What did you do to your truck today!

[vectorit]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Added new seat belts
Rebuilt the kick panel vents
Worked on getting the timing just right - still not there...
Took her for a cruise

Got the timing issue corrected - Stupid mistake, had the vac adv connected to the wrong darn port on the carb...

Took my baby out for a long cruise out on the back roads as a test drive, and she is running like a top again! So stoked

[frog trucker]

I took care of a few more things the previous owner Mickey Moused. First, I replaced the “temporary rubber freeze plug” on the front of the engine. Next, the fan belt was too short, so I bought a longer belt, and while I was replacing it, I found out what was causing the strange noise I would hear when the truck was idling . . . one of the fan bolts was simply resting in the fan. The P/O used bolts that are too short, so they were threaded in only about two turns into the water pump and the one had stripped-out. I am thankful that nothing went into my radiator. Also, I replaced the METRIC bolt that the joker used to hold the alternator in place. I spent a few minutes wondering why the P/O used a 12-inch diameter steering wheel after he forgot to replace the P/S pump and hoses when he did the engine swap. My steering box is probably now junk because the inlet and outlet ports are full of dirt and debris.