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Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle #79802 07/11/2007 8:20 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Surrey, B.C. Canada T TrevsOldChevs Shop Shark
TrevsOldChevs Shop Shark T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Surrey, B.C. Canada	Mine won't idle on it's own either... 1958GMCNut is hoping a carb rebuild will help and feels the float may be the culprit too... I'll be watching this topic with interest until next week when hopefully he comes over to try to solve the problem... ~Trev It's a sin to crush old tin... My 1955 Belair's Webshots Album My 1937 Chevy Pickup's Webshots Album (now sold) Stovebolt link to my 1937 Chevy 1/2-Ton Pickup (now sold) Stovebolt link to my 1936 Chevy 1/2-Ton Pickup Truck (now sold)

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Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 3:19 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/10/2007 4:20 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Roy Rodgers	07/10/2007 5:22 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 4:52 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	carbking	07/10/2007 5:52 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	waldo53	07/10/2007 5:59 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 6:09 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/10/2007 6:26 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 6:33 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	carbking	07/10/2007 7:02 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Wrenchbender Ret.	07/10/2007 9:35 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 10:10 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/11/2007 12:49 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 1:50 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/11/2007 2:24 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 3:27 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/11/2007 4:12 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	JiMerit Boltr#43	07/11/2007 4:23 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Roy Rodgers	07/11/2007 6:41 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	4ontheFloor	07/11/2007 7:00 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	TrevsOldChevs	07/11/2007 8:20 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 2:31 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Builder	07/11/2007 5:51 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 6:17 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Wrenchbender Ret.	07/11/2007 10:02 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/12/2007 1:36 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/12/2007 2:08 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/12/2007 2:49 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/12/2007 2:57 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	D Sinclair	07/12/2007 6:28 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Denny Graham	07/12/2007 1:49 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/12/2007 2:20 PM

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