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panhandler62 · 10-16-2005, 09:04 AM

I had a semi-productive and frustrating weekend (I'm calling it over now because I'm going to be a couch potato after church watching football.. lol)

I'll start with a problem. -- I started my truck and let it run for about half an hour while I was working on the bedside to top off the battery and just to encourage me by hearing it purr.. lol

Later, after finishing the bedside work I was doing... I wanted to take it out someplace more picturesque than my curb and get a picture of it. Unhappy me.... cranks and cranks and does not fire. (?!?)

It has a stock hei (coil in the cap) distributer. Is this, or some component therein, likely my culprit? I can't think of anything else that would just up and fail with no prior symptoms. It is definatly getting gas and I would think that any mechanical brekage would have been obvious during the long warm up run earlier in the day.

Anyway... here are the before nad afters on the bedside.. the truck is still a Billy-Bob special .. but improvements are being made.

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-16-2005, 09:09 AM

Cleaning out my garage today, needed more storage space, lol

BTW, the rear bedside looks pretty good

*FormerMember* · 10-16-2005, 09:24 AM

Looking good!

On the frustration part:

Removed the engine and transmission from the donor truck, got it on the engine stand to start cleaning it up. Now getting ready to send it off to the machine shop, as it's in dire need of work. Did a compression check and I am not tremendously happy. I am pulling the heads and intake off today to see what's what. 101lbs of compression across most cyls. 78lbs on cyl #7.

I wanted to install the sway bar on my chassis, got it powercoated, new brackets and bushings, but ECE screwed up in shipping and I won't have my frame mounting brackets until tomorrow. I am sick of this.

**special-K** · 10-16-2005, 09:33 AM

Looks good,Panhandeler.That`s a big difference from the before nad picture.(chuckle)

panhandler62 · 10-16-2005, 09:41 AM

~~ nad ~~ dang dyslexic fingers.....

I have one more dent to get out of that bedside... It's right behind the wheel below the trim line. It's a fairly smooth dent so I think I can fix it with a minimum of filler, but I'm waiting for the wd-40 to do it's magic on the bolts holding the lower fender well thingy on so I can get behind it and hammer it out.

**Palf70Step** · 10-16-2005, 10:16 AM

I said heck with Katrina cleanup. I am mostly caught up anyways, but I decided Saturday was relax and get dirty on the 70 day. I cleaned up and tested out the new seats I'm going to be using. All the power and fancy stuff works great. Don't know what I am going to use heated seats for in Mississippi, but I got them .

Finished cleaning up the floorboard and painted it with Eastwood stuff. I probably should have waited, but when I went to move it, the truck ran out of gas.....so out came the original, crap filled original tank. I have the blazer tank already mounted, I had just been waiting for the gas to run out of the thing. Now I can finish the cab area. Weld up the cast neck hole, clean and repaint the inside.

I may get more done later today, just depends on the honey-do lists

panhandler62 · 10-17-2005, 08:47 AM

I probably shouldn't have burried the question in the post.. lol

Is there an faq or info about stock HEI distributers? I suddenly, with no prior symptoms, have no spark at all.

phlegm · 10-17-2005, 08:57 AM

I got my tunes back, I was on the floor moving AC duct around and the radio would come on and off. I was just thinking crap

, Im gonna have to pull this all out and find a short on the wire. Just as I finished stressing over that PLINK I got hit in the head with a fuse,

yea baby, the holder was broke. Used pliers to pull the wires down, got a new fuse holder from Parts store and back in business!!

hgs_notes · 10-17-2005, 09:00 AM

I had to work both days, but spent some time after in the garage building a storage area above one of my garage doors. I have 11 foot cielings and a 7 foot door on one side.

