Re: "Bad"

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, Daniel Nees wrote:

> carb was a 2300 with the choke on the drivers side. Now my cable is too
> short. I don't wan't to swap out the stock cable/knob assemble for an
> aftermarket one because I like the match set of knobs.

Dan,

Get a new cable.  Take a torch and burn the plastic "T" (or round thing) 
knob from the end of the new cable (once it's all threaded through and 
you're ready).  Now take a drill n' put a hole through the end of the new 
cable (where the knob was).. you can now put your factory knob on the new 
cable.  BTDT

> break, but; When I try to start the truck it cranks really slow and
> labored, even while jumpng it with Ugly. Because it is cranking so slow
> it has a hard time firing over. What could cause that?

When I put the 304V8 into my '77, we apparently bashed the starter 
against the inner fender a few times while lowering that 700+lbs behemoth 
inside.. and it turned over *very* slowly.. requiring Ether every time I 
wanted to start it.  I took the starter off my 196 and swapped in it.. 
problem solved.

At first, it was just slow.. then it started making a grinding sound a 
few days later... it was changed out within a week.

-Tom