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Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions #5717 04/19/2002 3:21 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 126 Fall Creek, Oregon C chris42pu Wrench Fetcher
chris42pu Wrench Fetcher C Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 126 Fall Creek, Oregon	After solving the timing problem etc. and you know you have gas and good spark, try starting the truck with a 12 volt battery for the first time just to get her started. Worked great with my old 42' just as I was about to give up. That 12 volt battery cranked that engine real quick. Was nice to hear that old engine run after 30 years. Chris Simmonds 1942 Chevy 3/4 ton

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1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/17/2002 8:36 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	4ontheFloor	04/17/2002 9:53 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/18/2002 1:02 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	4ontheFloor	04/18/2002 7:12 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/18/2002 8:16 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	4ontheFloor	04/18/2002 9:37 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	Tony	04/18/2002 10:15 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/19/2002 1:03 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	chris42pu	04/19/2002 3:21 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/19/2002 4:33 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	4ontheFloor	04/19/2002 4:43 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	4ontheFloor	04/19/2002 4:46 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/19/2002 6:02 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	Dusty	04/19/2002 9:30 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	Mechainiac	04/19/2002 10:09 PM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/20/2002 4:22 AM
Re: 1942 Chevy truck, timing questions	IWL BCNU	04/20/2002 11:44 AM

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