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  1. iamtherealJayy

    5.3LS won’t rev?

    So I ls swapped my 78 k10 about a month ago and I’ve been waiting on exhaust. I got my exhaust at done today and now the truck won’t rev up? I can hold it to the floor and it will just bounce and return to idle repeatedly. If I crank it I can rev it twice then it returns to no rev. The MIL...
  2. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    @Rusty Nail @Snoots are these words and emotes of approval or disappointment Edit: grinding noise was the top of the shield around the brake caliper touches the wheel just barely
  3. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    Yes, like I mentioned in the other thread, the starting issue is intermittent so I’m thinking I’ve got a ground or heat issue, rather than timing. It’ll crank slow then fire I can shut it off and it’ll crank fine.
  4. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    Yes, 12° initial without vac advance Vac advanced is ported For setting idle speed do you not set the idle screw for 0 vacuum at idle but starts pulling vacuum as you barely touch throttle? Transfer slots a squareish shape? I’m happy with the idle speed of it currently, I don’t have a tach but...
  5. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    Timing is at 12° btdc, carb adjusted to highest vacuum at 18inhg Other than a little hiccuping and the slow crank when hot I’ve got the truck running pretty good. I’ve got the drivers front wheel off right now because I could hear a grinding sound(possibly audible in video?) The slow crank...
  6. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    Timing shows 12° advanced. It was at around 15 I brought it down to 12. Mechanical advance seems to work aswell. I set timing at 12 and I’m working on getting highest vacuum but the mixture screw on drivers side is really hard to turn. Any suggestions?
  7. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    The tab was on backwards, one bolt too low, and bent. I cleaned it and straightened it and got it back on. I’ll try and see where it’s showing the timing at and see if it’s even remotely close
  8. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    I know how to get an idea of tdc but how do I get it exactly at top dead center? Edit: the timing tab on the engine is one that goes in two of the timing chain cover bolts. I may pull those two bolts and see if I can straighten it or find a different one and see if it’s accurate
  9. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    No idea where timing is, tab is bent over Nope has stock manifolds and a shield over the starter Connections at starter are tight, wire insides maybe? Starter appears new
  10. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    @Rusty Nail i tightened the ground, valve cover bolt was loose, but I need to find a bolt for the back of the head and I’ll swap it to there. @BiGSM00TYGrande the timing tab is bent over, I was looking the other day and it’s like it was put on backwards. So I don’t really know where about the...
  11. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    The port on the intake is not clogged the engine stalled the first time I took the line off. I couldn’t get the end out of the modulator, I could slide the rubber back but the metal line didn’t have enough give to come out.
  12. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    Here’s a video I couldn’t find, I found it so here’s the issue with the “bog” it rarely seems to do it anymore but it did it while still cool after I kicked off the high idle
  13. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    I’m not sure what did it but there wasn’t a whole lot of white smoke this time. You could barely see it at idle and a little bit coming down from a rev. The modulator doesn’t seem to be leaking any? It doesn’t look like my chrome opens fully it’s got slop in it and it moves just a little as you...
  14. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    So I got the rubber slid back but how ro o get the metal part out? This is the intake skde
  15. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    I’ll crawl under in a few and check it out. Should the engine be warmed first or would it do it cold aswell?
  16. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    Unless the trans has a line on the back of the intake or something, the only visible lines are a ported to the distributor and the pcv which are both fine. The advance for distributor is a metal tube with a small piece of rubber at each end. Which side of the trans is the vacuum line on? I have...
  17. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    I’m not sure what the smell is, I’ve never blown a head gasket, it smells like fuel sometimes but I didn’t get up and in it yesterday and really breathe it in. The smoke does no smell like oil, I’ve burned a lot of oil in my 78 lol. Would condensation not burn off after a while? I drove the...
  18. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    It’s a TH350, and I can move that ground strap to the head. This was my first automatic square spot I really don’t know a whole lot about what goes into them. I know there’s a lockdown cable ran to the carb but I’m not sure if there’s something else going to it? Lead me in the right direction? I...
  19. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    Nope, the choke has the rod going into intake, heat rise style? Not positive what kind it is. That was also a warm start without choke so idle was at idle speed not a high idle. Could part of the alternator issue cause the slow crank when warm? Or is that more starter issue? I did verify the...
  20. iamtherealJayy

    Quadrabog bogs

    Late response, I got lost in an ls swap. The ground strap goes from a valve cover bolt to the firewall instead of traditionally head to firewall, but it’s there and seemed fine condition. I’ve got the truck running pretty well, the ground was a little wet today and the truck spun all four fairly...
  21. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    Code Z53, voltage gauge.
  22. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    I just washed the truck since I got dirty today during the test driving, and when I started it the voltage didn’t increase until I revved it then it started charging. I’ll trace the wires but it looks factory routed. I’m not sure what the factory gauge had is that an rpo option? The sticker is...
  23. iamtherealJayy

    5.3L LS checklist with part numbers

    That’s what I was thinking because I changed the plug wires since I broke one and the code didn’t come back yet, but I also haven’t drove it. I am having weird idle issues though. It occasionally surges, sounds like it’s got a blower and a big cam. I’ll try to get a video if I remember. I also...
  24. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    It shows 13.5 to 14.4, I did increase the timing just a bump because I still had a stall off wot. I assume it bumped the idle up just enough however.
  25. iamtherealJayy

    Alternator not charging at idle

    The ground running from alt to battery seems fine but one of the mounting bolts going into the head, the one with the cylinder spacer, is loose maybe? That cylinder spacer piece spins semi freely. The alternator is new but makes a slight ticking tapping sorta noise? Somewhat

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