Holy cow! It started!!!
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Laughing Gas
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From: east central Illinois
Holy cow! It started!!!
So, I've been trying to get my '53 215 ready for the first test start for weeks it seems. Finally got everything squared away and tried to start it last night. We were successful! Man, it feels good to hear it run. 
I captured the moment on tape. Here's the link: It runs!
It's a Real Player file. I also have a Windows Media version but I haven't been able to get the dang thing to play in a web page. Runs fine from disk. Stupid computers.
Kevin
1953 Ford F-100
Go Illini
I captured the moment on tape. Here's the link: It runs!
It's a Real Player file. I also have a Windows Media version but I haven't been able to get the dang thing to play in a web page. Runs fine from disk. Stupid computers.
Kevin
1953 Ford F-100
Go Illini
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That's good news. I can relate. It wasn't that long ago that I started up the 289 in Teddy for the firt time since the tear down. I was very worried that I had forgotten something or assembled it incorrectly. 
But he started right up and has been doing his job ever since. You've got to be stoked by this major accomplishment! 
Jag
But he started right up and has been doing his job ever since. You've got to be stoked by this major accomplishment! Jag
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WooHoo!!
Congratulations Kevin! I know the feeling because I had a similiar experience recently. After dozens of hours tinkering with my 53 (actually Reyna's), I got it to the point where I was confident that it would fire. I got Reyna out there to push the start button, and with a generous shot of starting fluid and a fresh battery I gave her the signal to push the start button. I was still quite amazed when it actually started, but not nearly as thrilled as she was. The best part is she now thinks her dumb ol Dad might not be so after all! She thinks I'm some kind of mechanical God now.
Again, congratulations!
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Again, congratulations!
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Roast em' if you got 'em
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
Kevin,
Congrats!!! there is nothing better than hearing the old beast light off for the first time!! I know it will take several weeks for that big ol' grin to fade away.
Glad to hear the good news
Bobby
Congrats!!! there is nothing better than hearing the old beast light off for the first time!! I know it will take several weeks for that big ol' grin to fade away.
Glad to hear the good news
Bobby
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Nice!
I was feeling the same thing last night. Its all about forward progress, and thanks for the video!
Rich
I was feeling the same thing last night. Its all about forward progress, and thanks for the video!
Rich
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Laughing Gas
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Originally Posted by fatfenders
Congrats Kevin! Is this the brown 53?
The brown truck, which I nicknamed Frankie, has a 223. I'll try to get that running next. It supposedly just needed the carb rebuilt. We'll see.
Kevin
1953 Ford F-100
Go Illini
