pclausen
Veteran Member
I found this one locally on Craigslist. Guy was asking $1600, but I got him down to $1200. It runs and the dump cylinder works fine although it is a bit tricky getting the PTO in gear, but once I learn the personality of the truck, I hope that will get better.
Here it is after I got it off my trailer:
The sticker in the glove box shows the following options (notice how it originally came with a 292 cu. in. L6):
It looks like it now has a small block in it, my guess would be a 350. Here are some engine pics. Can anyone help me identify what this is? It looks like it has a later model alternator and the distributor definitely does not look like its from 1970!
It starts right up and idles nicely, but hesitates really bad when giving it gas, and it stutters and stalls when putting it in gear unless you're real careful and rev it a lot. I pulled the front 4 plugs, and they definitely looks like they should be replaced:
I cleaned one of them off enough to where I could read the part number. The plugs are ACDelco R45TS.
I figured I'll start with getting a new set of plugs (whatever the above crosses to at Advance Autoparts), and a new air filter as it is very dirty (its one of those large round ones). I'll also pick up an oil filter (I guess anything that fits a 350 chevy of a 70s vintage should fit?) Maybe I'll pull the old one in the morning to make sure I get one that will work.
I run 5 or 10W30 Mobile 1 synthetic on my other gas engines. Would I be safe to run 10W30 synthetic in this, or should I stick with dino oil on this old engine?
It could also use some fresh valve cover gaskets, so once I figure out what engine I got, I'll be able to pick those up as well.
It definitely needs some work, but I think it could be a good vehicle for around my land to catch chips from my pto chipper and haul dirt around!
Here it is after I got it off my trailer:
The sticker in the glove box shows the following options (notice how it originally came with a 292 cu. in. L6):
It looks like it now has a small block in it, my guess would be a 350. Here are some engine pics. Can anyone help me identify what this is? It looks like it has a later model alternator and the distributor definitely does not look like its from 1970!
It starts right up and idles nicely, but hesitates really bad when giving it gas, and it stutters and stalls when putting it in gear unless you're real careful and rev it a lot. I pulled the front 4 plugs, and they definitely looks like they should be replaced:
I cleaned one of them off enough to where I could read the part number. The plugs are ACDelco R45TS.
I figured I'll start with getting a new set of plugs (whatever the above crosses to at Advance Autoparts), and a new air filter as it is very dirty (its one of those large round ones). I'll also pick up an oil filter (I guess anything that fits a 350 chevy of a 70s vintage should fit?) Maybe I'll pull the old one in the morning to make sure I get one that will work.
I run 5 or 10W30 Mobile 1 synthetic on my other gas engines. Would I be safe to run 10W30 synthetic in this, or should I stick with dino oil on this old engine?
It could also use some fresh valve cover gaskets, so once I figure out what engine I got, I'll be able to pick those up as well.
It definitely needs some work, but I think it could be a good vehicle for around my land to catch chips from my pto chipper and haul dirt around!