1985 C30 Diesel To Gas Motor Swap! Part 2 | Junk Carb and Lots Of Smoke!

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[@wandahelmer1038]

Every diesel swap we did was a smoker till we ran many tanks through it and we had to clean the carb three times during all that. Eventually we got her cleared out and it ran good. Diesel is a gift that keeps on giving.😊

[@richardbates2367]

Mine too my 82; Chevy k20 Silverado was a vinz 6.2 litre diesel and the bottom end was loose so it got a completely rebuilt 1984 Chevy 416 casting heads high output 305 sbc and a summit racing brand k1102 cam kit and it still smoked like crazy at idle for about 4 months after the swap

[@richardbates2367]

Seems like i ended up having to run like 104 octane booster red bottle til it would run right and it was a pain to start cold

[@richardbates2367]

Here's what i ended up doing with the early 94 Chevy Z71 Silverado extended cab short bed truck 350 0.40 tbi i bought a ateam performance billet aluminum new distributor for the truck it's actually a southwest performance out of California product and they buy them in bulk from tsp performance out of Texas i don't believe it is top speed performance though, anyway i bought a ac d194s brand name ignition control module and bam no more goofy timing and constant backfire issues and when that truck backfires out of the glass pack muffler deep tone dual exhaust pipes and 3 1/2 inch single wall stainless steel angle cut heartthrob brand exhaust tips it sounds like a for a example Winchester 12-16 side by side double barrel shot gun shooting both barrels simultaneously and yes the neighbors hated the truck lol

[@jangles1839]

Hey hey y'all! Hope all's well with you guys and you're having a wonderful week thus far! Pray that the rest of your week goes great and looking forward to seeing everyone here next Wednesday! Remember to give Mr Chad a huge thumbs up on this video and share to your own social media pages to help spread the channel and help Chad to keep bringing us these awesome videos! MLAR (much love and respect) ~ Scott 💙🙏🏼 I know it's probably gonna trigger some folks... and it most likely would me too these days but... back many many years ago, a friend of mine had a dog named Lowrider and he would chase cars so we tied about 150ft of rope to a couple cinder blocks and the other end to his collar and we took off up the road. Needless to say, after a few passes Lowrider didn't chase cars anymore 😁🤷🏻‍♂️

[@brianbishop3562]

The way you got the camera setup in the cab makes us feel like we're right in there with you literally and when that dog came out it just about gave me a heart attack😅

[@ThisNThatGarage]

Crazy dog!!

[@walterwhitaker1395]

Hey Chad! Looking good man! F.Y.I. When drilling frame holes, if you mark your bolt hole location and then spot heat to cherry red with your torch, it will cut like butter and not effect the temper of the surrounding metal! Keep on keeping on! 😎

[@kendumond9061]

Whenever they backfire thru the carb, it's always the firing order. I've been there, dunn that. Great job, love watching and learning. Keep up the good work!

[@davidwitts3887]

I am glad you got the swop done. Playing with other peoples wiring is always difficult!

[@michaelcornish7645]

Hey Chad: Enjoy your posts and congratulations on your new lift..makes life easier especially if you have joint aches. We always enjoyed the visits from Miss Daisy and noticed shes not been around once you got the new shop. We hope she's OK.

[@mentalasylum3969]

Just watched part 1 and thought..I hope I don't have to wait long for part 2. Went for a shower and...BAM.. there it was. You're the best. Love every video.

[@AdamFedeli]

Always fun to see the Tennesse countryside. Thanks for the tour and a fun Square Body project. Happy Spring from out here in California.

[@braddokken9191]

This was a fun project to watch. Nice job and I hope the ol'feller likes it!

[@mackdog3270]

Hey, you should get one of those vevor round fans with the tube attachment, to help suck some of that smoke out of your shop. I rigged one up on the end of my home made shop heater, Mr.Explody, and that fan has some power to it. Inexpensive as well. I'm pretty impressed with that brand. I bought the extension cord reel as well and it's awesome. If you have an email I'll send you a couple of pictures of the heater. LoL I wasn't sure it'd work until after it was done. It's a beast, but kinda ghetto.

