Thread: Few quick questions now that my 1970 is finally running.
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Old 07-24-2010, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by traumadoe View Post


... Am I paranoid or am I correct that it sounds like it's working really hard to go over 55?

I appreciate any and all advice.
Thanks!
My guess is that you are being careful - do you have a tachometer or any way of rigging one up? You'd then have a better objective idea of what is happening.
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