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Re: [oletrucks] Help, and an update...

To: VIKINGHILL@aol.com
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Help, and an update...
From: "Antonio R. Tijerino" <antonio@innercite.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:02:23 -0800
Tell us more about the VDO gauges, is the speedo 5 inches? and does it fit in 
the
original speedo hole? How about the other gauges?

Thanks,

Antonio,
'53 3100

VIKINGHILL@aol.com wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I have a big favor to ask anyone out there, and a couple of questions...
> 1) Does anyone have an extra GOOD carberator that they would be willing to
> part with?  I am running a ?55? 235 ci with the stock intake and exhaust
> manifolds. I have done everything thing I can to save the old 700 series "c"
> type rochester carb that I am running.  I have adjusted the float a little
> lower than spec'ed in the up position, because of sepage around the top of the
> bowl.  I used an rebuild kit that had two gasketts that you could use, but
> even with both of them in i have some major leakage and flooding of the engine
> after a few minutes of ideling?!!!?!!!? any help thoughts would be
> appreciated.  (yes, I did check to see if I put the needler valve in correctly
> :^) .
>
> 2) My '47 -2 has 10 springs on the passenger side front and only 9 on the
> driver's side? - any ideas.
>
> And an Update!!!!!! - It apears that the VDO guage kit that I got for the
> "Green Beast"  is not going to be all that hard to put in, I have decided to
> pull a few boards out of the bed so as to get to the gas tank easier the
> sending unit that came with the kit seems to be just the right size for the
> hole in the top of my tank!! :^) !!
>
> I love the cockpit white set that I recieved from United Speedo.
> TIA
> Casey
> '47-2 Thriftmaster
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