I saw in your other posts that you are looking for some custom parts. If you don't mind some work, check out how others took f/s 73-87 chevy truck billet grilles and made phantom grilles for the 2nd gen like yours. Its looking good, welcome to the forum!

There is also a starter relay near the fuse block that can cause that problem, although I have never had to replace one on my 1980.

Once the second half started, the Ravens never got back on the field. They only had those points because of how the officials let plays run long after they should have been blown dead. The "fumble" that gave the Ravens a second touchdown in 29 seconds was the most blatant abuse of letting ...

Which wheels, steel or factory spoke? The spoke wheel centers are SS and clean up easily. The steel wheels had a hubcap, at least on 1st gen.

Hey Mike moved what - there's no info as to who or what is needed!?!

Despite the best efforts of the NFL officials, the Steelers came back from being down 21-7 to beat the hapless Ravens 31-24. The officials went way out of their way to allow plays to run when they were dead, heaped extra penalties and failed to call several against the Ravens. But the Steeler defens...

But its not molested either. Besides they didn't have diesels in 1980. Its not like you don't have every part for that truck already...

If you want the best, I agree with Warme and get a new one - guarenteed not to leak for being out of square.

Since when does a diesel have a cable for the clutch / If it does, someone either swapped a gas tranny into a diesel truck, or swapped a diesel motor into a gas truck. Which is it? And yes, the gas clutch cable will work, it is a gas clutch setup.

it is a air injection valve that goes from the air cleaner into the exhaust maniford to dilute the exhaust before the second cat. If it sticks open it causes a massive exhaust leak. If you don't have to deal with emissions, remove it and plug the fitting in the exhaust manifold.

Not all 2.6s are wide blocks. 2.6s from 79-86 with an auto are narrow block. 87 up all 2.6s are wide blocks.

Yes, the trans crossmembers are all different, as well as the front half of the drive shaft. You will need to change the speedo cable and make sure you have the right speedo gear to match the gears and speedo (85 or 120). There is a jumper you must install to eliminate the neutral safety switch, or ...

Spence, what is the fm145 out of? Japanese spec perhaps?

If its the 4sp OD, try force 10 transmissions - they have them and is common for the starquest autos. They may even have them for the 3 sp auto; look them up.

The weber 38DGES is the one to use for the blow through setup. The carb is almost infinitely tunable, and the parts to set it up for blow through use are readily available. If you really want to go exotic, my Conquest 2.6 turbo motor is going to have a dcoe40 weber side draft in a draw through setup...

The center section is, but the axle is 5" wider.

How about this for a survivor? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/80-RAM-D50-D-50-SPORT-ORIGINAL-CLEAN-CA-TRUCK-NO-RUST-/330519086129?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4cf4790431 . Not mine, but man it looks clean. OK Mike Warme, I bought the 86 you called out someone should buy, now its your turn... :mrgr...

Auto or manual? If auto, check your neutral safety switch; if manual, could be the ignition switch on the column, corroded wiring on the starter or battery cables, or a failing starter.

I will get back to you this weekend.

Pacesetter makes a header for the 2.6 that has a bung in the collector reducer for the O2 sensor, which you will need if you are still using the stock carb. It is an even port header - same space between all the ports. Doug Thorley also made a header for the 2.6 but I don't know if they have any lef...

Some 2.6 blocks didn't have them - don't know why.

Your ECM could also cause this issue - caps dry out on the curcuit board and cause all kinds of problems. With the age of these trucks, an ecm recap is damn near essential to have it run right.

I would clean the throttle body real good and make sure all bolts and nuts are tight on intake and exhaust. Run some Redline synthetic fuel injection cleaner through it - the whole bottle in a full tank of gas. Depending on the mileage, change out the O2 sensor. Also make sure all vacuum lines are g...

There is a plate under the intake manifold that covers an access hole to the upper balance shaft on 2.6 blocks. I may have extras lying around I will try to find one if you need it.

It is the reed valve assembly and is part of the air injection systems for emissions. Good luck finding one any good, although I may have one on my 86 2.0 that I won't be needing, as I am putting a header on it when I get it running right.

Its snowing here in Pittsburgh right now; I'd love to send it to you...

It is a reed valve, used in place of an air pump to inject air into the cat to dilute the exhaust gases. The valve only opens when a cylinder fires and spent gases are pushed out the exhaust manifold. If the valve is bad(stays open) it will cause a huge exhaust leak and the motor will run like crap....

The Dodge Ram/D-50s are Mitsu trucks and used the same 4d55 motor

Use spacers and longer studs. Or get wheels with large center holes - try wheels for pre-88 full-size chevy truck 4x4s.

When I redid my 1980 D-50, I had the frame sand blasted, then sprayed it with original DP40 (lead-based), then primed and painted it with Ronan Magenta sign painters paint(also lead based). !9 years later, the color has finally bleached out in spots, but NO rust anywhere. Keep in mind, I live in Pit...