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Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685682 March 31st 2015 12:24 pm
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Not necessarily "bad," but not the best situation for a cat. Parts are a bit harder to find for the Canadian "air aspirator" system as well.


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Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685683 March 31st 2015 12:52 pm
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Yeah parts are tricky, turns out there's a 2001 being parted out just 5 minutes from me. So I was able to get seats and more importantly, all the door rubbers off it last Sunday. But the newer engine in it is a 318 with a factory CNG conversion so not much there for me. Just thought about about sway bars though so I'm going to swing by and see if it has those. I have none on my van.

Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685684 March 31st 2015 12:57 pm
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ooooohh, I would be tempted to grab that entire engine and CNG setup.


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Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685687 March 31st 2015 2:33 pm
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Way beyond my skills or wallet, LOL! The owner is hoping to find someone to take it before it gets scrapped though.

Hey, were only around 800 miles away, roadtrip for you?

Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685688 March 31st 2015 2:46 pm
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Ha, I wish. I used to live in Salt Lake. It took three days of driving to get from Salt Lake to where I am now. Speed governors on moving trucks suck!


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Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685705 March 31st 2015 8:41 pm
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I worked in SLC for almost 5 years and was so glad to finally stop making that commute. I'm about an hour north in the Ogden Valley.

Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685888 April 03rd 2015 8:44 am
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I'll be getting the van back tonight from having the upper control arms replaced so it's now time to seriously address the carb issue. One thing I thought of, does altitude come into play for the equation too. I live at a little over 5000 ft and then most of the time the van will be in areas running aroun 4000 ft and above. With mountain trips of up to around 9000 ft or so routinely. Do that change the CFM size I should be looking at or how it is jetted? I really am totally ignorant in the world of carbs.

Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685895 April 03rd 2015 11:08 am
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High altitude will make the carb run rich due to the thinner air, but CFM won't change. Most carbs have a procedure for setting them up for high altitude use.


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Re: 1981 stalling problem
jamesdak #685987 April 04th 2015 10:46 pm
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No real progress today. Control arms, drag link, and front shocks all put on so I needed a front alignment. They had a heck of a time getting the steering wheel centered and I lost some precious hours waiting for that. Then I spent a couple of hours running south to look at and pick up some decent chairs. Then came home, cleaned them and starting doing all the mods to convert some used beige seat belts to my van so I can mount them.

Oh and the air cleaner came in. How can something so simple be so sweet. Came with a new filter and prefilter!

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