Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines No wonder the 250 seemed like a dog.......

When I was tuning the carb on the truck she's in I took it for a short run up a grade on a state route behind my place..........Not even a mile up to a turn around and back. Well, I took it over to my neighbors yesterday(7-miles away) and the truck seemed to be feeling strange, got over there and it started raining, so I climbed out and headed for cover..........Coming home I pulled it in the garage and smelled something burning......Went around the left side felling the calipers/drums for any heat, come to the right front, Aluminum rim is hotter than all get out............So here all along the caliper must be hanging up or the hose collapsed internally, I don't know which, and here I thought it was my stupidity when it came to tuning. The old inline will preform alittle better when the truck actually ROLLS

Just thought it was funny......

Thanks for all your help,
TP.

must be a virus in central pa, because the same thing happened to my model a (with hydraulics, '53 ford pu brakes on front)

the steering was pulling to the left. when i got home i could feel the heat from the left/front wheel! new hoses all around and now it's fine.

and yes, the engine seems more powerful, too!

same here on my G10 van. Left hose went first, 3 weeks later the right one.

Never had this happen on any other vehicle.

It has happened here before from time to time........automatically know because of the "Smell".........Won't have a problem again with this truck for awhile. When such stuff happens I pop on new capliers/hoses on both fronts.