Now that I got it to run again its time to figure out everything else that's wrong with it. Turns out there's quite a bit to do but that's pretty much what I expected. Amazon Store www.amazon.com...
The beauty of a 305 is you get every bit as crappy gas mileage as a 350, but no power. I currently have a 1994 k2500 "heavy half/6 lug" with the 305. Terrible mileage, no get up and go, sorry ass oil pressure when warm with a hint of rod knock. I will be dropping a 350 in it very soon.....😊
next time its running spray brake cleaner at the throttle body to intake manifold gasket these rot away causes a high idle lean condition. pull the distributor cap & clean (or replace) it. replace spark plugs i just did mine yesterday and still cant get the back right one out its tight been in there since 1996. good bet the transfer case & rear axle are bone dry on oil because by now the axle seals should be leaking all over the wheels. just to be road safe to everyone else replace all brake lines, this truck has both size brake line and all double flare ends its not hard to do not expensive just buy 1 roll of each size. what is expensive is the rotten fuel lines up in the frame rail, they're getting hard to find. cv axles are only $75 each with core exchange. brake rotors/calipers not that expensive and the brake calipers are also core exchange. these trucks have issues with the wire harness connections behind the gauge cluster radio and hvac control all getting corrosion in the terminals. the oem universal joints on the drive shafts have to be "melted" out with a soldering torch to get the needle bearings to come apart before you put it in the shop press. this truck r12 refrigerant needs to be converted to r134a, i had a local tractor mechanic do it for $90 because he needs r12 for farm equipment. this truck has the old school tv cable, throttle body to transmission this cable has a issue with "going out of adjustment on it's own" over time and this why the 700r4 transmission starves for fluid and gets fucked. basically the adjustment is..... with engine off, at full throttle push the square black ratcheting cable adjuster thing backwards towards the firewall as far as it goes. by doing this the tv cable will have full extension at full throttle. not 1 transmission mechanic on planet earth would tell me this secret of secrets of secrets!!! i had to learn it the hard way. the catalytic converter will be plugged just replace it with a universal one for $100 it's 2 1/2" on both ends and no o2 bung on there. the way i look at these trucks is your going to be fixing cars the rest of your life miles well learn to do it so when i'm 90 years old and blind it'll be easy
reminds me of Ghost Busters Movie when Dan Akroyd first brings the old Cadillac Ambulance to the fire station, and rattles off all of the problems it has.
That's a nice project truck, especially since it only has 99K miles on it. That's a 400K truck so, it's worth fixing up imo. I would add plugs, cap, rotor & wires to the list and she's a daily driver! Just did the same process to my old Jeep Wrangler....daily drives perfect now !!!!
Friend had a 1978 Trans Am with the Factory Chevy engine. It was in storage for a couple of years. We pulled it in and got it running. It just would not go more than idle so he tried Reving it a few times and it went Ka-Boom! Bang. And it began to run nice.. Walking behind the car we found two huge mice nests with dead mice in them against the garage door.. Well we gassed and then Evicted them...
After this video, I think you got hosed for $400 lol Did you happen to notice that your upper control arms are rusted about right through??? Please replace them before you drive it on the road.
Think about changing the TBI injectors? I've heard changing old ones can help bring back performance and make it run much smoother. Never had a TBI truck, but they don't look to hard to change. Seems like you can get refurbished ones for about $40 each. There are two. That or convert to carburetor.
Before you, that poor truck had a rough life! But now it’s in the right hands, and I think that you are going to get a beautiful return on your investment! Once everything is fixed, I imagine this truck will last you a very, very long time. Did I see correctly that it only has 96,000 miles on it?
Check a.m. Auto Parts online I got a 15 piece set for a 98 2 wheel drive ball joints and all the steering parts except for the sway bar bushings on the frame for about $ 100.00
Dude just rebuild the whole front end those upper a arms look toast and you can buy good enough ball joint/ a arms assemblies pretty cheap, along with the lower ball joints. It's a PITA but worth being safe.
The knock sensor in those days would keep retarding the timing to the point the engine would almost quit if it “heard” any noise. It should be a one wire version screwed into the lower water jacket. This would explain why it ran quite a bit better with the fresh gas (less pinging). If the sensor was bad, or heard loose engine components (worn flat tappet camshaft, loose timing chain, etc) it would cause this problem. Just for fun, you could unplug it and take it for a shake- this would be proof of concept.
That $400.00 truck will turn in to a couple $1,000.00 truck with all the repairs you have to do to make it a daily driver. But you don't get much now days for a couple grand.
I really wonder if everything he wants to do is worth all the effort??? Everything that works now will eventually need service down the road even after everything he does to restore the vehicle. It's like throwing good money after bad!!! I think he'll have a constant battle with maintenance for body and engine work!!!!!!!!!
