350 has no power
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Asked by Blankford Aug 23, 2016 at 02:42 PM about the 1974 Chevrolet C/K 20

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 1974 chevy c20 with a 350. The
truck starts great, revs great, even goes
down the road great with no miss. Problem
is its got no power, even going up a
moderate hill you have to floor it and still
loose speed. Its got new plugs, new plug
wires, a new hei distributor. What can cause
the lack of power?

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T_S_T answered 8 years ago

Lack of power may be low compression on engine,do a compression check on it,all so check the timing.

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Blankford answered 8 years ago

It dont run hot at all and shifts good. Could it be my carb?

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Blankford answered 8 years ago

Its got 150,000 on it. Dont believe the motor has ever been broke into.

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