Laecaon Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Add a curve, else they are useless. Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'll prolly run without them at first till I add curve Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 And Bam, work was done. I think the blow by is worse now. Post Pictures! Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Yep work was done and it is soo good! Well except for the tow truck ride home after blowing a coolant line and soaking the distributer. Anyway it was a day of about 3 swaps. I started out by swapping to a 74 break booster for more clearance, then swapped in a better exhaust manifold, and topped it off by swapping on my L18 SSS flat top su's! The whole process took forever. Luckily Jacob helped me do the swap and tuned the carbs. If I did it all by myself it woulda been a much longer process. The carbs rev soo nice and respond like a dream. Everything was great till I blew a coolant line on my way home. I was pulling up to a stop light and all the sudden I lost power in a big cloud of smoke and steam... Long story short I blew a coolant line to the manifold water and soaked the distributer making it completely dead in the water. I rode a tow truck the rest of the way home and it'll be fixed in the morning. Anyways here's a before pic Old break booster New smaller one All the old emissions crap and stock carb removed Jacob tuning the carbs ( I now know how ) All swapped on and running great Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I fixed the coolant line and blew the distributor out with my compressor. After a couple tries it fired right up. But by the time I made it half a mile down my driveway it died and wouldn't start back up... Checked spark and pulled the plugs and there's fuel too but it won't start... Cleaned the plugs and letting it sin in case it's flooded. It's really weird cause last night before the coolant line blew there was no problems like this at all Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Ended up dragging it back to the house with the tractor From what I can tell the spark might be weak so I suspect the dizzy Dragging it home Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Can't catch a break can ya? They look good on there! Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Nope haha no breaks are given to me haha. I took my motorcycle out for a ride while the battery was charging for the truck and one on the carbs was stuck and the float bowls overflowed about half a gallon after I parked it. So both vehicles down :( I took the distributer off and sprayed it out with electrical contact cleaner and cleaned the cap and AT&T the connections. Tried and no dice. Gonna try to get ahold of another el dizzy to see if that's the problem. I definitely have fuel and air and I have spark but it may be weak cause it doesn't even try to fire Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Spark at the plugs? Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yep there's spark. It might be weak spark tho cause it isn't a fat blue arc Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Good spark at the coil? Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 yep, the coil is new Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Well I found the problem and the truck runs! The coil got a crack in it some how and was arcing internally. Got a new coil and it fired right up. But... The float bowl on the front carb started overflowing. The float took on fuel, I tried to fix the holes but it's too far gone. Getting another one tomorrow. The darn crack Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Well never mind haha I fixed the float. Prolly gonna get a new set of floats later tho. Anyways I boiled the float to get the fuel out. Then I sottered the holes but kept finding more leaks. So I had an idea... I dipped the float in fuel tank liner! It sealed all the holes and stays at the proper level. Gonna source some floats from Nissan if I can but for now this works great. Boiling Coated float Carbs all cleaned up and shiny! Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Well update, the float is still working well and not taking on fuel. The carbs are running great, I put new return springs on and the gas is a bit more firm so it's all go and no slow till I'm ust to them haha. Also decided that I really need choke cables... So gonna work on makin some or finding some. Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Well today I decided to add some curve to those stub stacks. I heated them up with a torch and tried to press a trailer ball in with the drill press... Fail of the drill press. The base snapped with less than 5lbs pressure... Oops. Then I heated them up and used a 5lb hammer to do the work with the trailer ball, success! Well at least for the first one... The second one split. Looks like I'm gonna just order a set. Then I did a valve adjustment. The valves were pretty loose but last time I adjusted them the head hadn't been run on motor for awhile. So everything in nice and tight now Fail Plan b Success! Spoke too soon Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Well I went for a drive today and about 2 miles from home I could smell gas an it started stumbling at low rpm's... Darn float took on fuel again. So this time I skipped the redneck fixes and drove down to z therapy and picked up some brand new floats! I also went to north portland and got myself a dual choke setup off a 72 240z. I got home from all my errands and installed everything and it fires up nice when it's cold now and no more overflowing! The lever for the choke isn't mounted yet but it'll go in the center consol New floats! Cables on It'll get figured out tomorrow Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Did a little work on the truck today. I sanded down the top of the radiator and painted it with some high heat paint. Then I sanded down an extra grille and sprayed it with some self etching primer. Gonna get some satin black for the grille tomorrow Looks better Primer grille Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Well today I got a little done. I painted the grille black and I only have been able to get ahold of outer trim rings so I put them on too. I also painted that little trim piece on the botom of the hood. Then I went to work on something that's pretty high priority on my list... My new cab! Awhile back I bought eagle Adams totaled truck to use the rust free cab on my frame. Today I removed most of what was left bolted to the inner fenders under the hood. The plan is to do primer and paint on the cab before I swap it on. The reason for the cab swap is my pretty severe rust issues on my current cab. The drivers side floors are rapidly falling out from under my feet, the battery tray doesn't exist and everywhere I look cancer is eating through from behind. The new cab has no cancer and is streight. I'm gonna start sanding and priming ASAP. Weather hasn't been nice lately tho... Old grille Newly painted grille Installed! Workin on the new cab! ( the gun is for the coyote that attacked my dog last week... I Cary a gun when I'm outside in hopes that I can kill the bastard) Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Such a sad sight..... At least she will live on! Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 She'll live on as long as I live, I will always have my 620. The bed might even live on as a trailer... Depends on how light it'd be tho Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm starting my own club... The left rear funded club! Haha Today I cut the bad panel off the drivers side rear of my bed and welded on one I got off another long bed in the junk yard. It turned out pretty good. I finished just in time for the darn oregon rain to start back up haha Old panel off New panel on! Haha I like the orange And a beauty shot haha Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Now paint it!!!! Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Yep lol it'll get a coat of white primer when it's not raining. And ASAP the other truck is moving up closer to the house and starting prep for primer. This oregon weather needs to make up it's mind lol Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Well got another goody in the maid today... Stub stacks!... Well almost exciting... The geniuses sent me 1 1/4 stacks instead of 1 1/2 stacks. I had them shipped from Great Britain... Emailed the egay vendor to figure it out Quote Link to comment
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