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Dec 4, 2009 | 08:16 PM

#46

greyghost85

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From: Lebanon

party down, garth!

Dec 5, 2009 | 12:47 AM

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6fifty_f1fifty

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I've been under my house all day caulking the furnace ducts. Tomorrow, I get to install insulation over them too.

Dec 5, 2009 | 12:02 PM

#48

greyghost85

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From: Lebanon

aren't you the lucky one...lol hey, i washed dishes most of the morn....finally, got to do a little work on my truck! life ain't fair!

Dec 5, 2009 | 02:29 PM

#49

first today

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From: Prairieville, La

I was bored, so I changed my rims again.

Now

Before

Dec 5, 2009 | 02:55 PM

#50

doug1222556

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Newrider 3-
That is the choke heat tube and it needs to be hooked up for the choke to work properly. It should go into the top of the passenger side exhaust manifold. I had to fix mine years ago and there was a kit I got from the auto supply to fix it. IIRC it was in the exhaust section, but I'd just take the pipe with you and ask.

Dec 5, 2009 | 04:14 PM

#51

bill11012

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From: Texas

I had fun.
Fixed the heat ( but not the defrosters) in my truck and vandalized a lot of stuff.

I sure am tired though...

Dec 5, 2009 | 05:22 PM

#52

86bigred

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From: patricia ab canada

Quote:

Originally Posted by newrider3

So I went outside and took a look at my carb and found a couple things. First was a yellow vac hose disconnected (busted end) that leads to the distributor along with a red hose. Where on the carb does it connect? Also, there was a steel line loosely connected to the choke? mechanism, with some fuzzy insulation, leading to nowhere with what looked like a broken end. Is this supposed to connect somewhere down by the exhaust?

the hose:

where it goes:

that is the pipe that brings hot air up to your choke from the exhaust manifold.cool air gets drawn through that orange tube,down to the exhaust manifold the air gets heated and drawn up to the choke assembly.you will have to plug off where that pipe comes out of the choke assembly ,cause the way it is now your sucking in dirty air and have a vacuum leak.

Dec 5, 2009 | 05:42 PM

#53

greyghost85

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looked at mine, last nite....and it was broken off about 3 in. from the carb!

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Dec 5, 2009 | 06:06 PM

#54

newrider3

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That could explain my random idling and not automatic choke problems. Thanks!

Dec 5, 2009 | 06:23 PM

#55

greyghost85

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From: Lebanon

you mean i didn't have to do this engine change?!...lol

Dec 5, 2009 | 08:48 PM

#56

6fifty_f1fifty

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That's a nice truck First today, is the interior green too?

Dec 5, 2009 | 10:22 PM

#57

bill11012

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Are yall watching the Texas/Nebraska game?

It is so intense...

Dec 5, 2009 | 10:22 PM

#58

H-Bomb

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From: texas for now

!@#$%^ my wife is acting like a child...guess im going hunting in the mornin!

Dec 5, 2009 | 10:42 PM

#59

Jmeyer1990

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bill11012

Are yall watching the Texas/Nebraska game?

It is so intense...

I'm not going to talk to you for a good month or so now hahahahaha.

Good game, till the end. Then it became ****ty.

Dec 5, 2009 | 11:01 PM

#60

first today

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 6fifty_f1fifty

That's a nice truck First today, is the interior green too?

Unfortunately, it is dark green inside. Damn near perfect.

I have a couple of sets of slots,but none have polished out like these. I thinkthey match the trim better. We found them in the junkyard.