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12-09-2014, 05:21 PM
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Car Truck Bike Nut
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Suffolk Virginia
Posts: 850
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Back on the road again.
My sister came by and said her Camry had broke down, and did I have a vehicle she could borrow. I usually do but not this time, I said the only thing close is my 68 Chevy in my back/junkyard at my old house/rental, but it needs a carb put on, I had bought a 2bbl with adapter to fix the leaky one, but it's been parked since 2010. Went over with jumper cables and gas and tried to fire it up, no spark. Changed the points and condenser, and Ole Jim fired right up! The carb wasn't leaking but I took it home and put the new carb on, had to rig the accelerator pedal rod to the opposite side to make it work. She took it home, then called the next day to say it died on the way to work, and was on the side of the road. Went out to check, and it had a quarter tank of gas but wouldn't start. Put some gas in, and fired again, the gauge is empty at quarter tank. Only other problem she had is the three on the tree jams up, and you have to pull up on the linkage under the hood.
I talked to her the other day and she said some guy in a gas station had asked if it was for sale, go figure. Who has the grommets for the 3 speed shift linkage?
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Snow free Florida panhandle, don't miss Indiana winters Temp in Suffolk Virginia, Sentenced 2 to 5 years LOL 68 shortfleet project 94 3500 TD dually  so many cars so little time 72 K2 CST 2WD Blazer 
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12-10-2014, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: a beer can ..
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Re: Back on the road again.
how are the bushings on the end of the column, at where the linkage rods are ...???
i had the same problem on my other vehicle .....
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12-10-2014, 10:09 AM
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 Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Long Beach, CA.
Posts: 289
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Re: Back on the road again.
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12-10-2014, 11:09 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oakley, Michigan
Posts: 735
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Re: Back on the road again.
Biggest question is.... Why was that beauty in the back/junkyard?!?!
That is one awesome looking truck!!! Fix the linkage and Drive it! Or, I guess, sell it so someone else does. Hopefully they'll leave it looking as it is now. ...Does it show that I've fallen in love with the patina look? |
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12-10-2014, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Long Beach, CA.
Posts: 289
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Re: Back on the road again.
I agree Brian, it would make a great patina truck!
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12-10-2014, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Mobile, Al.
Posts: 687
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Re: Back on the road again.
Cool cool cool o'l truck, glad to see it back on the road. Also if you decide to let it go I'm just down the road in Mobile.
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