Re: Penny
Took the day off work today and got a bunch of stuff done. Switched out the gas bottle for my welder, acquired some welding consumables, new screws for the throttle blades, and a bucket of carb cleaner.
I ended up trying to drill the broken screw and extract, but I missed the center just a smidge. Whoops. So I did the next best thing: drilled all the way through and tapped the next screw size up. Thankfully, that worked so I got all the parts dipped and cleaned up. I don't believe the carb had ever been apart as it still had the plugs over the idle mixture screws.
Looks like a somewhat dry morning tomorrow but raining a bunch on Sunday. I plan to try dropping the gas tank in the morning and then finish putting the carb back together on Sunday.
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Christian Carpenter
1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit
1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport
"I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson
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