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Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade Jay_Brown #1054709 09/08/2014 2:40 AM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Do you have a vacuum advance with an octane selector? The octane selector was used for occasional/temporary adjustments in timing due to changes in gasoline octane and significant changes in altitude. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Jay_Brown	09/08/2014 2:22 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	tclederman	09/08/2014 2:40 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Jay_Brown	09/08/2014 3:14 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Mike B	09/08/2014 3:44 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	wetwilly5757	09/08/2014 4:38 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Jim Sears	09/08/2014 5:36 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Jay_Brown	09/08/2014 6:26 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Bill Marlow	09/08/2014 10:52 AM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Jay_Brown	09/08/2014 1:29 PM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Jay_Brown	09/21/2014 4:15 PM
Re: 150 mile test drive - engine stumbles up a long grade	Paul_WNC	09/22/2014 12:20 AM

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