Recent content by jomichael

Thanks for the schematic, that will be helpful during install.

Well that explains it! Then this should be as easy as longer return lines. Thanks!

Wonder if I can have a shop build a hydraulic line to make this work on my 91? If that is a high pressure line, why would Cruisers and Company use simple hose clamps on it? Maybe the pressure isn't that much?

Thanks for the heads up. Their website didn't specify the years, just says 80 Series. I'll give them a call.

Can't wait to add it to my truck. It's 101+ degrees here in TX and that heat from the 3FE is absolutely unreal.

Oh, I'm ordering that today! Thanks for the link!

Can you tell me the part number on this? How difficult was the install?

How do you guys get a timing light through all the cables to see that darn timing mark on the flywheel? Are y'all just going by feel? It was fairly easy to get a telescoping camera in there to set TDC with all the intake and distributor out of the way, but can't seem to get in there with the...

You were right, and so happy you were!

Update. Dropped in a new distributor and it fired up. Transmission is fine, major relief. Doing timing and cleanup today. Thanks for all the advice along the way, couldn’t do it without ya’ll!

Just dropped it in last night and it fired up. Getting it timed up this morning. Apparently, the transmission issue wasn’t an issue at all as I drove it around the block, what a relief!

Are you saying that the coil is no good because it is higher than the FSM range .41-.5 ohm?

Here is a picture of the multimeter setup. Is this correct ? When I bought the truck years ago the distributor was corroded, one of the vent lines was missing and the packing was gone. I replaced all that and knew it would eventually need a new distributor.

I get .6 on the coil resistance. Yes, the distributor is quite corroded inside with rust and grease. That alone makes me want to replace it.

Ok, finally got a neighbor to help crank. NO SPARK at spark plug to ground. I tested the distributor connector as per the FSM and it FAILED. I believe I need a new distributor? Any vendor recommendations? Are there rebuild kits for our distributors? I like to always keep a rebuilt backup of a...