Recent content by capt17

It is Uncle Max! I PMed you on another forum a little while ago to give you an update and didn't know you were on this site as well. I just recently found this site. The truck runs superbly still thanks to your generousity and great great work. Always working through that little punch list that...

Old Henry, I was wondering if anyone had used the hand throttle in that manner!

Thanks 1952Henry! I knew that was a main reason for the fire truck's, but everyone else seemed to have a hand throttle too so I just wanted too make sure I wasn't missing something else. The piston pump in this truck does function, but it has leaks all over and it shakes the truck quite...

Ok, Totally elementary question here but can't seem to find a good answer on the internet. What was a the hand throttle used for on the early vehicles? The cable is not hooked up on my 35 truck and just dangles. I don't even really see where or how it goes on my 97 Carb. Simple right?! :p

Success! (I think). Hooked everything up today just as you guys described and I have a fuel reading, I have approximately 5 gallons in the truck tank and we are showing 1/4 full as the picture shows. Anyone know how many gallons at 1935 truck tank is? I blew into the gas line as some described...

Thanks a lot guys! I have already used a lot of your previous posts to get me this far. The brake cleaner didn't touch the crud stuffed in the brass air tube and when I went to straighten it out, it actually snapped. Since I don't have another one of these laying around, I improvised two...

Ok. So I am in the process of refurbing my gauge to a 1935 truck. I have read all the previous threads about it which has gotten me this far. A couple posts in these threads refer to a small calibration wire. My gauge shows no sign of such wire and all my diagrams don't show it. Where is it...