I’m heading out in the morning.

Pintoplumber
Pintoplumber Member Posts: 182
in Camping & Travel
This will be my longest trip with the old truck. Looks to be about 400 miles one way. We’re going drag racing at Dragway 42. No hookups. I bought an extra battery and I get to try my solar panels I bought last year.


2016 320 CS-S  1954 Ford F100  2017 Chevy suburban  2023 Chevy Silverado 1500

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  • dlb
    dlb Member Posts: 174
    Love the truck!  Enjoy the getaway.
    2021 Tab 400 Boondock
    2020 Audi SQ5
  • Dutch061
    Dutch061 Member Posts: 765
    Still have the flattie in the '54? 
    2020 400 BDL aka "Boonie"
    2022 Black Series HQ19 aka "Cricket"
    2021 F-250 Tremor with PSD aka "Big Blue"
    Concord, NC 
  • Pintoplumber
    Pintoplumber Member Posts: 182
    1953 in USA was the last year for the flattie. 1954 had the new overhead valve Y block.
    2016 320 CS-S  1954 Ford F100  2017 Chevy suburban  2023 Chevy Silverado 1500
  • Pintoplumber
    Pintoplumber Member Posts: 182
    Well, day one didn’t work out well. I got 130 miles away and I lost power and had backfiring out the exhaust. Limped toward home. About 40 miles from home it backfired up through the carburetor and started running like normal. I’ll try again tomorrow.
    2016 320 CS-S  1954 Ford F100  2017 Chevy suburban  2023 Chevy Silverado 1500
  • Dutch061
    Dutch061 Member Posts: 765
    @Pintoplumber, sorry to hear that. There is a saying "no good deed goes unpunished", hopefully your second attempt is better. Maybe the truck got homesick?
    2020 400 BDL aka "Boonie"
    2022 Black Series HQ19 aka "Cricket"
    2021 F-250 Tremor with PSD aka "Big Blue"
    Concord, NC 
  • Pintoplumber
    Pintoplumber Member Posts: 182
    Well, this didn’t end well. Happened again about 30 miles from Ohio. I replaced the points and condenser and couldn’t get it restarted. Got home about midnight.


    2016 320 CS-S  1954 Ford F100  2017 Chevy suburban  2023 Chevy Silverado 1500
  • Pintoplumber
    Pintoplumber Member Posts: 182
    I got new points and condenser from Auto Zone and it fired right up. My spares were used and I guess they were no good. Expensive lesson learned.

    I was so looking forward to this racing weekend. It would have been my 1st camping with no electric. My truck is still 6 volt, so to keep the refrigerator running I put solar panels in the bed. 



    2016 320 CS-S  1954 Ford F100  2017 Chevy suburban  2023 Chevy Silverado 1500
  • dlb
    dlb Member Posts: 174
    I like the innovative thought for keeping the frig running! :)
    2021 Tab 400 Boondock
    2020 Audi SQ5

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