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Re: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?

To: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>, "Ole Truckers"
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?
From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:06:57 -0700
White or grey?

Grey could just mean the motor is tired, but white could mean water in the
combustion chambers, and there is no good reason for that to occur.  Have
you pulled the plugs to see what they look like?

----- Original Message -----
From: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
To: "Ole Truckers" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?


Both black and white smoke.  Okay, so it's flooded, then?  What next,
adjust the carb so it doesn't flood?

Thanks,

On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 04:54  pm, JOE GARCIA wrote:

> Do you see any black smoke out the tailpipe?  Kind of sounds like it's
> flooded.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:36 pm
> Subject: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?
>
>> Well, my truck's been running great for the past 2 weeks since
>> getting
>> her back on the road with a rebuilt fuel system and new, hotter,
>> spark
>> plugs.  Then on Saturday, Monday, and today, she's been really
>> rough
>> starting up.  It seems like she just starts on one or two
>> cylinders,
>> after lots of cranking of the starter, then I can hear each of the
>> other cylinders come on after a few seconds.  After warming up for
>> a
>> few minutes, though, she runs smoother than she's ever run before.
>>
>> What could this be?  What should I check?

Tim Lloyd, lloydt@colorado.edu
1954 Chevy 3100 Pickup "Peanut"
1954 Chevy 3100 Panel "Being paid for"
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