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Re: what to do when starting and engine #68851 11/20/2006 8:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Arlington Texas 2 235 Fat Fenders Shop Shark
235 Fat Fenders Shop Shark 2 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Arlington Texas	Pull the plugs and the valve cover and turn it by hand. Check to make sure you don't have any stuck valves due to varnish. This could cause you a lot of greef. It happened to me. Bent valves and push rods. Better to check than to assume. Tom 1953 Chevolet 5 window

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what to do when starting and engine	Canada5window	11/19/2006 7:17 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	LONGBOX55	11/19/2006 7:30 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	atomarc	11/19/2006 7:33 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	Canada5window	11/19/2006 7:38 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	46 In Progress	11/20/2006 1:25 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	235 Fat Fenders	11/20/2006 8:41 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	atomarc	11/20/2006 8:48 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	235 Fat Fenders	11/20/2006 10:03 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	Pakrat48	11/21/2006 2:00 AM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	Beaver 53	11/21/2006 4:02 AM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	Canada5window	11/21/2006 5:07 AM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	PaFarmer	11/21/2006 1:26 PM
Re: what to do when starting and engine	KillerKnight	11/21/2006 6:59 PM

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