I've had the same problems with Accel in the past. Poor or sloppy idle, poor performance. Believe it or not, I got better results from a junkyard HEI.
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Rodder's Roundtable / Do you Remember Getting your first drivers license?
June 15, 2007, 12:06:00 AM
Do I ever remember...
Back then there were no learners permits. If you were 15 years old you could drive as long as you had a licensed driver beside you. At 15 years 9 months you could apply for the test. It was supposed to take 3 months to process the paperwork, but sometimes it came early. I took my test at 15 years 10 months. There was no written test. The examiner would ask you questions as you drove, and you had to answer them verbatum. Sometimes he would give you an answer and ask you what was the question. If you missed one word, it was wrong and if you missed 3 you failed immediately. There were 212 questions and answers to memorize.
I showed up at 9:00 AM, the same time everyone else was scheduled to show up, in my bosses 51 Plymouth 4 door woody "Beach Wagon". We had just picked up and delivered to the restaurant, 40 LBS of mackeral, 30 LBS of cod, and 100 LBS of shrimp an hour earlier. The ice from the fish had melted and ran all over the inside of the car. At 2:00 PM my time to test came up. The examiner got in and immediately put a hanky to his face. He told me to pull out of the lot, turn left, and go to the stop sign. At the stop sign he * open the door, jumped out and threw up. When he was all done, he composed himself, made a few entries on the paper, handed me a paper and said: "You passed! Now get that stinker out of here and take your flies with you!" He walked back to the building. My boss and I roared with laughter all the way back.
Back then there were no learners permits. If you were 15 years old you could drive as long as you had a licensed driver beside you. At 15 years 9 months you could apply for the test. It was supposed to take 3 months to process the paperwork, but sometimes it came early. I took my test at 15 years 10 months. There was no written test. The examiner would ask you questions as you drove, and you had to answer them verbatum. Sometimes he would give you an answer and ask you what was the question. If you missed one word, it was wrong and if you missed 3 you failed immediately. There were 212 questions and answers to memorize.
I showed up at 9:00 AM, the same time everyone else was scheduled to show up, in my bosses 51 Plymouth 4 door woody "Beach Wagon". We had just picked up and delivered to the restaurant, 40 LBS of mackeral, 30 LBS of cod, and 100 LBS of shrimp an hour earlier. The ice from the fish had melted and ran all over the inside of the car. At 2:00 PM my time to test came up. The examiner got in and immediately put a hanky to his face. He told me to pull out of the lot, turn left, and go to the stop sign. At the stop sign he * open the door, jumped out and threw up. When he was all done, he composed himself, made a few entries on the paper, handed me a paper and said: "You passed! Now get that stinker out of here and take your flies with you!" He walked back to the building. My boss and I roared with laughter all the way back.
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Rodder's Roundtable / New Member Here...
June 13, 2007, 11:27:36 PM
I live in a little town called Elmendorf just 26 miles south of San Antonio Tx. It's kind of small, only about 900 people, or about 250 families. We had a library, but it closed. They loaned out the book and it never came back. Our post office has four postal workers now, two full time and two part time weekenders. One delivers the mail and the other mans the desk. The new police station is a new single wide trailer. The jail cell is in the bathroom. But we like it here. Safe and quiet.
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Rodder's Roundtable / New Member Here...
June 13, 2007, 08:30:16 PM
Thanks Debb,
How's the Fort these days. I haven't been there in a few years. I used to drive for North American Van lines.
How's the Fort these days. I haven't been there in a few years. I used to drive for North American Van lines.
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Members Rides / 52 F1 on an S-10 frame.
June 13, 2007, 08:23:32 PM
1952 Ford F1 Shortbed pick up
1989 Chevy longbed S-10 frame
1968 Chevy 327 engine w/TH350 trans
1989 4X4 S-10 3:42 rears
Cadillac steering column, Astro van seat, modified and recessed headlights. Stock ground clearance is 4 1/2".
1989 Chevy longbed S-10 frame
1968 Chevy 327 engine w/TH350 trans
1989 4X4 S-10 3:42 rears
Cadillac steering column, Astro van seat, modified and recessed headlights. Stock ground clearance is 4 1/2".
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Rodder's Roundtable / New Member Here...
June 13, 2007, 07:59:32 PM
Hey gang,
One of your members visited my website and left a question on my visitor sign in. He didn't leave a way to contact him, but I was able to track him back to this site. I looked around a bit and decided to join, now I'm a member. Before I go on about me, let me answer his question.
GPster,
You asked me a question about why I preferred an 89 and up for an S-10 frame. The answer is simple. In 1989 they moved the engine over to the passenger side one inch. That one inch was needed for steering shaft clearance. You'll need it if you decide to use an aftermarket or substitute steering column. Also, they started using the ABS brakes. If you're looking for a frame to use, get one that had a 2.8 or larger V6 engine. The reason is the engine mounts. The 1.9 and 2.5 4 banger mounts won't fit with any other engine, they are a booger to get out, and then you have to change them to a 2.8 anyways.
Ok, back to me. Let me bring you all up to speed. I have a 1952 Ford F1 that I mounted on an S-10 frame. A lot of people were IMing me about the swap, so I decided to do a whole write-up with photos on my website. For those of you that may be interested in the swap, my website is listed below. Yes, I will post photos of my truck in the appropriate forum. I'm hoping to hear some pros and cons from your guys and gals.
Lakota
One of your members visited my website and left a question on my visitor sign in. He didn't leave a way to contact him, but I was able to track him back to this site. I looked around a bit and decided to join, now I'm a member. Before I go on about me, let me answer his question.
GPster,
You asked me a question about why I preferred an 89 and up for an S-10 frame. The answer is simple. In 1989 they moved the engine over to the passenger side one inch. That one inch was needed for steering shaft clearance. You'll need it if you decide to use an aftermarket or substitute steering column. Also, they started using the ABS brakes. If you're looking for a frame to use, get one that had a 2.8 or larger V6 engine. The reason is the engine mounts. The 1.9 and 2.5 4 banger mounts won't fit with any other engine, they are a booger to get out, and then you have to change them to a 2.8 anyways.
Ok, back to me. Let me bring you all up to speed. I have a 1952 Ford F1 that I mounted on an S-10 frame. A lot of people were IMing me about the swap, so I decided to do a whole write-up with photos on my website. For those of you that may be interested in the swap, my website is listed below. Yes, I will post photos of my truck in the appropriate forum. I'm hoping to hear some pros and cons from your guys and gals.
Lakota
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