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Old 06-09-2021, 08:03 AM   #64
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Default Re: 1932 The Deuce, Dually, Dump Truck

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Originally Posted by drolston View Post
I learned to drive in my grandfathers '32 BB stake body truck. It worked on a farm with no air cleaner. That is probably why it went in for an overhaul about every five years. The brakes were terrible for a skinny 15 year old. Took both feet to slow it down on that hill in the orchard. With a load of fire wood, my grandfather had to back up one hill, maybe because reverse was a lower gear than low gear; maybe to maintain gravity fuel flow to the carb.

Didn't '32's have a fuel pump? Or just on the cars, not the big trucks?
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