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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | So after doing everything I could think of, I tore the carb apart one more time at about 9:30 last night, now I know I blew the main jet out once before but decided to give her a look see once again just cause, and voila! gunk and sh** plugging it up! Blew it out, put her back together and fired the truck up. Drove really nice. New plugs today and she fired up in about 2 seconds flat and ran so beautifully! Thanks everyone who has helped me out with this. Jeff Oh yeah, I just got back from the gas station, sure beats the heck outta sitting in the garage making vroom noises!  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | right on, it is always nice to be able to drive your truck instead just sitting in it pretending to shift the gears glad to hear that it turned out well. kyle
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Finally getting it fired up is such a neat feeling! Congrats!
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
The three main causes of blindness: Cataracts, Politics, Religion.
Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 | good on ya mate
ain't it a sweet feeling
some day this summer i'll be there too
Jim & Caroline
The highway is for gamblers, better use your good sense."
Gooday-that's my 1¢ answer due to the lousy economy ~ cause I ain't got - no . mo . doe
Every Shaver | Now Can Snore | Six More Minutes | Than Before ... | Half A Pound for Half a Dollar | Spread On Thin | Above the Collar || BURMA-SHAVE
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 94 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 94 | Great looking truck Jeff. Great thing about those vintage plates..you never have to license them again.  Mine runs about half the time. However, when its not running, it looks darn good in the driveway. -Chris
1953 Chevrolet 3100
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 209 | Good deal Jeff see persistance pays off. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 | Rusted,
"sure beats the heck outta sitting in the garage making vroom noises!"
ROF...I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that does that.
Thruwurkin
Kennewick, WA
Half Ton Will Travel
God bless America...One nation under God
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 58 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 58 | The more I read these posts, the more envious I get, it took me 3 years to get mine to run beautifully... Nice truck..rustednuts | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 | Congrat's....its the greatest feeling in the world to get one going again. Makes all the blood loss and aches feel that much better. Last week I brought a 49 3800 back to life after several yrs sitting. The engine was stuck, so I put 4oz's of PB Blaster down the plug holes, waited a week and it came free. I had a little fuel issues after I got it started up and running, but those things are way easy to fix. Just need to do the brakes, adjust the clutch and its on the road again. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Congrats!
Will you be driving it to Central in the morning? If you tell me what time you'll be there I'll try to park my Suburban next to it long enough to enjoy a cup of coffee.
Your paint is a lot nicer than mine...
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | | | |
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