@@bobmehlfelder1823 hopefully it will be able to drive under its own power to the scrap yard. To put all that money and time into this is ridiculous. UNLESS he is doing it to make youtube content. Then go for it!
@@bobmehlfelder1823 it might just be for the fun of tinkering on it. I have had more fun throwing a couple hundred dollars at a worthless old tractor that i dont need, than spending that on a weekend getaway.
@@ryanfrederick4889 Yes, I agree that this could be a labor of love to this guy. However, with all that needs to be done to this vehicle, does he really need it???? Also, WHEN DOES THE FLOW OF MONEY STOP????!!!! I had a situation back in 2017 with a 1990 Toyota Cressida where it took 3 months and $600 just to replace a $23.00 coolant sensor for the ECU. Now, I nearly scrapped this vehicle due to the frustration it caused. Only ONE mechanic speculated it was a sensor, so, fortunately, I acted on it!!!!! Car runs great!!!
It sounds like it has a couple dead holes in the engine, but that might just be leaks from the exhaust.
Had a 94, they don't call them SilveROTo's for nothing. Frame was so rusted, junked it before it broke in half.
I always like your truck videos! Can't wait for more. I just sold a running c1500 with 300,000 miles. Was still a daily driver!
The beauty of a 305 is you get every bit as crappy gas mileage as a 350, but no power. I currently have a 1994 k2500 "heavy half/6 lug" with the 305. Terrible mileage, no get up and go, sorry ass oil pressure when warm with a hint of rod knock. I will be dropping a 350 in it very soon.....😊
Good for fram truck
I am impressed with the creative ways this truck was "fixed" over the years.
next time its running spray brake cleaner at the throttle body to intake manifold gasket these rot away causes a high idle lean condition. pull the distributor cap & clean (or replace) it. replace spark plugs i just did mine yesterday and still cant get the back right one out its tight been in there since 1996. good bet the transfer case & rear axle are bone dry on oil because by now the axle seals should be leaking all over the wheels. just to be road safe to everyone else replace all brake lines, this truck has both size brake line and all double flare ends its not hard to do not expensive just buy 1 roll of each size. what is expensive is the rotten fuel lines up in the frame rail, they're getting hard to find. cv axles are only $75 each with core exchange. brake rotors/calipers not that expensive and the brake calipers are also core exchange. these trucks have issues with the wire harness connections behind the gauge cluster radio and hvac control all getting corrosion in the terminals. the oem universal joints on the drive shafts have to be "melted" out with a soldering torch to get the needle bearings to come apart before you put it in the shop press. this truck r12 refrigerant needs to be converted to r134a, i had a local tractor mechanic do it for $90 because he needs r12 for farm equipment. this truck has the old school tv cable, throttle body to transmission this cable has a issue with "going out of adjustment on it's own" over time and this why the 700r4 transmission starves for fluid and gets fucked. basically the adjustment is..... with engine off, at full throttle push the square black ratcheting cable adjuster thing backwards towards the firewall as far as it goes. by doing this the tv cable will have full extension at full throttle. not 1 transmission mechanic on planet earth would tell me this secret of secrets of secrets!!! i had to learn it the hard way. the catalytic converter will be plugged just replace it with a universal one for $100 it's 2 1/2" on both ends and no o2 bung on there. the way i look at these trucks is your going to be fixing cars the rest of your life miles well learn to do it so when i'm 90 years old and blind it'll be easy
The obvious effort to not swear always gets me, never mind the projects.
Hmmmm, didnt seem too much louder with out the muffler..... but I wonder if it still has the cat converter, that could be plugging up....
Another one back to life! Nice work!!! Can't wait to see more.
O.k?
Someone who shouldn't be allowed to put batteries in a remote was working on that poor thing. Good God.
It sounds like a jet engine
sounds like WAY more money being put into the truck, after all this is fixed, you could have bought a newer better truck
It's cool to see people bring stuff back to life. If he just bought a new truck there would be no point in videos.
When you get it all done I would coat the bottom of it with bar and chain oil to slow down the rust , or some sort of oil under coating.
reminds me of Ghost Busters Movie when Dan Akroyd first brings the old Cadillac Ambulance to the fire station, and rattles off all of the problems it has.
That's a nice project truck, especially since it only has 99K miles on it. That's a 400K truck so, it's worth fixing up imo. I would add plugs, cap, rotor & wires to the list and she's a daily driver! Just did the same process to my old Jeep Wrangler....daily drives perfect now !!!!
