Anxiously waited out a rain shower yesterday evening, and got the oil change done. Didn't see anything too concerning with what came out.
With that done, it was time for a ride! Waited (anxiously again) for my son to finish his supper, as he wasn't going to let me go without him!
I am pretty happy... it's running the best it has since I got the truck.
I still have a lot of things to fix and improve, and I will now be in the mode of trying to figure out what to do next.
Ride notes:
Transmission seemed to function flawlessly. Shift points seemed perfect to me, and it kicked down as it should. This was somewhat surprising to me, because the worst leak on the truck is from that transmission. I plan on looking into it sometimes soon.
Kicked down fine, but the response fuel wise left a lot to be desired. I don't know how to determine the whole secondaries open or not thing, but it really didn't respond and accelerate as I would like.
Noises. Clunks and rattles on small bumps. I am certain I'll have tired suspension parts to address, but am leaning towards putting those off until powertrain type of issues are mostly ironed out.
Other noises. I'll try to observe more specifically in future rides, but the truck whines pretty loudly while cruising, say say 30-45 mph. My uneducated guesses would be tranny or rear end? But it's a whine, you can "feel" if you know what I mean. The whine is accompanied by a vibration I think I can feel in my feet.
Brakes. They work fine, but I really would like to go with a booster upgrade at some point. You have to press pretty dang hard, just to keep her still at a stop light!
Next Steps:
Now that I appear to have a properly operating carb, I'll probably play with tuning, rechecking timing, and maybe try idle adjustments using my vacuum gauge. I'm sure I'll have questions about that when I try...
THANK YOU!:
I know with my luck this 'good' feeling won't last and something else will fall apart. But I want to thank you all again for all the help with this! You guys have helped me get this truck running better than it has in years. THANKS A BUNCH!!
