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Mar 15, 2008 | 06:48 PM

Bouts21

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Started the Truck!!!

That's right, got it going!!!!!!! Took longer than I anticipated! Even with a boost from the daily driver, it would turn over but not catch! Put the charger on the battery for a couple more hours, then reconnected the boost from the daily driver..................and VOILA!!!!!!!!!!!! It's running!!!!! Left one heck of a black stain on the wall of the house!!! Smells pretty "exhaustalicious" too in the house!!! But it's running!!!!! Think I'll have to bring it in and have the carb readjusted, plus a good tune up too. But it's running!!!!!!!! Forgot how good the exhaust sounds!!LMAO Now we'll see if the battery holds the charge till tomorrow, then if need be, buy two new batteries.

Mar 15, 2008 | 09:57 PM

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exhaustaliscious... i like that!! good job on the startup!!

Mar 15, 2008 | 11:35 PM

preppypyro

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Thats awesome, good to hear you got it up and running

Mar 15, 2008 | 11:44 PM

Dustin1690

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Great news glad to hear it finally fired.....

Mar 16, 2008 | 12:31 AM

Fomoko1

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Good stuff, glad to hear you and your truck are ready to rock!

Mar 16, 2008 | 08:44 AM

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You said it's a 400? They do sound nice. Pull nice too. Glad to hear she alive and kicking.

Are you running a stock exhaust?????

Mar 16, 2008 | 09:39 AM

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No Fullcrew, it has Hedman Elite headers, to 2.5" pipes, through glasspaks, into 3" pipes and exiting just in front of the rear right wheel. There's a couple of pics in my gallery. Got a couple of issues to solve, brake pedal is pretty soft, have to check that and the rear left wheel locks up when braking. So will take a look at those two things. But other than that!! Wooo Hooo!!!

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Mar 16, 2008 | 11:45 AM

LaredoF350

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The sweet sound of a deep exhaust note! Oooooooohhh, spring must be near!

Mar 16, 2008 | 12:58 PM

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96sherm

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one could only hope... i see snowflaked falling here...

Mar 16, 2008 | 02:13 PM

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LaredoF350

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Winter is not over but the weather change of the last week or so has shortened the last stretch.

Mar 16, 2008 | 10:58 PM

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Well it sure as heck could be over anytime soon but the snow is almost gone if it keeps getting warm out by by winter

Mar 16, 2008 | 11:23 PM

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I think we hit a speed bump lately and winter isn`t going away just yet.
Here I was looking forward and hopping for some spring like weather for the Draggins....

Mar 17, 2008 | 06:45 AM

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all this week is supposed to hover around 0 down here. say Fom... did you talk to your son yet??

Mar 17, 2008 | 09:43 AM

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I was just down near calgary yesterday getting a used equipment trailer, and you should have seen the snow down there! I stayed in Leduc overnight, and truck was covered in the morning!

When I got home I was glad to see just a little skiff