Not today but Friday I installed a new stereo and speakers and reconnected the cable for the shift indicator. Saturday I replaced the wiper motor and put a tool box in it. Yesterday I set the timing, adjusted the idle mixture screws (which brought the idle vacuum up from 14 Inches to 20) and I connected the vacuum advance to the correct port on the carb. It was hooked up wrong the whole time my kid owned the truck. Runs MUCH better now, hopefully it will help the mileage because it's as bad as anything I have ever owned. I also aired all 4 tires up to 35 PSI. I then went to the local wrecking yard, they just got in a bunch of Cash for Clunkers trucks and one was a '91 or so W250 with a 318 4Bbl. and 4 speed. I pulled the mirrors, tailgate and window crank for mine. I also got the factory 4 Bbl. air cleaner setup to put on for the winter, Illinois winters and open element air cleaners don't play well together. When I popped the air cleaner I found a BRAND NEW QuadraJet 4 Bbl. with electric choke so I grabbed that too. They must have put it on right before trading the truck in. It was a shame to see that truck there because it was about 20 times nicer than mine.
When I got home I swapped out the tailgate, mirrors and window crank and replaced the turn signal flasher that decided to take a crap on the way to the boneyard. Tomorrow I'm adjusting the high idle, fixing a back up light, hopefully making the horn functional and installing a new license plate light. If my tuning doesn't make a noticable improvement in fuel economy then I may try some different primary jets and a two stage power valve in the 600 Holley on it now. If that doesn't help then the Q-Jet is going on but I rather save it for another project. Hopefully that's it for awhile.
Last edited by Rudebaker; 11-03-2009 at 11:19 PM.
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. so i loosened the bottom hinge and adjusted till it would close. i have noticed lately that the passenger side door drops but the pins and bushings are not bad. the door was being pushed up by the post that hold the door closed. i adjusted both top and bottom hinges on the passenger side door to get it close to perect. i then adjusted the post that holds the door closed. you can lower it enough to make a difference. it help alot on the drivers side door. on the pasenger side door i removed some washers from behind the post. you can see the the metal rolling up from the door hiting the post.
