[evilokc]

life is so funny. mistakes happen and we fix them as well as we can. I lost a washer in my motor and feared I had damaged or destroyed it. today I begun my tear down to locate the washer and assess the damage. I planned to remove the distributor, carb, and manifold so I would be able to look into the valve area and locate the washer. I got the hood removed for work room. I got the coolant drained and when I removed the carb I found something wonderful. the lost washer wasn't in the motor. it was sandwiched between the carb and the gasket. my guess is that it kept the side of the carb tilted up causing a vacuum leak which wouldn't let the truck run. I installed the carb and it fired right up and idled correctly. I'm stoked! I hope your weekend wrenching is as successful as mine. now I can install my new throttle pedal.