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Offline 454Man

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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #30 on: May 09, 2013, 10:58:42 pm »
To me sounds like its fluid related. If you have a clear fuel filter you can see if it is getting enough gas. 2 year old pump doesn't mean much with ethonal in todays gas.... Had a pump go out after like 4 or so months. My first start the Trans fluid was so low I thought I fried the trusty th350. also gave me the same issues. Could be something clogged in the jets or needle and seat. Just my 2 cents
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2013, 09:22:12 am »
Ill give that filter a look 454man. I just have the filter in the carb. Im thinking about just running the clear one and taking the other one out of the carb. I might as well check the pump to while I have the fuel line off. Ill keep you guys posted if I run into anymore problems or if I fix it.
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2013, 09:35:52 am »
are you stating you only have the little filter inside the carb to filter the fuel going to it... what happen to the larger filter before it gets to the carb... i recommend keeping both filters... and you can use the clear one that way when you see it dirty you´ll be able to change it on time... and the one in the carb you can change that one every oil change or something... having a clogged fuel filter shortens fuel pumps life, and hurts drastically engine performance and mpg...
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2013, 10:04:52 am »
Yeah the truck is all original and that is how they come from the factory. The fuel line is supposed to be all steel line running to the carb. I accidentally twisted it one time so now it has enough rubber line to fit a clear one on.
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #34 on: May 10, 2013, 11:13:43 am »
Here is the setup I have. Check out my YouTube vid
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dRPPWuNAJI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #35 on: May 10, 2013, 11:33:22 am »
Nice lookin motor 8). I cant run that setup though because of all the smog hoses on my motor. I was gonna run it almost where the fuel goes in the carb. That is the only rubber I have on my fuel line. Probably only about 8" of rubber line. I read somewhere that those in-carb filters suck for performance and obviously changability if that is a word lol.
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #36 on: May 10, 2013, 12:12:16 pm »
What sucks for performance odd that 1406 , tookit off traded for aq jet. All you need is 8 in max
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #37 on: May 10, 2013, 12:12:35 pm »
Thanks!:-)
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #38 on: May 10, 2013, 05:32:24 pm »
I heard the in carb filters on the q-jet don't flow very well, that's why I was thinking about just running the clear one. Yeah the 8" should be fine even though it is around a bend. No problem!
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #39 on: May 10, 2013, 08:16:13 pm »
Flow Idk, but i'm sure it was fine with gas flow b4 the ethonal disaster... My filter was just like 5 bucks. The rubber house was ethocrap rated... It works just great for me and my 350
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #40 on: May 10, 2013, 09:24:58 pm »
theres no problem with running two filters. i would keep two, but yeah im kind of leaning to fuel also. its a cheap part and who knows when it was changed last
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2013, 10:11:03 pm »
Fuel filter is clean as a whistle! It is getting fuel as well. I switched out the module, but accidentally mis put one of the wires back on so it ran erratically. Ran out of light this afternoon so I will fix all the wires tomorrow and see how she runs! Kinda pisses me off though at how cheap that distributor cap and rotor is that they put on at the shop! It has to be chinese because I have never felt plastic that cheap on those parts, but to top it all off it doesn't even have brass terminals. They are cheapy chrome-looking plated. I will never take my truck to a shop again. I could've got better quality off ebay for $20. Plan on fixing that when I get the money. Dropped my starter off though and gave it a new bolt for the solenoid, seems to hold charge and not spark anymore. Lasted me pretty long for a "valucraft" starter ha.
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #42 on: May 10, 2013, 10:28:55 pm »
so you dont know if it fixed your problem or not? had filters look good and let fuel threw just not enough for a high demand.
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #43 on: May 11, 2013, 10:51:59 am »
No, because I took 3 wires off to move the distributor cap farther from the bottom and mixed up two wires lol. That other module I took off had so much white grease stuff on it, it was ridiculous, assuming it was di-electric grease.Don't see why something would ever need that much.
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Re: Truck won't rev faster than 2k without dying?
« Reply #44 on: May 11, 2013, 04:05:36 pm »
Totally screwed up the plug wires! >:( any advice on that?
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