The Truck is running! my Dad and I went up to the shop yesterday morning, pushed the truck in the garage and got right to work. Right away we double checked all the vacuum lines to assure they were in the correct spots and made sure fuel was getting to the injector rail. After that we figured we'd check all the wires we could and that's when we noticed an issue...
Two of the wires going into the ECU were split open and one was even completely cut off. We quickly took out the wires and patched them with electrical tape and a connector. After that we hooked the computer back up, triple checked everything one more time and hopped in the cab to turn the key. It started right up! it was super loud because we had no exhaust on it but the engine sounds a LOT healthier than the old one. I'll do a routine tune up, new oil, filters, spark plugs, distributor cap and rotor, new plugs and that should help it run even better. It also sounded like it was skipping a little bit which usually means there's a vacuum leak or a ground isn't hooked up right, so we'll also hunt those down.
There’s still a ton of more things to do to this truck which I will get done but now that its able to move under its own power it'll speed everything up a little more. I'm planning on ordering a ton of parts this week including suspension, brakes, and more and once they arrive we'll install them onto the truck. But for now there's still lots of stuff I can do without needing to buy parts, I have to get the interior ready to have a seat installed which means fixing the rust on the cab corner and repainting the floor. It’s motivating to see our work pay off though and driving the truck out of the shop filled us with joy.
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