Mechanics in Portland Oregon area? Need help!

[Kerrigan]

Have to find a mechanic in the Portland Oregon area who KNOWS how to repair the 1980 Dodge D-50 truck.
I've had three different shops work on it and they all flubbed the work.
Didn't even get a rear trans seal replaced without it still leaking.
Could not get the carburetor fixed, nor converted to a Weber.
I used to work on it, but my back is so badly injured now I just cannot.
So it sits rotting away because in this burg of over one million people, not one D-50 mechanic.
And not a single shop or mechanic who can repair early Datsun Z cars ...

Unbelievable, but I've not found any ....

I'd probably even have it towed to Seattle, but same story there. One shop said "well, we've not done one but would be happy to tear into yours for $80 an hour ....."

[camoit]

Reach out to PowerRam348 (http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin/member.php/72-PowerRam348)
He is in that area. Stand up guy.

[BradMph]

I am in Spokane also, I own an '86 and just about taken down to shell in the 30+ years I owned it. Poweram348 is good and closer also.

[85Ram50]

I'm a couple hours south but I couldn't do a seal and I'd need instruction to do the weber conversion. I have no idea what was removed from mine before I bought it with the Weber on. I get around 10mph! I'm slowly building up the body back to new then I intend to rebuild it or get another motor this is ridiculous that this thing gets worse mileage than my V6 Magnum

[pennyman1]

Is it a real weber (beige choke) or a fake (black choke)? If it is a black choke, that is your problem - those carbs are untunable and dump fuel by the buckets.

[Kerrigan]

Mine is the WK 614 made in Spain. The good kind, not a fake was told by Weber rep when I asked about it. It's the fit for my 1980 D-50 4-banger.

[pennyman1]

That is the good one. How is the choke set - is it stepping down like it should - if the choke isn't opening all the way, it will also use excess fuel. The float level also can cause issues. If you are using the weber with the mechanical fuel pump, it will overpower the needle and seat, and flood the carb. I have had a weber DGEV carb on Geronimo for 34 years now and get 25+ MPG on the highway with the needle buried - 2.6 5 spd and 3.91 gears.

[Kerrigan]

Have a 2.5-3.0 GPH electric pump for it.

[pennyman1]

then the float is set wrong, carb jetted wrong, or choke not working right. You did mean 2.5 to 3 PSI, not GPH? Webers need flow more than pressure.

[Kerrigan]

then the float is set wrong, carb jetted wrong, or choke not working right. You did mean 2.5 to 3 PSI, not GPH? Webers need flow more than pressure.

PSI ... yes. It's all sitting in a box. That's until I can get someone who knows about conversions. Local mechanic was a ham-fisted idiot who could not even change out the transmission rear seal without messing it up.