[@georgealtstattjr4618]

Can't wait to see you pull the white dually out of the woods and build it

[@horstszibulski19]

My guess would be diesel exhaust residue in the exhaust that got burned off from the hotter gas exhaust now, it sat there for years... Happy belated birthday to your sister, have fun in Nashville, really nice area you live in, Thanks for taking us for a ride! 👍👍👍

[@richardbates2367]

Here's a idea take your air lift jack get you some heavy duty rubber anti slip mat and liquid nails adhere it on the top of the air jack pad to protect your knees and give you a bit more extra footing when you have to stand on it and lean over to work on the project..

[@rickclyne9936]

Chad, keep up the good work! Praying for your knee.

[@BillyBob-uc9zp]

Skim the head to up the compression. Run on both gasgerline and diesel !!. Well done Mr 😎

[@JerryHaney-hf9oe]

The smoke is probably coming from the years of diesel smoke in the mufflers

[@JerryHaney-hf9oe]

I think you have done a great job on the engine swap

[@francoisbouchard602]

Nice job cool truck C30 Nice show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@LarryCruson-wf8pu]

Nicely done Chad your friends are very fortunate to have you around,we enjoyed the video Larry and Sandy

[@larrywalls8842]

I'm the one that suggested you reach out to Wildfire lifts glad to see it worked out for you

[@madken8273]

the wire that plugged into the injection pump is the one that would run the HEI it's key on off powered it's similar to a HEI distributor wire on a gas motor

[@brandonlisenby6752]

Show of hands how many people flinched when the engine backfired and the camera fell in the floor 😂😂

[@DenisEdwards-ls2de]

Good job Daddyo. Now people know how to do it. Aint the ole Boy 94 years old. Dont think he going down the 1/4 mile in it. Lol. But cool country back road cruiser. Have a good week. ,,👍👍

[@jasonstarnes3838]

The ole chevy was looking like a firey dragon😂 Great vid!!

[@AZVIDS]

Wow, nice change up with the engine swap👍. Enjoy all the content. Happy Oyster🦪🦪🦪🦪

[@noahingram8052]

Great job

[@keeganlilly2434]

I was watching that funnel from the time you backed it out of the shop haha. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@surindersandhi3924]

Hi Dear My Friend Very Good Job ❤❤❤❤❤

[@chrisbayly6612]

what a lovely day for a drive Chad

[@enginecrzy]

The bumper funnel was fun... When you were test driveing it & you said better take the back roads case something happens, then the camera falls over immediately afterwards. I straight up thought you crashed into somthing😲😆😁✌👍

[@robertames688]

That's what I thought also.

[@craigbowley6783]

I really like that blue one.

[@brentunderwood7600]

good little series i like motor swaps! i cant wait for the bullnose videos!!!!

[@rodztorations5869]

I sure was waiting for that funnel to take flight. lol

[@sstvega]

Chad, a couple cans of Berryman B-12 in each tank will help with the diesel/gas problem

[@brandonlisenby6752]

As someone who’s done these exact swaps you’ll have to change the mufflers before it’ll stop the smoking my first swap about drove me crazy trying to figure out the smoking issue.

[@daviddamico4288]

Nice job chad ,glad you got it done..

[@TheCrackerBox]

Thanks for another , Brother !

[@chadyates987]

Great video and great work on the Ole chevy

[@bryanglover3217]

You can pull a 12-volt source for your choke off the Exciter wire on your alternator get you some Marvel Mystery Oil and put in the oil loosen up them lifters from sitting and get you a can of berryman's and rev that sucker up and pour it down the carburetor and give her an Italian tune up break the Rings loose and clean the valves off be sure and put that air cleaner top on upside down so you can hear that Quadra bog

[@stuartfletcher5407]

Finding out what is wrong is something that can make a man swear and say things that young ears should not hear . You have so much control over the trigger and I salute you for your patience because when I was younger I would say things even I didn't understand . Thank you for sharing your shop time with us . God Bless , take care , with regards , Stuart in Canada..

[@user-dk2lc6ez2v]

Shift points with minimal trottle.pressue 11, 14, 26, 45.😊

[@roberthocking9138]

That story of your dad and the door and windows was a ripper, I can relate 😂. Great video

[@1244taylor]

All good. see you on the next one...

[@billyspangler]

You may try cleaning that Chinese deal and giving her another whirl 👍🏻good job on the videos love to watch !!

[@robertames688]

Chad you did good. Hopefully early this summer I would like to meet you and get some pointers of living in Tennessee.

