Lude944 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Hello, My name is Vlad I have a 72 521 with an L16 from the looks of it mainly original. Trucks been sitting for a bit and i want to get her going again. Tried several things but i just don't have the experience and would like to learn. Im in the San Diego are in north county and would appreciate if i can pick someone brain so i can get my truck running again. Its probably something simple but i just don't see it. Send me a message and i will give you my contact info. Thanks Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Pull the dipstick. Is there oil on it? if so, put dipstick back in. Can you turn the engine with wrench on the crank pulley, if so go on to next step. Hook up a good battery to the starter, and try to crank it. If it cranks, listen to it. Does it spin freely, or is does it have a rhythmic sound, as each piston comes up on compression? If it has a nice rhythmic sound, do a compression test. If above 140 to 150 on all four, hook up ignition, and pour a little gas in the carb throat, see if it fires. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 spark ,Gas? Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Vlad the impaler? 1 Quote Link to comment
Lude944 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Sorry guys I'm slow on here. To answer some of the questions the truck was running would start right up. The problem occurred after i would get rolling. I would drive maybe 5 minutes on the road then the engine would choke out and turn off. I could restart it but has to give it a lot of gas and it would continue to turn off. I talked to someone and they suggested to clean carbs. So I took them off cleaned everything and put it back. After everything was set put gas in and it went right through the seal. Haven't touched it since. Been trying to figure out what i missed. This is my first try ever on a carb so be gentle. I got a message from someone on here and i will call them this weekend see how it goes. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Sorry guys I'm slow on here. To answer some of the questions the truck was running would start right up. The problem occurred after i would get rolling. I would drive maybe 5 minutes on the road then the engine would choke out and turn off. I could restart it but has to give it a lot of gas and it would continue to turn off. I talked to someone and they suggested to clean carbs. So I took them off cleaned everything and put it back. After everything was set put gas in and it went right through the seal. Haven't touched it since. Been trying to figure out what i missed. This is my first try ever on a carb so be gentle. I got a message from someone on here and i will call them this weekend see how it goes. Thanks for looking. Do you have the stock carb or is it a Weber? Quote Link to comment
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