What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by strider621

Thanks Mike. I tell people I was raised a mechanics son not a mechanic but I do enjoy getting dirty doing something productive. I also have a 67 C10 and this one my wife bought new in 1972. Both of those keep me busy as well. I really don't remember when I got things done before I retired.

Nice example of a car that you don't see too often any more. It reminds me of that Clint Eastwood movie Grand Torino.

[strider621]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Nice example of a car that you don't see too often any more. It reminds me of that Clint Eastwood movie Grand Torino.

Thanks Russell. It's been in the family for the past 45 years. Mostly original,(motor,trans,vinyl top,interior). It has been repainted to get ride of door dings and sun damage. Wife parked in work parking lot for the 5 years. It was her daily driver. I finally talked her into parking it in the garage. We only get it out now for a cruise in or Sunday afternoon drive.

[OrrieG]

Wrestling with carb linkage. Turns out the linkage from 62 PU that I used for the 2GC and Holley does not want to work for the Qjet, not enough travel to open the secondaries. Have about 8 hours in trying different rod and bracket configurations. Now going to get a 73-87 truck cable assy and use that. I had two from donor trucks I sold for half what it is looking like I will need to pay to get one 8^((

[ChuckDriver]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Wrestling with carb linkage. Turns out the linkage from 62 PU that I used for the 2GC and Holley does not want to work for the Qjet, not enough travel to open the secondaries. Have about 8 hours in trying different rod and bracket configurations. Now going to get a 73-87 truck cable assy and use that. I had two from donor trucks I sold for half what it is looking like I will need to pay to get one 8^((

Do the Qjet secondaries open mechanically with the linkage? I always thought they were vacuum operated not mechanical.

[OrrieG]

The one I have the bottom butterflys are mechanical, uppers are vacuum. I think the bottom control the air flow, top open the secondary fuel jets. The bottom shaft will not rotate until the choke plate is fully open so you cannot go to WOT when the engine is cold.

Anyway, went back out a figured out I was attacking the problem backwards. I was starting with the closed position and trying to get full open before the pedal inside bottomed out. Reversed the process, started with WOT and pedal on the floor, then worked length and angle of bend in the rod to get it to work. I did have to lengthen the lever arm on the firewall side of the pedal mechanism too.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Nice example of a car that you don't see too often any more. It reminds me of that Clint Eastwood movie Grand Torino.

Wife's Dad gave us a 71 Mercury Montego MX, he never said it but was concerned about the reliability of my cars. Was ok but had the 351 Windsor engine, at about 60K miles the rockers started failing, mechanic said it was a common trait. Fixed it and returned it to dad, my that time he had figured out that I kept them running just fine.