The truck has been sitting since I bought it 5 days ago. Now it is buried in snow. I have no idea how strong this battery is and if it will start in this cold weather. Time to test it out.
I remember when I was in highschool in the early 80's we had one of these, with a 454 & a 4 speed.that thing would pull a loaded 5th wheel like no tomorrow.
@@chrisj197438 not so much.depending on Wich diesel you choose, the early 2000's Ford's and dodge 2500 and up were very reliable and Duramax if you maintained them and will out tow any gas rig
This brings back memories to when my moms friend which was like a cool uncle to me which i called flier owned one of those,the dash was practically gone but i remember cruising through grand rapids as it made sure it was heard
I remember driving a truck similar to this for a road construction company I worked for, crew cab, 8 foot box, long as a city bus and even thirstier! (350 4bbl). It wasn't a dually. Somebody I knew who farmed had one, crewcab, dually with a 454. He had to quit lending it to people because the first instinct was to drive the snot out of it...After 30 plus years of fuel injection on just about everything, anything with a carb seems cold blooded...even on hot days!
Occurred to me at least some of the sputtering was from it sitting for 3 months, the fuel in the carburetor was starting to separate seemed to run pretty good once that had run through it, then again this was a cold start by anyone's standard great video
With the engine being cold, and the engine being carbureted, engines like this one won't let you have a consistent throttle until the engine is warm. It doesn't matter if it is a Chevy or a Ford, all old carbureted engines act the same, especially in extreme cold weather. Not to mention the fact that all of the fluids would be very cold when you first start the motor, and more than likely this truck has the original fuel pump, so it is not electric.
Wicky Wayoff It wouldn't be as bad if it had a good battery and if the carburetor was adjusted correctly or rebuilt. Sounds like he may have a choke issue. Maybe the choke pull off is bad. It won't idle.
The way I deal with this is put it to the floor for a couple seconds and back it off to 2k to let it warm up, basically the more stubborn it is, the more I reef on it until it starts behaving. Never blown anything up doing it this way, only thing it does is piss off neighbors
I just cold started the 350 I built for my brother a few days ago in -15 °c here in Canada, I deleted the choke plate so it had no choke, took a bit of cranking to get fuel up to the bowl once I saw fuel I just pumped it twice cranked and fired right up like half a crank and stalled hit it again and she stayed running, not sure why yours seems so difficult with a choke even but defiantly re do that carb she needs a rebuild kit you should only have to pump it twice
That old girl fired up nice! Had a few models like yours an my own since I was 20 an now 55! But I will say fuel injection is the best thing they could have ever done! Just my opinion right or wrong! Just effortles compared to carbs!
Something I have learned is that the factory quadrajet carbs (if that's what is on yours) have fuel bowel plugs in them that over time will wear out allowing gas to leak out of them and back down the fuel line. So if you let the truck sit for a few days there is no fuel in the carb and you have to crank it for about 10 seconds to get fuel up there. After that initial crank, two pumps, then fire it up. But as you mentioned in the video it sounds like the choke isn't wasn't working right. Else she'd have fired right up as soon as she got fuel. When my choke isn't engaged I have to screw with it like you did. The only difference is I don't have to jump up and down on the gas pedal. Usually once I get it cranked over I just have to keep the foot slightly on the gas for a minute before she'll idle. Interestingly my truck starts perfectly when its around 45-50 outside but when it's warmer the choke doesn't work. I'm thinking that'll just be a simple adjustment. As an aside my truck's Temp and Oil pressure gauges didn't work either. I had to replace both sending units.
Shane Singleton I wonder if thats why my caprice would sometimes not start on the first go, after sitting for some time. Then, another pump and a second try and it went every time. The quadrajet functioned quite well otherwise. Had i kept it, i would have had the carb completely overhauled, good gaskets that can handle today's shitty gas, etc, reset to factory specs etc etc. Miss that old thing
I love Carburetors and all... But man, after I got my 1989 C30 ( a continued HD version of the 73-87 body style ) not the newer 90's style in other words. The truck is so much nicer to use than my other two C30's the 86 and 87. Don't think I'll ever bother with Carbs on a daily driver/ work truck ever again.. Only on the toys that I don't need to rely on. lol
Maynard Reed I got one that came with a factory power seat and there was also a tachometer that had a fuel gauge at the bottom of it when option with a clock
@@mauricecooper176 I've had at least 20 or 25 trucks an d blazers. My dad had a couple suburbans and I've never seen one with the fuel gauge in the tac h.
@@maynardreed4036 If you ordered tac and clock the fuel gauge was on the tachometer I've seen a few of them the tachometer was rare let alone one with a gas gauge I've only seen 1 truck with a power seat in this body style
Choke may be stuck open I know the video is old but if u could afford it a holly efi throttle body kit it eliminates stuck chokes plus you can control fuel delivery electronically so u don't have to pump it till ur foot falls off
And think he said it was like 9 degrees outside to some people that might be a heatwave and if you're a polar bear it's probably time to go skinny dipping at that temperature I'm surprised the battery even had anything in it that wasn't froze solid I'd say that was a pretty good cold start
Usualy the factory tach back then the gas guage was at the bottom of the tach mine was it had a clock over where you thought the gas guage should be that kept crappy time atleast mine and others i saw was that way
the proper way to start a carb vehicle in the winter is as goes as follows. crank engine for 6-8 seconds and then let it sit for about 30 seconds. then pump the gas pedal slowly to the floor a couple times. now crank the engine and it should fire right up. cranking the engine before pumping the gas pedal lets fuel pressure build. normally on carb vehicle they have a mechanic fuel pump and it only builds fuel pressure when the engine is cranking or running. sitting there pumping the piss out the pedal while cranking it isnt gunna start it easily/
@@brettmart57 that is true. the choke on my 84 s10 doesnt work and the one on my suburban kinda works. that is just how i start them two. my 1984 2.8 4x4 4spd s10 ive fired up when it was -50 with wind chill. took some cranking and i had to sit in the cab for a minute or so till it warmed up enough i didnt have it feather the gas pedal. now in the winter time i just raise my idle adjustment up till it idles at about 1000 warmed up so when it is cold its diling around 850ish. i also pack a can of ether with in my trucks incase my battery every gets low i just give her a little bit of cosbey in a can before cranking her.
Typical Q Jet float bowl plugs leaking, probably would have fired right off if they had not leaked and drained all the fuel from the carb. The fuel pump has to bring fuel all the way back up to the carb again. Everyone I have owned has done the same thing,even the 2 bbl vari -jet.
Otta just put an aftermarket temp gauge on. I dislike the factory guage because i dont want to know if its hot or cold i want to know if its runnin at 180,210 and so on. I do like the factory oil pressure gauge however.
Unless someone put a new grille, hood, and fenders on that’s not an ‘80. ‘80s had round headlights, vertical front side markers/turn signals, and taller hoods that always cracked where the spring brackets ended.