Friend had a 1978 Trans Am with the Factory Chevy engine. It was in storage for a couple of years. We pulled it in and got it running. It just would not go more than idle so he tried Reving it a few times and it went Ka-Boom! Bang. And it began to run nice.. Walking behind the car we found two huge mice nests with dead mice in them against the garage door.. Well we gassed and then Evicted them...
I like the gages.
daniel Britschock yeah I had a s10 with a that set up installed red bulbs looked realy cool
After this video, I think you got hosed for $400 lol Did you happen to notice that your upper control arms are rusted about right through??? Please replace them before you drive it on the road.
I don't think he got hosed. He drops 500$-1k$ into it and it's solid
Bring him back to life. Keep him from the scrap yard!!! Doing good!!
Yes plz!
Does that truck really have 96,000 miles?
I'm pretty sure the odometer is broken.
Think about changing the TBI injectors? I've heard changing old ones can help bring back performance and make it run much smoother. Never had a TBI truck, but they don't look to hard to change. Seems like you can get refurbished ones for about $40 each. There are two. That or convert to carburetor.
Before you, that poor truck had a rough life! But now it’s in the right hands, and I think that you are going to get a beautiful return on your investment! Once everything is fixed, I imagine this truck will last you a very, very long time. Did I see correctly that it only has 96,000 miles on it?
Why do people cut holes in the bed to replace the fuel pump and sending unit? Just drop the tank
could still have plugged cat converters, sounds like it needs a complete tuneup
That probably where lose of power coming from manifold leak and probably wouldn't hurt tune up
Check a.m. Auto Parts online I got a 15 piece set for a 98 2 wheel drive ball joints and all the steering parts except for the sway bar bushings on the frame for about $ 100.00
Haha that’s awesome, I named my truck black Betty.
Definitely had some “repairs” done to it.
What year is the truck
Thumbs up for the new project
Gotta love living in the salt belt!
I would most definitely add a new distributor!
You don’t need back brakes, lol
Got, AC, lol
when u going to do more on the cady
When this truck is done. Hopefully nothing else breaks.
Dude just rebuild the whole front end those upper a arms look toast and you can buy good enough ball joint/ a arms assemblies pretty cheap, along with the lower ball joints. It's a PITA but worth being safe.
Why put all that money and labour into something so cheap. Just run it till it dies.
Are you from Minnesota?
Isn't it obvious from his accent.
When’s startfest 2019 coming
The knock sensor in those days would keep retarding the timing to the point the engine would almost quit if it “heard” any noise. It should be a one wire version screwed into the lower water jacket. This would explain why it ran quite a bit better with the fresh gas (less pinging). If the sensor was bad, or heard loose engine components (worn flat tappet camshaft, loose timing chain, etc) it would cause this problem. Just for fun, you could unplug it and take it for a shake- this would be proof of concept.
You forgot the battery cables!
Tune up and scrub the tb clean
What year is that? I’ve been looking for that body style
Haven't been able to see a compressor with your camera angles so far...does it have A/C?
It has a/c but I never tried it out.
good series!!!!
sounds like your having to rebuild it. probably could have done the same thing with the ranger at this point
Replacing an engine is more difficult and expensive than brakes and suspension stuff
Am I wrong but are there are still piles of unmelt snow still lying around?
Probably. This was filmed a couple of weeks ago.
You need to find a good salvage yard with that rusty ancient truck
That $400.00 truck will turn in to a couple $1,000.00 truck with all the repairs you have to do to make it a daily driver. But you don't get much now days for a couple grand.
i’m bored
Lol cheap is never cheap.
Sell it for parts!
Parts?
Scrap
I really wonder if everything he wants to do is worth all the effort??? Everything that works now will eventually need service down the road even after everything he does to restore the vehicle. It's like throwing good money after bad!!! I think he'll have a constant battle with maintenance for body and engine work!!!!!!!!!
@@bobmehlfelder1823 hopefully it will be able to drive under its own power to the scrap yard. To put all that money and time into this is ridiculous. UNLESS he is doing it to make youtube content. Then go for it!
@@bobmehlfelder1823 it might just be for the fun of tinkering on it. I have had more fun throwing a couple hundred dollars at a worthless old tractor that i dont need, than spending that on a weekend getaway.
@@ryanfrederick4889 Yes, I agree that this could be a labor of love to this guy. However, with all that needs to be done to this vehicle, does he really need it???? Also, WHEN DOES THE FLOW OF MONEY STOP????!!!! I had a situation back in 2017 with a 1990 Toyota Cressida where it took 3 months and $600 just to replace a $23.00 coolant sensor for the ECU. Now, I nearly scrapped this vehicle due to the frustration it caused. Only ONE mechanic speculated it was a sensor, so, fortunately, I acted on it!!!!! Car runs great!!!