22R power loss at 40mph
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- #23
Sorry I have not been on here in a while. Been working a lot and messing with truck.
So here is where I'm at. I bought the manual for the truck and figured out what the timing should be at. I moved the timing to just about 0° TDC and at 2000 rpms it's about 13°with nothing un plugged. I switched my fuel jets from 135's to 140's and my air corrector jets from 180's to 165's. I have a 4070 carter fuel pump I installed with my gas regulator set at 2psi. I used a butane torch unlit and went around the gaskets to check for vacuum leaks and the rpms never went up. I Took it for a spin today after doing all that. Still same issue. Dying at about 35mph and backfiring when I slow down. Also when going up hill truck will slowly die (that is a float bowl adjustment correct?).
So this is where I'm at... I wish I could just take it to a mechanic and say here fix it, but I live in Michigan and it's old and foreign so there's not muchange help here.
So here is where I'm at. I bought the manual for the truck and figured out what the timing should be at. I moved the timing to just about 0° TDC and at 2000 rpms it's about 13°with nothing un plugged. I switched my fuel jets from 135's to 140's and my air corrector jets from 180's to 165's. I have a 4070 carter fuel pump I installed with my gas regulator set at 2psi. I used a butane torch unlit and went around the gaskets to check for vacuum leaks and the rpms never went up. I Took it for a spin today after doing all that. Still same issue. Dying at about 35mph and backfiring when I slow down. Also when going up hill truck will slowly die (that is a float bowl adjustment correct?).
So this is where I'm at... I wish I could just take it to a mechanic and say here fix it, but I live in Michigan and it's old and foreign so there's not muchange help here.
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- #25
Yes it is and it works. I think I'm going to try lower my float and see if that helps or fixes the problem
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- #26
Got it fixed! I never thought to check my intake gasket for leaks. The motor was polished and was over polished where the intake bolts up so it wouldn't make a good seal. Resurfaced, had carb rebuilt, new gaskets, runs great now.