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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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Don't feel bad Richard (it is Richard, right?)....burnouts only cost you money anyway.
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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lol yes its richard, id thought id give it a try and it didnt work.
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveBricks
Don't feel bad Richard (it is Richard, right?)....burnouts only cost you money anyway.
well i did it....well kinda, no smoke came from it but they did screech a little, until i got scared that someone was gonna call the cops on me..all i had to do was put it in first.
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Reverse works too
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Reverse works too
might have to try that next time haha
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by lucky_strike
might have to try that next time haha
Just remember...you didn't hear it from me...
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveBricks
Just remember...you didn't hear it from me...
haha of course! going to try for smoke next time.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Just hope that if you get it, it's coming from the tires and not somewhere else.
 
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never thought about that =/

hey whats your thoughts on manual choke or electric chokes?
one better then the other?
 
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By manual do you mean one that's hooked to a cable that you pull? To me that's tough to beat on an old truck, and is the simplest way to go.
 
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yea the one thats in the dash, thats what i have now, i was looking into a new carburetor and saw that there were two choices to choose form
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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I've had electric ones also and they work well...when they work.

Not much can go wrong with a cable.
 
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what are you running now?
 
Old Sep 20, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveBricks
I've had electric ones also and they work well...when they work.

Not much can go wrong with a cable.
Except judgment about when, and how much, to use it.

Not everybody can figure out when an engine needs choking, and how much it needs for the given conditions.

That's why the automatic chokes were developed.

If you know what you're doing, go with the cable-operated manual.

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