Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

the forecast for the weekend says it will be in the lower to mid 70s* F you know what that means, maybe we could paint something

now be quiet when you read this (the wife is asleep upstairs)

and we gots to disassemble, wash, sand and prep them these kick panels (air vents as LMC Truck calls em) so we can rattle can them flat black this weekend with that upholstery paint like we did them door panels to match ~ it's what I call Red Neck Detailin'

[Motherfrog402]

Originally Posted by Gregski

the forecast for the weekend says it will be in the lower to mid 70s* F you know what that means, maybe we could paint something

now be quiet when you read this (the wife is asleep upstairs)

and we gots to disassemble, wash, sand and prep them these kick panels (air vents as LMC Truck calls em) so we can rattle can them flat black this weekend with that upholstery paint like we did them door panels to match ~ it's what I call Red Neck Detailin'

Greg, how come you have that little spark plug wire loom in the pic?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Motherfrog402

Greg, how come you have that little spark plug wire loom in the pic?

LOL, I recon you mean this

[Motherfrog402]

Originally Posted by Gregski

LOL, I recon you mean this

Yep. The only reason I knew what it was is because I just did my plug wires today and have the exact same loom.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Motherfrog402

Yep. The only reason I knew what it was is because I just did my plug wires today and have the exact same loom.

Fred are you saying I aint supposed to route my plug wires through the kick panels? How the heck do you do them then? JK LOL

[Gregski]

now LMC Truck wants $30 American dollars for one of these there "air vent valves" and if we do the math, we need two of 'em so that's $60 plus another $14 for shippin'

we need these because the rubber has deteriorated around the edges so they won't make a proper seal

can we do better than that fellas, have any of youz tackled this delicate situation, holler at me if you have

I found just the rubber Kick panel vent seal repair kit for 1967-1972 Chevy/GMC trucks. from Year One for $6 bucks wonder if it will work, if they is the same size? For that price it's worth taking a shot

all we gots to do is drill out the rivets holding this oreo cookie together and replace da fillin'

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

Good Morning, Where oh where did the gas go???? Could the gas you lost of been spilled when someone possibly siphoned it out while you were gone?

God Bless, Terry

[77K10Silverado]

On that e-brake handle.. I just bought a new handle from Ebay. I broke off the remaining old plastic and clean the shaft. Then I took a propane lighter and heated up the new one and slide it on. Once it cools, its on there like concrete!

Enjoying the posts!!

[cnorth]

Would this be the part for the z bar?

summitracing.com/parts/gmk-4041951587s/applications/make/chevrolet/model/k10-pickup

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by cnorth

Would this be the part for the z bar?

summitracing.com/parts/gmk-4041951587s/applications/make/chevrolet/model/k10-pickup

yes but you will have to cut one of the white plastic pieces with a box cutter to get it to slip over one of the ball joints, that's what I had to do, the other way to go is to buy the black ones

[cnorth]

Originally Posted by Gregski

yes but you will have to cut one of the white plastic pieces with a box cutter to get it to slip over one of the ball joints, that's what I had to do, the other way to go is to buy the black ones

I did not see any in black but i will look again

The new air cleaner looks good by the way

[Gregski]

More Turck Trouble

So the truck started fine in the driveway and I drove it into the garage to tighten the oil pan and valve covers a bit.

Then I started it again in the garage and oh my god it sounded amazing, perfect!

So I said let me drive it to a gas station half mile away to fill it up.

It drove fine at first then it started to fade, it seemed like it wanted to stall / die at each stop sign, I had to rev it up a bit when coming to a stop, then I barely made it to the gas station and it died at the pump without me having to turn the key off

So I filled the tank up with gas, went to start him up, and it cranks but does not start. The clear fuel filter is almost dry there may be a 1/16 of an inch at the bottom of the glass (the fuel filter sits horizontally right before the carb)

What is going on?

Background information: I dropped the tank a few weeks/months back. It was very clean on the inside no rust at all. I also replaced the rubber hoses from the gas tank to the hard fuel lines both the 3/8th to line, and the 5/16th return line.

Also the previous owner told me he put on a brand new fuel pump and it did look new to me when taking a look at it.

[y5mgisi]

Sounds like it might be sucking air. I would verify all the clamps are tight and make sure there are no cracks in any of the lines.

[Titomars]

does it have dual tanks? Mine did the same thing when I first got it. I drove it around for a few days no problems. Then the switch over valve got stuck between RH and LH sucking from both tanks when one tank went dry she stopped running even though the other tank had a full tank. I never seen that happen before either.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Titomars

does it have dual tanks?

Nope just one

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Sounds like it might be sucking air. I would verify all the clamps are tight and make sure there are no cracks in any of the lines.

Thanks, good tip, came home and did just that, removed the rubber line under the fuel pump that connects to the hard line and stuck it in a clean empty see through plastic water bottle, crawled under truck and removed the rubber line from the hard line that comes from the gas tank, attached a long black fuel line and clamped it down to the hard line, stuck the other end in my mouth and blew my 3 PSI into it, clean fuel came out the other end into the plastic catch all water bottle

lines are good

I installed a plastic see through fuel filter in the middle of a new black fuel rubber line between the hard line and the fuel pump

I also unscrewed the hard line from the fuel pump that goes to the carb and cleaned the threads with a wire brush and brake cleaner, there was some left over teflon tape on the threads that was all shreded and what not so I cleaned it up read good and dabbed a tiny bit of orange RTV gasket maker on the threads and screwed it back in nice and proper with a proper pipe wrench

... to be continued ...

[Gregski]

wife gave me a ride home and we left Rusty parked at the gas station, young man at the register helped me even push him into a parking spot and away from the pumps, kid appreciates old iron, God bless him

came home had pizza fer dinner and drove back out to check on Rusty about an hour later with my tools

Rusty fired right up on the first try and I drove him home

... to be continued

[Gregski]

let's take a quick break from the troubleshootin' and talk about some fun stuff

came home and found this:

FYI: The quality is horrible, the top lid came already bent in one place, but I just used my thumbs to bend it back, since the top is made out of a single recycled 12 oz beer can, I kid you not

[Gregski]

Well let's see it on the truck.

So what do you all think? Better or worse than that Darth Vader helmet?

which by the way is for sale for only $50 plus shipping, best part is NEVER BEEN RACED, lol, pm me

and yes now I need a shorter stick to clamp this thing down with a wing nut, god forbid my three air cleaners were all the same height, jk

[Titomars]

Now, I like that air cleaner assembly.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Titomars

Now, I like that air cleaner assembly.

thanks, here's a look how we got here

[Gregski]

it was a nice day so I painted [ahem] stained them kick panels

three light coats, you know the drill

[Gregski]

whilst the paint was drying it was time to drill out the rivets and separate those air vent valves so that we can clean, prep and paint the metal and sandwich new rubber fillings in them eventually

[Gregski]

I buy you new shinny things, I clean and paint your bits, and this is how you thank me Rusty?

There is literally oil drizzlin' out of the top bolt hole behind the fuel pump?

Is that supposed to be a blind hole?

Do I have a crack in my block gentlemen? What gives? Please advise?

[craig113]

That is the fuel pump retaining bolt hole. Put a bit of teflon tape on a short bolt and tighten to stop the leak.