set it at 5* btdc, and check for vaccum leakes. Also you might have the carb so rich that its just dumping fuel, with the screwed up timing you...
if jesus drove a toyota, he would say get the parts. :waytogo:
blue means burning oil....how long have you been running it after doing the head gasget? When I do them I know it smokes a little while it burns...
honestly i would be gutting anything i could off the old stuff. There is always a market for it. Rear glass is hard to find, doors, hoods, any...
with turning the torsions keys though it does make it ride softer from what ive felt...softer until you bottom out lol
donno, my 73 doesnt have something like that. Take pics Im interested to see.. Sounds like you found your trucks 3rd ball....lol
yes and no...you can achieve that ride stiffness, but remember when you lift your truck up the suspension sags a bit then lifts off the ground....
i hate san diego pick n pulls...
hammer the valve cover a bunch....i heard thats where the demons hide......
it was an electrical thing.. the pump blew a 20 amp fuse, then when i put the fuse back and smacked the pump to see if it was just stuck and it...
ya the only thing left that I havnt either restored or replaced is the brakes and rear axle. I was going to swap in the 80's spindles for disc up...
Bah stupid truck! I havnt been able to drop the w58 in yet, and im not 100% sure that the w45 transmission I have will fit it. IF it is even a...
ya almost every bagged truck is missing the ebrake..unless it doesnt lay and doesnt lift that much....and then you got bigger issues. Post up...
if you are running too rich, suddenly closing the throttle with cause it to bog and even die. Have you tried driving it hard putting the clutch...
meh just keep her. If you are bored just rip everything out and try to out do yourself again. We have the technology to build it bigger, better,...
sweet even easier for you two. and i learned something today..thanks!
uh huh...starts off with "i wanna lower it a little bit" and ends up "its not low until its laying door" welcome to the addiction
yep they are swappable. Your slave might have to be swapped with his slave, IDK with out looking at the trans side by side, but thats an easy...
beer...hammer...sawzall....problem solved :)
my 73 is Dethbox...my 65 is Shaker
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