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I liked the torque and feel of my 300's but would choose the 351M or 400 any day never got much better mileage out of the 300 and was lacking mud slinging zip when needed.

What speeds and terrain are you running? my commute is all 60mph with rolling hills and seem to get the best mileage possible out of everthing I drive on it.

If I had a single mechanical bone in my body I would have done that with a 85 cj7 but hell its all I can do to change the oil in my cars/trucks!

Good for you on having this talent/skill!

Thanks, Since last posting on this truck I've pulled the seat out of the cab for some "de-mousing" efforts. The truck had a faint mouse pizz smell, and it was coming from under the seat. So, with the seat completely out I was able to remove some factory insulation from the floor that was not covered by the factory rubber floor mat. I used the shop vac and some straight bleach in a spray bottle to sanitize the area. I also sprayed the underside of the seat bottom. The truck smelled like a swimming pool for a few days inside but now the bleach smell is gone and so is the mouse smell.

I've been driving the truck more lately as the mornings have been cooler, too cold for motorcycle riding.

It runs very good, cold starts in the mornings are one press of the peddle to the floor to allow the choke plate to snap shut, hit the key and it's running. The engine runs smooth and clean, the driveline is amazingly tight, if the springs werent so stiff it would be an absolute joy to drive anywhere all day long.

I'm thinking about a set of skyjacker soft ride lift springs for up front, like a 2" lift, wondering if that might level the stance of the truck and maybe improve the ride?

I think you'll like the ride difference Dave. Lots of good words written on the SJ lift's.

I got me a wood haulin sumbich here.



Got some heavy tamarack in the back, man this truck handles it like it isn't even back there lol!!

I've hauled a lot of wood in my 77 half ton (brown one on the right) but the half ton gets pretty squishy with a good load on.



Good day yesterday, I'm sore as hell today though, that jonsered saw aint exactly a light weight.

Did you do a compression test on the bad cylinders after installing the freshened up heads?

No fish, I aint yet, runs so damn good lol!

But, I'm home today and I don't quite have enough (fun) projects at home to fill the day so I think maybe after I get this wood stacked in the wood shed I might just spin the plugs out and test the cylinders.

Don't test that compression Dave!

That is like borescoping a rifle that shoots half-inch groups! You may find out something that bothers you... perhaps enough to waste money on fixing!

John

From my oriiginal test:

Test from this morning, dry test only, no "wet" test.

One 152
two 149
three 150
four 150
five 149
six 151
seven 147
Eight 145

You went and done it know. Yow went and looked a gift horse in the mouth.

It's ok, I'm pretty damn happy with what I've got here.

Great looking "fleet" you got going there.

Back in the late 60s I usta autocross a SAAB 3 cylinder/two stroke that'd wind right off the 10K tach and keep right on goin'. Someone asked me why mine howled like that, but his didn't?

Told him dunno, guess I'd just hit the right combo of venturi size (Solex carbs ya could swap 'em), jetting, velocity stack and tailpipe length (from muffler back).

Some things ya just don't really wanta know the answers to. ;O)

Some years later went to the Reading road races and a guy had a similar SAAB 850 motor in a Lotus Super 7 kit car, wound even higher than mine did and sounded like a half ton McCullogh every time it went past. He'd decreased his crankcase capacity a bit and got 'er to about 12,000 RPMs.

WOW!

That sure cured the problem and I'm impressed with how even they came out. You got a engine that should last a looong time.

Plugs were a nice tan color too. It's about as good as I could hope for considering I haven't really put any money into the engine.

Low buck lol!!

Very nice mighty fine job want to come do mine lol.

I still haven't figured out how I am going to get firewood with the bronco and snowmobile trailer??? might just have to get me a high boy when I sell the 70 bronco

Trailer would be good.

Even with an 8' bed I'd be doing much better to throw a set of stake sides on the black pickup so I can heap it a little higher. It handles what I loaded in there on Sat like it's not even back there.

Looks like a ways to lift the wood up there the way it is.

That's the good part about being the saw man, I dunno much about loading that truck, I wa busy felling, limbing and chunkin them trees.

The kid could tell you about it, it does look like it's a ways up.

The fact that he hasn't is a credit to his upbringing.