Got my 1953 3600 with a 235 in it to start and run on its own! Probably not a big deal for many here, but I wrestled with it a bunch last fall and it just wouldn't cooperate. It would run if I poured gas into the carb, but thats it. Today I put a new fuel pump on it, although I think the old one is still good, just installed wrong. Put a fresh fuel filter on it too. Took fuel line off, ran a little water into it and blew it out to ensure it was clear. Put it back together, put the end of the fuel line straight into a gas can, poured a little gas into the carb and it fired right up...and kept running this time! Let it run and turned it off. Started and let it run several more times over the course of an hour or so, and it started and ran every time on its own. I'm reinvigorated! A few more weeks and hopefully it'll be warm here for good and I can really tear back into it.
I'm planning to sign up for the local community college welding class this summer session, psyched for that! Needs floors and some other spots patched. Short term goal is to have it on the road this spring/summer for local use. Medium term goal is to have it in good enough shape to drive to Texas, sampling BBQ the whole way there, in April 2015 for a friend's wedding. With 13 months to go, I'm pretty sure I can make it happen. Not totally sure what the long term goal is for it yet. Still would like to do a 4x4 conversion on it at some point...or find a second one to do that to
03-11-2014, 07:39 PM
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