Spitfire

[Deer_hunter_088]

So story time, I was at work today, and this older gentleman and his wife walk in. I make theirs sandwiches and complement his old square body (k10 4x4) and he says thanks. We start talking trucks and I spend my entire break chatting with him and his wife. I pull my phone out and show him spitfire and his jaw drops. He's like "I owned that truck, I painted it back in the 90s and had to sell it because I was moving. Does it run?" I said it didn't but I got her going. After that we talked about the truck. Small world eh?

[Deer_hunter_088]

Do th350 transmissis sons have a kick down cable?

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Deer_hunter_088

Do th350 transmissis sons have a kick down cable?

Yes. It runs from the driver's side of the carburetor to the passenger's side of the transmission.

[flashed]

Did not find you any window regulators here at the swap meet , will keep looking . The meet was a bust for me ,sold just enough to pay for gas both ways .

[Deer_hunter_088]

So guys I feel like a complete idiot at the moment. She ran like crap and was hard to start. I was fed up. New plugs wires etc. She needed more idle lol. Now she's running good. Don't die if I have her on the brakes

[VWNate1]

You're no ' idiot ' ~ you're 18 years old and learning ~ give yourself a break .

When you do anLOF on an expen$ive piece of equipments and let the driver take it out to discover 1/2 way across the bridge near the shop that you forgot to replace the engine's oil and it SEIZES UP RUNING THE ENTIRE ENGINE, then you can beat your self up .

Yes, one of the best Mechanics in my shop did this once, no one understands how / why .

He was mortified .

[Deer_hunter_088]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

You're no ' idiot ' ~ you're 18 years old and learning ~ give yourself a break .

When you do anLOF on an expen$ive piece of equipments and let the driver take it out to discover 1/2 way across the bridge near the shop that you forgot to replace the engine's oil and it SEIZES UP RUNING THE ENTIRE ENGINE, then you can beat your self up .

Yes, one of the best Mechanics in my shop did this once, no one understands how / why .

He was mortified .

I about did that to a derby car but instead of doing it on accident I got mad and full tracked someone and punched a hole in the oil filter. The engine was screaming so fast that it wouldn't lock up........

[Deer_hunter_088]

So guys, the engine still smokes, but it dont feel like rings, when you try and turn it by hand it feels like a 350 with good compression, could the valve seals be causing this or is my 350 in need of a rebuild? it dont use to much oil.

[VWNate1]

O.K., here where you're going to separate the wheat from the chaff so to speak, some will not have the experience to understand so pay attention .

You must begin with a well tuned engine, this means spark plug gauge, (they're _NEVER_ 'pre gapped' !) dwell meter and inductive timing light plus paying attention to detail .

? Does it smoke under acceleration of when your foot is off the throttle and the engine is slowing the vehicle down ? . the difference is huge in terms of what's causing the smoke and what to do next .

[Deer_hunter_088]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

O.K., here where you're going to separate the wheat from the chaff so to speak, some will not have the experience to understand so pay attention .

You must begin with a well tuned engine, this means spark plug gauge, (they're _NEVER_ 'pre gapped' !) dwell meter and inductive timing light plus paying attention to detail .

? Does it smoke under acceleration of when your foot is off the throttle and the engine is slowing the vehicle down ? . the difference is huge in terms of what's causing the smoke and what to do next .

sometimes smokes at idle, but will smoke under accel. sometimes on decel.

[VWNate1]

Originally Posted by Deer_hunter_088

sometimes smokes at idle, but will smoke under accel. sometimes on decel.

O.K.;

The deal here is to make it run as best it can then you can approach the smoking ~ no need to throw lots of $ at it here, just you will need to buy some tools, Pawn and Thrift Shops plus tag/yard sales can really be cheap here, maybe ask me off line how to test / evaluate used tools, I understand you're 18 and you've not yet mentioned being rich (if you're rich, do you need a Chauffeur/mechanic ?) .

