More progress has been made last night on the ->
I should say, Thank you RedndWhite and 05LGT for the helps so far
Fun facts:
I discovered that this is actually a 1987 ramcharger, not a 1986
The original motor was, in fact, a 318.
Also,
Engine installed at 36,692km, on july 31, 2000:
Current mileage:
So, a little over 300km on the engine in almost 20 years
Here's what we did:
Installed a new battery.
Checked the oil
Pulled out the oil dipstick tube by accident
Fun fact - the existing motor oil in the engine is very clean
Removed spark plugs.
turned over engine for roughly 1 min with starter to cycle the oil
Created a fuel leak
Attempted to siphon the 20 year old fuel out of the tank
...and failed
Added 10l of fresh gasoline, and just sent it
Cleaned spark plugs with brake clean and shop towels, re-installed spark plugs
Cranked the engine, with carburetor cleaner sprayed down the carburetor
HOLY CRAP IT STARTED UP, AND IT RUNS!!! It runs really well!!
Unfortunately the alternator is damn near seized, and the pulley was wobbly... Almost burned the belt off
but I'm really glad that now that we know the truck runs well
Here are some more angles on this beautiful machine
Shiny new rockers are shiny
Thanks RedndWhite for this one
Long tube headers, a nice bounus!
Holley carb on Edelbrock intake manifold... Throttle actuator on carb is missing the return spring
Truck is a little grown-in...
Ancient tires have tons of tread left!
They dont even look very dry-rotted, or cracked
I am excited to make more progress on this truck over the next few weeks
Immediate needs:
Alternator
Alternator and fan belts
all fluids changed
fuel hoses
throttle return spring