FuzzFace2 Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 Funny it was ok when I got the truck but I seen the potting run down the liner as I was building the truck from the heat in my garage. I also hope it fixes it. I have also heard the noise when it misses happen when I shut the motor off. If it was not so hot I would have gotten help to look into it more, got all weekend LOL Dave ---- I want to do a little more "road testing" but on the way to work yesterday it ran great, no little missing (shut down) and turn light flickering or noise. I had to bring the work truck home and not wanting to leave the pickup at work over the weekend I took the DD and did a swap. I took local roads home, high way to work where it was doing that thing,and it ran fine. On the way to work I seen the AFR more steady and in the upper 13's low 14's where it has been lower before. It also feels like it has a little more power in the RPM range I run in and also think the pinging is a lot less too. But it looks like I changed out the IGN box before it left me stuck on the side of the road. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 I want to do a little more "road testing" but on the way to work yesterday it ran great, no little missing (shut down) and turn light flickering or noise. I had to bring the work truck home and not wanting to leave the pickup at work over the weekend I took the DD and did a swap. I took local roads home, high way to work where it was doing that thing,and it ran fine. On the way to work I seen the AFR more steady and in the upper 13's low 14's where it has been lower before. It also feels like it has a little more power in the RPM range I run in and also think the pinging is a lot less too. But it looks like I changed out the IGN box before it left me stuck on the side of the road. Dave ---- Wow July was the last up day ..... what a slacker On the turn dash lights flickering, only see it in the dark, I found when it happens but I have not looked into why? It happens when the AC compressor kicks on and off a bunch of times after each other. The outside temp is not too hot but need the AC on so fan is on low and the temp control cut back some. If the compressor was to stay on like when really hot out and fan on full and the compressor stays on there is no issues? I am not going to look into this deeper for now. Most of the summer I was hitting some of the local cars & coffee meets and some shows as they started back up. I also joined a local car club Southland Car Club. I had been tagging along to shows with them and even helped out at their show before I was a member. A month or more I was given a spare tire and brackets. A few weeks back I after cleaning & painting I went to install before a show and found the nub that you put the lug wrench in to help lift it hit the side plate for the trailer hitch. So another weekend I took the hitch apart to swap the side plates and I also was able to set it back under the truck more as it stuck out a little to far for me. It has gotten a little colder here and I took the truck to work 1 morning when it was 27*f and the choke would not open all the way. I marked the cap and turned it lean a little and it seams to be pretty good. I am still working on it to get it just right but I have not had it out when that cold again to see if ok or not. I have been hearing a EXH leak and checking it out found the inlet pipe to the muffler is pulling out of it. I am running EFI manifolds and Y pipe into the parts truck system on back. Because the Y pipe is 2-1/4" (1994) and the rest of the system 2" (1981) I am replacing the full system with the later 2-1/4" (1994) system. No one stocked the parts so they have been ordered and should be in Friday so maybe I will do it over the weekend? I do have a Christmas Parade Saturday morning I can go to so the system may wait till later. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Wow July was the last up day ..... what a slacker On the turn dash lights flickering, only see it in the dark, I found when it happens but I have not looked into why? It happens when the AC compressor kicks on and off a bunch of times after each other. The outside temp is not too hot but need the AC on so fan is on low and the temp control cut back some. If the compressor was to stay on like when really hot out and fan on full and the compressor stays on there is no issues? I am not going to look into this deeper for now. Most of the summer I was hitting some of the local cars & coffee meets and some shows as they started back up. I also joined a local car club Southland Car Club. I had been tagging along to shows with them and even helped out at their show before I was a member. A month or more I was given a spare tire and brackets. A few weeks back I after cleaning & painting I went to install before a show and found the nub that you put the lug wrench in to help lift it hit the side plate for the trailer hitch. So another weekend I took the hitch apart to swap the side plates and I also was able to set it back under the truck more as it stuck out a little to far for me. It has gotten a little colder here and I took the truck to work 1 morning when it was 27*f and the choke would not open all the way. I marked the cap and turned it lean a little and it seams to be pretty good. I am still working on it to