okay heres the scoop. I mentioned this truck here once and well i never actually built anything on it. lost interest.. until this spring..
We (brother(owner), and I, found a 8 inch lift kit minus some small parts and the shocks on CL for 400 bucks.
new 8 inch leafs for the front, ORD shackle flip for rear (+4") and also 4 inch lift leaves for the rear.
We braced the steering box, got brake lines, bed and front clip are off, frame was wire wheeled and painted.. yadda yadda..
NOW the issue we have is the TBI 350 engine and the 700r4.
the engine came to us running good and such. BUT the trans was a bit finicky, at idle in park or neutral, there is NO issue with the thing idleing all day long. But as soon as you dropped it into drive or reverse, it would jerk, and not want to idle nicely. that being said, we got fed up and bought a 'rebuilt' trans off of craigslist, came from a ok looking shop, 500 bucks.. what the hey, so we slapped that and a reman torque converter in it and it does the same damned thing. Albeit it shifts better but not perfect. Now i know that i could take it somewhere to get it pressure tested and such.. but im wondering what you guys think it could be? played with the TV cable alot and that only seems to adjust the shifting. Now im not sure if the converter is good.. as to my brother not installing it correctly the first time.. and he ran it that way.. so we pulled it apart and then installed listening for the three clicks.
Im at a loss here.. if I give it a little gas and have it in gear, it will idle, but that is with the brake being held and such.
heres what i have thought of doing:
switching to a 350/manual and just doing a carb,
or getting a carb manifold and running it with that and a new carb.
Suggestions, tips, anything helps guys!!!
The local shop could not time the engine because the indicator on the block is missing?? I think its running a little advanced to be honest, it starts a little hard and doesnt want to idle without a little gas. but once it does, it idles okay.
Thanks in advance!!
We (brother(owner), and I, found a 8 inch lift kit minus some small parts and the shocks on CL for 400 bucks.
new 8 inch leafs for the front, ORD shackle flip for rear (+4") and also 4 inch lift leaves for the rear.
We braced the steering box, got brake lines, bed and front clip are off, frame was wire wheeled and painted.. yadda yadda..
NOW the issue we have is the TBI 350 engine and the 700r4.
the engine came to us running good and such. BUT the trans was a bit finicky, at idle in park or neutral, there is NO issue with the thing idleing all day long. But as soon as you dropped it into drive or reverse, it would jerk, and not want to idle nicely. that being said, we got fed up and bought a 'rebuilt' trans off of craigslist, came from a ok looking shop, 500 bucks.. what the hey, so we slapped that and a reman torque converter in it and it does the same damned thing. Albeit it shifts better but not perfect. Now i know that i could take it somewhere to get it pressure tested and such.. but im wondering what you guys think it could be? played with the TV cable alot and that only seems to adjust the shifting. Now im not sure if the converter is good.. as to my brother not installing it correctly the first time.. and he ran it that way.. so we pulled it apart and then installed listening for the three clicks.
Im at a loss here.. if I give it a little gas and have it in gear, it will idle, but that is with the brake being held and such.
heres what i have thought of doing:
switching to a 350/manual and just doing a carb,
or getting a carb manifold and running it with that and a new carb.
Suggestions, tips, anything helps guys!!!
The local shop could not time the engine because the indicator on the block is missing?? I think its running a little advanced to be honest, it starts a little hard and doesnt want to idle without a little gas. but once it does, it idles okay.
Thanks in advance!!
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