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[mowerman]

On 4/26/2024 at 12:48 PM, Brocky said:

Mech, I do NOT want my parents phone back!!!! Hung on the wall with a crank on the side... Phone number 28Y22 which was line (12 to 15 party) 28 and our ring was 2 longs and 2 shorts!!! All calls to another line had to go thru a live operator, who knew everybodys business!!!!!  

I still have just a flip phone as have not been able to learn hoe to use a smarter than me phone.

i can remember my mom crying about our party line in the early 60s,,,also one of our drivers just retired at 77,,,he also only had flip phone,,,and company went to paperless check stubs,,and he couldnt even check his pay,every week because he didnt own a computer either....bob

[mowerman]

On 4/29/2024 at 6:15 AM, tjc transport said:

Larry, i found the old flippy fones were 2 or 3G at best. that is why they work so good. the now stupid fones are 4 and 5 g. and the more "G"'s the make them seems the sheitier they are,

and yes i know they now offer flippers again. but my new job requires that i keep the stupid fone. 

i kicked and screamed over first cell phone forced on me by old lady,,,,same thing with first computer,,,,help me out joey,,,,back to subject..bob

[tjc transport]

once a topic has gone offtrack, the train has left the terminal never to be seen again!!!...🤪

[Freightrain]

Bob, I buy my Motorola Droids for $150 from Amazon.  I don't buy through Verizon, that is a ripoff.  Same phone, 2023 version that they want $700+ over 2 yr contract.

 

The more crap they put in these phones, the slower they are no matter what "G" they have.

[mowerman]

Yeah, Larry, you probably read where I said the Motorola I had at first was absolutely wonderful. The only reason I bought another one is because the battery started slipping and batteries plus wanted like 60 bucks to change it no warranty but yes, I really did like the phone and there was nothing else wrong with it. I still have it.

[mechohaulic]

6 hours ago, Freightrain said:

Bob, I buy my Motorola Droids for $150 from Amazon.  I don't buy through Verizon, that is a ripoff.  Same phone, 2023 version that they want $700+ over 2 yr contract.

 

The more crap they put in these phones, the slower they are no matter what "G" they have.

Oh Gee ;; what next 

[other dog]

On 4/29/2024 at 2:43 PM, mowerman said:

I had an android Motorola was my first smart phone. I think . That thing worked a lot better especially with the voice text. Latest iPhone cost me close to $1000 and I really don’t think it’s worth a shit iPhone 15. I think my 8 plus actually works better. I only upgraded because I was starting to have trouble with the touchscreen. I thought OK well I’m still making good money. I might as well get rid of the old one. Also big Verizon is a big rip off. They don’t even give me any discounts or freebies anymore.

The best and most durable phone I ever had was a Motorola flip phone.

[other dog]

22 hours ago, Mean Green said:

How did this go from a cool international sleeper cab to cell phones . Tommy you better post us some good progress pics to get us back on track !!

I wish I could, but it's kinda in limbo right now. I took the carburetor off and cleaned it as best I could, but it still won't run unless the choke is nearly closed. Checked and rechecked and checked again for vacuum leaks and found nothing. I'm going to take the carburetor back off tomorrow and send it to a carburetor fixing place.

Dragging wagon told me I needed to start at the gas tank

and go to the carburetor, so that's where I'm at now.

[Joey Mack]

did you remove the main jet and ream it with a torch tip cleaner or a wire or what ever?  

[other dog]

No, I cleaned the needle and seat and cleaned out the float bowl, and sprayed 2 cans of carburetor cleaner everywhere, that's about it. The top came off easy, but I didn't go much further taking anything apart because I was afraid I'd tear the gaskets. When I found a piece of debris between the needle and seat I thought sure I had solved the problem.

[Joey Mack]

can you fill the bowl with rubbing alcohol, then run the engine till the bowl is dry? 

[Freightrain]

10 hours ago, other dog said:

The best and most durable phone I ever had was a Motorola flip phone.

I have always had Motorola phones.  They make great communication devices so figured they would be good phones.  They have for the most part. I get many years out of use from each of the phones I've had.  4-5 yrs before the batteries start not lasting all day.  I used to replace the batteries myself but now the operating system just won't keep up with all the changes they make.  Easier to just replace the phone.

