carburetors and chokes

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Good read. Tho I will admit my eyes glazed over a bit a few times.
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Re: re: carburetors and chokes

Post by fitzwell »

rubiranch wrote: Just about everybody here has a carburetor on their truck. I believe that if you really understand how they work it will be a lot easier for you to both diagnose them and repair them.
very simple..

when you work on the truck, make sure it faces east. Do NOT make adjustments during a full moon, or durnig a month that has an "R" in it.


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i don't work on my truck, i just sacrifce small woodland creatures over the air cleaner ass'y at the spring and fall equinox's (with the truck facing east, of course).
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ezernut9mm wrote:i don't work on my truck, i just sacrifce small woodland creatures over the air cleaner ass'y at the spring and fall equinox's (with the truck facing east, of course).
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