Well, I havent been doing too too much in the way of work, just driving the thing on weekends and trying to avoid screwing anything else up.
So, a few weeks ago we made a repeat of that trip. I took my woman, her parents, and brother camping. Her sister joined us for the day.
Truck exhibited the same issues with the altitude and puttering out near the top of the hill. Same exact thing, pulled over, let it sit for about 1 minute, checked fuel and carb, neither were hot so it aint a vapor lock issue, and then got back on the road going slow. Never died or anything, just wouldnt pull for crap.
Recently I tuned the carb, 1.5 stages lean in both power and cruise, I plan to drive up the mountain and see if that helps because It was likely running very rich in its stock configuration. I also started chasing leaks because my HOA is getting on me about a drip pan i keep under the truck. Replaced the oil pump seal, and in the process discovered what happens when you install your distributor 180* off......BANG. worlds loudest backfire.
also in the process of getting quotes and info on interior work. my headliner is getting worse and worse by the day, only quote so far was $600, kind of hard to stomach. Also want to do the front bench seat and I will do carpet on my own.
But anyway, here, this is a video i made from the camping trip, this one is a little special....something interesting happened.
