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Feb 27, 2021 | 08:54 AM

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rdemilt

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Glad you've gotten it sorted out, That truck is a beauty. Im sure Abe is envious.

Feb 27, 2021 | 10:04 AM

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abe

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It sure is a nice looking truck with a nice green latina.

Feb 27, 2021 | 10:19 AM

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pintoplumber

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It sure is a nice looking truck with a nice green latina.

Ok, I gotta ask. Were the nice green latina trucks built in Mexico?

Feb 27, 2021 | 10:46 AM

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5851a

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That's a perfect picture of an old Ford truck for me, hope you never change it. On a side note I have a 27 year newer truck over 7000ft hottest day of my life. Gas boiling in the tank and so hot if I shut it off radiator would overflow. Wasn't pulling the best either, I figured it due to the new fuels.

Feb 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM

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abe

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Originally Posted by pintoplumber

Ok, I gotta ask. Were the nice green latina trucks built in Mexico?

Ohhh boy! that is sooo funny! Good one Dennis. I screwed that up. That's what I get for typing on my phone without my glasses!

I once dated a Latina but she wasn't green.

Feb 27, 2021 | 08:28 PM

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Sedona48F1

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Thanks for the update and another picture. But remember some thought it might have been vapor Lock..... But wherever you are now, it's not 108° like it was when you first reported this problem. Where are you located anyhow?

welcome and I live in Sedona but towed there 1951 F1 to Denver where I have some work for a month or two. It snowed 15” in flagstaff where I picked it up from a leaf spring re-arched work. A little road snow didn’t hurt anything after that

Feb 27, 2021 | 08:30 PM

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Sedona48F1

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Having grown up with flatheads I can tell you that vapor lock is a very real posibility. Along with overheating on mountain passes. It was pretty common back in the day.

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I will keep that in mind in the future. Mostly living in Sedona at 4300‘ and regularly go up to Flagstaff at 6900’

Feb 27, 2021 | 08:45 PM

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Having grown up with flatheads I can tell you that vapor lock is a very real posibility. Along with overheating on mountain passes. It was pretty common back in the day.

B

I will keep that in mind in the future. Mostly living in Sedona at 4300‘ and regularly go up to Flagstaff at 6900’

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Feb 27, 2021 | 08:53 PM

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Sedona48F1

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Ok, I gotta ask. Were the nice green latina trucks built in Mexico?

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Ohhh boy! that is sooo funny! Good one Dennis. I screwed that up. That's what I get for typing on my phone without my glasses!

I once dated a Latina but she wasn't green.

It was unfortunately painted with a roller with a green that wasn’t original paint code 😂

Feb 27, 2021 | 08:56 PM

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Sedona48F1

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Thank you. Nothing will be changed is any part to keep it rolling on down the road
Dang... that sounds like a hot day in .... Glad you made it through

Feb 28, 2021 | 09:11 AM

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Mostly living in Sedona at 4300‘ and regularly go up to Flagstaff at 6900’

Back in 2013 we road tripped my 53 sedan from San Antonio to Lake Tahoe. I had never experienced vapor lock in Texas, even with 100+ F days. New Mexico taught me different. The higher elevation, 86 octane gas, and June temperatures had fuel visibly boiling in both the fuel pump and carburetor (both have glass covers so you can see the fuel). The high desert really gave my car a workout with the thinner air and hot temperatures. I switched to higher octane gas and had fewer problems.