boostdtalon
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- Joined
- Dec 28, 2013
- Posts
- 115
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- Location
- Auburn, Wa.
- First Name
- Josiah
- Truck Year
- 1977
- Truck Model
- K-20
- Engine Size
- 5.7L
On my way home today, I ran into an issue with the truck hesitating going up a steep slope. I drive this slope every day on my way to and from work and have never had this issue on the hill. Truck did fine till about the halfway point of the hill and started acting like it was cutting out. Was so bad I had to take some side roads home as I could only drive around 15-25 mph. Once the truck got back on level ground, it ran just fine. Gas level was between 1/4 and a 1/2. Looked at the fuel filter I installed just before the carb and didn't see anything that would cause concern.
I've had this issue before but was never this bad. Normally it's a slight shudder and than it's back to being fine again.
Not sure where to check for a cause. So here's a quick run down on things that have been recently replaced or added to help me narrow this.
new plugs proper gapped
fuel pump and new fuel filter.
gas tanks were drained before i started driving the truck
air filter cleaned and re oiled (K&N)
Thinking maybe I need to replace my cap, rotor, and wires as those are old. It was converted to an HEI system.
I've had this issue before but was never this bad. Normally it's a slight shudder and than it's back to being fine again.
Not sure where to check for a cause. So here's a quick run down on things that have been recently replaced or added to help me narrow this.
new plugs proper gapped
fuel pump and new fuel filter.
gas tanks were drained before i started driving the truck
air filter cleaned and re oiled (K&N)
Thinking maybe I need to replace my cap, rotor, and wires as those are old. It was converted to an HEI system.