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    2b or not 2b?

    How would you know if your oil pump is bad in a 305 mine sputters and acts like its out of time and dies i just put a timing light on it the other day? And im currently looking for a 327 i just sold a complete 350 86 & up block for $120 with everything to start it any advice this 327 im hoping...
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    NO fuel!

    C'mon with it! ALIRGHT i lifted up box and used 2x4's to hold up on one side and out my way since i dont have the man power to take the whole thing off unscrewed this damn sending unit to find it was missing the little filter at the bottom i looked in tank with my flashlight and i could find...
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    NO fuel!

    Ok thanks guys Thanx for the tip guys i took carb top off days ago when suspected it being dirty and yes i tested the fuel pump by running main feed into red gas tank and return into clear bottle and truck started thats when i figured out that it had to be gas lines or sending unit i checked my...
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    NO fuel!

    help me someone First and foremost i need to verify that the lines are hooked up right if im to determine if the sending unit works i cant post pics i broke my wifes $ 350 canon camera yesterday while trying to take pics to post i cant seem to figure out what format this site will accept for...
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    NO fuel!

    DANG! can anyone asnwer this Dropping the tank is not what i plan on doing i think i should be able to pull and inspect sending unit after i pull the bed off completly. how would i determine if i need to replace sending unit and if i do could i switch to a 2 port sending unit becouse mine has 3...
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    NO fuel!

    Thanx but it still wont start i just bought new fuel lines and hooked them up i hooked them up they way they were before (when the truck ran) but now it wont start i swapped the lines end checked but im not even sure wich line is wich on the sending unit yes i know that the 3/8 line is the send...
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    700r4 puker!

    i think i got it thanx for the help guys i was chit chatting with my buddy who owns a sweet lifted 86 c10 i told my tranny trouble :anitoof: and i mentioned that i painted it he asked if i covered the airtube in paint and i said probably sure enough i did and when i cleaned it out she stopped...
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    NO fuel!

    Thank u jim! THANK U! Kind sir i did what u said with the 2 bottles and rubber lines its got to be the lines running back to the tank must be clogged or sending unit clogged or something but the pump is working and truck ran fine im going to take the 8ft. bed back off and go buy new lines i...
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    NO fuel!

    Carb on fire I went and dumped gas into carb. And it started and died and i did this a few times and the gasket that goes under air filter cought on fire ( the little ring) and it made a pop sound i noticed that the choke rod is sticking it gets stuck like it doesnt want to go down could that...
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    NO fuel!

    ok thanks jim ill try that i did use gas but she would just burn throught and die im really starting to think this fuel pump is shot its a couple days old i called advanced auto to make sure it wasnt a remanufactured or refurbished one and its not if this doesnt help what should i try next is...
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    NO fuel!

    C10 1986 305 edelbrock 1406 carb. & performer Intake and 700r4. New Tank and Sending Unit and it wont start just replaced the fuel pump and yes i did inspect lines(no kinks or leaks) made sure the push rod was in the right spot made sure the lines were ran correctly and just took top off carb...
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    How to remove leaf spring

    u can cheat They make leaf spring helpers and some places like pep boys sell a single add a leaf spring kit pretty cheap and easier than taking apart and if you do take it apart u might want to check your shackles and make sure its in good shape along with the bushing since u have everything...
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    700r4 puker!

    Oh boy! Well thank you for the tips guys i did notice that the fluid felt a little hot i dont have a converter lock up switch and the transmission tech told me sometimes you dont need one but how would u know if you did i believe this 700r was made prior to 1985 it has a big K on it and no...
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    700r4 puker!

    hey there i was wondering if someone can help me make an informed decision here my 700r4 supposedly has less 80.000 on it and it puked fluid out the dipstick tube a few times i sucked out some fluid and compared to new and it was slighty more fishier smelling a tad bit darker not much the...
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    sbc to bbc

    700r4 is trouble The newer 700r4 i ok like newer than 87 but anything prior may require lock up swtich and tranny shops recomend they tune the tv cable still 700r4 is alot of work just to have od on its own gear i had a th350 with 2200 stall converter b&m shift on my stock 305 and it really...
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    Running ruff boy!

    My bad luck Its only done it about 5 times that i know and it did do it when i first started it i checked it while it was cold today the fluid was half way up the dipstick i sucked some out until it was @ halfway to hot and i started it then waited 20 mins checked it and it was barely any fluid...
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    Running ruff boy!

    Puker! Ok i got her running it was a tear in my main feed to fuel pump on side of motor(305) now wat does it mean or usually mean when your tranny pukes fluid sometimes or atleast when it has fluid to puke fluid out the dipstick? Motor runs strong thank u all for helping im not sure why the...
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    new from mn, 87 k5

    good luck u got alot of work ahead of u with this swapp. you can find free wiring diagrams @ Auto Zone.com just sign up and it gives u a sorta online haynes manual it should have wat u need thats how i got em for my c10
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    Running ruff boy!

    been trying to upload pics for like an hour now i give up it keeps telling me invalid file. went back to truck took the kinks out of line and theres no gas going to c thru filter in line filter from the mechanical fuel pump on side of motor she wont start i smell gas also it did run fine last...
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    Running ruff boy!

    Thanks best forum ever Wow thank u all for getting back to me i will post some pics today i was surprised @ all the replies thank u all! the truck is mostly stock it has 305 with a 700r4 now it had a th350 and it went bad,the carb is an edelbrock 1406 and it has a performer intake i rebuilt it...
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    Running ruff boy!

    Ok new tank sending new carb and intake just got it back from shop they told condensation so they drained and added dry gas and they couldnt keep her running i got it home drained and cleaned tank added 4 gallons of super and 2 things of water remover ethanol gummout crap drained they gas lines...

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