That's a great engine IMO. Some dude named Jordan here in my city has one in his truck. Scraplux. Gears seam to be too tall tho.. what transmission would you use with that?
The 6 speed most come with is what id use. And yea ive seen his truck. His diff gearing was way wrong for his whole combination.
Got the Pertronix ignitor this past Saturday and it was a no go. So @Pearce was correct about it not working. the collar that slips over the nubs/lobes didnt fit on the newer dizzy. So that shit got shipped back. i have driven the truck and its running good. Il be trying a few other non ignition related things to see if it helps at all. Because i really dont like the new starting procedure im having to deal with
Not yet. I already know its too much because im running the pump straight to the carb. I have a FPR and gauge i need to install to hopefully help with the vapor lock issues ive had in the past. Maybe itl help my starting issues too
If you're running into vapor lock a return will be your best bet. You can get a fuel filter that has one and run it straight off the pump because that's where you're probably boiling the fuel.
I got a bypass style FPR im going to put in so il have a return line again. I originally got rid of if because the hardline was kinked.
Probably worth it to check the float and needle after you get it set up. My rig has been hard to start after going to high on fuel pressure. If you know you had vapor lock before the pressure likely started creeping up then messing things up.
That's how my fuel pump went out, it would hesitate on starts and after a good run, it wouldn't start till it was cold again..smh. even a clogged filament can make this symptom.
So ive driven the truck a few times and sometimes itl start fine others it still wont. Shows some symptoms of vapor lock that last longer than they used to. Tried to drive it yesterday morning and it wouldnt start. Got home from work with an agenda and pretty much readjusted the carb and got it running good. Tried it this morning and it fired up first try like before, and again a little ago and and again first try it fires up. now just gotta see if whatever i did fixed it. heres a couple shots from monday morning
Trip to the park for Easter this year was nice. Found some more issues i gotta address but il il leave these here for now
Last week i took the truck to a local shop to get the exhaust done and routed to the back of the truck, was a pricey deal but im very happy with the result. Also took the diff out last friday and dropped it off at a shop a buddy referred me to yesterday and got it back today. just need to torque everything and refill the gear oil
Got the diff and axle shafts torqued down, bolted up the driveshaft and filled up the diff and topped off the trans which apparently sucked down a whole quart. Engine feels happier with the the 2" exhaust. And the drivetrain feels so much smoother. Amazing what proper oil levels and properly assembled shit can do for your ride lol
Had the shop pull it apart/inspect/adjust it. I had replaced the seal on it a few years back and i cant fuckin remember why i pulled it apart and after it was all put back together and in the truck i found one of the pinion shims sitting on the floor. It had been making a shitload of noise since then so i just figured id take it to someone who knew wtf they were doing lol
What size of pipe did you have on there before? 2 seems like a solid size. I see people getting 2 1/2 and 3 inch on a stock na motor and it makes me scratch my head.