Originally Posted by CASO
Originally Posted by gmtjr
...hopefully it's not valve timing, i haven't looked into how difficult it is to adjust valve timing on these engines, but i hope i don't have to be that intrusive so soon.

Just get rid of it now then...
find something you'll be more comfortable cleaning up and playing on rather than working on...
Unless you have money to burn having others work on these trucks, ESPECIALLY old and unrestored ones, need work before they will play. Deep down dirty work wink

right now is not the time for me to be doing an engine rebuild, not that i can't because i have before, i'm just not in a place to do that right now.
the reason i'm having issues with this truck is because the engineering principles from 60 years ago are much different than what is common in cars from 20 years ago (what i'm use to working on).

besides, i didn't go through the trouble of getting this truck driving again just to sell it because i hit a rough patch

Last edited by gmtjr; 08/21/2013 9:40 PM.