I was really hoping to have a year with just PM but didn't quite make it.
My original carb which has been leaking for about 10 years finally just died on the road.
Tried a while to get it to start but there was no indication of any sort of ignition taking place.
The bowl was dry even after cranking a lot. It did sputter to life once but died.
Towed it to Beaver Toyota, Cumming, GA, and they said it was running fine and could not find any problem, that cost $400.
They did put in a new fuel pump. IT started an ran find in the parking lot but by the time we got to the rental car place it was acting strange, not idling well.
Took it my mechanic of 30+ years. He said the amount of gas that thing was leaking was at toxic levels.
We decided on a new carb from city racer $400. It installed fine and seems to be doing good. We'll see if I can get 30 years on this one.
I did keep the old carb so I can get that rebuilt if needed.
As for the 5 speed, it still doesn't shift as finger tip smooth as my old worn out 4 speed but it is decent.
After putting a year on it I put redline MT90 in it. I think that helped a little especially getting into 5th.
Does it have the same 1st gear ratio as the 4 speed? It feels lower.
Reverse defeats me. I can let the truck roll a little, bump it ever so slightly with the clutch, nothing seems to work except putting very light pressure on the shifter and easing the clutch out ever so slowly. Good luck doing that in a hurry.
Oh yea and after backing up about half the time my hand still flops around in space looking for it in the old spot until my brain gets involved.
My original carb which has been leaking for about 10 years finally just died on the road.
Tried a while to get it to start but there was no indication of any sort of ignition taking place.
The bowl was dry even after cranking a lot. It did sputter to life once but died.
Towed it to Beaver Toyota, Cumming, GA, and they said it was running fine and could not find any problem, that cost $400.
They did put in a new fuel pump. IT started an ran find in the parking lot but by the time we got to the rental car place it was acting strange, not idling well.
Took it my mechanic of 30+ years. He said the amount of gas that thing was leaking was at toxic levels.
We decided on a new carb from city racer $400. It installed fine and seems to be doing good. We'll see if I can get 30 years on this one.
I did keep the old carb so I can get that rebuilt if needed.
As for the 5 speed, it still doesn't shift as finger tip smooth as my old worn out 4 speed but it is decent.
After putting a year on it I put redline MT90 in it. I think that helped a little especially getting into 5th.
Does it have the same 1st gear ratio as the 4 speed? It feels lower.
Reverse defeats me. I can let the truck roll a little, bump it ever so slightly with the clutch, nothing seems to work except putting very light pressure on the shifter and easing the clutch out ever so slowly. Good luck doing that in a hurry.
Oh yea and after backing up about half the time my hand still flops around in space looking for it in the old spot until my brain gets involved.
