somethings just not right.

[pennyman1]

use some aluminum tape that is used for hvac work (the true duct tape) to cover the holes in the air cleaner until you get the weber. I would wait until you get a new harmonic balancer, then change it and probably the timing belts and tensioners, and check the silent shafts for play. The egr valve should be pulled off and either clean it and the passages, or make a blockoff plate and forget it. Clean or replace the pcv valve, and gut the cats - there may be a cat in the exhaust manifold besides the one below it - look up into the manifold to be sure there isn't one in there.

[Malaking_TT]

My advice to anyone with one of these carbed trucks is to not embarrass yourself by taking to the drag strip.

I thought about doing it for shits and grins but I never got around to it.

I have a 98% original truck, so if I ever want to build a hot rod and have the money I'll just find a rust free body and do a motor transplant.

They are what they are.

Not at the drag strip. There's a country road around here where its marked out.

[ram50bam]

im hopiong to gut my cat tomorrow and im going in the morning to finally order my timing belt and tensioners, he said if i order tomorrow itll be here on the 2nd!! and im gettin my valve cover gasket(leaking oil), royster and I are working something out on the harmonic balancer(he has one) so hopefully ill have that done asap too. ill have to check funds but i dont think i have enough saved back to get the weber for another month. but im hoping with the balancer and the timing belt i can set the timing properlly and ill be good hopefully for a while without the weber. and ill see how much the pcv is in the mornin when i order my other stuff and instead of cleaning ill just throw a new on in. and egr? ill have to figure that one out. if it can be deleted ill prolly just go that route.

[royster]

royster and I are working something out on the harmonic balancer

Since RamBam lives no more than an hour from here, I'll likely take a day trip and help out...we're working that out, now. I'm sure many of the older members sympathize with a college student who's constantly broke, and all of us here know what it's like to have these trucks, but not get to drive them.

I spent a month of that not-driving thing myself. I know.

[ram50bam]

had dreams of cruisin the parkway last weekend but that was shot down on saturday when she stopped runnin the first time but yeah im gettin up(unless im still up) in the morn to go order my timing belt and tensioners woohoo im stoked just in hopes that ill be cruisin sometime next week!

[Kaos731]

ill see how much the pcv is .

Where I work I was able to get mine for $3 and some change. Retail for about $4 - $5. It is pretty cheap. no reason why you shouldn't swap it out anyway.

[Kaos731]

Here is the PCV where I work.

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/p...searchTerm=pcv

[ram50bam]

heading to advance when they open here in a little bit, is that part number correct? if its that cheap yeah im gonna order one of those too.
so far my list is:
timing belt/tensioners kit
valve cover gasket
pcv

can anyone think of anything else thats within reason on price and should be addressed,
might as well get the fuel filter, couldnt hurt.

[camoit]

The problem you have is you are loosing timing on the belt. It's 30 years old and the belt is slipping. Replace the timing belt before it breaks and you lunch the thing.
Take a picture of the belt when you find the missing cogs. I want to see it.

[royster]

use some aluminum tape that is used for hvac work (the true duct tape) to cover the holes in the air cleaner until you get the weber.

I was really glad to hear an expert chime in on this.

As RamBam is coming here to my home for parts, I'm giving him the intact air filter canister from my parts truck. He can just pitch the old fulla-holes contraption.

Change of plans, he's doing the work by himself this weekend (I'm sending him home with some much-needed tools) so everyone keep your fingers crossed as one of our own resurrects (we hope) back into an appreciated life. He'll have plenty of questions, I'm sure, as he's conducting surgery.

EDIT:
He just left here with a big ol' box full of tools, solvents, parts and goodies...a real care package. I was also able to show him the 2.0 engine and point out things he'll need to know...the timing jumper connector, for one. I had the 2.0 head on the bench, so he was able to see the jet valves (and how to eliminate them) and get a feel for his engine.

He got to ride in Pony all of 100 feet but it was enough to set the hook: he's enthused about getting his own Little Tin Can morphing into a BLT...bitchen' little truck.

Good luck and we're here when you need us, RamBam.

[Kaos731]

heading to advance when they open here in a little bit, is that part number correct? if its that cheap yeah im gonna order one of those too.
so far my list is:
timing belt/tensioners kit
valve cover gasket
pcv

can anyone think of anything else thats within reason on price and should be addressed,
might as well get the fuel filter, couldnt hurt.

yes that is the part number for the PCV for a 1988 D50 with a 2.0 4 banger carburated engine.