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  1. Blackbeard44

    Deleting emissions,read this article.

    3 types of pullution. (1) Embedded, everything that is made until the vehicle gets to your door. (2) Usage, What comes out the exhaust and oil drips. (3) Disposal, what is generated when the vehicle is scrapped or plastics end up in a landfill. number 1 and 2 greatly outweigh our older trucks...
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    Need a 1987 R10 350 valve cover grommet set

    I think Fel pro vavle cover gasket sets come with those, It's been many years since I had a TBI motor in anything tho, but I do remember changing out the gromets and I am pretty sure they came with the gasket set.
  3. Blackbeard44

    In bed spare tire mount

    My truck has one, I dont use it. not sure what its worth but I could be easily persuaded to remove it and mail it to you. all I have is the bracket in the pic.
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    Ive never seen one plumbed straight into manifold vacum, theres always been some kind of a diverter or solenoid. when I rebuilt the rochester on my 1978 blazer it was hooked to timed vacum and if I remember right the emission tag called for 6° advanced, I will take a look tomorrow and double check
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    ive never seen one hooked up like that from the factory, but maybe that is what his truck needs to run again
  6. Blackbeard44

    What have you done to your square lately??

    is that an old hurst lightning rod shifter?
  7. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    theres more than 1 way to skin a cat, I was referencing your truck in saying that constant manifold vacum to the distributor will be wrong, unless like he says you have installed a vacum can locked out at 10° which I highly doubt.
  8. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    show me factory specs that have a locked out advance canister. and hook to manifold on a post 70's Chev V-8
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    hey look I understand what your saying, but how the **** does any of this help the OP get his truck running? can we quit the BS and help this gentleman get his truck to fire off, 70's and 80's american made V-8's werent exactly set to run on kill from the factory, none of the GM stuff had a 10...
  10. Blackbeard44

    Battery Good...No power/electricity, nothing, when key is turned to start. 1984 GMC Sierra 1500. Started once but nothing now????

    I would start by verifying battery terminals are clean and connected tight, than check for power at the starter, and than check at the fuse block, there is fusible links that can and do burn up, do some research on where there are located, (by the starter is what I have seen, but can be...
  11. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    Backfiring and "puffing from the carb" could very well be timing related. as far as I know no squarebody came from the factory with a locked out vac can setup for manifold vacum, so I wouldnt suggest someone having issues hook up the vacumn advance that way, if it works so good whats the need...
  12. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    i think it does have its place to be a vaible way to set up distributor advance, but I dont think having the op change his current configuration is going to do him any good, especially if further distributor vac can modifications are necessary to make it work.
  13. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    if the motor is not running its not going to make a difference where its currently hooked up, have you messed with your truck today? did you attempt to start it? have you installed clean plugs?
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    I could see manifold vacum being beneficial for a higher compression motor with a decent cam, but for a 70-80's stock chocked up 350 running on low octane pump fuel having that much advance from idle through the low to mid rpm range causing an issue with pinging, how was it hooked up before it...
  15. Blackbeard44

    1975 Blazer - Sourcing the long tie rod?

    the left side tie rod is the long one. here is a link from oh reallys for a moog one for an 85 K20, not sure what your truck is https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/moog/moog-tie-rod-end/moo0/ds893/v/a/3411/automotive-truck-1985-chevrolet-k20-pickup-4wd?q=tie+rod&pos=8 edit to include: i didnt...
  16. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    I have seen motors run pretty good without any vacum to the distributor, its not an ideal situation but they can run pretty good without any vacum to the distributor
  17. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    vacum advance is used when you are driving not idleing, who ever said hook the distributor vacum advance to full time vacum is wrong
  18. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    an eaay way to test tje vaxum advance is to suck on the hose, than plug it with your tounge and if it keeps the vacum on your tounge itnis likely fine. make sure the vacum advance hose is hooked to the partial vacum port on the carb, dont need constant vacum to the advance when at an idle only...
  19. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    if you have fouled out plugs that cant ignite the fuel properly it will smell very rich, its obviously not starting and to keep trying is only going to put adittional wear on your starter and battery, 10 degrees of initial timing is a little bit to much i think for a stock motor, 6-8 is where I...
  20. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    put the new plugs in it and give it a whirl, try not to use the choke see what it does.
  21. Blackbeard44

    1985 K20 Temp sending unit location?

    snap a few pics of the motor, cylinder head or thermostat housing is very common, alot of times the factory guages are not ver accurate but can be consistent and let you know if something is wrong
  22. Blackbeard44

    Headliner from RockAuto?

    a few weeks ago I was going to pull the trigger on a headliner from LMC but just couldnt get myself to pay that damn much, so I gave an attempt at fixing mine, it has wrinkles and isnt nowhere near perfect, but that foam crap doesnt get in my hair anymore
  23. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    disconnect the vacum advance and plug it off at the carburator, verify your timing
  24. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    thats pretty dirty, I have a hunch a new set of plugs and she will fire off, tryo to use the choke as little as possible to hopefully keep the plugs from fouling up, a wire brush might clean them up enough to run
  25. Blackbeard44

    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    pull a couple spark plugs, lets see what theylook like

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