Starter & Flexplate Stuff

[Rich72C10]

A very interesting thing now that I have the proper flex plate and starter that is from the 70s during starting. When I now go to start the truck and it has been sitting for days, if not weeks, I give the gas pedal a pump or two and she fires up lickety split! I hardly have even turned her over and she started. And this is with the colder weather, even when it was in the 20s she started right up.

Before the flex plate / starter swap, she was mildly harder to start after sitting. I had always thought the fuel had gone away in the carb. I'd do my pump or two, turn her over. Stop, perhaps give another pump and then she would start up.

So not only does the truck sound so much better when starting, the time until the engine is running has greatly improved! Just shows you, having proper bits on your truck is important. I feel like I have had some kind of a upgrade LOL!