I appreciate the feedback. You must realize that all good comments go into the "forgiveness" file, if you know what I mean.
In fact, one reason I've started fixing it up is that a car-crazy guy where my wife works told her I was a fool for neglecting it, and that the truck could prove a real treasure. Tony Seideman --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Mike Healy <chief@...> wrote: > > Great looking truck Tony! Certainly a very restoreable piece. Once you > get into things a little more you may want to look into SPAAMFAA group. > They (we) are the antique fire truck group. There is a Yahoo group and > several Facebook groups as well that you will find useful. > > Mike > > > > On 8/19/2012 11:21 AM, tonydsny 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/