1969 C/K CST · 10-17-2005, 09:14 AM

Phlegm- How was the camping?

cdowns · 10-17-2005, 09:34 AM

well i started off good fri morning started fabbing some seat brackets and mounts for my fuse box etc BUT i took an extended nap in the afternoon and then i realized the welding supply is closed on sat so i couldn't get shielding gas so nothin got welded up on the weekend===FOOTBALL!!!

took a ride up to the new harley dealer yesterday to catch some of the start of biketoberfest stuff// the city is filling up rapidly with the bikers//nope didn't remember to bring the camera

phlegm · 10-17-2005, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1969 C/K CST

Phlegm- How was the camping?

Im sure it was good, for those who went. We had a sick child so we could not send him with the other one to grandmonthers

We may try it again this weekend, not sure.

**tnblazerk5** · 10-17-2005, 10:20 AM

well i have been working on this all weekend off and on lol then went to a cookout sunday

1969 C/K CST · 10-17-2005, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phlegm

Im sure it was good, for those who went. We had a sick child so we could not send him with the other one to grandmonthers

We may try it again this weekend, not sure.

Weather here is great. Mid to upper 70's day-upper 40's to 50 at night. Have a good trip.

Striker169 · 10-17-2005, 09:40 AM

I got the brakes working on the truck and the rear window installed as well as half the floor de-rustified

shelby987 · 10-17-2005, 09:54 AM

I bought a 70 3/4ton 4x4! (will post additional info. in a second thread.....just wanted to see if anyone here could top that).

mplex2000 · 10-17-2005, 10:18 AM

I painted my new spindles and some other suspension parts with POR15. Painted my new calipers, rotors and drums with VHT. Yippee..

Had the lovely experience of changing the spark plugs on my Galant V6...the intake manifold completely covers the back the plugs so it has to be removed. Ugh.

rodstored-72 · 10-17-2005, 11:05 AM

well,,,
sat. i went to the truckin' nats here in phx. the show was pretty good though not as big as previous yrs. the weather was really good. if i can figure out how to post pics then i will for anyone interested. then on sunday the wife was wanting to park the armada back in the garage so i decided to start to try to finish mounting my new trans. (700r4). then i decided to either use the wrong bolts or strip out the mount (--%%^^&&) if any one knows what the bolts sizes are for the mount & feel likes sharing - it would be much appreciated. so after that i decided to just go ahead & mount the cab back on the frame. so i gathered all my friends (found out that i seem to only have 6) which was barely enough to get the job done. but all in all it went back on fairly smooth. actually didn't damage anything in the process (wwhheeww) so know the wife is happy & the world can once again continue! now that the armada is back in the garage!!! (yyaahhoooo!!!)

all in all it wasn't tooo bad of a weekend.

Lippyp · 10-17-2005, 11:21 AM

Idly bid on a set of Mickey Thompson valve covers on Ebay not expecting to win em and I did, got to wait 9 to 15 days to get em over here and then need to clean em up, get some nice shiny oil fillers and breathers etc and get em on. Not something you see often here in the UK, not bad for less than fifty dollars.

***Liz*** · 10-17-2005, 11:32 AM

sorry guys there were a few wdygdtw threads, so I played w new options n made em all one.. don't hate, dont yell just knwo ya'll ended up here in harmony

(sorry phlegm)

I was here all weekend n mowed the yard, to keep it on topic

**tnblazerk5** · 10-17-2005, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liz

sorry guys there were a few wdygdtw threads, so I played w new options n made em all one.. don't hate, dont yell just knwo ya'll ended up here in harmony

(sorry phlegm)

I was here all weekend n mowed the yard, to keep it on topic

so thats what happind to my lawnmower

j/kin with ya liz

Alvin · 10-17-2005, 12:11 PM

I removed a stump, got the furnace running, bolted my front crossmember back onto the frame, and painted the control arm shafts. Not too bad, considering I didn't do any of this stuff on Sunday, just Fri and Sat. Now if I can just get the rest of the front suspension parts painted this week while the temps are still high!

