Tune up...What a difference!!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

wnc mountain · 08-04-2003, 03:41 PM

Finally got around to doing a tune-up on the gmc and the 72 that I got a few months back from fishead and WOW! I could hardly get the dang thing to move before. Thought it had dropped a valve or something major. Changed the plugs, wires, rotor, cap, pcv valve, and a new fuel filter and turned the key, started up first lick. Now after a few clouds of black smoke after throttle stabs, got a little tire noise. Purring like a couple of kittens.

Now for the oil, trans and diffs and they are ready for the road.

krue · 08-04-2003, 04:00 PM

Cool ain't it!

cableguy0 · 08-04-2003, 04:22 PM

amazing how much better things run when they are actually burning all the fuel aint it lol

wnc mountain · 08-04-2003, 04:35 PM

Yea, when I was triing to move them around to work on them my wife came running out of the house. She thought someone was shooting a gun it the back yard, all the backfiring and smoke.

08-04-2003, 03:41 PM	#1
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	Tune up...What a difference!!! Finally got around to doing a tune-up on the gmc and the 72 that I got a few months back from fishead and WOW! I could hardly get the dang thing to move before. Thought it had dropped a valve or something major. Changed the plugs, wires, rotor, cap, pcv valve, and a new fuel filter and turned the key, started up first lick. Now after a few clouds of black smoke after throttle stabs, got a little tire noise. Purring like a couple of kittens. Now for the oil, trans and diffs and they are ready for the road. __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

08-04-2003, 04:00 PM	#2
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Cool ain't it! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

08-04-2003, 04:22 PM	#3
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,948	amazing how much better things run when they are actually burning all the fuel aint it lol __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

08-04-2003, 04:35 PM	#4
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	Yea, when I was triing to move them around to work on them my wife came running out of the house. She thought someone was shooting a gun it the back yard, all the backfiring and smoke. __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

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