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Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge 55 tractor #483185 12/17/2008 5:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 310 Decatur, Georgia D David Bush 'Bolter
David Bush 'Bolter D Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 310 Decatur, Georgia	Thanks, Devin. Any ideas about that rough idle? Carb? Valve adjustment? Timing? Guess I'd better check all three. Can't figure why it would idle so rough and then not break down at all under a load. David B 1946 Chevrolet 1/2-Ton In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix in Photobucket 1951 GMC 100 Deluxe Cab In the Stovebolt Gallery More pictures in Photobucket

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/10/2008 2:57 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	Hotrod Lincoln	12/10/2008 3:14 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	Curt B.	12/10/2008 5:28 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	WE b OLD	12/10/2008 6:21 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	51 ashton	12/11/2008 2:35 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	46farmtruck	12/11/2008 3:17 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	4ontheFloor	12/11/2008 10:37 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	51 ashton	12/11/2008 1:21 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	58GMCanuck	12/11/2008 2:46 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/11/2008 3:08 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	51 ashton	12/11/2008 3:54 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	Joe H	12/11/2008 4:34 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/11/2008 8:05 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/13/2008 12:11 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	55 tractor	12/13/2008 3:56 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	starkweatherr	12/14/2008 2:11 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	WE b OLD	12/14/2008 12:31 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/15/2008 4:22 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/16/2008 4:13 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	55 tractor	12/17/2008 5:25 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/17/2008 5:37 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	atomarc	12/17/2008 5:56 AM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	Joe H	12/17/2008 4:31 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	David Bush	12/17/2008 7:07 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	Hotrod Lincoln	12/17/2008 7:49 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	starkweatherr	01/02/2009 4:40 PM
Re: Starting a truck w/o a temperature gauge	GMCdp	01/02/2009 6:46 PM

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