Hi Ted

I talked to Tod for quite a while today and he seems to think it's more of a tuning problem. He suggested the obvious-timing, vacuum leaks and then compression to eliminate something funky internally and lastly, if all else did not reveal a tuning problem, a dyno run or two.

I've had most every bike I've owned on the dyno for years but I've never thought about putting the truck on one. That just might be what I need since we can't seem to figure out why the truck runs the way it does.

Tod suggested, as you did, that the timing might be off by a tooth. Now, I didn't personally put the motor together but I doubt the guy that did built it made that mistake. However... mistakes do happen. I really don't want to tear it all apart to check that unless it's a last resort.

So, I'll dive in with the compression test and see if I can find a vacuum leak again. I'll have to do some homework to see who might have a dynomometer around here and knows how to use it.

When the idle is stuck down really low, sometimes I notice a faint smell of gasoline. Tod suggested smelling the oil to see if it smells like gas and I haven't done that yet.

Any other ideas are welcomed. I'll report my findings... wish me luck!

PS I can be at the shop in about 15 hours or so. Maybe I should point the truck north with a 12 pack and let the master figure this one out. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />