Build that 71 402 already

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I dove in a bit for TCS anti-dieseling/Idle Stop. Funny thing was my "Idle Stop" I pulled was the mysterious "anti-dieseling" unit I "was missing" all along☺ I believe this one is technically a Combination Emission Control assembly, because it was tied into the Transmission Control Start (TCS). Thanks to other board member's research, TCS was installed into 70-75 light duty trucks. Strikes me the same would be installed into passenger vehicles, what a travesty.

Kind of wish I installed an Idle-Stop/Anti-diesel unit, one free of the TCS BS. Far as I know TCS free involves a single pink wire in the block for an engine harness. My engine shuts off well w/o one, though I did experience a pinch one time. However, a dollar says the engines are less likely to smoke on start with one, just guessing.

A/C cabs had a anti-dieseling relay mounted by the lower dash near the lighter, I think beginning in 1971, not to say some 1970 cabs didn't. It's in an A/C harness or added to it, and has nothing to do with the anti/stop what called solenoid at the carb. I think this guy does a nice job describing an anti-dieseling relay......

"the anti-dieseling relay energizes the A/C compressor for a few seconds when the ignition key is turned to the off position with the intent being the added drag will prevent dieseling. The blocking relay prevents the blower motor from turning on during this cycle.” ......I didn't reinstall one, figuring if the A/C is off well before ignition you're probably good......Should do that anyhow.

Some cool images that caught my attention. I threw the idea at my guide, someday I'd like to add a working knowledge of carb. tune and choke operation for a complete update. Pleasant surprise to see Original Parts Group buy a copy of my kit, on Ebay of all places, that's a first. I've never heard anyone review it, what the heck (JK), if it's bad I'll do it over again like a snowball's chance in hell, perfectly improbable, when pigs fly, a cold day in July without a prayer or ghost in chance.

Who likes irony?

My first vehicle was a 1971 Mazda RX2. Yeah, I flipped it after three months, thing was fast, real fast. Lucky I was just fish-tailing down a dirt road.

Three months later I flipped my step-dad's 1971 F250 he was letting me use. It was a BA BUILT 428 that smoked a lot of big block passenger cars, the 455 I was racing lost his *()&& resulting in my second 180 in three months. It was that or 6 people die. You don't want to do that to a Cowboy's truck man, especially raised rough by a 1930s Harley guy. Boxers and street fighters, like his BA brother who built that 428 engine. I finally learned a lesson, and bought the truck too. Those boys were rough, and not that big, maybe 200. My step-dad's dad was struck over the head in a ditch with a shovel, and when came to climbed out of the ditch killing the DA with a single punch. His brother was challenged all the time for old-school street fights, because he had the reputation but wasn't that big. Big mistake.

Back to "71". My C10 is a 1971, and the assembly guide I wrote for it finished at 71 pages. Wasn't on purpose, and doesn't ramble on like I do☺