Thanks to all--Finishing re-installing the carbs last night at 21:30.
Sooooooooooo much fun--cross threaded the back bolt on the fuel tank-other than that just very time consuming and tedious.
Floats at .33--idle at 2 3/4 tu:banana:rns out from stop--fuel filter--air filters--plugs.
Heart pounding as I attempted to start her up--nothing--what now?
Woops emergency shut off dummy. Ok try it again--wow immediate snarl and a fast smooth idle.. Check exhaust--ya hot stuff on both sides--no gas spurtting out
Wait a couple of minutes--now the big test--ease in the choke
By golly its idling on its own--adjust the idle speed--Ya baby.
Drove her to work this am--wow what a treat--smooth both on and off throttle
How sweet--The Fire Truck is back on the road.
Thanks to all you folks that helped me through this endeavor--very rewarding.
ED