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Overdriven · 03-26-2019, 11:24 PM

Fuel gauge in my 67 didn’t work when I got it. The truck came with a jerry can in the bed because they thought it looked cool and I thought of it as my reserve if I forgot how far I drove. Well I went for a cruise one day after work and ran out of gas blocks from home on my way back. No biggie I have a full jerry can! Except that I couldn’t get the fuel system to prime before the battery started going dead. I blame the boat water separator/fuel filter the previous owner (a boat nut) installed. Thankfully pouring gas directly into the carb got it going a couple times and it eventually caught before the battery completely died. Removed that boat stuff the next day, still haven’t gotten around to the gauge.

Having the roll pin for the 3ott shifter fall out while trying to shift into 3rd on a freeway on ramp is fun too. Or the time the roll pin fell out (noticing a pattern here) of the vent window lock and it went bouncing down the road. Thankfully I was able to retrieve it and yes I fixed it.

03-26-2019, 11:24 PM	#15
Overdriven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 598	Re: Breakdown nightmares! Fuel gauge in my 67 didn’t work when I got it. The truck came with a jerry can in the bed because they thought it looked cool and I thought of it as my reserve if I forgot how far I drove. Well I went for a cruise one day after work and ran out of gas blocks from home on my way back. No biggie I have a full jerry can! Except that I couldn’t get the fuel system to prime before the battery started going dead. I blame the boat water separator/fuel filter the previous owner (a boat nut) installed. Thankfully pouring gas directly into the carb got it going a couple times and it eventually caught before the battery completely died. Removed that boat stuff the next day, still haven’t gotten around to the gauge. Having the roll pin for the 3ott shifter fall out while trying to shift into 3rd on a freeway on ramp is fun too. Or the time the roll pin fell out (noticing a pattern here) of the vent window lock and it went bouncing down the road. Thankfully I was able to retrieve it and yes I fixed it.