get it just right but I have not had it out when that cold again to see if ok or not. I have been hearing a EXH leak and checking it out found the inlet pipe to the muffler is pulling out of it. I am running EFI manifolds and Y pipe into the parts truck system on back. Because the Y pipe is 2-1/4" (1994) and the rest of the system 2" (1981) I am replacing the full system with the later 2-1/4" (1994) system. No one stocked the parts so they have been ordered and should be in Friday so maybe I will do it over the weekend? I do have a Christmas Parade Saturday morning I can go to so the system may wait till later. Dave ---- I replaced the exh system on my truck today. The round muffler inlet pipe was pulling out of the body and why I replaced it. I could have just replace the muffle with same and been done in no time. I am running EFI manifolds with Y pipe no cat. The factory pipes are 2" and the Y pipe is 2-1/4" So I went with 94 system as it is 2-1/4" but went with a performance muffler. I had to make some mods like the hangers on the tail pipe, I cut them off. At idle I got to say it dose not sound like a six but more like a SB. I have not taken it for a drive yet but I think it will sound pretty good. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I replaced the exh system on my truck today. The round muffler inlet pipe was pulling out of the body and why I replaced it. I could have just replace the muffle with same and been done in no time. I am running EFI manifolds with Y pipe no cat. The factory pipes are 2" and the Y pipe is 2-1/4" So I went with 94 system as it is 2-1/4" but went with a performance muffler. I had to make some mods like the hangers on the tail pipe, I cut them off. At idle I got to say it dose not sound like a six but more like a SB. I have not taken it for a drive yet but I think it will sound pretty good. Dave ---- Cool! Post a video? Will you have it out today for a car/truck show? Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Cool! Post a video? Will you have it out today for a car/truck show? Have fun! I will see if I can post a video will have to see if there is a "how to" on it. Yes I did take it out today. First outing was the weekly trash run. You only hear (inside) a little deeper note nothing big. A few of us in the car club I am a member of went a few towns over for a parade we put our cars / truck in. Antlers & red nose on the truck and a Santa's for me. With my gray beard the little kids thought I was Santa LOL There were a few that yelled nice truck. Driving from the parade to lunch then home I had the windows open and I did not hear anything different than with the windows up on the noise. Cant say what it sounds like on a drive by? Maybe I will have my son do that so I can hear? Other wise I am happy as I cant have it to loud when I leave for work at 12am to 3am at times. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Cool! Post a video? Will you have it out today for a car/truck show? Have fun! I will see if I can post a video will have to see if there is a "how to" on it. Yes I did take it out today. First outing was the weekly trash run. You only hear (inside) a little deeper note nothing big. A few of us in the car club I am a member of went a few towns over for a parade we put our cars / truck in. Antlers & red nose on the truck and a Santa's for me. With my gray beard the little kids thought I was Santa LOL There were a few that yelled nice truck. Driving from the parade to lunch then home I had the windows open and I did not hear anything different than with the windows up on the noise. Cant say what it sounds like on a drive by? Maybe I will have my son do that so I can hear? Other wise I am happy as I cant have it to loud when I leave for work at 12am to 3am at times. Dave ---- To post a video: Put the video on Youtube Get the "embed code" from Youtube by clicking on "Share" Paste the embed code into your post on here Tick the "Message is in HTML Format" box before posting. BUT, when you check the box you don't get carriage returns between paragraphs so you have to click "Formatting" and then "Line Feed" to put returns in. And I fully understand what you mean about noise. I don't want much of it either. Hopefully you will have exactly what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 To post a video: Put the video on Youtube Get the "embed code" from Youtube by clicking on "Share" Paste the embed code into your post on here Tick the "Message is in HTML Format" box before posting. BUT, when you check the box you don't get carriage returns between paragraphs so you have to click "Formatting" and then "Line Feed" to put returns in. And I fully understand what you mean about noise. I don't want much of it either. Hopefully you will have exactly what you want. I did a parade yesterday with a few of the car club members a few towns over. With the windows down on the ride home I did not hear anything from the tail pipe so I dont really know if it sounds different or not? Today I looked into the choke and why it was staying on when it was 27*f and took a long time to open if at 45*f. Any thing above 45*f the choke works pretty good. I moved the cold air side of the hot air tube in closer to the motor / manifolds. I also wrapped header wrap around the manifold & copper tube to help it get more heat as I am sure