Recent content by swamprat

or air can get in through the vent hole on top of the cap. dont worry about it. air wont travel down the line

volt meter and wire diagram. check to see what has power when it shouldnt. check your grounds. Also look for crimped wires or corroded wire or connections.

You got a power drain some where. Probably a short some where.

. not sealed but will relocate your battery

sorry missed the manual part

when you turn the key to on can you hear the fuel pump? It should run for a few seconds as it primes the carb. Could be a relay problem if you cant hear it or some other wire problem

What year is it? I got an 89 that I am parting out if you need an ignition

To help oil flow look at the tch pages for the free floating rockers, The pedastals can have the hole opened and holes in the shaft can be chamfered. Done this on a few and it helps

I would change the regulator on the fuel rail

I take it that you dont have the original starter anymore? If you did you could compare the length of the nose. Auto and man starters are different. Is the ring gear getting damaged by the starter? Is there a mark in the bell housing as if the starter is over shooting the ring gear? If there is...

both need to match

when I did ny body lift the ground from the wiper motor was too short to hook back up. Truck would not start until I lengthened it.

I had a 4.0 in my BII and had about 50-60 running down the road and about 40 at idle

I used a pry bar between the wheel and hub to keep the tension on the stud and used the impact on the nut. I had to replace the hub because the hub holes where wore out.

the floors in these truck get fatigue. The frame twist. These trucks really werent ment to be abused like we do.