brettinator
Newbie
Hey all,
I've been fixing up a 1988 Chevy c1500, 5.0L V8 sbc. The truck sat for many years on a farm, but is in relatively good shape.
I've replaced a whole mess of things including: alternator, battery, starter motor, radiator, plugs and wires, distributor cap, exhaust from headers to tailpipe, fuel filter, fuel pump, brakes, drum to disc conversion, brake master cylinder, and other non-mechanical things. New oil, trans fluid, coolant, etc. I once changed the throttle body to a holley but switched back. All else relevant is original as far as I know. Previous owner was family.
My problem is: I have a lot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust and maybe some condensation. When I drive, the truck is fine accelerating slowly, but when I push the accelerator past maybe 1/3, the truck immediately dies. I can slowly accelerate up to about 40 just fine. At any speed, if I push past say 1/3 ish, it dies out. I let off and it is fine again.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you
I've been fixing up a 1988 Chevy c1500, 5.0L V8 sbc. The truck sat for many years on a farm, but is in relatively good shape.
I've replaced a whole mess of things including: alternator, battery, starter motor, radiator, plugs and wires, distributor cap, exhaust from headers to tailpipe, fuel filter, fuel pump, brakes, drum to disc conversion, brake master cylinder, and other non-mechanical things. New oil, trans fluid, coolant, etc. I once changed the throttle body to a holley but switched back. All else relevant is original as far as I know. Previous owner was family.
My problem is: I have a lot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust and maybe some condensation. When I drive, the truck is fine accelerating slowly, but when I push the accelerator past maybe 1/3, the truck immediately dies. I can slowly accelerate up to about 40 just fine. At any speed, if I push past say 1/3 ish, it dies out. I let off and it is fine again.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you