[Deer_hunter_088]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

O.K.;

The deal here is to make it run as best it can then you can approach the smoking ~ no need to throw lots of $ at it here, just you will need to buy some tools, Pawn and Thrift Shops plus tag/yard sales can really be cheap here, maybe ask me off line how to test / evaluate used tools, I understand you're 18 and you've not yet mentioned being rich (if you're rich, do you need a Chauffeur/mechanic ?) .

shes running great as of now, not rich, but not poopr, did i mention i basically live on my own, I have a small collection of basic handtools, not to many specialty tools. not to many power tools either.

The smoking dont feel like rings, ive had fourwheelers that had bad rings, and this dont feel like that, almost feels like it is sucking oil from the heads, or such. right bank smokes about double of passenger side bank.

[flashed]

Happy Birthday Noah .

[Deer_hunter_088]

Thanks john. So yesterday I got a Lil something. A 350 block with some other parts probably going to build a 383 outa it

[Deer_hunter_088]

So last night I was in fb and found something. A 454. May be getting it for spitfire

[Deer_hunter_088]

So, im sitting here and thinking about the truck, te trucks not down on power and has good compression by feel, but smokes, and pops outa the drivers side header at idle. im thinking a bad valve. could this cause it.

[Steeveedee]

Can you post up a video? Popping out the exhaust could just be from an exhaust leak, something headers are famous for. If we can see the smoke, that would also help.

[Deer_hunter_088]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Can you post up a video? Popping out the exhaust could just be from an exhaust leak, something headers are famous for. If we can see the smoke, that would also help.

would a youtube link do?

[Deer_hunter_088]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0EZdY39uoM

The clanking was a front u joint, that has been fixed, the dying at the end was it running outa gas, and the grinding was the old starter being a jerk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRWOIXNtPW4

[Deer_hunter_088]

So a little update. She runs better on premium (why I have no idea) I think it's valve seals why it smokes and we'll I got my best friend wanting a k10....

[Deer_hunter_088]

So guys, today is the last day she will be at my house, shes going to a different home. Sadly just can't work on her good with my amount of tools.
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No i didnt sell her, a buddy is letting me use his shop, so she is going there for a lil bit.

[Deer_hunter_088]

So, i got the interior somewhat cleaned out, for the move to the buddies shop.

Her on my buddies trailer on the way to the shop.

She sits pretty in my buddies shop, i have to say, she does look good.

[Deer_hunter_088]

I was digging through some photos on my old phone, and man has she came a long way, this picture was taken the day we went to go get her. Man was she rough.

[Deer_hunter_088]

Another shot of the old girl, I drove it around my buddies "racetrack" for about 20 minutes until she started missfiring and running like TRASH, spitting, sputtering, dying under load, but would stay running if i kept giving it gas. so i try playing with ther carb settings, and nothing changes. turn the idle up, and nothing. so just because why not i start tapping the header tubes to feel how hot they are, and one is WAY cooler, so i pull that plug wire off, and through examining it, there is a slight burn mark on it, just enough where it was sparking off onto the header causing a dead cylinder, but by this time the parts store was closed. But, i feel way better knowing this is why it ran like crap, and for the first 20 minutes the smoke started getting less and less, as i was driving it around 20-30 mph and varrying the throttle, i think the rings needed to seat themselves again.




We started sanding and painting with some rattle cans, as i just want the truck to be one color for now, the frame off resto will be at a later date when i have the funds. I also got the led rings wired up using a toggle switch from inside the cab. Also, ran the wires for the tailights, so after school i can get them working, and finish more sanding, paint, and general work to the truck. My boss at my new job (he was my football coach up until i got injured and quit) even decided to pitch in some money!!!! Also, the buddy whose shop we are using now wants a k10, so I'm sure thatl be the next project.

[Ol Blue K20]

Keep plugging away at things. But make sure all the wiring you do is up to snuff. You don't want any fires..