>From: mark@noakes.com
>Reply-To: mark@noakes.com
>To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: [oletrucks] Off Subject: old truck trouble but not ole truck
>Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 18:04:11 -0800 (PST)
>
>My 86 Chevy pickup, 305 V8, 215K miles, died on me today on the way to
>work; it has one
>of the the electric quadrajets, and I'm highly suspicious that the carb is
>the problem
>from the failure symptoms. I'll look for other things when I do
>diagnostics (got stuck
>with the twins this PM since my wife had a class so I haven't been able to
>work on it
>yet). But on the carb...
>
>1--I don't want to change to a non stock carb.
>
>2--I know that a new one from the Chevy dealer is incredibly expensive (as
>in
>$800-$1000).
>
>3--Checking around the FLAPS, at least in Knoxville, no one seems to carry
>rebuilt
>carbs, rebuild kits or parts for these. (The 86 is an odd ball
>unit...electronic but
>not full computer...think it's non feedback, but the Haynes manual I have
>isn't worth
>much on this particular topic.)
>
>4--A web search didn't help much either.
>
>I'd like to solicit this group for suggestions (given that I don't want to
>put some
>other carb on it) for:
>
>* carb rebuilders (maybe found one in TX but that's all)
>
>* carb rebuild kits and/or parts
>
>* used or remanufactured sources.
>
>I don't really want to just go to the junk yard and pull one off a dead
>truck that might
>have almost as much trouble as mine.
>
>Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
>
>Mark Noakes
>Knoxville,TN
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Before changing the carb check the internal timing, chevy small blocks are
well known for timimg chain failures aany time after 40,000 miles, and
without warning.
Perry Smith
58 GMC wideside (totaled)
58 Chevy stepside ina basket
Phoenix Arizona
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