[@ronaldbrown7780]

Nice Work Chad

[@BillHilly169]

Man, that thing started out running just like a Chevrolet 🤣 but sounds pretty good now. I’ve only ever seen a diesel swap done twice and both times they put new line and tank in.

[@GICK117]

I truly enjoyed watching your skills carry you through to points of where I would have driven it into a river. Young man, you have miles of patients. It makes for being a great mechanic, and makes for great videos. Thanks for that!

[@82randyacman]

Hey Mr. Chad looking good there great work.

[@donscarborough1951]

Awesome Job.

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Good stuff

[@lonniethomas9351]

I want to hear some more of that 5 string. 😃😃

[@geraldharkness8830]

chad that was excellent mls got you again!

[@rufusrose]

Dalton from pole barn garage bought the same carb it ended up through the window of a chev station wagon

[@philiphereford5657]

Boy this channel reminds me of growing up on the farm. We had to jerry rig stuff all the time to get the hay in or crops in or out and we would come back and try to figure out what we had done. Lol. I had five brothers and we all rigged stuff in different ways which made things even more interesting.

[@kenpenry6597]

Sure enjoyed your video Chad thank you

[@Oldfarmersgarage]

You lucked out on those rear cab bolts. Usually the nut on the back side breaks loose and you have to cut a hole in your floor and re weld them in.

[@paulweigle6872]

Always something with those old square bodies. But man are they awesome when you get them right.

[@madken8273]

love the Cadillac hood ornament

[@richardcobb2852]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@TerryLawrence001]

Who'd a thunk you could use your fancy WildFire lift as a door and frame straightener!

[@bigpatsunderthehood5552]

That’s diesel fuel residue in the tank if you hook up a stand alone fuel tank it will run okay

[@bigpatsunderthehood5552]

I’ve been subscribed to your channel since day 1 keep up your amazing content

[@eddiereeher7594]

good show keep on truckin😎👍

[@abrdds]

The dog is working my last good nerve… whew …🙃

[@teresawoodruff1170]

This old WVA always gives Chad a thumbs up. Look forward to every Wednesday. Also love the second channel to

[@SootyMangabey.]

29:48 sounds like an old radial engine firing up

[@raimoe4512]

Nice thing about running diesel mixed with gasoline is that it cleans the internals real nice.

[@jimrobin98]

Runs good now!

[@charlielowe5258]

Lookin good 👍

[@heatherbrown2761]

You made that entire process look fairly simple. Even the electrical stuff, I despise troubleshooting electrical gremlins. Always enjoy your videos and Happy Belated Birthday to your sister =)

[@jimrobin98]

Boy does that old diesel make that gas engine knock like hell! Good video! I hope your knee gets better! I know the feeling!

[@aaronschinlaub9704]

My opinion is that carburetor that you bought is a big piece of junk. I had one just like it that I bought offline and I threw it in the trash and I went to the store and bought me an Edelbrock carburetor It was the best decision I ever made. And all I did is bought a $15 adapter off of Amazon and put it on.

[@brentmorris6481]

Hey @mrcoolcomfort you should sponsor this awesome person. Love this channel

[@larrywood1201]

JUST AN IDEAL put hose throw wall for all smoke

[@markcole6475]

Popping through the carb could be a lean issue. Smoking could be diesel soot / oil in the exhaust still or maybe the trans modulator diaphragm is letting Trans fluid in the vacuum line.

[@darrinaustin3289]

I think that truck has gremlins

[@toddcrosley8099]

Sometimes when you can't control the idle, the butterfly shaft bushings are wore out and sucking vacuum, which you probably already know. Good job on the pickup!

[@tannerlawson1721]

What a turkey of a truck M L S most definitely well it kick its tale end hopefullly u do it well it run or work on yoyr 40 thank u your time and entertainment biddy hope u jad a fantastic Easter ❤

[@richardcobb2852]

That left over diesel fuel in the tank, probably did that Quadra jet some good, them older engines like a little diesel or kerosene from time to time. Thanks again Chad for the adventure.

[@taurota1554]

Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@charlesfritz9194]

I really enjoy your videos it brings back memories of me and my dad years ago working on old cars and trucks

[@aljones2143]

You definitely made that door shut better. Every square body I ever had I would lift the doors with a tool every so often. Eventually you had to replace the door hinge bushings

[@troyfitzgerald3046]

Legend!

