Thanks so much for the response. It was actually a training truck; never used for fires in my community. They only used it for a few years. Then they put it on ebay. I promised my wife my limit was $1,000. I won it for $2,000. Haven't heard the end of that one yet.
Just a quick question: what's wrong with putting a volatile into the carb? Doesn't it already use one--gasoline? Tony Seideman --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Jonas Thaler <jonasthaler@...> wrote: > > That fire truck is a beauty! And what a monument to both small town history > in general and fire-fighting heroism in particular. Me want one too! > > The only things I might suggest are to check if the fuel pump is sending fuel > and does the carb then spray little sprays of "atomized" gas into its own > throat? And please be careful when you put anything volatile directly into > the carburetor! > > > > On Aug 19, 2012, at 8:21 AM, "tonydsny" <tony@...> wrote: > > > In 2005, I purchased a 1948 Chevy Loadmaster/Boyer Fire Truck and promptly > > parked it in my garage, where it has stayed since, virtually untouched. > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37075636@N04/sets/72157630956792770/ > > > > I was going to wait until I could get it fully restored, but I recently > > decided that was disrespectful to the machine. I was concerned the engine > > has locked because it sat for so long, but, on the advice of people in the > > Stovebolt group, yesterday I pulled the plugs and it turned relatively easy > > once the compression was released. > > > > Because the battery was very, exceedingly, totally dead, I ordered an > > Optima 6V, which will be arriving the 22nd. Today I'm wire brushing, > > sanding and gapping the plugs. I am definitely not a car guy; getting the > > plugs out was a significant achievement for me. But I've got the original > > manual and a book on Chevy restoration. > > > > What other simple things can I do as an inexperienced person to increase > > the chance of the truck actually starting when I put the battery in? > > > > Is it a good idea to use startup fluid? > > > > Should I hit the carb with a bunch of Gunk remover? > > > > Also, there isn't a lot of rust on the body, but there are some ugly spots. > > Should I sand them down and put primer as a prep for the actual paint job? > > I don't like the measles look, but better that than more corrosion. > > > > Here are some more shots of the mechanicals: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37075636@N04/sets/72157631115324428/ > > > > Can't tell you how good it felt to tug on the flywheel, seem to feel it > > move, push, and have it rotate. Wow. Having a 25-foot, 3,000 pound doorstop > > would have been a bit much. > > > > Tony Seideman > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
