Home and safe in my yard

[Jimal]

I'm sort of bouncing between this and the 4x4 forum. Please pardon the duplication.

Got the truck home last night. On the 31-11.50-15's that are currently on it, the truck is about 3 inches taller than the lowest part of the garage door. I'm looking at 31-10.50-15's for the steel wheels, so I think this is going to be an outdoor truck.



The good news is there is a shock on the back at least that I can use to measure for replacements. Nothing on the front.



The front has one of those "use a limited slip additive" tags on it. I didn't look for it on the back. I'm also not as impressed with the exhaust as I first was. Seems rather restrictive coming out of the manifolds. Something to figure out.



The seller said he was able to run the truck by spraying starting fluid into the carb, but that it wouldn't take fuel from a gas can (the rear-mounted tank isn't quite ready yet) so I'm thinking at least a stuck needle or a bad float, or at worst a bad fuel pump.

I ordered my first batch of parts last night Depending on weather and motivation tomorrow I'm either going to just document a bunch of stuff or throw a charger on the battery and see if I can get it running.

[1963c-10]

I'd start by seeing if you have any fuel coming out of the pump 1st. Hard to diagnose carb issues if fuels not getting to it.

[Turtleman]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

I'd start by seeing if you have any fuel coming out of the pump 1st. Hard to diagnose carb issues if fuels not getting to it.

I agree... start at the source and go forward,, if the pump is working dont forget to check the small filter at the base of the carb.

[Jimal]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

I'd start by seeing if you have any fuel coming out of the pump 1st. Hard to diagnose carb issues if fuels not getting to it.

The guy I bought the truck from ran a hose from a gas can to the inlet side of the fuel pump. The lines on the truck itself are new from the rear-mounted tank to the pump, but they haven't been used yet. I'll get it figure out. After working on cars using laptops for so long, troubleshooting this will be cake.

[PGSigns]

Truck looks like it may have a lift kit in it. May want to look into that to make getting shocks a little easier. That may be why there is not any shocks on it.
Jimmy

[padresag]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

Truck looks like it may have a lift kit in it. May want to look into that to make getting shocks a little easier. That may be why there is not any shocks on it.
Jimmy

that is not a lift kit. that is the standard insert to raise the rear to match the frt height.
ron

[BigSix]

These numbers should work:

Rancho:

RS5143 - should be rear

RS5601 - should be front

I may have got those reversed but those are what I bought for my 4x4. The only issue is the rear stock shock sleeves are bigger than the rancho poly bushings. I haven't found a way to fix this yet but will later in the summer. For now I have them mounted without the metal inside the bushing (big no no - will wear out my bushings quick).

[66Submarine]

Looks like the exhaust is just stepped up to a larger pipe for looks or something. The manifolds are probably the common ones with a 2" outlet.

[61K10]

you just need the chevy hi-po 2 1/2" ramhorns (org corvette )

[Jimal]

Originally Posted by 61K10

you just need the chevy hi-po 2 1/2" ramhorns (org corvette )

I'll have to look into that.

We got the truck running. The pump is fine, but the gas is really, REALLY old (I didn't think there was anything in the tank)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p41yodDJwU

I'm going to throw a tune up at it this afternoon while replacing the brake booster.