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| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 243 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 243 | lets hear how long your truck sat till you got the orig 216 up and running again seems like these things are like tanks set for years locked up then a little work and some oil gas spark and there she go's | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | Mine was last licensed in 1982 and looks like that was when it last ran. The wiring was frayed, mud nest in the carb, sludge/water in the pan. Engine wouldn't turn. All rubber components were shriveled up or missing.
Dumped liberal amounts of PB Blaster in cylinders and head. Rewired the essentials, rebuilt carb, new fuel pump, temp. gas can, rebuilt distributor, new coil, new spark plug set. Slowly started to turn engine with 12 volt battery. Eventually got turning good. Flushed fluids again, retimed the engine, and eventually got to fire!
After several attempts at adjusting the distributor and the carb, I have it running fairly well. It only blew blue/gray smoke the first 10 minutes and I haven't seen anything since. I now have put maybe 40 miles on during the summer in a private subdivision. Just in case I've aquired another 216 and a 235 engine/transmission.
Kyle | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,971 | I got my truck in '03 and it had '76 license plates. It looked like it had been that long since started. Motor was stuck: lots of penetrating oil in spark plug holes, Drained/changed oil, new spark plugs and wires, filed/adjusted old points, after 2 weeks of patience a new 6 volt battery and started turning it over with the starter. Disassembled/cleaned carb, temp gas can, clean water in the radiator - and it started. It ran about 20-30 minutes with the old hoses and fan belt when the belt gave way. Aren't old trucks fun!! 5 1/2 years later and I have yet to take the head off. New water pump, some radiator work, new belts/hoses and some gaskets.  Runs great!
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 102 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 102 | Put the fuel line in a five gallon can & charged the battery overnight. What do you know, ran like a sewing machine  Couldn't drive it down the street thought, brakes were locked up In the process of rebuilding it now | | |
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