Just in case this doesn't solve you're problem, we recently had a similar issue with a car that might help someone trouble shooting. One of my dads cars (carbureted with electric pump) would idle fine, but driving down the road it would run out of gas within a mile or two. Adjusting the regulator would change the pressure on the gauge, but not actual running/driving. In the end it was found to have a rust clogged pick up tube that was starving the system of fuel.
My 1973 K10 Chevy Cheyenne
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Just in case this doesn't solve you're problem, we recently had a similar issue with a car that might help someone trouble shooting. One of my dads cars (carbureted with electric pump) would idle fine, but driving down the road it would run out of gas within a mile or two. Adjusting the regulator would change the pressure on the gauge, but not actual running/driving. In the end it was found to have a rust clogged pick up tube that was starving the system of fuel.
Got the truck back today after months of being the shop. The problem with the fuel pressure turned out to be the fuel pressure regulator itself.
This particular model of fuel pressure regulator from Holley (model 12-866) had a recall on it several years back where the diaphragm inside failed. My regulator was one of those that fell under the recall.
He said as soon as he put the new regulator in there, it fired right up. I managed to drive it home today and I am absolutely thrilled with the manual transmission. Just as I expected, it completely transformed the driving experience of this vehicle.
This transmission in no way feels like a typical truck transmission with long throws and lots of clutch travel. When you drive it for the first time, it reminds you of driving something sporty like a Corvette with the way it shifts. In addition, the first year is extra long. I managed to takeoff from the stoplight a number of times in second gear without any hesitation.
Now all I have to do is put new floor pans in, finish up the floor in general, wait for my seat upholstery to be done, rewire this thing and then it should be good for quite a while to come. That is, of course, assuming that I don’t end up with any more, “while I’m in there” projects.
This particular model of fuel pressure regulator from Holley (model 12-866) had a recall on it several years back where the diaphragm inside failed. My regulator was one of those that fell under the recall.
He said as soon as he put the new regulator in there, it fired right up. I managed to drive it home today and I am absolutely thrilled with the manual transmission. Just as I expected, it completely transformed the driving experience of this vehicle.
This transmission in no way feels like a typical truck transmission with long throws and lots of clutch travel. When you drive it for the first time, it reminds you of driving something sporty like a Corvette with the way it shifts. In addition, the first year is extra long. I managed to takeoff from the stoplight a number of times in second gear without any hesitation.
Now all I have to do is put new floor pans in, finish up the floor in general, wait for my seat upholstery to be done, rewire this thing and then it should be good for quite a while to come. That is, of course, assuming that I don’t end up with any more, “while I’m in there” projects.
Got the seat back form the upholstery shop today!
Custom made. I picked out the materials and showed him the piping pattern I wanted and he sewed it all by hand.
He's an older guy, about 70 if I had to guess. He cam very highly recommended by all the guys in the local hot rod club. I can see why, his work is top notch!
It looks good. Upholstery guys, at least good ones, are hard to find around here. Even the just-ok ones are hard to get to do anything, and even they take 6 months to do something like a seat.
To be honest, I’m actually shocked that I was able to even find an upholstery guy at all here in rural Wyoming. I was expecting to have to drive quite a way but this guy is literally 10 minutes from my house. He isn’t even in town, he has a shop on his property. He does it out of his shop.
You are right though, good upholstery guys are hard to find. It’s becoming that way with just about every sort of profession it seems.
That's beautiful, Chris. Next level craftsmanship.
Agreed, I was very impressed when I picked it up. He nailed the look I was going for. Definitely not the factory pattern but IMHO much better while still looking "classic".
I'm glad I did too. Not sure what I was thinking with buckets.
Looks nice, I would have guessed the styling for a higher level factory trim option...keeps with the general look I think you're going for. Headrests would be cool but that would either require replacing the seat with a different one or some fabrication to the existing seat frame to incorporate safe headrests. Probably just run it as is...and don't hit stuff or have stuff hit you.
Looks nice, I would have guessed the styling for a higher level factory trim option...keeps with the general look I think you're going for. Headrests would be cool but that would either require replacing the seat with a different one or some fabrication to the existing seat frame to incorporate safe headrests. Probably just run it as is...and don't hit stuff or have stuff hit you.
Were there ever factory headrests available on bench seats in these trucks?
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Not likely. I suspect they didn't see headrests until the early 1990s - 4th generation C/K pickups would have had them, and possibly square body crew cabs.
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Looks nice, I would have guessed the styling for a higher level factory trim option...keeps with the general look I think you're going for. Headrests would be cool but that would either require replacing the seat with a different one or some fabrication to the existing seat frame to incorporate safe headrests. Probably just run it as is...and don't hit stuff or have stuff hit you.
The headrests might get in the way of the future gun rack
I agree though, this seat looks like a higher level trim. It'll go nice with the wood grain door panel / dash inserts since those also came on higher trim models.
The factory started offering headrest in the GMT400 trucks, so the next generation, which I think started in '88. I think later in the mid '90s they became standard or mandated. Just some more useless info in my head.
The factory started offering headrest in the GMT400 trucks, so the next generation, which I think started in '88. I think later in the mid '90s they became standard or mandated. Just some more useless info in my head.
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I had a 91 Chevy pick up with extended cab. It had the same interior as your picture on the right, except no headrest for the back seat. I drove down a bumpy road and at the end, my daughter, sitting in the back, was crying. I asked what was wrong, and she said she kept hitting her head on the rear window.
Kinda ... If you were rear ended , the rear window stopped your head from traveling rearward .
Square body front bench seat suburbans didn't have head rests .
I'm only suggesting I've seen photos of square body crews with front headrests, I couldn't say more.
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