I would add something myself here -- before starting the truck,
thoroughly check the entire vehicle for hornet's nests. I found and
destroyed three today. Details at http://54peanut.blogspot.com --
along with how I got my truck running again, if only for a few seconds.
On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 09:21 am, tim wrote:
> Well, I may be about ready to start Peanut back up tonight, after many
> months of dinking around with the fuel system (see
> http://54peanut.blogspot.com for my wordy chronicle of that saga). Do
> I need to do something special before starting the engine, like crank
> it without the spark plugs in to spread the oil around? I've already
> recharged the battery, changed the oil, and flushed and re-filled the
> radiator.
Tim Lloyd, lloydt@colorado.edu
1954 Chevy 3100 Pickup "Peanut"
1954 Chevy 3100 Panel "Being paid for"
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