NEW 67 D200 OWNER,BIG PRIOBLEMS.
NEW 67 D200 OWNER,BIG PRIOBLEMS.
A GUYS..NAMES CHRIS.NOT A MECHANIC.DON'T KNOW JACK S**T ABOUT MY TRUCK.,JUST KNOW I LIKE ENOUGH TO KEEP IT THE REST OF MY LIFE.SAW IT ON A LOT BEHIND WROGHT IRON GATES AND NEVER SEEN ANY TRUCK LIKE IT.800 BUCKS...HAD 500 IN 20's IN MY POCKET.,HE THOUGHT IT OVER FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS.THEN TOOK IT.I FOLLOWED HIM AS HE DROVE IT TO MY HOUSE..(NO GARAGE HERE).JUST GOT A FRESH TITLE BUILT FOR IT.NOW THE REAL FUN BEGINS!NOW YOU FOLKS HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT WHO YOUR DEALIN WITH...I'M A MECHANICAL MORON.FLAT OUT.THE TRUCKS A CAMPER SPECIAL.OUT OF THE FACTORY IN DETRIOT ITN HAD A 383...NOW IT HAS A 318 JUNKYARD FIND..2BARREL CARTER..IDLE's HIGH IN PARK SHIFTERS IN THE DASH.NO KNOCKS OR PINGS IN THE ENGINE.ON LEVEL GROUND AND DOWN HILLS IT GETS IT...UP HILL IT's A BATTLE.SHAKES LIKE HELL UP IN THE LATE 40's EARLY 50's.THING HAS NO STOPN POWER.HAVE TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AT A RED LITE.AUTOZONE HAD DRUM SHOES FOR 26BUCKS 67's,BRANDNEW! THOSE ARE SITTIN THERE READY FOR SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS WHAT THE HELL THERE DOIN TO PUT EM' ON. WHEELS ON THE REAR ARE 33-12.5-16.5..CHROME DEEP DISH. FRONT 9.50-16.5 WHITE SURFACE RUST STEEL. SO....ANY KIND OF KNOWLEDGABLE FEEDBACK WOULD SURELY BE APPRICIATED.GIVE THE MAIN MECHANIC IN MY SMALL TOWN OF PHELAN,CA SOMETHING TO START WITH.
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Butch Romig
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Re: NEW 67 D200 OWNER,BIG PRIOBLEMS.
first thing to do is turn off the caps button!!
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hampstead38
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Re: NEW 67 D200 OWNER,BIG PRIOBLEMS.
Even if you don't know anything about your truck, pick up a shop manual (a real shop manual, not a Chilton's or Hayne's) and read a bit. I have a D200 Camper Special project truck ('66 cab with a mix of '67 and '68 parts) and a '67 D200 Camper Special parts truck. There are a few odd things about the D200s. Rodger will probably come around and give you the skinny on the Camper Specials. While I'm just an shadetree guy, I'll tell you what I think I know.
The D200 Camper Special's are 3/4 ton pick-up built for the old slide in campers. The suspension is beefy (read stiff). If you have a spare 1000 pounds of weight, put it in the back and the ride will improve... though I'd hold off until you get the brakes figured out.
If someone swapped in a 318LA, it's hard to know what else you have that's stock and what you have that's different. The good news... the brakes should be pretty straightforward. If you want helping diagnosing the problem, it will help if you provide more information. "No stopping power" doesn't tell us much. There are plenty of great, easy-to-follow guides to help you diagnose exactly what's going wrong. If you're going to get into doing the brake work yourself, you're going to need a few tools and you might want to read some of the threads to get a sense of how to pull the hubs, do adjustments, etc. Good luck.
The D200 Camper Special's are 3/4 ton pick-up built for the old slide in campers. The suspension is beefy (read stiff). If you have a spare 1000 pounds of weight, put it in the back and the ride will improve... though I'd hold off until you get the brakes figured out.
If someone swapped in a 318LA, it's hard to know what else you have that's stock and what you have that's different. The good news... the brakes should be pretty straightforward. If you want helping diagnosing the problem, it will help if you provide more information. "No stopping power" doesn't tell us much. There are plenty of great, easy-to-follow guides to help you diagnose exactly what's going wrong. If you're going to get into doing the brake work yourself, you're going to need a few tools and you might want to read some of the threads to get a sense of how to pull the hubs, do adjustments, etc. Good luck.