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I've been gone out of town for a week, honestly I have not even touched it and neither do I care right now as I have no money
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Finally fixed the problem
Put a new Fuel pump in, all it needed was priming Put a new fuel line on I will put a new Vacuum line on here soon |
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Sweet glad you got her running
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Good job! I bet it's nice to hear it running again!
dne' |
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It sat there for so long the grass died under it Ha !!
I need to do the tail light wiring on it to finish that to make it look decent under there Well, I have a local newspaper coming out to do a story on me and the truck. It may make it to Magazines not really sure. |
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Good Deal !!! Glad you got it up and runnin;
Good luck with the newspaper story -i;m sure your grandfather would be proud of you. |
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Just for fun, you may want to start writing your story in advance (don't be too wordy), then fine tune your story to the point, possibly with a past pic or two, that way when you're approached, you'll have the story ready. If they don't, you'll have a story to pass down to your grandchildren;) Keep the story short and sweet; humans today have short attention spans and don't like to read paragraph after paragraph.
Perhaps put your story on here~ we'll proof it for you, but remember short and to the point!;) |
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Glad its running, usually something basic. Denee, probably good post, but you lost me after the first sentence!!!;
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Hey Orrie! I was just offering suggestions for if/when Schrum gets a spot in his local magazine. See that last sentence that he wrote down below;)
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I went to start the truck today and it wouldn't stay cranked
I've got to figure somethings out with this thing quick |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deBKS...ature=youtu.be
Truck runs awful |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-9-...ature=youtu.be
Adjusted the timing and it cranked up again, still have issues with pushing the choke in |
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Hey Howard, so it runs now except for the choke? or does it die out when you push the choke in? or is it just an bad choke cable? Have you driven it since you've gotten it running?;)
dne' |
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How do I know if its a bad choke cable?
I've driven it occasionally, it dies when I push the choke in, watch the video and you'll see what happens to it |
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Well, if you pull on the choke knob, it should pull the little lever which closes the choke plate inside the carburetor, thus "choking" to bring more gas on a cold start, and visa versa. Pull the air cleaner off, have someone work the choke and you see what's actually going on under the hood. It's quite a simple thing. You might check for vacuum leaks. I can imagine the single barrel carburetor might need attention; though simple, sure can make for some running problems.
I did watch the video ;) I had a similar problem with the 6 cylinder that was in my truck from the start. I got it to run, but ran crappy. Now I have a nice running sbc. Keep analyzing, you'll get there! dne' Quote:
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Thanks Denee, that is what I thought with the choke :lol:
The carburetor has been rebuilt. it squirts gas out the shaft thing I put new tail light housings on the truck, just wondering how I can wire it up |
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It is hard to tell how it is running from the video. If its manual choke go to the carb and open it up all the way as if it was all warmed up, my 67 c10 had a bad stumble to it cause my choke cable was still engauged even tho i took it off choke making my truck run on fast idle and then shutting off when i gave it the beans. Also have you checked for any vacuum leaks, should be too many places to leak from on an inline.
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well, take a close look at your carburetor, shouldn't be squirting gas out, not to mention a potential fire hazard! EEk!
As for you tail lights~ is there existing wiring where the lights would go? Do you have a test light? You may want to buy one and have it on hand for checking wiring to see if particular wires are Hot, or not. You may have to start at the fuse box, trace wires under the truck, check for cut wires, bad connections, etc.. dne' Quote:
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What can I use to connect the new wires? I have a female connector that out go on the wire to connect to the prongs. I'd like to get the dome light, and tail lights/turn signals working
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Do I just use the generator wiring and put connectors on them?
Where can I get brackets at? Can I use one off of another I6? |
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:uhmk:I just got confused
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I use the Generator wiring for the alternator right?
Tried getting an alternator bracket off for my truck today at a local junkyard and couldn't get it off so I gave up on it. Looks like I will have to buy a new bracket set The truck I tried getting it off of Its a 71 Chevy with an I6 |
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LOL - looks like my "Rita" is ahead of you "grandfather" - keep up the good work :-)
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that's the one I'm using on my 6 cylinder with a arm to adjust it bolts to the drivers side of the motor
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Does anyone have a clue how to install the transmission cover?
Mine doesn't have the hole where the gas pedal goes on |
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Got the Horn cap polished up
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Nice and shiny.
Kim |
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I have a Mouse problem in the truck damn things are everywhere in it. The bench seat has a nest in it. To top it off the Distributor is behaving erratic and all over the place. Thank God I have a backup distributor if it is worn out
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See you are back at it, here are some comments.
1. Choke issue. Usually when it runs fine with choke closed but dies when you open the choke it is a vacuum leak. The additional air from the leak leans it out so it will not run. High idle with choke on disquises the problem. Get a vacuum gauge and hook it up you will find it is low and bouncing all over the place. Take starter fluid and spray around the manifold base, carb shaft, vac advance fittings, if the engine raises the rpm you have found the leak. If it is reading 16-18 on the vac gauge they it is another problem. 2. Tail light wiring. Since you are starting from scratch I would recommend using a trailer connector to connect the tail, turn and future back up lights to the front harness. Bonus is when you pull the bed you are just unplugging one thing. Just solder the connectors, cover with shrink wrap and you are good to go. I used them for my front turn signal grille, dash bezel and in the back too. 3. Generator to alternator swap: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=526547 4. Post a pic of the trans cover, don’t understand the throttle question. Sounds like it was changed out at some point. And hello to D’ne good to see you back. |
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The Transmission cover came out of a V8 so it won't fit the I6 area it is different. The Distributor is behaving weird, it shoots around to the retarded timing area when I try to set it. Thanks for the Link |
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I believe my Distributor is broken now due to it moving around erratically like its doing. It is moving around to the Retarded timing area. Its tightened down as it can get, it just started doing thing and I'm unsure of how and why its doing what it is doing
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Dumb question but your vacuum advance is tighten down to
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Huh? I haven't messed with the Vacuum advance
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some have the 4 speed hole in them gas pedal pivot goes thru the fire wall if your distributor is flopping around, fix it as lowrodder mention: the vac advance should be firmly attached to the distributor also make sure the clamp is holding the distributor to the block http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1329273855 |
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Take it to a mechanic
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