1987 454 TBI stalls at idle after a short time

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Well. So far i've been wondering why the speedometer is inop and I keep wondering about the exhaust manifolds you referenced more than once.
I also wondered if the rear air works and what color the truck is.

Cuz see there's no pix.
It's hard to tell what's goin on...buncha wondering!

This has been my favorite song before;
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Back to the manifolds though.
Maybe i'm wrong? but in some vehicles I know i've seen a fairly considerable ground strap attached to a manifold bolt through an "o ring". Yes.
AND THEN I questioned how the starter wires got hacked. Transmission RnR

OR

Has the motor been out too? The underhood presents very well but i'm not convinced. More information and some Dying Fetus IS necessary! :)
Tearing through the Womb - like your BigBlock!

Remember about the other ground strap that connects through the bellhousing?
AND what does the oil change sticker say FFS? F v ck Around and Fix It (FAFI) with some 10-30 and a Wix! wouldnt be the first time :(

How am I supposed to fix it when I don't even know what color it is?
MIKE
Th400 was rebuilt just before I bought it, so trans was definitely out. Don’t think engine was, but don’t know.

Rear AC doesn’t work (yet). I replaced the compressor, condenser, evaporator, dryer. I pulled and flushed rear evaporator and flushed all lines and hoses. I haven’t vacuumed everything and put r134 yet as I’ve been working on getting it running 100% now.

My plan was to replace most of the engine stuff I have already anyway, as it is supposed to be our backup horse trailer setup and I wanted to reset everything so it was reliable when we are hours from home.

Mike
 

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Omg it's pretty!

You and Bill are gonna get it fixed - I was only helpin!
Yay! Go Team Swuarr Pody!


If the trans has been out I think chasing down the ground that is between the bell housing and the block is prolly a good idea. Wtf anyways??
You were talkin about fixing the starter wires. What else was over there that coulda got damaged also cuz why speedometer no work then?

Can we fix that too? :33:

Trans rebuild
Speedometer
Starter wires
Rear Air
Ground at trans? Does that even exist? It's all in my imagination again Mike?

Lots of damage through that way. Wonder what they ran over or if they lost a u joint/driveshaft/somethin

Feel like i'm missing something but im madf sleepy. Good luck!
 
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