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Ray Parson · 10-31-2010, 06:44 AM

THATS WHAT THE BUMPER STICKER SAYS XXIT HAPPENS I THINK YOU WILL BE UP TO YOUR EARS IN HELP SOON CHECK THE NSRA FELLOW PAGES IF YOUR A MEMBER HELP IS ON THE WAY I WAS ON THE SIDE OF ROAd ON I80 IN Iowa one time before cell no one ever stoped 5 hours not even a cop ran out of gas forgot to flip to outher tank. batt was doa well i new if it sat long enuff it may crank just enuff if it had gas so i got the overflow hose off the radiator to used as siefon got gas out of the full tank put 5qt in the empty one primed the carb it fired up and away we went. buy the way i was pulling a 30' traler with VT from ND/SD /NE got a new diehard next stop all was well. and we do this all for the love of old fords go FIGURE just think of the storys you get to tell after the trip is over hope all ends well let us know what happed to the flathead good luck

10-31-2010, 06:44 AM	#16
Ray Parson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Flint MI Posts: 689	Re: Bad day on the road. Blown motor in Oklahoma THATS WHAT THE BUMPER STICKER SAYS XXIT HAPPENS I THINK YOU WILL BE UP TO YOUR EARS IN HELP SOON CHECK THE NSRA FELLOW PAGES IF YOUR A MEMBER HELP IS ON THE WAY I WAS ON THE SIDE OF ROAd ON I80 IN Iowa one time before cell no one ever stoped 5 hours not even a cop ran out of gas forgot to flip to outher tank. batt was doa well i new if it sat long enuff it may crank just enuff if it had gas so i got the overflow hose off the radiator to used as siefon got gas out of the full tank put 5qt in the empty one primed the carb it fired up and away we went. buy the way i was pulling a 30' traler with VT from ND/SD /NE got a new diehard next stop all was well. and we do this all for the love of old fords go FIGURE just think of the storys you get to tell after the trip is over hope all ends well let us know what happed to the flathead good luck