Finally got my new Super 4x4! Photos & Questions...

[joeydurango]

Bought this truck from a very nice board member. I've been waiting for weeks, trying to figure out shipping. Finally showed up last night, and I am glad I opted for enclosed shipping - the driver's dually and trailer were encrusted in 2" of salty, grimy ice. It was a bad weather week on the way across the country. This truck is pretty clean underneath, it would have been a bummer to have the entire underside rusting first thing.

I've attached some photos, since we all like 'em so much. Also have a few questions for you knowledgeable members of the board!

-On my last K10, there was a bracket bolted to the frame that prevented the driver's front leaf spring shackle from moving back. Nothing on the passenger side, and it rode like crap, so I yanked the bracket and the ride got a lot smoother. I assumed it wasn't stock, but here on the new truck the exact same thing is there. What is this thing (photo below) and what's the purpose? I can see the bolt holes are slotted, so I could move it back some, but why limit travel - isn't that what the bump stops are for?

-This truck came from sea level. I live at 6500 feet. It wasn't too happy idling at first (very slow and rough, black smoke), but I did a quick-n-dirty dialing in of the carb fuel mix screws and it's much smoother and idles at about 1100 when warm (which seems fast, but that's with the idle speed screw all the way slow). However, I bottomed out the adjustment before ever reaching the point the engine began to slow or stumble from lack of fuel... does that mean I'm going to have to re-jet this thing? Pretty standard setup - 350 w/ a Q-Jet.

-Finally, a silly little question about the AM/FM radio. Worked when I first got in it; turned it off and then back on, that simple, and nothin'. No light, no sound, no power. It looks like the power goes directly to the fuse block (with no fuse?). All other dash lights, etc, work great. Everything looks good without pulling the radio; I figure it's either an internal short or maybe a problem with the switch. Anyone experience something like this? And I assume to remove the radio I'm pulling the knobs off to access some shaft nuts, but if that's not the way, someone stop me now...