[@JS-kd7jf]

Makes sense the more you ran it the HOTTER IT GOT,, THE BETTER IT RAN ON THE DIESEL/GASOLINE MIX....

[@kirk467]

Thanks for sharing Chad, take care friend! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙋🏼✌🏻 Take care of that knee brother! 🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏻

[@MrSebesta]

Hey Chad I soooo appreciate your content!! I wanted to just say that on the trans x-member, although, ideally, you'd wanna install 8 fasteners, you can get by with the lower (4) bolts. The natural effect of the poweplant is to thrust upward as well as twis on an axis on acceleration. Because of that, the trans will this on that same rotational axis. The axis line is fore n aft, so the bolts are more of a stabilizer rather than a locator, if that makes sense. Of course, if you experience a popping noise on hard acceleration, then that x-member is in need of the upper hardware, but I doubt it's gonna be an issue whatsoever. Anyhow, thank you for what you do, God bless you n your family!!!

[@BillyBob38846]

Good job Chad on the engine swap man, I knew you'd figure it all out. Now you can get back to the hotrod and get her out on a test drive. See you on your next video, take care man. 👍

[@Falconurbex]

Awesome video ur as funny as always chad and love listening to ur stories ur dads story was funny and ur uncles version was awesome hehe anyways stay safe and see you in your next video.

[@k-dawg3893]

Nice work on the old girl This N That!

[@JS-kd7jf]

Contrary to popular belief a gas engine will run on diesel AS LONG AS THE ENGINE IS GOOD AND HOT! a guy I worked with 30 years ago didn't believe that til one day on the way to Nashville we ran out of gasoline ( we were in a Ford truck with a diesel tank in the back for heavy equipment) just as soon as it died on the side of the road, I told him to put just enough in the tank to get us to a service station, he put approximately a gallon in Maybe a little less,, I said now while it's still good and hot crank it,,, IT STARTED UP WE WENT ABOUT 8 MILES FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE AND WENT ON ABOUT OUR BUISENESS,, I LEARNED THAT OLD TRICK FROM MY UNCLE YEARS EARLIER!!! THAT FELLA WAS A BELIEVER AFTERWARDS AND TOLD EVERYONE HE SEEN ABOUT IT..... THE ENGINE HAS TO BE HOT!!!!!!! IF IT'S COLD,,,,,,,,,,,, IT WON'T START ON DIESEL,,,,, same principal as all the old tractors that ran on kerosene back years ago, they had a smaller tank for gasoline to start on and heat the engine up to RUN ON KEROSENE!! old John deeres internationals ( f20- f30) all the ones that ran on distillate or kerosene ! That's why they had shutters on the radiator,, you closed those to KEEP THE TEMPERATURE HIGH TO ATOMIZE THE KEROSENE/DISTILLATE! ! YOU HAVE TO KEEP THEM AROUND 200° F TO RUN AND HAVE ANY POWER!! That's for all you folks that know nothing about that kind of stuff,,, I'M PRETTY DERN SURE CHAD KNOWS IT!! ALREADY. HE OWNS A FEW OF THOSE TYPES OF TRACTORS AND KNOWS WHAT I'M REFERRING TO....

[@JAKEHEBERT-gx2uz]

Chad you have patience figuring this out glad you got it fixed and done looking forward to seeing what you do next

[@gmray7301]

I pray that your knee gets better

[@walterrobbins4470]

I’m glad you have the lift for doing that project. It would be especially miserable without it

[@jonathanmiddleton1141]

You’re not alone!! I’m e scared the BeJesus out of a few dogs sticking my head out the window, and, beating them to the bark!! 😅😂

[@user-lr8ch1og6z]

I thought sure you had an Intake Valve Hanging when it backfired through the Carb!

[@scottmmagby7057]

Hey Mr Chad, I knew that you would get all the old kinks out of the motor and it would run good.! Enjoyed it. Looking forward to your next video!!

[@toddodell2904]

Great video and knowledge that’s why I like it when Wednesday comes. Awesome

[@johnnyh409]

60??? Shes just in the prime of her life!

[@ambertbeauty]

Perfect timing Chad, i was like wish there was something good to watch on here, and boom an update popped up from my favorite channel!!!! ☺️😊

[@jonathanmiddleton1141]

Welcome back Bud!!! I always look forward to your videos!! They certainly brighten up the day!!!

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Wow that was fun thanks for sharing came out nice sounds good too 👍👍👍👍👍😊