72BlckButy · 10-17-2005, 02:17 PM

Got my power steering pump changed out. The bearing was going out on the old one, and now I'm going to have to either replace the seals or buy a complete new steering box. Took the truck out for a spin just to make sure we got everything back together right. On the way home, I had so guy get pissed that I was "cruising" home, so he went to pass... Needless to say he had to earn it!

haha

chevybill · 10-17-2005, 02:38 PM

1st - 2 oil changes and wash jobs on daily driver econo box and my mother's car and cleaned my show horse's stall including new pine shavings.

now for the important stuff--disassembled gauge cluster and started repainting the cluster housing.

rodstored-72 · 10-17-2005, 03:13 PM

well,,,
sat. i went to the truckin' nats here in phx. the show was pretty good though not as big as previous yrs. the weather was really good. if i can figure out how to post pics then i will for anyone interested. then on sunday the wife was wanting to park the armada back in the garage so i decided to start to try to finish mounting my new trans. (700r4). then i decided to either use the wrong bolts or strip out the mount (--%%^^&&) if any one knows what the bolts sizes are for the mount & feel likes sharing - it would be much appreciated. so after that i decided to just go ahead & mount the cab back on the frame. so i gathered all my friends (found out that i seem to only have 6) which was barely enough to get the job done. but all in all it went back on fairly smooth. actually didn't damage anything in the process (wwhheeww) so know the wife is happy & the world can once again continue! now that the armada is back in the garage!!! (yyaahhoooo!!!)

all in all it wasn't tooo bad of a weekend.

10-16-2005, 09:04 AM	#1
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	What did you get done this weekend? Merged posts version I had a semi-productive and frustrating weekend (I'm calling it over now because I'm going to be a couch potato after church watching football.. lol) I'll start with a problem. -- I started my truck and let it run for about half an hour while I was working on the bedside to top off the battery and just to encourage me by hearing it purr.. lol Later, after finishing the bedside work I was doing... I wanted to take it out someplace more picturesque than my curb and get a picture of it. Unhappy me.... cranks and cranks and does not fire. (?!?) It has a stock hei (coil in the cap) distributer. Is this, or some component therein, likely my culprit? I can't think of anything else that would just up and fail with no prior symptoms. It is definatly getting gas and I would think that any mechanical brekage would have been obvious during the long warm up run earlier in the day. Anyway... here are the before nad afters on the bedside.. the truck is still a Billy-Bob special .. but improvements are being made. Attached Images __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 ....

10-16-2005, 09:09 AM	#2
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	Re: Miss the WIGDTWE threads... lol Cleaning out my garage today, needed more storage space, lol BTW, the rear bedside looks pretty good __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T Last edited by LUV2XCLR8; 10-16-2005 at 09:10 AM.

10-16-2005, 09:24 AM	#3
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Re: Miss the WIGDTWE threads... lol Looking good! On the frustration part: Removed the engine and transmission from the donor truck, got it on the engine stand to start cleaning it up. Now getting ready to send it off to the machine shop, as it's in dire need of work. Did a compression check and I am not tremendously happy. I am pulling the heads and intake off today to see what's what. 101lbs of compression across most cyls. 78lbs on cyl #7. I wanted to install the sway bar on my chassis, got it powercoated, new brackets and bushings, but ECE screwed up in shipping and I won't have my frame mounting brackets until tomorrow. I am sick of this. Last edited by FormerMember; 10-16-2005 at 09:35 AM.

10-16-2005, 09:33 AM	#4
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10-16-2005, 09:41 AM	#5
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	Re: Miss the WIGDTWE threads... lol ~~ nad ~~ dang dyslexic fingers..... I have one more dent to get out of that bedside... It's right behind the wheel below the trim line. It's a fairly smooth dent so I think I can fix it with a minimum of filler, but I'm waiting for the wd-40 to do it's magic on the bolts holding the lower fender well thingy on so I can get behind it and hammer it out. __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 .... Last edited by panhandler62; 10-16-2005 at 09:43 AM.

