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  1. rich weyand

    350 long block from Summit

    4x4 is a K. 2500 is a 3/4 ton, generally referred to as a K-20.
  2. rich weyand

    350 long block from Summit

    I have the Hooker headers, and they've lasted and lasted. Hooker 2453 for a K truck, Hooker 2452 for a C truck.
  3. rich weyand

    350 long block from Summit

    Yeah, that's the delivered price for the Gen 1 350 crate engine. You can juice it up with a new cam and such if you want (voiding the warranty), or just do some bolt-on goodies to get up to 250, 260 hp. But it's a good torquey engine that works well in these trucks. The going price through...
  4. rich weyand

    engine is popping through the exhaust.

    Per these instructions, what did you set the vacuum advance limit at? http://www.msdignition.com/instructions/Products/84281.pdf?terms=84281
  5. rich weyand

    engine is popping through the exhaust.

    Not what I asked. What is stamped on the vac advance can?
  6. rich weyand

    engine is popping through the exhaust.

    Which vacuum advance canister is on it? You should be able to see the stamping on the tang of the advance mech between the canister and the distributor cap if you look straight down into that gap.
  7. rich weyand

    400 sbc build

    Comp Cams says 2000-6000 rpm for that cam. That's not a torque monster. The 12-235-2 cam would give you an rpm range from 1000-5200, with 490 ftlb @2500 rpm in a 400 sbc with 9.5:1 compression. THAT is a torque monster. Cams are cheap. Don't spend a lot of money and time building around the...
  8. rich weyand

    84 c10 not running right

    Or a rebuild kit, plus plugging the well holes. They start to leak, then it idles badly rich. Glad the timing check helped.
  9. rich weyand

    Need better mileage

    One additional note. Vacuum advance canisters are stamped with their part numbers. This stamping is on the "tang" of the canister that goes into the distributor, and can usually be seen by looking straight down between the can itself and the distributor cap. What is the stamp on your vac...
  10. rich weyand

    Need better mileage

    The 1405 is "calibrated for performance", which means it is even richer than most Edelbrocks. So your carb tune is all wrong for that engine. And it's showing. I get 10 mpg in town with a K10 with a TH350 and 31" tires on 3.73:1 axles. Edelbrock 1405 is .100 primary, .095 secondary, 70/47...
  11. rich weyand

    Super hard starting motor

    Gen 1 SBCs always leak. I found the combination of these three things very helpful. http://www.jegs.com/i/Proform/778/66292CC/10002/-1?CAWELAID=1710583770&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=230006180003463662&cadevice=c&gclid=CKDu3rHZ7ckCFYQ6aQodyvcHYw...
  12. rich weyand

    Super hard starting motor

    Edelbrock with electric choke? Adjust the choke per the instructions. Super easy. Look at the arm on the top of the accelerator pump. Driver's side front of the carb. There is a lever coming off the carb with three holes on it. In one of those holes is a rod to the throttle mechanism...
  13. rich weyand

    Super hard starting motor

    Hard starting cold sounds like choke or ignition timing. Do you get smoke when it starts? If so, what color is the smoke? Falling on its face when giving it the gas sounds like the accelerator pump is shot or incorrectly adjusted.
  14. rich weyand

    84 c10 not running right

    Yep, it's a tan wire with black stripe. There is a connector that pops out of the loom. It should either be behind the distributor or over by the brake booster. Disconnect that wire, set timing to 0* BTDC, then reconnect the wire. Oh, and disconnect the battery (-) terminal and reconnect it...
  15. rich weyand

    84 c10 not running right

    Check your base timing. When it gets cold out, the clamp can loosen enough for the distributor to rotate, and given the direction of rotation, the body of the distributor will always rotate retarded. This can result in what you are seeing.
  16. rich weyand

    need some help 350 build

    That's a lot of cam for a truck. You are probably better off with the 12-256-4 with 300/411 hp/tq rather than the 12-268-4 with 308/390. If you go with the 12-268-4, put a 2000-2200 rpm torque converter on it so you don't have to push it started. A 2800 rpm torque converter is probably too...
  17. rich weyand

    262 to 350 crate: help

    Changing the cam out on a brand-new 350/260 out of the truck is pretty easy and cheap. You can use the same lifters and springs. Changing it out once it is in the truck is a major PITA. Plus you need to change the lifters if the engine has been run AT ALL.
  18. rich weyand

    New to TBI, HELP! High idle problem has me pulling my hair out

    You still have a vacuum leak, such as from a bad vac can or brake booster. So, lots of air getting in and the TBI is adding fuel to make the mixture come out right. Remove all the vacuum lines and cap off the ports and see what you have. If that solves it, add them back one at a time, and fix...
  19. rich weyand

    Initial ignition timing

    BTW, your optimum base timing is probably around 14* BTDC. With 22* of mechanical advance, that gives you 36* of total timing at rpm, which is the sweet spot for all GM V8s.
  20. rich weyand

    Initial ignition timing

    By "got it installed" I take it you mean the AR23 can. "So drove it around for about 40 minutes tonight. No knocking- which was good. And one added benefit was before anytime I would coast down a hill the exhaust would pop and backfire all the way down. Now it doesn't do that anymore." Yep...
  21. rich weyand

    For people with headers exhaust q's

    For a 350, 2.25" duals is plenty. The H-pipe, which I strongly recommend, only needs to be 2". An X-pipe works, too, but is hard to do on a K truck. For a C truck, it's easy.
  22. rich weyand

    Initial ignition timing

    Your vacuum can is wrong. With that much engine vacuum, 20* at 7.5" means you will never get out of vacuum advance, and it's pulling in way too hard at 20*. That's why you're knocking. You want more like 15* (crankshaft, which is 7.5* camshaft) at something like 12". Switch to an AR23/VC1853...
  23. rich weyand

    For people with headers exhaust q's

    I had a local shop bend them up for me. Duals all the way out the back, H-pipe, Flowmaster 40s.
  24. rich weyand

    Initial ignition timing

    Read this. http://www.gmsquarebody.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14508
  25. rich weyand

    Toy Square

    Matchbox did the 2000 Burb in a ton of different paint schemes, but I don't think they did a square.

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