Back in the saddle with a new old truck - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

68jimmy · 02-01-2011, 05:29 PM

Well after selling my 1968 gmc I had lost touch with this great board and the 67-72 forum. This past weekend while visiting the family my father handed me the keys and title to his 1978 C10 LWB Super Cheyenne! It has just over 200k, with the original 350 rebuilt at 160,000. I drove it back from Taos, NM to Albuquerque which is about a 2 1/2 hour drive and was quite enjoyable having a truck once again... It's snowing here today and maybe tomorrow, so I'll post some pics on Saturday if it clears up.

I do have a couple of questions. Does anyone have a vacuum line diagram for a non-California emissions model? It looks to have some of the emissions equipment although it is missing the air pump and vacuum line to the egr. When did catalytic converters start to be standard equipment? When I looked at the RPO label it did indicate something about a standard emission package if that helps.

I'm sure I'll have more questions down the road...

Thanks in advance.

Squareforceone · 02-01-2011, 09:34 PM

congrats how bad of shape is it in plans etc..

**old Rusty C10** · 02-01-2011, 09:44 PM

ill look in my haynes manual for you but i dont know if its in there.... and you know that someone is gonna bust chops for pics so it may as well be me

68jimmy · 02-02-2011, 08:38 PM

Squareforceone, It's in pretty good shape, a few minor rust spots here and there. My dad had it repainted a few years ago. He did beat the $&*#$ out of the tailgate though.

Old Rusty C10, Thanks. I looked through my Haynes already and wasn't able to find a concise diagram. I'll post some pics on Saturday after it warms up, we're experiencing some single digit temps with below zero wind chill for the last two days... Not quite the weather we're used to here in the southwest.

02-01-2011, 05:29 PM	#1
68jimmy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: albuquerque Posts: 431	Back in the saddle with a new old truck Well after selling my 1968 gmc I had lost touch with this great board and the 67-72 forum. This past weekend while visiting the family my father handed me the keys and title to his 1978 C10 LWB Super Cheyenne! It has just over 200k, with the original 350 rebuilt at 160,000. I drove it back from Taos, NM to Albuquerque which is about a 2 1/2 hour drive and was quite enjoyable having a truck once again... It's snowing here today and maybe tomorrow, so I'll post some pics on Saturday if it clears up. I do have a couple of questions. Does anyone have a vacuum line diagram for a non-California emissions model? It looks to have some of the emissions equipment although it is missing the air pump and vacuum line to the egr. When did catalytic converters start to be standard equipment? When I looked at the RPO label it did indicate something about a standard emission package if that helps. I'm sure I'll have more questions down the road... Thanks in advance. __________________ 78 C10 LWB Super Cheyenne Last edited by 68jimmy; 02-01-2011 at 05:30 PM. Reason: grammer

02-01-2011, 09:34 PM	#2
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: Back in the saddle with a new old truck congrats how bad of shape is it in plans etc..

02-01-2011, 09:44 PM	#3
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,281	Re: Back in the saddle with a new old truck ill look in my haynes manual for you but i dont know if its in there.... and you know that someone is gonna bust chops for pics so it may as well be me __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

02-02-2011, 08:38 PM	#4
68jimmy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: albuquerque Posts: 431	Re: Back in the saddle with a new old truck Squareforceone, It's in pretty good shape, a few minor rust spots here and there. My dad had it repainted a few years ago. He did beat the $&*#$ out of the tailgate though. Old Rusty C10, Thanks. I looked through my Haynes already and wasn't able to find a concise diagram. I'll post some pics on Saturday after it warms up, we're experiencing some single digit temps with below zero wind chill for the last two days... Not quite the weather we're used to here in the southwest. __________________ 78 C10 LWB Super Cheyenne



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