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Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after hplacesbf #1314680 06/17/2019 11:56 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,204 Mill Bay, BC, Canada Gord&Fran Insomniac
Gord&Fran Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,204 Mill Bay, BC, Canada	Further to Jerry's post. Take the air cleaner off and confirm the choke closes all the way. I had the stud that holds the air cleaner on screwed in too far so the choke didn't close all the way. Mistake caused similar symptoms to what you report. Gord 🇨🇦 ---- 1954 1/2 ton 235 4 speed

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hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	hplacesbf	06/17/2019 9:38 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	carbking	06/17/2019 10:05 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Hotrod Lincoln	06/17/2019 10:11 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	hplacesbf	06/17/2019 11:55 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Lindsey	06/17/2019 10:38 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	hplacesbf	06/17/2019 11:49 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Gord&Fran	06/17/2019 11:56 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	carbking	06/18/2019 12:05 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	hplacesbf	06/18/2019 12:14 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	MiraclePieCo	06/18/2019 12:44 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Green_98	06/18/2019 1:04 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	52Carl	06/18/2019 1:33 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Tiny	06/18/2019 12:00 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Quindel54	06/19/2019 6:51 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Green_98	06/20/2019 2:11 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	hplacesbf	06/19/2019 7:23 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Lindsey	06/19/2019 8:29 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Joe H	06/20/2019 11:52 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Hotrod Lincoln	06/20/2019 2:25 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	hplacesbf	06/22/2019 8:22 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	Justhorsenround	06/22/2019 9:16 PM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	52Carl	06/23/2019 2:54 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	daveboy	07/05/2019 12:47 AM
Re: hard starting after sitting a day or more; easy starting after	daveboy	07/05/2019 12:55 AM

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