TylerSteez
Newbie
had a great weekend getting things done on the truck.
got it dropped off to my shop friday night and immediately dropped the fuel tank. the lines along the frame rail by the tank were rotted and started leaking as i disturbed them so i ended up just using fuel pressure hose until the new lines i ordered arrive. the tank was absolutely disgusting inside, glad i bought new everything. changed the filter as well and got the fuel all squared away
i then pulled the tbi off and changed all the gaskets and cleaned it up with brake cleaner. the idle air control screws broke off in the housing so i tig welded some material to the ends of them and turned them out with vice grips. if anyone ever needs the thread size for the iac screws, they’re m4-.07.
i then changed the cap, rotor, plug wires, and plugs. every single plug wire fell apart instantly. the plugs themselves didn’t look bad at all. while i had the plugs out i put some lubricant in the cylinders, let it sit for a few mins, then turned the engine over till it all shot out.
once everything was buttoned up i primed the pump and checked for fuel line leaks and then fired it up. the engine started right up and didn’t miss a single beat. sounds like it was only parked a week ago. absolutely zero valve train noise, no knocks, not even a single stumble. the idle may be a tad high but i’m sure there’s a broken vacuum line somewhere i haven’t seen yet. revs freely as well.
i then started messing with the brakes. the rear brake section of the master cylinder was empty so i filled it and then pumped the pedal, right to the floor. turns out the brake line for the rear is also rotted and leaking along the frame in a couple spots. i’m gonna bend up and flare some line tomorrow and hopefully get all the brakes squared away. then i’ll see how the transmission is.
to wrap it up, i pulled out the absolutely disgusting seats and carpet. this truck smells absolutely horrible inside so it was nice getting the moldy fabric out. unfortunately the floor pans are a lot worse than i thought. i’m going to be ordering some new floor pans and welding them in asap. i’m dying to take the dash off and get the new interior in. i’ll have some pictures for the thread tomorrow night
got it dropped off to my shop friday night and immediately dropped the fuel tank. the lines along the frame rail by the tank were rotted and started leaking as i disturbed them so i ended up just using fuel pressure hose until the new lines i ordered arrive. the tank was absolutely disgusting inside, glad i bought new everything. changed the filter as well and got the fuel all squared away
i then pulled the tbi off and changed all the gaskets and cleaned it up with brake cleaner. the idle air control screws broke off in the housing so i tig welded some material to the ends of them and turned them out with vice grips. if anyone ever needs the thread size for the iac screws, they’re m4-.07.
i then changed the cap, rotor, plug wires, and plugs. every single plug wire fell apart instantly. the plugs themselves didn’t look bad at all. while i had the plugs out i put some lubricant in the cylinders, let it sit for a few mins, then turned the engine over till it all shot out.
once everything was buttoned up i primed the pump and checked for fuel line leaks and then fired it up. the engine started right up and didn’t miss a single beat. sounds like it was only parked a week ago. absolutely zero valve train noise, no knocks, not even a single stumble. the idle may be a tad high but i’m sure there’s a broken vacuum line somewhere i haven’t seen yet. revs freely as well.
i then started messing with the brakes. the rear brake section of the master cylinder was empty so i filled it and then pumped the pedal, right to the floor. turns out the brake line for the rear is also rotted and leaking along the frame in a couple spots. i’m gonna bend up and flare some line tomorrow and hopefully get all the brakes squared away. then i’ll see how the transmission is.
to wrap it up, i pulled out the absolutely disgusting seats and carpet. this truck smells absolutely horrible inside so it was nice getting the moldy fabric out. unfortunately the floor pans are a lot worse than i thought. i’m going to be ordering some new floor pans and welding them in asap. i’m dying to take the dash off and get the new interior in. i’ll have some pictures for the thread tomorrow night