck or was installed later, but looks like it's been on there a long time. I'm doing some last minute things to it, one of which was getting the gas gauge and tack working, have gotten that done, but want to change the lower radiator hose to one with a spring in it just in case and plan on installing the fan blade at that time because like I said I have it. I used an original 292 mount so that should be fine. I don't plan on working the old girl to hard anyway. Take care, Donn
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What a neat and clean engine!
While my Orange Stepside is ''technically down'' -- it still starts and runs, so in the emergency that the Jimmy's battery died after 4 years, I ran it 3 miles round trip to O'Reilly's for battery service. It's Down until I get the propshaft off and into the driveshaft specialist's shop. It caught a big ding when I got broadsided in 4/22. The shaft was pushed hard into the side of the hole in the Trailing Arm Crossmember. The dent went unnoticed after fresh Trailing Arms and a rebuilt 12-Bolt differential were assembled to the chassis. When I got excessive vibrations above 59 MPH, we put it on a rack and found out. I have not dropped the propshaft yet. Waiting to line up mechanically-inclined friends to operate.
The truck also steers two points to the left -- so the Frame may be out of alignment. An alignment shop said they couldn't deal with my problem.
So much for my sad story. It can still be fixed.
I see an elongated booster in front of your master brake cylinder. Is that Hydroboost?
And is the P/S Pump bracket a 292-only one, or could you modify a 250 unit?
I don't see a need for Power/Steering on my Stepside. It's usually underloaded and I don't have problems handling it, but I'm pondering building another 292 for my '67 K/10 Suburban. That was a beast to pull around. An attempt at adding P/S failed due to an earlier style of steering geometry. But a Dana 44 front differential w/ P/S and P/Disc Brakes from a '71 MY or later would fix that.
Sorry we are sailing far afield of the OP's querry RE Fan Clutches, but the '67 Sub had a 454, also with an unclutched Flex Fan.
