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Stilldrillin:
They look a fine set of wheels!

Good luck with the decoration Wes......  :thumbup:

David D

Powder Keg:
I went out early this morning and got everything ready to paint. I wiped the wheels down one last time in preparation for paint. I then started carefully mixing things:o) I'm learning to paint and have been doing things on the cheep here lately. The paint and thinner are from a local farm supply store. It ran me $30 for a quart of paint and a gallon of thinner. I'm using a harbor freight paint gun that runs about $14. I think it does a fine job.



All ready to go\o/



I mixed it a little too thin. But it went on pretty good. I'll make the second coat a little thicker.



Here is the first coat nearly dry.



I'll wet sand them and spray another coat tomorrow. I'm using http://www.vansicklepaint.com/index.htmltractor paint on these rims and the truck. It is pretty cheep and looks like it will work pretty good for an old truck.

I'll wear my mask next time:o)

~Wes~

Powder Keg:
Hit a snag today. We were 20 miles out of town and the truck hesitated, backfired, then died:o(



A good friend came and got me.

I suspect the ignition system. No spark:o(

~Wes~

75Plus:
You might pop the distributor cap off and see if the distributor is turning. A broken timing chain can cause that problem and they do break sometimes due nto hi8gh milage.

Joe

Powder Keg:
Thanks! That was the first thing I checked out. It spins when I crank the engine. Thank goodness!!! I think it's the module. I'll do a little more testing.

~Wes~

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