Recent content by marcusd

Thank you!

What manual is this? My dad said there was a manual in the truck but the mice ate it.

Thank you all. I think I will try to buy a new coil spring piece and see if that works. Otherwise I will get the block off plate. We do have cold spells in Baltimore area so would be nice to have a working version of this mechanism

I think the simplest way to do this is to take off the exhaust pipe directly below it and put my finger up there to see how the flapper is aligned. Know if I want it straight up or at a slant to prevent the cracking people are talking about?

I suppose I could just take the exhaust pipe off below it, cut off the external pieces and remove the flapper from below and then close the holes??

So i can move the flapper. Hit it with a hammer to unstick it. Lubed it and it moves freely now. Ran the motor for a while. The spring got really hot and the flapper did not move. I can move it manually but not sure if the weight should be straight up and down with the motor hot or at the slant...

If I can not manually move it i assume I will have to take off manifold and replace?? Is their something out there that can take its place or an aftermarket or oem manifold without one? Thank you for the information

what is this? Mine is all rusted and smokes a lot when the engine starts to heat up. Motor has not been running since 1994ish so assume it is no good.