Great to hear that you have your truck going, how long did it sit and what
motor has it got, the original?
Regards, Don..
and good luck with it. {I have a 49 1/2 ton}
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin & Deana Brown" <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:16 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] '49 Chevy Wrecker - Its alive!
> I decided to try and start the '49 Chevy last night since my wife had
> filled my gas can and I had picked up a new battery on the way home last
> night. I had already drained the old gas on Sunday and made sure that
> the engine would turn over. It was almost too easy (especially since I
> don't have a key and had to hot wire it), even easier than some of the
> newer vehicles that I have had that have sat a lot less (a certain '70
> Dodge D200 comes to mind that I am about ready blow up). Even though it
> was getting dark out, I simply hooked up the fuel line and battery,
> poured the gas in, clamped a jumper wire to the coil and the battery
> using vice grips, squirted a shot of starting fluid in to the carburetor
> and jumped the starter solenoid with a screwdriver. It started
> immediately and just sat there idling smoothly. I drove it around some
> (gingerly due to the total lack of brakes and a tendency for the
> throttle to stick if I pushed it down very far) and it never did die.
> Reverse and the first two gears of the 4-speed tranny also worked well.
> Even the old motorized siren that is mounted behind the grill works (I
> drove behind the house and tried to scare my wife with it but the kids
> had already seen me coming and alerted her)! It has got to be the
> easiest time I have ever had starting an old vehicle - hopefully that is
> a good sign of things to come!
>
> Kevin
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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