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Offline chiefmiller84

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She's dying
« on: August 30, 2017, 05:00:02 PM »
Driving my truck the past few days she's wanting to die on me. I turned down the radio to hear it. Sounds like it's struggling for fuel. Should I just replace carb and pump or somewhere else to start? Maybe tuning carb (which I'm not experienced in at all)? It's a 1969 307 with a q-jet and stock tanks. 83 c10 swb dual tanks, but only running the left one.


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Re: She's dying
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2017, 05:20:34 PM »
i wouldnt start with the carb. could be a few other things fuel related or something totally different.
im going to see if i can find a checklist for you to use. but when was the last tune up or fuel filter replacement?
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Re: She's dying
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2017, 06:30:55 PM »
you can find the service manuals HERE. for trouble shooting i would go with the year of your truck.

more specifically you can find the engine diagnosis HERE. be prepared its a lot of pages, but that link will take you directly to section 6 which is the engine diagnosis
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Re: She's dying
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2017, 08:32:29 PM »
Dying at idle, while accelerating, while cruising - when?  Does it have an idle solenoid and is it working?
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