Power Steering Leak?
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Turned the truck on and it ran at a super high idle. I disconnected the choke and tried again, but got the same result. The throttle is not stuck and everything seems to be working fine on the carb. It began to run so high it flipped my alternator belt. What do I need to look for to fix this? It was not doing it a couple of days ago when I started it. It is raining today, but that probably has nothing to do with it.
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"Turned the truck on" implies nothing more than turning the key on... what you are describing is a result of starting the engine, not merely "turning the truck on."
Just trying to point out that precision is sometimes necessary in your desriptions.
Just trying to point out that precision is sometimes necessary in your desriptions.
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You were most likely backing off the idle speed screw. Some carbs also have a "choke" fast idle set screw. It is on the other side from the where the idle speed screw is.
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I put the Pitman arm back on and tightened tie the lock washer flattened which made the bolt go past the bottom of the study by about 1/2-1/4" so far. How much tighter do I get it? I do not have a socket that large so I am using a 24" crescent wrench and I cannot do an exact ftlb unless absolutely necessary and then I can order/get the socket.
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Since the tie rods are attached to the middle of the tire I do not know how it could change the caster even if the pitman arm was put on in a different place. The pitman arm slid on the first inch or so without any force and if it goes on only one way then this could not have changed. To push it up further I used the bolt, but it was not hard to turn. I do not know how this could have changed anything. I now have the pitman arm tightened very tight. If I drive it around will they straighten out maybe? If this happens the pitman arm may need to be retightened.