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Old 03-15-2010, 11:14 AM   #1
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truck stalls

OK, so I've never worked on much past basic maintainance and now my '70 C10 w/350 is acting up. I just pulled it out of storage. When I tried to start it I had to turn it over quite a bit. So it finally started but died immediately when I stepped on the gas. Once it warmed up it worked better. I looked at the carb (q-jet) and it's pretty gunky so I shot some carb cleaner in it and tried again. Same thing - balking when I put it in gear.

I'm not the most fearless guy when it comes to tearing something like a carb down and trying a rebuild, but I will if you give me enough encouragement. would a rebuild kit and some cleaner be enough to get it back on the road?

Kinda hard to say, I know, but any help would be appreciated.
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Old 03-15-2010, 12:40 PM   #2
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Re: truck stalls

best help you can get is a quality service manual and read it then go thru the steps of a basic tuneup b4 u start taking things apart that dont need to b
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Old 03-15-2010, 02:36 PM   #3
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Re: truck stalls

I've taken a few apart & not had any problems. Get a good blown-up diagram & take plenty of pics as you go.
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Old 03-15-2010, 04:58 PM   #4
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Re: truck stalls

I found this web site with some scanned original manuals.

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Old 03-15-2010, 08:27 PM   #5
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Re: truck stalls

That link looks great! I will definitely save that one as I have a Quadrajet for rebuilding.

As for yours give it a good visual inspection. Sometimes the little critters like to make a home in the weirdest places when the vehicle is stored. Even a pile of mice droppings might choke off the carb. Stick a shop vac in there and maybe you could suck out a possible obstruction.

I made the mistake of storing mine in a barn and without a cover several years ago. When I came to get it in the spring it was covered in pigeon poop
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Old 03-15-2010, 08:48 PM   #6
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Re: truck stalls

Never ever ever vacuum out a carburetor.

Think about it. Gas fumes. Electric motor. Whoosh.

Take it off. Spray the poop out of it. Put it back on. When that doesn't work, take it off and rebuild. Doug Roe has a good book about Q-Jets, rebuilding and modding.
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