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this sucks. :(

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recurve shooter:
thanks guys. yeah i definitly dont want to lose it. its a beast (well, a cripled beast lol)

sailordad, the carb is a holley double pumper four barrel, and the truck still runs and it hasnt happened again so idk what was up with that.
also, it seems like it would be cheaper to get a used tranny from a junk yard and replace it than to get it rebuilt, but idk.

yall are right its mostly stuff a you could fix in the driveway, but im having a hard time convinceing my grandpa that i need it lol.  ;D

sailordad:
well good on ypu ifn ya aint gonna give up on it

as far as the carb goes,hollies are easy as apple pie to overhaul
even if it still runs,after it caught on fie,its a good idea to overhaul it
the fire could have damaged the floats,needle and seats,and other little diaphragms and such
but that your call there,it may run great for long time yet wiht that carb

now you said it only did it that one time,does that mean catching fire
or does that mean the whole knocking spitting sputtering pinging only happened the one time?

yes it would be cheaper to get a used trans,however you dont know how long that used trans has been sitting in the junkyard
they may say "we just got it in 2 days a go",but they tell people stuff like this cause its what people like to hear
one big problem with a used trans is when they sit unused for a period of time
all the little tiny rubber seals and orings dry up like a popcorn fart and get brittle,then you put the trans in and it works great for a couple of weeks
then all of a sudden reverse/low goes out or something else happens and next thing ya know your pulling that sucker again and getting it over hauled

good luck,ifn ya need any input or advise feel free to holler at me  ;)

mullet:
 Like sailordad said, I've paid to have a tranny removed, rebuilt, and reinstalled. It cost me a little over a Grand. I took one out myself and took it to the tranny place and put it back in and it cost me $200. A lot of times when a Carb catches on fire is because somebody didn't change the airfilter and turned the cover upside down where it was getting a lot of air.

sailordad:

--- Quote from: mullet on August 03, 2010, 11:01:24 pm --- A lot of times when a Carb catches on fire is because somebody didn't change the airfilter and turned the cover upside down where it was getting a lot of air.

--- End quote ---

now i never even thought of that Eddie,and your right too.
very good possibility

recurve shooter:
lol mullet a bout the air filter, yeah it aint even got one on it. it wong fit under the hood. thats another issue. and its been driven to texas and back a few times like that so no idea what problems that coulda caused.

sailordad, it only caught fire once.  ;D i'll rebuild the carb if i keep it. thanks for the advice.

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