10-16-2005, 10:16 AM	#6
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Re: Miss the WIGDTWE threads... lol I said heck with Katrina cleanup. I am mostly caught up anyways, but I decided Saturday was relax and get dirty on the 70 day. I cleaned up and tested out the new seats I'm going to be using. All the power and fancy stuff works great. Don't know what I am going to use heated seats for in Mississippi, but I got them . Finished cleaning up the floorboard and painted it with Eastwood stuff. I probably should have waited, but when I went to move it, the truck ran out of gas.....so out came the original, crap filled original tank. I have the blazer tank already mounted, I had just been waiting for the gas to run out of the thing. Now I can finish the cab area. Weld up the cast neck hole, clean and repaint the inside. I may get more done later today, just depends on the honey-do lists Attached Images __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

10-17-2005, 08:47 AM	#7
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	Re: Miss the WIGDTWE threads... lol I probably shouldn't have burried the question in the post.. lol Is there an faq or info about stock HEI distributers? I suddenly, with no prior symptoms, have no spark at all. __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 ....

10-17-2005, 08:57 AM	#8
phlegm Still Green but learning Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central NC Posts: 1,895	What did you do this weekend I got my tunes back, I was on the floor moving AC duct around and the radio would come on and off. I was just thinking crap , Im gonna have to pull this all out and find a short on the wire. Just as I finished stressing over that PLINK I got hit in the head with a fuse, yea baby, the holder was broke. Used pliers to pull the wires down, got a new fuse holder from Parts store and back in business!! __________________ -- Cory 71 Cheyenne 10 - SWB, 350, "3 on the tree" AC cab 07 Suburban LTZ 4x4 2010 Acura TL 98 Mastercraft "FrankenStar" 225 27253 UPS/USPS IIOY....nope never was Last edited by phlegm; 10-17-2005 at 08:58 AM.

10-17-2005, 09:00 AM	#9
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,126	Re: What did you do this weekend I had to work both days, but spent some time after in the garage building a storage area above one of my garage doors. I have 11 foot cielings and a 7 foot door on one side. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

10-17-2005, 09:14 AM	#10
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10-17-2005, 09:34 AM	#11
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: What did you do this weekend well i started off good fri morning started fabbing some seat brackets and mounts for my fuse box etc BUT i took an extended nap in the afternoon and then i realized the welding supply is closed on sat so i couldn't get shielding gas so nothin got welded up on the weekend===FOOTBALL!!! took a ride up to the new harley dealer yesterday to catch some of the start of biketoberfest stuff// the city is filling up rapidly with the bikers//nope didn't remember to bring the camera __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

10-17-2005, 10:20 AM	#13
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	Re: What did you do this weekend well i have been working on this all weekend off and on lol then went to a cookout sunday

10-17-2005, 09:40 AM	#15
Striker169 Car O'Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 692	Re: What did you do this weekend I got the brakes working on the truck and the rear window installed as well as half the floor de-rustified

10-17-2005, 09:54 AM	#16
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	Re: What did you do this weekend I bought a 70 3/4ton 4x4! (will post additional info. in a second thread.....just wanted to see if anyone here could top that).

10-17-2005, 10:18 AM	#17
mplex2000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 463	Re: What did you do this weekend I painted my new spindles and some other suspension parts with POR15. Painted my new calipers, rotors and drums with VHT. Yippee.. Had the lovely experience of changing the spark plugs on my Galant V6...the intake manifold completely covers the back the plugs so it has to be removed. Ugh.



