diverdown

i have an 88 p/u that is running rough, idle is very low, will stall at stops if i don't step on the gas. lots of black smoke. a couple of times it has run on after shutting off. I can smell gas often. i have checked the vacuum lines with starting fluid, no change. i changed plugs dist cap & rotor, air filter, no change. engine has 212,000 and have do major work on it. any ideas, i am open to suggestions.

seaflea

pcv valve and O2 sensor.
Also check all the codes for it. Sounds like it needs a timing chain too. Check the timing and see where that is.

diverdown

thanx,i'll checkout the timing, the timing chain is original, so that could be part of the problem, mine has a carb, a mechanic told me the carb was bad, but he had no explanation, i think he just wanted to sell me a carb

AKennedy87

Ya deffinetly do your timing chain. Get a steel rail off of ebay, i got mine for $52 with shipping.

Also I have 2 carbs sitting in my garage right now, one from a running 22R and another older one but I'll sell ya both for $100.