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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	old timer is just about ready Aug 21^st, 2011 at 3:17pm ok this weekend I finished getting the alternator in old timer. I also finished adjusting the water system and hooking up the original throttle (which is a pull knob on the right side of the dash) very interesting way of controling the throttle. she should be ready for another water test.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: old timer is just about ready Reply #1 - Aug 21^st, 2011 at 8:32pm That's a really bizarre throttle system. Congrats, you taking her for a spin on Lake Waco this coming weekend?
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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: old timer is just about ready Reply #2 - Aug 21^st, 2011 at 9:14pm it is suppose to be like the air planes of the time. I may take her out but it depends on how the family feels. cassidi starts 1st grade this wedneday and April needs to find a job. I am also trying to decide weither to put my holley back on or leave the original carter on it.
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Re: old timer is just about ready
Reply #3 - Aug 27^th, 2011 at 5:28pm

well I got outside today to see if I could stop the tires on old timer from leaking. I found out last weekend that leak was coming from the valve stem, so I decide to replace all four. I also decided that if I was taking all the tires off ane breaking the bead to change the stems I should go ahead and paint them. after all the were ugly and need to be paint. If they hold air like they should I can save the money on new rims or tires.

first off I had to break the beads and I have a bead breaker from when we raced. the only problem was that it is design to be used on 15" rims not 13". no problem I took the bar off that hooked on the other side of the rime and used a strap that would go from a lug hole around the tire so it would hold the breaker in place as I pushed the bead down.

then I cut a hole in two pieces of cardboard and put a full piece under the rims so I didn't get any paint on the ground or tires.

here they are all painted, the circles are the lug nuts.

and back on old timer what a difference

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left

tomorrow I am gooding to hook up the motor flush (plunger with water hose attachment) and make sure the water connections are dry. may even start her and then I plan to take her out next weekend for the first time in a long time!!

My Happy place is on a boat at the lake with my kids!!

current boats:
1983 chaparral 235 XLC (restoration)
1977 playcraft p24 pontoon (parents own now I am the mechanic)
1975 skeeter hawk (on hold)

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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: old timer is just about ready Reply #4 - Aug 28^th, 2011 at 8:30pm ok here is a video from my phone. the video sucks but I did it for the audio. I was hoping my wife would film it from out side the boat but she was busy. I plan on getting better video when we take her out next weekend.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: old timer is just about ready Reply #5 - Aug 29^th, 2011 at 12:21pm Holy cow she runs! The new wheels look good. Made a big difference.
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