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10-17-2005, 11:05 AM	#18
rodstored-72 chevy truck fan Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gilbert, arizona 85298 Posts: 2,003	Re: What did you do this weekend well,,, sat. i went to the truckin' nats here in phx. the show was pretty good though not as big as previous yrs. the weather was really good. if i can figure out how to post pics then i will for anyone interested. then on sunday the wife was wanting to park the armada back in the garage so i decided to start to try to finish mounting my new trans. (700r4). then i decided to either use the wrong bolts or strip out the mount (--%%^^&&) if any one knows what the bolts sizes are for the mount & feel likes sharing - it would be much appreciated. so after that i decided to just go ahead & mount the cab back on the frame. so i gathered all my friends (found out that i seem to only have 6) which was barely enough to get the job done. but all in all it went back on fairly smooth. actually didn't damage anything in the process (wwhheeww) so know the wife is happy & the world can once again continue! now that the armada is back in the garage!!! (yyaahhoooo!!!) all in all it wasn't tooo bad of a weekend.

10-17-2005, 11:21 AM	#19
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	Re: What did you do this weekend Idly bid on a set of Mickey Thompson valve covers on Ebay not expecting to win em and I did, got to wait 9 to 15 days to get em over here and then need to clean em up, get some nice shiny oil fillers and breathers etc and get em on. Not something you see often here in the UK, not bad for less than fifty dollars. __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

10-17-2005, 11:32 AM	#20
*Liz* Catchy title goes here.. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 39,762	Re: What did you get done this weekend? Merged posts version sorry guys there were a few wdygdtw threads, so I played w new options n made em all one.. don't hate, dont yell just knwo ya'll ended up here in harmony (sorry phlegm) I was here all weekend n mowed the yard, to keep it on topic

10-17-2005, 12:11 PM	#22
Alvin Never Done? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,435	Re: What did you get done this weekend? Merged posts version I removed a stump, got the furnace running, bolted my front crossmember back onto the frame, and painted the control arm shafts. Not too bad, considering I didn't do any of this stuff on Sunday, just Fri and Sat. Now if I can just get the rest of the front suspension parts painted this week while the temps are still high! __________________ Ethel - The Legend Continues... Ethel has been sold.

10-17-2005, 02:17 PM	#23
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: What did you get done this weekend? Merged posts version Got my power steering pump changed out. The bearing was going out on the old one, and now I'm going to have to either replace the seals or buy a complete new steering box. Took the truck out for a spin just to make sure we got everything back together right. On the way home, I had so guy get pissed that I was "cruising" home, so he went to pass... Needless to say he had to earn it! haha __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

10-17-2005, 02:38 PM	#24
chevybill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: calhoun city ms Posts: 940	Re: What did you get done this weekend? Merged posts version 1st - 2 oil changes and wash jobs on daily driver econo box and my mother's car and cleaned my show horse's stall including new pine shavings. now for the important stuff--disassembled gauge cluster and started repainting the cluster housing. __________________ ongoing 1970 c 10 lwb 1994 z-28 few mods.-owned since new 1978 vette silver/grey 25th anniv. paint Last edited by chevybill; 10-17-2005 at 02:39 PM.

10-17-2005, 03:13 PM	#25
rodstored-72 chevy truck fan Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gilbert, arizona 85298 Posts: 2,003	Re: What did you get done this weekend? Merged posts version well,,, sat. i went to the truckin' nats here in phx. the show was pretty good though not as big as previous yrs. the weather was really good. if i can figure out how to post pics then i will for anyone interested. then on sunday the wife was wanting to park the armada back in the garage so i decided to start to try to finish mounting my new trans. (700r4). then i decided to either use the wrong bolts or strip out the mount (--%%^^&&) if any one knows what the bolts sizes are for the mount & feel likes sharing - it would be much appreciated. so after that i decided to just go ahead & mount the cab back on the frame. so i gathered all my friends (found out that i seem to only have 6) which was barely enough to get the job done. but all in all it went back on fairly smooth. actually didn't damage anything in the process (wwhheeww) so know the wife is happy & the world can once again continue! now that the armada is back in the garage!!! (yyaahhoooo!!!) all in all it wasn't tooo bad of a weekend.

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