NickDawson
05-29-2023, 04:42 PM
hey friends,
TL;DR - engine dies without some choke
Also, you might notice I have a 2bl 2.5L carb - the engine in this truck is a 1980'ish 2.5L petrol.
Long time no post. Largely that is because my truck as been running pretty well, and partly it is because I haven't had much time. At the end of last summer, I started having an issue with my III stalling out at idle and then about 1/2 through the acceleration range. In other words, with a little gas it'd run, with a lot of gas it'd run, but idle and the mid range caused a stall.
At the time, the prevailing theory was that perhaps the carb float was stuck or the intake was clogged... maybe something else going on in there. So, naturally, I got in over my head today and finally took off the carb and broke out the rebuild kit that I got from our hosts a while ago.
The good news is, despite having literally no idea what I'm doing, is that I got everything back together and the truck runs!
I also re-timed it with a light (was out of beer).
In fact, I think it is running better than it was before. After letting it warm up for 10 mins, I worked my way though the range of the accelerator and it didn't stall. I haven't taken it for a test drive because I have two flats and my inflator is dead. I'll get a new one this week.
Currently, it only runs with some choke. Perhaps that's because I didn't adjust the cable properly when I reinstalled the carb? Or perhaps it is an indicator something else is going on.
I haven't put the air filter back on - could I just be dumping too much air into the intake?
I'm attaching some pics too in case anyone sees any glaring errors. Basically I replaced whatever parts I could get to and find. And I took the jets out and ensured they were clean and free.
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TL;DR - engine dies without some choke
Also, you might notice I have a 2bl 2.5L carb - the engine in this truck is a 1980'ish 2.5L petrol.
Long time no post. Largely that is because my truck as been running pretty well, and partly it is because I haven't had much time. At the end of last summer, I started having an issue with my III stalling out at idle and then about 1/2 through the acceleration range. In other words, with a little gas it'd run, with a lot of gas it'd run, but idle and the mid range caused a stall.
At the time, the prevailing theory was that perhaps the carb float was stuck or the intake was clogged... maybe something else going on in there. So, naturally, I got in over my head today and finally took off the carb and broke out the rebuild kit that I got from our hosts a while ago.
The good news is, despite having literally no idea what I'm doing, is that I got everything back together and the truck runs!
I also re-timed it with a light (was out of beer).
In fact, I think it is running better than it was before. After letting it warm up for 10 mins, I worked my way though the range of the accelerator and it didn't stall. I haven't taken it for a test drive because I have two flats and my inflator is dead. I'll get a new one this week.
Currently, it only runs with some choke. Perhaps that's because I didn't adjust the cable properly when I reinstalled the carb? Or perhaps it is an indicator something else is going on.
I haven't put the air filter back on - could I just be dumping too much air into the intake?
I'm attaching some pics too in case anyone sees any glaring errors. Basically I replaced whatever parts I could get to and find. And I took the jets out and ensured they were clean and free.
14300
14301
14302
14303
14304
14305
14306
14307