Well, boys, I got it running at 7:20 tonight! I had poured gas in the pump by taking the glass bowl off a few days ago. So I thought that might have swelled the cork gasket.

I took off the glass bowl and poured gas into the sieve and port holes. I took off the rubber gas line at the pump to the tank and pured gas into that line. I took the line off from the pump to the carb to make sure that was not clogged. Then I poured gas into that line. Then I poured some gas into the carb. I got in the truck and it backfired a couple of times and then started right up. I let it run for a while and it ram good. My wife called me in for supper so I shut it off. Went back out and told the wife I am going for a drive. The truck started right up. I drove around town so I would not be too far away just in case. The local car club was setting up for their car show at the local airport so I drove down that way and met an older guy that told me he just got 2 '56 he is using to make one. Had a chat with some of the guys I knew. Shut it down when I saw I wasn't getting out of there soon. It started right up and got me home! I still think I have a slight carb problem when I accelerate. It bogs down a bit. But at least it is running.

Now shall I clean it up and take it to the show on Sunday?? I know you don't enter to win but I will be in a class called 2 wheel drive stock trucks all years. Last 2 times I was in this show I was up against trucks from the 90's and 00's. Since I do not have antique plates they won't let me in the antique truck class....

Thanks for all your help!!

 

That's about the biggest bunch of bs car club politics I've ever seen. And that's the reason I don't belong to car clubs. If a car or truck is old, it deserves to be included in the correct class. Whatever license plates are on it shouldn't matter. Amazing.


I'm glad you got the truck running. Enjoy!