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Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261 dirtball #1040310 07/06/2014 6:07 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 221 oregon coast J jay d 'Bolter
jay d 'Bolter J Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 221 oregon coast	check the float level, its possibly set to low or not working properly. your running the float bowel nearly dry in first and second. with 5.14 gears that engine should pull right up to 40 to 50 mph in 3rd with no problem

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/05/2014 3:38 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Pre '68 Dave	07/05/2014 3:43 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/05/2014 3:45 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Whitelightning	07/05/2014 4:12 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Achipmunk	07/05/2014 4:48 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/05/2014 4:54 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Pre '68 Dave	07/05/2014 6:06 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	bartamos	07/05/2014 7:33 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Hollow65	07/05/2014 9:40 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/05/2014 10:09 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/05/2014 10:15 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Hollow65	07/05/2014 10:36 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	bartamos	07/05/2014 10:39 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	john1	07/06/2014 4:55 AM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	jay d	07/06/2014 6:07 AM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/06/2014 4:53 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Pete52	07/06/2014 6:22 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Roy Rodgers	07/06/2014 6:48 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/06/2014 7:20 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	bartamos	07/06/2014 10:40 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	07/06/2014 10:59 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	Pre '68 Dave	07/06/2014 11:30 PM
Re: No power in 3rd... Chevy 261	dirtball	10/30/2014 4:27 PM

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