why the choke was not opening when 27* and was slow at below 45*. I know the choke cap is getting heat from the electric side as it got hot. The hot air tube is also getting hot and a good temp now. Thing is it was about 70* out and I dont know when it will be cold again to give the choke a good test? I changed out the oil psi sender as it stopped working a week ago, all good now. I wanted to swap the temp switch? in the air filter so I could get the flapper in the snorkel to open when cold to maybe pull warm air into the carb but found the flapper valve is no good, I have vacuum to the valve. When I had the air filter apart it was full of milk shake The PVC was working but I did not get any suction on the fresh air side of the system I did not have any blow by that I saw but that would be why I have a milk shake in the dip stick tube and oil fill cap. I washed the breather but need to replace the air filter and want to replace the PVC. Till the air filter is replaced I cant do anything with making it run leaner. with out the filter at idle I had AFR of about 15 and with filter down to low 13's But the truck looks pretty Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I did a parade yesterday with a few of the car club members a few towns over. With the windows down on the ride home I did not hear anything from the tail pipe so I dont really know if it sounds different or not? Today I looked into the choke and why it was staying on when it was 27*f and took a long time to open if at 45*f. Any thing above 45*f the choke works pretty good. I moved the cold air side of the hot air tube in closer to the motor / manifolds. I also wrapped header wrap around the manifold & copper tube to help it get more heat as I am sure why the choke was not opening when 27* and was slow at below 45*. I know the choke cap is getting heat from the electric side as it got hot. The hot air tube is also getting hot and a good temp now. Thing is it was about 70* out and I dont know when it will be cold again to give the choke a good test? I changed out the oil psi sender as it stopped working a week ago, all good now. I wanted to swap the temp switch? in the air filter so I could get the flapper in the snorkel to open when cold to maybe pull warm air into the carb but found the flapper valve is no good, I have vacuum to the valve. When I had the air filter apart it was full of milk shake The PVC was working but I did not get any suction on the fresh air side of the system I did not have any blow by that I saw but that would be why I have a milk shake in the dip stick tube and oil fill cap. I washed the breather but need to replace the air filter and want to replace the PVC. Till the air filter is replaced I cant do anything with making it run leaner. with out the filter at idle I had AFR of about 15 and with filter down to low 13's But the truck looks pretty Dave ---- You are making progress, peeling the onion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 You are making progress, peeling the onion. Today I had some time and my son was around to help me so I did some tracking of my timing curve so I hope to get a handle on the pinging. I have a post going on here and once I have a plan I will post back here what that will be. I need to order a Mr. Gasket dist. spring kit #925D and maybe a vacuum advance for it. I also see my oil leak has gotten pretty bad so I took a can of brake clean the cleaned the area I think it is coming from. I tighten the side cover bolts a little but dont think it is coming from it as it is coming from higher up. Once clean I ran the motor and got the RPM up and sure enough found the leak .......... top of the timing cover I will order the parts tomorrow and hope to have the timing gasket set and springs for next weekend but just remembered I have a car show so dont know when I will be able to get this done? Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Today I had some time and my son was around to help me so I did some tracking of my timing curve so I hope to get a handle on the pinging. I have a post going on here and once I have a plan I will post back here what that will be. I need to order a Mr. Gasket dist. spring kit #925D and maybe a vacuum advance for it. I also see my oil leak has gotten pretty bad so I took a can of brake clean the cleaned the area I think it is coming from. I tighten the side cover bolts a little but dont think it is coming from it as it is coming from higher up. Once clean I ran the motor and got the RPM up and sure enough found the leak .......... top of the timing cover I will order the parts tomorrow and hope to have the timing gasket set and springs for next weekend but just remembered I have a car show so dont know when I will be able to get this done? Dave ---- Picked up the timing cover gasket set, Dist. spring kit and vacuum advance unit Wed. It lucked out I dont have to work Fri. so the plan is to do the gasket and if I have time maybe pull the Dist. and change up 1 spring and the vacuum unit. I say time because I have a show New Years day meeting up with my car club at 11:30 and driving to the show as a group. Enough here time to make my hot tea and move cars around to get the truck in my garage. Happy New Year all! Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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