first off what carb cane stock on a 1980 d50 2.6 spring edition sport California? And can you swap it with a 32-35 mikuni? I also have a carb off of a 1982 from a truck I I just stole at auction for 50 bucks!
Now for my problem is that I had the carb rebuilt and put it back on and it was running rough. I cleaned and rebuilt distributor put a new coil oem cleaned the emissions galleries put a new cat and muffler and put ngk bpr5 plugs in it with a 190 thermostat, jiggle valve at 12 o’clock when your standing in front of the motor. I flushed the cooling system also. I took off the valve cover and put the mark on the cam gear at 12 o’clock and inserted the distributor marks aligned and it twisted in rotor pointing at #1 on cap. Timed at 7 degrees. I replaced the fuel filter and vac lines also. It would start and idle well and then it wants to crap out when it gets warm.
After about 3 weeks of researching and spending all my time after work and on weekends on it my girlfriend has had enough of her lack of attention ahaha
Ire-removed the carb and there is a couple of things I noticed, the intake has a pretty big puddle of gas in it. Also the holes in the gasket look to be partially covering some of the galleries and I think one of the check ball things is missing on the drivers side of the carb.
Also when I look down the carb while it’s running it is making a loud gurgling crackle noice and it looks like fuel is spraying into the primary under the choke. And when the car is off and I twist the throttle linkage the squirt in the primary isn’t a solid stream it’s more like a small spurt.
I hope my description can stir up some troubleshooting ideas so my ol lady doesn’t leave me aha don’t worry I’ll never get rid of the truck lol I’ll be donating after I post this because this place is the Bible for these trucks and it is badass how much work is put into it. thank you in advance for any knowledge