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I got the 490 out of the barn to get pics of the wiring routing and other things today. We had a short window of sun and had to take advantage of it. Car did very well, drives super nice and I took it around a couple blocks here in town. The clutch I sprayed out with brake cleaner since the leather was so oily it was sticking to the flywheel and works better but still needs more cleaning. It does seem to slip a little bit when it gets in high gear, but then gets hold. Looks like the speedo is not working so I will look into that in the future. For COretiree, Working on getting you the pics of the routing as soon as possible, but having more computer problems/internet connection problems. I got good shots today with the better light!
28 Chevy LO Capitol 1 ton, 28 National 2 dr coach, 71 Chevy Custom Camper 3/4 ton. Also 23 Oldsmobile Economy truck and a 24 Olds sport touring.
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Nice to see you are advancing, Bob. May I mention you could try to get Fullers Earth to remove the slippery surface of the clutch leather? The original springs around the clutch cone could be too strong too, so I had to change them to softer steel. Now the clutch works fine on Solan. 
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The clutch leather was so gummed up it was sticking to the flywheelface and trying to pull away from the clutch cone when it is disenganged. I sprayed it out with 2 cans and had someone push the clutch pedal in and out while spraying it. After that it worked nice and smooth. The spraying was done a few days ago. I think more of the gummy oil has made its way back to the surface of theeather so a few more sprays and it should be ok. I hope anyway. I was also happy with the lack of rattles!
28 Chevy LO Capitol 1 ton, 28 National 2 dr coach, 71 Chevy Custom Camper 3/4 ton. Also 23 Oldsmobile Economy truck and a 24 Olds sport touring.
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Bob - If you have a chain drive speedometer, I would look there first. My speedo wasn't working either, and I found a broken link inside the conduit. 
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There are kits available to replace the old style chain with a modern cable that go inside the original speedometer conduit.
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I ordered a speedo cable kit from Lang's.
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Don,
I would suggest you get the speedo cable grease too. If I remember correctly it was a tube in the $15 range. Also, available from Lang's.
regards,
Gary
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