The Green Machine - parked

[4door99]

You say it bogs down, also that it stumbles. Is it more like a bumping or intermittent miss of the engine at low RPM when under a load? Like when going up hill? If so, I think its still ignition related. I've fought with this twice in the past on these engines. The first time it was plug wires. And they happen to be new wires, but were not AC Delco and only made it about 500 miles before the intermittent miss started. The other time was the rotor. Had the exact same symptoms. Replaced it, and the problem cleared up. Since you have already done cap and rotor, then you mite look at your wires.

 

[noJeepshere]

It's more of an intermittent miss that gets worse until I give it gas until it down shifts, then it clears up and pulls strong. I did the wires last year with the spark plugs, and I used ACDelco or Accel, can't remember which, but they were not the cheap ones from O'Really's.

 

[noJeepshere]

Turns out it was a spark plug that was oil fouled, everything is right in my world again.

 

[noJeepshere]

Blazer Bash should be called Blazer Blast! It's so much fun! except for when you break things. Nothing major, just pulled a fender flare off with my tire on Tipover Challenge. But it was all fun otherwise.

 

[noJeepshere]

Little update:

I got tired of the soggy diaper look, otherwise known to idiots as the Cali lean, so I installed some 1.5" lift blocks to counter that. I was afraid it might sit too high in the rear, but that is not the case, if anything, the stance is now even more business.

 

[noJeepshere]

Also, a few weeks back I busted out the rear quarter window on a gate post, and found a replacement glass at the junkyard and had it installed. $150 total for that bad idea.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

might double check that u-bolt. looks like it's kinda cocked over a bit. that will loosen up as it seats.

 

[skunked]

stacked blocks?

 

[4door99]

Nice! The stance does look better. Mine is starting to sag too, But i still need to install my zero rates. I'm going to move my axle back an inch too in order to keep the tire away from the front edge of the fender.

 

[Truckman4life]

stacked blocks?

Looks like the top one is a zero rate add a leaf from ord which is attached with the center pin therefore not a block but a "leaf" .

 

[noJeepshere]

stacked blocks?

Negative, ghost rider, ORD zero rates and a lift block. I know to never ever ever ever stack blocks.

 

[noJeepshere]

Nice! The stance does look better. Mine is starting to sag too, But i still need to install my zero rates. I'm going to move my axle back an inch too in order to keep the tire away from the front edge of the fender.

I need to move my axle back as well.

 

[noJeepshere]

might double check that u-bolt. looks like it's kinda cocked over a bit. that will loosen up as it seats.

I noticed that and fixed it. I'll also retighten everything in about 1,000 miles after it's all settled in.

 

[GWeakland620]

Looks much much gooder sir.

 

[skunked]

Looks like the top one is a zero rate add a leaf from ord which is attached with the center pin therefore not a block but a "leaf" .

that's what I thought it was.

 

[6872xtc]

Looks good !

 

[noJeepshere]

Got on the throttle this evening and noticed a puff of blue smoke come out the tail pipe. the inevitable is coming...

 

[Chevy305]

 

[noJeepshere]

One day...

Where I work has dozens if not hundreds of 15 passenger vans, most are Fords, but about a third of them are Chevy's or GMC's, and the later model years come with the 6.0 and 6 speed transmission. I'm going to keep an eye out for when they go on auction when they hit 100k miles.

 

[4door99]

Got on the throttle this evening and noticed a puff of blue smoke come out the tail pipe. the inevitable is coming...

I say that if you're not adding a quart of oil every time you fill the tank with gas, then the motor is fine . Don't sweat a little bit of blue smoke. Run that 5.7 Vortec as far as it will go!