The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Suddenly, no power!

Update: The shop didn't take the truck in until last week, but although I don't have it back yet - due to some other work I'm having done (gas gauge and bleeding brakes) - here's what they said about the engine. The timing was way off and the valves way out of adjustment. It was overheating because of a bad thermostat. (They put in a 195 degree thermostat. I'm not so sure that's what the truck needs, though. I had a 180 in it and it ran fine until two weeks ago with the needle right in the middle of the gauge.) Anyway, he says the truck is running great and strong on the hills.

The guy working on the truck seems to really like it. Maybe I can sell it to him. With my poor mechanical abilities and my father having passed a few years back (he was a '50's era mechanic), it's probably time for me to pass the truck on to a new owner.