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#7742 11/26/2003 10:27 PM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1 | I just bought a 54-55 gmc straight 6 250 truck
(no bed) in time to store it for the winter.
I have driven it VERY little to this point.
On my way to the storage garage (8 miles) the truck began to lurch, jerk and I had very little power. It did fine for 7 + miles, inches from my destination.
The engine sounded like I was flooring the accelerator while in 2nd gear - - strained.
There was oil near the two spark plugs closest to the firewall, oil on the ground 4-6" diameter.
Within minutes, it started up fine, and I got to the storage garage.
I am very green to this truck and the older ones in general.
Where do I start?
Rear seal? A choke issue? (it was pulled half out on a 55 degree day)?
Ideas of where to start?
Thanks,
zan | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | you should drive the truck on the choke for as little as possible. I usually don't leave the driveway until I can push the choke all the way back in.
It could be as simple as that.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 68 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 68 | There's a SLIGHT possibility that coolant may be entering 1 or more cylinders while running, causing resistance during the compression stroke, making your engine "strain". Not a common occurance, but you never know.
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#7745 12/02/2003 11:00 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | When was the truck last driven? You could have an ignition problem. You could have a coil that is overheating, for example.
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