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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.
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.
Sep 20, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Good morning Socal! Hope your weekend went well.
Sep 20, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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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.
Sep 20, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Reverse works too
Sep 20, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Reverse works too
might have to try that next time haha
Sep 20, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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might have to try that next time haha
Just remember...you didn't hear it from me...
Sep 20, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Just remember...you didn't hear it from me...
haha of course! going to try for smoke next time.
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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.
Sep 20, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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never thought about that =/
Sep 20, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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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.
Sep 20, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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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
Sep 20, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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I've had electric ones also and they work well...when they work.
Sep 20, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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what are you running now?
Sep 20, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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I've had electric ones also and they work well...when they work.
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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