Boss Hog Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 :)Hello All, Yesterday afternoon, we started our 53 B4B Spring Special from Arkansas for the first time, thanks to Ron's Auto of Valley Springs. We are so happy, it has taken just over a month to get this far. Now to work on the charging system, and brakes. Pretty good for sitting since 1976. 40 lbs Oil Pressure.. I did not know these things ran on Dog Food and Hickory Nuts, they were blowing out the tail pipe after starting.. I would attach a digital movie clip of it if I knew how. Hope everyone is having a great day. Jerry & Holly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Great news. 40lbs of oil pressure is sure a good sign of engine health. How long did you let it run? You can upload the video to a site like photobucket or youtube and then share the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hog Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Thanks Ed, I will give the upload a try. The mechanic ran it for awhile, and I got to start it. I will try to get the clip uploaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 :)Hello All,I did not know these things ran on Dog Food and Hickory Nuts, they were blowing out the tail pipe after starting.. Jerry & Holly Sounds like it was just running a little too rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hog Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/user/ghlittle1 Hope this works... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Koch Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 A Great Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-T-53 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Congratulations! Good thing that's all that came out of the tailpipe. A friend of mine had a hard time in the same situation with a mummified rodent, causing a little blockage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 nice! It sure feels good when it runs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desotodav Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Well done Jerry (and Holly). What a great moment. Thanks for sharing. Let the games begin!!! Desotodav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buds truck Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 when I started my dads old 55 chev after a lengthy slumber, my wifey was standing at the rear of the car when I got it started, it struggled to stay running and I was pumping the gas when all of a sudden the rpms ran wayyyyy up, dog food and all kinds of seeds came flying out the tailpipe and sprayed the wwife good. I shut it off and got out just in time to see a very disgruntled mouse come wandering out of the tailpipe. He didn't stick around......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy49 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Shot a live mouse out of my motorcycle tailpipe after winter storage. Not sure which of us was more surprised... I remember the first time I fired off mine after it sat from 74-94. Heck of a nice feeling. Can't wait to swap engines and drive her under her own power again. Nice pic. Now I know for sure where the color breaks actually were. I didn't quite trust the book pics. My 49 is getting a reversed Spring Special paint job, cream, color, cream instead of color cream color. I always like to look at originals for reference. Looks like you got a good one to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hog Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks All for the great messages. The wheels are off, will take the old tires off and sandblast the wheels and paint them before new tires...body will have to wait awhile. Ron's Auto is working on the charging system and brakes now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Hey Jerry, Must have been awesome to feel it move under its on power! Here's the name of the guy who does stainless steel repair: David Turner, 4388 S. Willow, Fresno, CA 93715 559-237-0892 my tailpipe story: I had diconnected the exhaust from my big block 440 engine to do some work on it. I stuffed rags into the pipes to keep stuff from falling in. When we put the spark plugs back in we had 7....well, once we had everything back together.....we shot that sucker arcoss the shop.....we looked at each other and both said "there it is!" lol 48D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollyDodge Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Awesome, great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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