I got a buncha little things done to - day as I'm hitting the road in a week or so ;
Adjusted the clutch & valves , they were all tight , replaced the old , rock hard & leaky rockerbox gasket , installed the gas tank's original skid plate I found last summer , installed the gone missing park brake cable to frame support so now it actually holds the truck from slowly rolling away in neutral , replaced the broken (?? HOW ??) distributor hold down clamp & re set the timing , bumped it up from 8° to 10° BTDC , repaired the loose & wobbly carby linkage and added a few flat washers to prevent future wear , little things like that .
It runs smoother than it has in a few thousand miles , the 1/4" difference in the clutch adjustment , makes a HUGE improvement , I think I'll be replacing the clutch before the year's out .
I need to find a source for the distributor's flyweight bushings , they're tiny plastic flanges and almost completely worn away at this point....
One thing I learned : when you take your cell 'phone out of your shirt pocket so it won't get wet when you're de - greasing the engine , don't leave it on the roof of the cab then forget it ~ I don't know if one of the local crackheads grabbed it when I left it parked in the street or what ~ I know it didn't get run over as I went looking for it squished in the street and it's still working as it rings & goes to voicemail.
I guess I'll go to -morrow and have it shut off & buy a new one , bummer as I use it as my address book and that's all gone now
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I was hoping to find it run over so maybe I coulda saved the SIM Card at least....
Adjusted the clutch & valves , they were all tight , replaced the old , rock hard & leaky rockerbox gasket , installed the gas tank's original skid plate I found last summer , installed the gone missing park brake cable to frame support so now it actually holds the truck from slowly rolling away in neutral , replaced the broken (?? HOW ??) distributor hold down clamp & re set the timing , bumped it up from 8° to 10° BTDC , repaired the loose & wobbly carby linkage and added a few flat washers to prevent future wear , little things like that .
It runs smoother than it has in a few thousand miles , the 1/4" difference in the clutch adjustment , makes a HUGE improvement , I think I'll be replacing the clutch before the year's out .
I need to find a source for the distributor's flyweight bushings , they're tiny plastic flanges and almost completely worn away at this point....
One thing I learned : when you take your cell 'phone out of your shirt pocket so it won't get wet when you're de - greasing the engine , don't leave it on the roof of the cab then forget it ~ I don't know if one of the local crackheads grabbed it when I left it parked in the street or what ~ I know it didn't get run over as I went looking for it squished in the street and it's still working as it rings & goes to voicemail.
I guess I'll go to -morrow and have it shut off & buy a new one , bummer as I use it as my address book and that's all gone now
.I was hoping to find it run over so maybe I coulda saved the SIM Card at least....
