'65 GMC 1500 project. From the Netherlands

[James]

Originally Posted by Prowbar

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No troubles with cold start/cold engine hesitation etc?

Not really. With the choke it run just fine.

[Prowbar]

Here's a video of the dual exhaust rumble:



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Edit: regarding the 'knock' you hear, I believe it is piston slap, it goes away quickly when the engine warms up some. Also wired the heat riser open, however will try to tighten up the bimetal spring to get it to work properly. Otherwise it will be deleted.

Finally took apart and cleaned up the rocker arms. They had a layer of sludge in them. Luckily all the parts were in good shape, seems they got lubrication from somewhere. All the oil passages are clear now.

A top tip for someone running one of these for the first time is to clean these out first!

[Ed Snyder]

[QUOTE=Prowbar;75675]Here's a video of the dual exhaust rumble:



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Your truck reminds me a lot of one I used to have -- another black 3/4 ton. It had a 351 in it.

[Prowbar]

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Originally Posted by Prowbar

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Here's a video of the dual exhaust rumble:



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Your truck reminds me a lot of one I used to have -- another black 3/4 ton. It had a 351 in it.

Yours is indeed very similar! Wish mine had the 351 though. The shifter in your truck had some odd bends to it?

[Ed Snyder]

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Yours is indeed very similar! Wish mine had the 351 though. The shifter in your truck had some odd bends to it?

I don't recall any odd bends in the shifter. I owned that truck about 20 years ago.

[Prowbar]

[QUOTE=Ed Snyder;75685]

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I don't recall any odd bends in the shifter. I owned that truck about 20 years ago.

The picture had me fooled, never mind.