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Offline VTK5Mudder

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2015, 01:48:07 am »
could it be that the gas isn't staying up in carb ? I have found this to happen to both my 79's and my 86 K5 blazer and had to replace either part or all my gas line. once I did that they have been fine but before that I would have to pump the gas while cranking over and would take one or two tries before they would stay running.
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Offline Ben_Greenberg

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2015, 08:31:55 am »
I had wondered that for a long time, but when I manually closed the choke blade with my finger then walked over and turned the key the truck fired right up
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Offline Ben_Greenberg

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2015, 08:33:11 am »
I will be checking out the choke stove tomorrow and report back! Love this forum otherwise I probably would have bought a new carb and other useless stuff since I am still very much an amateur learning as much as I can.
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Offline Ben_Greenberg

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2015, 06:43:35 pm »
Alrighty. Sooo I feel really stupid. The previous owner claimed that the truck had been tuned by a gm mechanic, so I took his word on it. When I finally got around to checking the choke stove to adjust it I noticed that the pull off spring was bound up and after I fixed that.... All my starting problems are gone.... Man... I am a dumb dumb
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Offline 78BIG-TEN

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #19 on: January 26, 2015, 09:04:39 am »
Hey I'm sure we have all been there at one time or another.Glad you got it worked out
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Offline Ben_Greenberg

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2015, 01:39:52 pm »
Alrighty.... Back on here. Is there any way to keep the spring for the pull off from binding? The end of it keeps getting caught in the arm that it's supposed to be compressing against. Otherwise the truck starts up great!
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Offline 78BIG-TEN

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2015, 06:22:58 pm »
If you can post a pic
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Offline Ben_Greenberg

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2015, 03:29:35 pm »
This spring for the choke pull-off gets bound up on the "arm" that it compresses against. Am I missing a piece? Or is the spring the wrong size? All help is appreciated!
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Offline Ben_Greenberg

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #23 on: February 16, 2015, 03:44:42 pm »
Bump for suggestions
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Offline jaredts

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #24 on: February 16, 2015, 05:55:42 pm »
Does it look like that linkage should be pushed further through the pull-off arm, and a cotter pin put through the hole?
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Offline 78BIG-TEN

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Re: Cold start - proper techniques?
« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2015, 08:51:37 am »
Ok just looked at a carb I had laying around and the lower link should have a little tab  on the bottom side below the hole .Remove the dashpot and rotate and push the link in further where te hole is on the inside of the dashpot.Once in there it cant come back out
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