sudden loss of power?

[rich weyand]

Another thing you might be able to do to thaw it out is to get it up to operating temp, and then cover the whole truck with a big plastic tarp with some stones holding the edge to the ground.  Those blue tarps are cheap and you can get them pretty big.  Hardware store should have them.  They use them for temporary roof repairs after storms to keep water out of the house until the roof can be redone.  Getting the engine up to temp will probably leave enough heat in the engine to thaw out the carb and induction system if you can keep the wind from blowing it all away.

[rich weyand]

If you send me your location, I'll see if I can locate the stock air cleaner near you.  You can PM it if you want, or email me at weyand[at]rcn[dot]com.

[countryboy279]

I live in western north dakota i don't know anybody that has a garage where i can park but i will see if about puting the house back on and i think i have an engine block heater there is a plug hanging out of the gril so i might try plugging it in at night

[rich weyand]

Block heater won't help a carb icing problem much, but it can't hurt.  You could use one up there anyway.

Here's one off a 1987 C-20 in Valley City, east of you.  I think that's the same as the 1978.  Anyone know for sure?

If you call them, ask them for the heat riser pipe (or heat stove pipe), too.

1987
Air Box/Air Cleaner
Chevy Truck 20 Series   
5.7LTR. OFF IN 145007
$50   
Gille Auto USA-ND(Valley-City)
1-701-845-0171

[countryboy279]

Yeah I'm in Dickinson thanks for the info i'll give it give it a try

[rich weyand]

Rummel's doesn't look big enough to have one, but they might.  Worth a call.

Lots of places in Bismarck, though.  JNR, CK, Wetch, Frontier.  I would just start dialing.  Somebody will have one there, and it's over a hundred miles closer.  I found two here in the one auto yard we have in Bloomington, IN, and it's about the same size as Bismarck.

You want 1) air cleaner body with thermostat, 2) air cleaner lid, 3) heat stove pipe.

[countryboy279]

I put the hose from the exhaust manifold to the air cleaner on let it run for a little bit but it still runs bad i don't really have a way to get to bismark right know i this truck is my only vehicle right know i don't want to take it on a long trip is there any site online that might would have one

[rich weyand]

I found the one at Gille Auto in Valley City on car-part.com.  Those yards will ship parts.  But they won't be open until tomorrow.

This will work.  You have to work up a heat stove pipe.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/79-81-Camaro-Z28-factory-air-cleaner-/171180697625?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27db2a2819&vxp=mtr