Found an 85 crew cab today, didn't really notice if it was a 1ton or 3/4 ton. It has the 454 with th400 setup. I drove it and here is where help and opinions are needed. It seemed as if it was missing and actually backfired thru the exhaust when I got on it and when I was parked and revved the engine up.....could needing a tuneup cause this or could it be more serious as in burnt valves? Also noticed a problem with the tranny when I drove it. I pulled out of the lot and it took a long time to shift and when it did, boy did it shift!
Like to have caused whip lash
Anyway I only drove it maybe an 1/4 of a mile and turned around to head back and this time it did not want to shift, so I dropped it from drive to 2nd and back to drive and it shifted......need a tranny rebuild? The owner told me it had been sitting for a couple of months and I was the first to drive it in that time......would that cause any of the above problems? Also while sitting there idling it seemed to miss/pop ever so often, not cosistent just every few seconds, also seemed to be idled to low, or it may have just been cold. Help!!
10-17-2004, 12:14 AM
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