I've been on the hunt for a 1st gen 4x4 (79-83) pickup and finally found one worth looking at in my area. Truck is a 79 longbed with 20R and 4 speed and with what looks to be 112K on the odometer. At some point it received a replacement bed and hood and was resprayed. Body is pretty straight with only 2 areas of rust that are of any concern. There are some mechanical/interior issues, but none that seem too big. I really like the truck.
I'm not a mechanic, but the engine sounds normal with no smoking or rough idling. It has a weber carb. I drove it on a highway that had some hills that really didn't seem like much.
Going up these slight hills it just seemed like there should have been more power. I mean it's not like a couldn't make the hill, but it just seemed to hold 55-60 I had the pedal down pretty far. Truck was running 3k rpm at 55. I don't have any compression numbers on the engine and I don't have any reference to go by as this is my first 20R to drive.
Is this normal and what is expected powerwise? I mean it seemed ok powerwise in lower gears.
I'm not a mechanic, but the engine sounds normal with no smoking or rough idling. It has a weber carb. I drove it on a highway that had some hills that really didn't seem like much.
Going up these slight hills it just seemed like there should have been more power. I mean it's not like a couldn't make the hill, but it just seemed to hold 55-60 I had the pedal down pretty far. Truck was running 3k rpm at 55. I don't have any compression numbers on the engine and I don't have any reference to go by as this is my first 20R to drive.
Is this normal and what is expected powerwise? I mean it seemed ok powerwise in lower gears.
