UPDATE:
The truck is running again!!! Thanks to all who offered opinions! I had replaced the old (weak) fuel pump with a new one, but didn't change the filter in the carb at first. It wouldn't run for $h!t... Since the hex part of the fuel line nut was stripped, I wandered into the back yard, took the fuel line off the parts truck, fortuneately they were the same style, as I figured they would be... I cut the line right before it started bending around the front of the engine, and put a rubber fuel hose on. For the fuel pump side, I cut it after it about 3 or 4 inches above the fuel pump... I attatched the rubber line there as well.. Then, in the middle of that, I installed a clear fuel filter thingee. It was made by Purolator. I got the 5/16" one, because that's the size of the regular metal line, or it's close to that size...
Yesterday, I got it fired up, warmed up a bit, and took it for a ride around the back yard (in about 6" of snow), and after a lap or so around, I had it in 3rd gear, in 4low, and the engine died on me, and didn't want to stay running... I didn't have time to mess with it, so I let it sit there until today. I played around with the idle mixture on the carb, and sure enough, it now stays running... I had to have it open so far before due, I think, to a combination of a farily dirty/maybe plugged fuel filter, and a weak fuel pump, and with new filter and pump, it was causing it to flood out... Those Cooper STT's on there rock in the snow... I'd have probably been stuck in that little bit of snow with my old street type tires... /wwwthreads_images/icons/wink.gif But anyway, thanks again for the opinions, everybody! /wwwthreads_images/icons/wink.gif /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif
Tim
"The_Sandman_454"
/wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif '79 Suburban 4x4 454, 6" lift, 35x12.5s & '85 GMC S15 4x4