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77 The Black Truck "Ratbag"
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Just a couple inches.
Yeah, we got 2 or 3 inches of sloppy, greasy crap.
Be great if this winter would kick rocks already, I've had enough of it 
Lol! This has been the nicest winter ever since we moved here in 99!
I'm fine with it !
I'm fine with it !
Temp wise it's been mint, but enough of this rain, melt, snow stuff 
Temp wise it's been mint, but enough of this rain, melt, snow stuff
Mud everywhere today.
Mud everywhere today.
Mint.
Can`t get the c10 to spin fast enough to start. Had tons of battery power and spark... maybe its the starters fault. 
I was going to try and light it up with either but I don't have any right now.
I was going to try and light it up with either but I don't have any right now.
yeah, maybe a bad starter...
Double check the firing order, Nick had all the wires off at one point, and well...neers.
Double check the firing order, Nick had all the wires off at one point, and well...neers.
yeah, maybe a bad starter...
Double check the firing order, Nick had all the wires off at one point, and well...neers.
Sure! Now you tell me!
I think the carb is not helping do anything either, and I don't want to try the quad off Ratbag on it. And Jesse @Bowtie85 stole my spare! 
I`m done with it...I started disassembly of the front end already.
I want the nice unmolested wiring for my 77.
I kinda think that carb didn't like the diesel, or the diesel washed some crud into various areas...who knows. I got my Pontiac turning over with a key (aka screw driver). I'm gonna drain the old oil and try and fire it up in a little while. I promised Nick I would make sure he was here for it...so I'm gonna see if he wants to come over and run the cam corder.
Nice! Good luck!
Well, no luck so far. Nick and I changed the oil out for fresh 10W30, double checked all connections got the camcorder going and gave it a spin with a splash of fuel in the carb. Nothing. Some more fuel, nothing. So, we pulled #1 plug and I cranked while Nick checked for spark. Good strong spark...OK, that's something. Another splash of fuel, backfire through the carb. Hmmmm.
Being a little curious I busted out the compression tester. 5 revs on and #1 was ~27 psi.
. Move to #2...35 psi.
I feel it's turning over a bunch slower than it should be, so we hook up the jumper cables to my K5. #1 now reads almost 40 psi. I guess that's something. We put the batt charger on the '57 and went in for dinner. I originally figured that would be it for today. Nick went home and I broke out my manual and ran across a part mentioning lash needs to be adjusted anytime the valve train has been apart (it has been apart). OK, why not...
With the VC off I start with #1...except I have an exhaust valve opening. Awesome, I have the firing order on the cap 180 degrees out. So I re-thread the cap, then adjust all the valves. I busted out the compression tester again, and #1 is now 60 psi. For giggles I threw some more fuel into the carb and hit the key, and it made some starting noises but never caught. I'm gonna sleep on it and let that battery charge really good. I figure it might even get the compression up to~90 psi if it cranks at the right speed, and that will surely help it want to start better.
So, still no vid, but it's made more noise tonight than it has in 49 years.
Being a little curious I busted out the compression tester. 5 revs on and #1 was ~27 psi.
. Move to #2...35 psi. I feel it's turning over a bunch slower than it should be, so we hook up the jumper cables to my K5. #1 now reads almost 40 psi. I guess that's something. We put the batt charger on the '57 and went in for dinner. I originally figured that would be it for today. Nick went home and I broke out my manual and ran across a part mentioning lash needs to be adjusted anytime the valve train has been apart (it has been apart). OK, why not...
With the VC off I start with #1...except I have an exhaust valve opening. Awesome, I have the firing order on the cap 180 degrees out. So I re-thread the cap, then adjust all the valves. I busted out the compression tester again, and #1 is now 60 psi. For giggles I threw some more fuel into the carb and hit the key, and it made some starting noises but never caught. I'm gonna sleep on it and let that battery charge really good. I figure it might even get the compression up to~90 psi if it cranks at the right speed, and that will surely help it want to start better.
So, still no vid, but it's made more noise tonight than it has in 49 years.
c10s fate is sealed... Rene is going to get the 350 for his 57 Pontiac....
Gangrene's name is up for grabs! 
Just using the the Ratbag to help out
my buddy Dan clean up his yard for a Canada day pig roast!
my buddy Dan clean up his yard for a Canada day pig roast!