[mowerman]

yes, I’ll definitely be going back to them next phone. Thanks for that Larry. I think that was what I was using when I took your little video clip…..bob

[mowerman]

12 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

did you remove the main jet and ream it with a torch tip cleaner or a wire or what ever?  

To me it sounds like he still has an air mixture issue. A buddy of mine told me that he wound up buying these little tiny drill. Bits from Amazon for such matters. Good luck, Tom.

[mechohaulic]

the super tiny drill bits work well for number of projects. I have many  which at a hobby shop or on line you can get the hand held drill bit holders. I    have 3, one is a 0-. it goes to 0 lock  the smallest bit made. works excellent on hand drilling model front axle king pins also . as Joey stated a torch tip cleaner  is even better. variety of micro sizes and stronger. will clean carb ports ; unlike a tiny drill bit which may cut in to a port side wall,

[mowerman]

Yes, I have one. I forgot about that thing. I guess it does have some pretty small bits I haven’t really looked at it in a long time

[Mean Green]

Joey is probly right ther is probly a hole plugged somewhere if you dont know its there you dont know its plugged also check the fuel like make sure its not pinched anywhere neighbor has a ford truck had to always had to use the choke found when somone put an engine in they had pinched the fuel line 

[mowerman]

I expect you check the points. They do some really crazy stuff when they’re not gapped properly. Good luck, Tom.

[Joey Mack]

Main jets..  can use carb cleaner with the little red hose as a jetter and flush it out.

[other dog]

Well, I have a little bit of an update. I used to have a set of drill bits and the smallest one in the set was so tiny that when I slammed my finger in the car door that time and my finger swelled up and the nail turned black I just twisted it in my hand and drilled a hole in the nail to release the pressure. 

Also, I took the carburetor off the International that doesn't run this morning. I was going to put a stamp on it and send it off to the carburetor fixing place. And I noticed that the manifold studs looked awful long. Strange that I'd never noticed it before.

So I pulled a stud and found that even with the nuts tight they wouldn't even reach the carburetor flange.

Stuck the carb back on and said "ah-hah!"

So I believe this to be the cause of all the problems. There's no way the carburetor could have ever been tight. But I still ordered a kit for it, just because. And while I could have put a couple of washers on the studs, they just happened to have a half inch spacer where I ordered the kit, so I told them to send it on. I was going to go to NAPA and just get some shorter studs but I figured with my luck they'd wring off in the manifold.

 

[mowerman]

Ha ha that’s good thinking Tom broken stud you would just be digging a deeper hole. That’s really weird. Let’s hope it works…. Bob

[HarryS]

The spacer may act as an insulator also which would be a big help in keeping heat down.

[Geoff Weeks]

Two common reasons you see long studs: 1 is for a non metallic spacer to isolate the carb from the cast iron manifold to prevent heat from the engine transfering to the carb, the other is when a flow governor is used between the carb and intake.

Since yours has the Holley Centro-vac gov, heat transfer  is the likely reason. should run a lot better with the non-metered air kept out!

[mowerman]

i remember working on a lotta cars in the 70s that had spacer plates bob

[other dog]

1 hour ago, Geoff Weeks said:

Two common reasons you see long studs: 1 is for a non metallic spacer to isolate the carb from the cast iron manifold to prevent heat from the engine transfering to the carb, the other is when a flow governor is used between the carb and intake.

Since yours has the Holley Centro-vac gov, heat transfer  is the likely reason. should run a lot better with the non-metered air kept out!

I took it off and looked at those studs, as seen in the first picture, and it just dawned on me that they looked awful long. And I had never noticed before. On the front side it has that plate that goes across both studs for the linkage from the governor, and it was probably enough for it to tighten up anyway.

But when I noticed the studs Monday morning, I measured the carb. flange, measured the studs, took one out, measured again, set the carb. back on, looked at it, scratched my head, and thought "why in the world did this not occur to me at first?".

And the previous owner too for that matter, it's a wonder they didn't catch it. He told me- after I had already bought the truck of course, not at first- that it would only run with the choke partially closed, and that tells you right there that SOMETHING isn't right.