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Whenever you smell gasoline that strongly , stop , look for wet gas all over the intake around the "new" carb . IF you see wet gas , stop . do nothing to ignite the spilled gas . carbs can and do overflow .
no the temp gauges on these year trucks are OFTEN at 1/4 to 1/3rd tank and the engine is running at normal temps , with your ignition system , it has no effect on a computor ...... no worries there . seems like the shop is willing to fight "the problem" I'm going to guess its a automatic choke issue at this point , several bad rebuilt
carbs ? yes possible ,.. and or how old are the "technicians " how much do they work with carbs? and zero computer ? whistling sound : the air cleaner is also a silencer , so it could be just that , after the engine is warm completely , remove the air filter , LOOK at the carb , it has a flat plate at the air inlet , a choke plate , ounce warm , that plate should be vertical / open , cold it should be closed ...
no the temp gauges on these year trucks are OFTEN at 1/4 to 1/3rd tank and the engine is running at normal temps , with your ignition system , it has no effect on a computor ...... no worries there . seems like the shop is willing to fight "the problem" I'm going to guess its a automatic choke issue at this point , several bad rebuilt
carbs ? yes possible ,.. and or how old are the "technicians " how much do they work with carbs? and zero computer ? whistling sound : the air cleaner is also a silencer , so it could be just that , after the engine is warm completely , remove the air filter , LOOK at the carb , it has a flat plate at the air inlet , a choke plate , ounce warm , that plate should be vertical / open , cold it should be closed ...