RE: [ihc] Loadstar 1600 is home.

["Ed Sohm" <idaemes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tilt nose.  Makes it easy to work on but lacks some of the "cool
factor".  I'll send you a pic, not a real good one though.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
mark stegmann
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 3:55 PM
To: ihc@domain.elided
Subject: Re: [ihc] Loadstar 1600 is home.


Ed, I'd like to see some pictures please. Is it a
butterfly hood? or a tilt nose?
Thanks
MArk


--- Ed Sohm <idaemes@domain.elided> wrote:

> I took some vacation time yesterday and went to get
> the free 1600 grain
> truck.  I had it running this weekend on ether, fuel
> pump wouldn't
> prime, but had not touched the brakes at all.
> 
> In 2 hours time, I had it running, stopping, and
> driven home.  Runs good
> but whoever last messed with the Dayton wheels
> didn't get any of the
> rear ones on straight.  Brakes still need to be
> pumped up to work, 5
> speed turned out to be a T-19, truck was built in
> early '74, bad
> harmonics develop when hitting bumps just right on
> paved roads.  I hope
> that is just the wobbly Daytons.  Now I need to find
> some Pri-G, buy a
> fuel pump, rebuild another carb, and chase down an
> intermittent miss.  
> 
> Neat old truck, nothing fancy but should be fun.
> Anybody wanna see a
> pic?



		
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