by 88PowerRam50 » Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:36 pm
Is there an easy way to get the manual online short of scanning every page, maybe a Kinko's type facility could do it for less than an arm and a leg? Any thoughts? Have had truck for 10 yrs as work truck for self-(un)employeed landscaper/arborist. Jasper rebuilt engine 2 yrs ago first without silencer/balance shafts. Vibrated a lot. Second engine without shafts did the same. Third with shafts ran smoother. Felt like I sacrificed power for no vibration. Know I'm running risk of disabling the oil pump if a shaft goes down. Live and learn. Have "spare" bed that needs work but no rust at horizontal front to back seam. I've been tinkering w/internal combustion engines since the late 60's, thanks to a neighbor shade tree mechanic who built cars for running moonshine in the hills of the Cumberland Plateau in Middle/East TN. My truck is 5spd MT, 4wd, 2.6L Mikuni-Solex 2bbl downdraft carb w/elec choke. A/C has dead compressor. Finally learning what the 1000 miles of vacuum hose are supposed to do after tracking down power loss in low torque/low vacuum conditions. Carb rebuild time. Thanks to all who responded to my 1st post. Randall