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05-16-2011, 11:41 PM
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You won't believe what I found in my carb
So I finally got a chance to start going through the engine compartment of my 65 this weekend and I decided to sneak a peak in the carb, so I pulled off the air cleaner and I saw this....an empty pen shaft with a wire hanging off of it shoved down a barrel of the carb....
Any ideas why? It did idle better once I pulled it out... I wonder what else I'll find..... |
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05-16-2011, 11:47 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
I don't know, but he looks like a good, wholesome guy to buy insurance from.
http://www.blakeelliottinsurance.com/ |
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05-17-2011, 08:30 AM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Is that a WCFB ??
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05-17-2011, 10:31 AM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Thats called Cruise Control.
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05-17-2011, 11:01 AM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Maybe it's one of those "super-turbinator" mileage enhancer things
(lol) Nice lookin' truck, btw - K
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05-17-2011, 11:41 AM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Makes you wonder where the rest of it went! Very nice looking truck. I'd like to see better pics of those front bumper guards. They appear to fit very well.
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05-17-2011, 12:14 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
I already pulled them off. Didn't like the look of it....
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05-17-2011, 09:21 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Looks like the starting of a danbury mint truck. I got a flyer from them years ago with a blue one the cover. Ive been seeing them on ebay alot lately.
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05-22-2011, 05:44 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Its a "thingamajig"....you can get them at the "Gettin' Store" on the asle where your whatsamcalls are I think they were originally call back in the late 60's...whatsahusies
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05-22-2011, 06:08 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Does that carb have an electric (or any) choke? Way back when, my sister's car required the use of a "bolt on a wire" to keep the choke plate open due to a bad (and unobtainable) choke pulloff valve. Once it was warm, not needed, but when cold... mandatory.
Could be someone's remedy for NOT knowing how to set up a choke...?? Last edited by 70inline6; 05-22-2011 at 06:09 PM. |
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05-22-2011, 06:19 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
I bet it was having trouble breathing so the P.O. performed a driveway tracheotomy.Then probably jolted it to keep it going.CLEAR!!!
 
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05-22-2011, 06:18 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Poor man's fast idle?
Last edited by 72lb4x4; 05-22-2011 at 06:18 PM. |
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05-22-2011, 10:16 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
Where is the car from originally?
Back in the day, a trick for carbed cars was to use a pen and fashion it in a way to hold the butterflies open to better handle high altitude.
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05-22-2011, 10:54 PM
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Re: You won't believe what I found in my carb
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