[Mick65]

Thanks everybody. When I bought this truck I was told that there was only 5-6k miles on the rebuilt engine. I talked to the PO yesterday and he clarified that there was SIXTY thousand miles on the engine since the rebuild... Needless to say I'm a bit upset. I took the truck to see a mechanic and he suggested for me to replace the timing chain as it is whining. He also said my engine was a bit tired.

I think that the transmission linkage is all screwed up also. Hopefully that will be an easy fix and it won't have to be rebuilt. He also butchered all the wiring. I'm tempted to buy a wiring kit from Painless and starting over. Also, depending on how "tired" the engine is I might be on the market for a new crate motor.

UGH.... Any help or suggestions would be extremely appreciated. This is my first classic and finding all these demons is exhausting!