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| | | | Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 | 1953 3100. I'm putting it back together. At the moment, I can't find my accelerator rod. I may eventually run across it, but for the moment does anyone know where to buy one?
1953 3100
Melbourne, FL
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Place a Want Ad in the Swap Meet.
Indicate that you have a 1953 truck 216 engine.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 | Sounds like its time to clean up the shop. That's how I find most of my lost parts. 
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 | It might be worth a shot to try Jim Carter's and ask someone to look for it in their used parts collection. | | | | | Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 | Thanks guys. @52Carl...you got that right, AND get some proper lighting.
Someone offered up one. I'll give it just a few days, and try to clean up the garage.
1953 3100
Melbourne, FL
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 | Thanks guys. @52Carl...you got that right, AND get some proper lighting.
Someone offered up one. I'll give it just a few days, and try to clean up the garage. Go ahead and pick up the new one. Nothing, I mean nothing makes missing parts show up as well as buying a new one. The second most effective way to make a missing part show up is to accuse your wife of throwing it out. The part which you are missing may not be worth the 'cost' of option #2. Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 | Ok 52Carl, gets the prize.
I found it. Somewhere along the line, it fell into a box. Soooo, cleaning out the work area and I found it.
Thanks
1953 3100
Melbourne, FL
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 | There, you see? Sometimes it IS acceptable/productive to post sarcastic, smarty-pants responses.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | I used a piece of my old rocker arm oil line for quite some time, I got one from Pre-68 Dave, and eventually found the original. so now I have two that don't fit with the fenton headers...
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