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Old 06-10-2021, 07:44 AM   #37
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Re: Next steps for the 63?

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Originally Posted by Paul Y View Post
Would it not be worth buying a basket case truck with a good drive line and swapping this all over?

You would get all of the small components that always make a swap more expensive and difficult.

Or do you need/want to stay with the 8 bolt?

As for your current engine/ gearbox set up I would have thought that it would be able to navigate hills with ease if it was all in fine health.

Have you run a compression test?

Are you sure you have full throttle?

Is the timing set correctly?

Exhaust blocked?

Always a good idea to check the basics, I spent weeks chasing a misfire only to find out that it was one of the new plugs I had fitted but, of course, it couldn't be the plugs as I have just changed them....

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I don’t have the room for a donor truck, and at this point, I would rather stay with the 8 lug.

I did a few compression checks, everything looked good. Pressure came up quick.

Checked the carb and opening of throttle plate - all looks good.

I checked timing and tried several positions.

Also disassembled the exhaust and checked for blockage; I did have a blockage, however, it was removed quite a while ago.
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