Got her running!!! 2nd TIME!!!
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Got her running!!! 2nd TIME!!!
Well i got my trusty flatty to run on my old '49. It sounded sweet!!! drove it out of the shop then turned around in the driveway and drove it right back in. haha Well If you didnt read my other post when i first got her fired up. i had a little problem with a lot of gas getting to the carb. well i fixed that problem, not going to tell you how...but i did. lets just leave it at that...
Well thanks to all of you for your help and support!!! this site rocks
THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO BE A SWEET FIRST RIDE!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again,
Alec
Well thanks to all of you for your help and support!!! this site rocks
THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO BE A SWEET FIRST RIDE!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again,
Alec
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Ok so ya the fuel thing. I took the carb off and brought it back into the shop and saw that I had some "spare parts" then i took the float off to find that the needle wasnt in the seat... OOPS!! im such a newbie!!!
well thanks again.
well thanks again.
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awwwww thanks guys.
So i was out driving the truck around the house for a while and the oil pressure never got up to anything above zero. whats the deal? I just put in 4 quarts of 30w. what would be the problem. I have seen it go up before but then just die again. could this be a lose connection with the gauge?
So i was out driving the truck around the house for a while and the oil pressure never got up to anything above zero. whats the deal? I just put in 4 quarts of 30w. what would be the problem. I have seen it go up before but then just die again. could this be a lose connection with the gauge?
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awwwww thanks guys.
So i was out driving the truck around the house for a while and the oil pressure never got up to anything above zero. whats the deal? I just put in 4 quarts of 30w. what would be the problem. I have seen it go up before but then just die again. could this be a lose connection with the gauge?
So i was out driving the truck around the house for a while and the oil pressure never got up to anything above zero. whats the deal? I just put in 4 quarts of 30w. what would be the problem. I have seen it go up before but then just die again. could this be a lose connection with the gauge?
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Alec,
LOL on the needle thing. One good thing about learning lessons in this fashion....that lesson is learned for life and you will never do that again. Don't feel to silly about it we have all done something similar.
Is the engine making a huge racket? a nasty "I ain't got no oil and I'm going to blow myself to bits racket"?? if so then shut it down. If its fairly quiet I would start looking at the guage connections.
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LOL on the needle thing. One good thing about learning lessons in this fashion....that lesson is learned for life and you will never do that again. Don't feel to silly about it we have all done something similar.
Is the engine making a huge racket? a nasty "I ain't got no oil and I'm going to blow myself to bits racket"?? if so then shut it down. If its fairly quiet I would start looking at the guage connections.
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Hook up a mechanical gauge to be sure. If you are using an electric gauge, here's another "everybody's done it at least once": Don't use teflon tape to seal the sender unit threads! Makes a great insulator so it saves a lot of wear and tear on the gauge since it doesn't move. The sender units use pipe threads which are self sealing, no sealant needed. If you need to use a reducer bushing, use a brass one rather than a steel one, they seal better.