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Mint! Got the 85-87 grill i see. Love the original style "dual" exhausts.

I've had a few carb'd 305's and they were always very sensitive to vacuum issues. Especially when the old hoses start to dry out and crack making the connections loose. This sounds exactly like a vacuum issue because under load it sounds perfect. Flat cam lobes would give you a more rhythmic miss...

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The smoke looks like it has a blue tint in the video which would indicate oil burning. Spark plugs with a slightly white/brown color are normal. Maybe the plug that was black is an indication of an oil issue on that cylinder? Coolant burning tends to be gray white smoke with no blue tint. Good luck.

the timing is off. did you get it fixed?

The hazard lights alternating is normal. The turn signals do it too. Bad ass, yes. My 92 chev truck had 187k miles when I sold it. Pioneer cd player too.

@crazykincardineite He started this truck exactly how it should he started. First they don't have electric fuel pumps. Second the fuel pump fills the bowl. Once the bowl is refueled then gas is be drawn into the venturi by way of the accelerator pump and the idle jets. Third, pumping while cranki...

ha, is that belt on backwards!?

fix the glow plugs

you have obviously kept the glow plugs in good repair. this is a great example of how these diesels can start great. most of the time you see a hard start video and in the description they say several glow plugs don't work. well no shit its going to start a little harder.