DanOlson

I'll be there on Friday but truckless. Ed, I'll give you a call when I get on the grounds.

Ordered up a carb kit and replaced the accelerator pump. Soaked it in oil overnight and finished putting it together at 5:45 this morning in my bathrobe so I could drive it to work. The new pump fits much better. I compressed the spring back to where it was and life is good. I don't recall if the old pump always fit so tight or if it swelled over time (1 year).

Stretched out the spring to about 2x it's normal length and now has the umph to push a really snug accelerator pump down. I had to add an additional return spring on the throttle to get it back to an idle. I'm sure it will wear itself in and loosen up a bit. Thanks Ed for taking a carb of yours apart to compare notes over the phone. Of all the forums I belong to, this one is by far the most helpful and fun.

After watching a video about adjusting the accelerator pump on the Carter BB, http://www.carburetor-parts.com/Carter_BB_Carburetor_Accelerator_Pump_p/64-360.htm I see a big difference with the spring. Mine appears to be really compressed compared to the one in the video. Wonder if someone changed the spring or squeezed it together. I'll stretch it after work and give it a whirl.

Hmmm..... Thought I tried that but I'm going to have to go back home and check. Planning on doing the Pine Island cruise in tonight if I can get it fixed.

Turn 17 90 degrees to lock into place with 18?

Looking at the attached list, what I don't understand is how #17 (Plunger and Rod assy) gets pushed down. When operating the throttle #18 (link - Pump operating slides up and down #17. Whoa, I just though of something. Theres's a notch about half way down on #17 that the bottom of #20 (Spring) should catch on providing tension so that when #18 goes down it pushes on #19 and the spring pushing the pump down. I don't see that I'm missing any parts so it must be installed incorrectly.

Okay, I'm home with the top of the carb off and the pump works perfect when manually pressed down. I may have a missing part. What actuates the accelerator pump? The lever (link - pump connector) slides up and down the pump shaft but does not push down the pump. Confused.

I THINK I soaked it but certainly not overnight. It's coming apart tonight and into oil.

Got the 53 out the other day after almost 6 months in storage. Was really happy when it started without having to prime it first. It seems that for the last five years or so the accelerator pump does not work in the spring and I end up replacing it. This year is no exception. Pulling away from a light or stop sign is bit of an art. Could the high quality fuel of today be drying it out or attacking it in some way? Nothing serious but just a PITA. Dan

Looks great. Would you happen to have the part number for the crossmember you used? I did not put one on mine.

My son will be happy to know that they are getting used. Started the job of sorting through 1368 truck related photos going back to 1994 when I started on the 53. Wow, I DID do a lot of work on it.

The depression found my 37 year old son unemployed. He decided to go back to school full time pursuing a degree that hopefully will help him be employable. Part of his study last semester was a photography class. Attached are a couple of his photos plus a color book page created from one of the photos. Download and have your kids or grand kids create masterpieces. Enjoy!

My brother-in-law lives in Mpls and kept telling me about it. He finally grabbed his camera and got a couple of pics.

Sorry if this is a duplicate. 61st and Nicollet, Minneapolis