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cranetruck, Yes by slow starting I mean that the truck takes 10+ seconds of cranking and you have to work the throttle to get it to catch. I've read alot of people on here say how fast their trucks start which is what lead me to believe that my truck may be in need of some PM. Changing out the...

How would I go about checking out the IP head? I just did some reading that suggested that advancing the timing may lead to shorter engine life so I think I'd rather avoid that. Thanks

Does anyone else think that advancing the timing might help? I looked in the TM and it looks like a big project. Can it even be done without pulling the radiator? I'm going to check the pump timing tomorrow if I can get a break in the rain. Any other suggestions? I'll also start it a few...

The original overflow valve looked ok to me. I took it apart and everything seemed clean inside. No signs of anything that would cause it to stick. I'll take a look at advancing the timing. Thanks for the replies.

Ok here's the pics, hope they work. I'm not sure if its just the angle but it looks a little off to me. I'm not really sure how close is close enough though. thanks

Ok just took a look at it. It looks to me like the timing might be slightly off. Its hard to tell because I can't really get a straight on look at it. I'll try to get a real pic of it tomorrow. I made up a little drawing in paint of what it looks like. The pointer doesn't look centered on...

Alright I'll give that a try tonight or tomorrow afternoon and report back with my findings. thanks

Changed out the overflow valve last night. The truck does start much faster when warmed up. Went out tonight to see how it did when cold and it does start faster but still requires some throttle to get the motor to catch. The fuel pressure at 800 rpm's went up from 40 PSI to about 45 PSI, but...

As far as the EGT's I'm not sure as I've yet to install a pyro. Ordered a overflow valve from Memphis and it should be here tuesday. I'll report back after I swap them out. Thanks

I normally start it with the accelarator slightly depressed until it starts to fire and then let off so it can build oil pressure. Even when doing this it still needs to crank for 10 seconds or more before it fires. After the truck has been started and warms up it will restart quickly for the...

Just checked it out with a pressure gauge and the results were: 5 PSI with motor off with electric pump running 40 PSI at about 800 RPMs 75 PSI at full throttle While cranking I'm only showing about 5 PSI and it drops off as soon as the motor is shut down. Back to 5 and then to 0 when the...

I haven't checked that yet. I'll have to go pickup a pressure gauge. thanks

My deuce has always been been a slow starter and I've decided that I wanna try to take care of it. I've always suspected that it was fuel leak back, because other then starting the truck runs great, has good power, no excessive smoke or oil consumption. I've checked the batteries which were...