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Stock truck with bottomed out star wheel?????

Old Nov 28, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Default Stock truck with bottomed out star wheel?????

Me and my dad purchased (see sig) and we took the cap off the fuel pump and reached the starwheel in the bottom. As everyone was tellin us to do they said to bottom it out for more fuel and smoke. Well when we got to turning it clockwise it wouldnt budge? but no one had been in the pump before? Wats up wit tht?
 
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Does it turn counter clock wise??
 
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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not at all its bottomed out
 
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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No no, if you couldn't turn CW, was wondering if you could turn it CCW to rule out a sticky bolt.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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oh ya my bad sir i read ur post wrong ya it will turn ccw not cw

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does ne one k if its bad for my truck? it seems to be runnin fine so idk
 

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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 10:45 AM
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i turned my star wheel down on my truck. it won't hurt it you'll notice more smoke when your turbo spools up but if you want more power you needa make sure you install guages
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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ya thts wat everyone has been tellin me i think im gonna hit up the grandparents for some
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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u will get it hot adjusting that wheel u need guages so it can bee fine tuned
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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tht wheel was all the way down from factory cause when we went in to adjust the fuel pin nothin was touched the cap was still on where the smoke screw was it was a virgin pump do u think we should back it off the truck runs great tho
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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i wouldnt if it is running great just becarful until you get some guages
 
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