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That really sounds like the fuel pump is putting too much up there and the float is stuck. Assuming you know the previous owner (I think earlier in this thread you said you got the truck from your uncle?) try to ask if they adjusted the carburetor. Do you have a shop manual for your truck? They're definitely good to have. The Isuzu Rodeo/Trooper/P'up Chilton has the G-180 engine that was used in the 76 and later models. The LUV specific Chilton is good for the body/chassis/suspension/wiring.

After you rebuild the carburetor (with it being a 76 LUV, it probably sat for a good amount of time before you bought it, so that's a good idea) wire the fuel pump in the right way.

Just looked at the wiring diagram (http://www.luvtruck.com/PDF/Series5.pdf) and the fuel pump relay is a 5 prong, two way job.

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

ill definately have to try and get a chilton's and the other one for the rodeo/trooper/pup.

my uncle actually bought the truck for me from another guy back home so i dont know the other owner but my uncle might. ill have to check with him on that.

but on the carb situation.... im gonna go home and rebuild the one that came with my uncles '78. its not the stock carb so i gotta see if everything will match up but i am gonna try and get a new fuel pump fuel filter and a new relay for it. hopefully i can get it wired up right in a decent amount of time. but i will bring everything back and it will sit for another two weeks because we have gunnery starting the same day that we get back from leave. its a huge pain in the ass but we gotta do it and im excited about it. (gonna earn my tanker boots...... HELL YEAH!) if you wanna know what tanker boots are just google them.

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

ok so i wont be anywhere around my truck for the next two weeks. kinda sucks that i wont be around it to try and figure out whats wrong with it but i am still gonna try to rebuild a carb for it. but when i do get back i will be doing gunnery for another two weeks so that is four weeks of me not being able to touch my truck wich really blows. but oh well. gotta live with it.

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

All the time spent now allows for more time to work later...
Once you get them right, these little trucks are amazing. 299,063 miles on my truck, 3rd engine (1st wore out, 2nd lost to stupidity) little whine in the transmission, and some wear in the drive train.
So, that truck will last long enough for you to give it to your kid (lol, that's how I got mine!)
Keep with it, it's worth it.
-ret

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

yeah. gotta try and figure it out. i was gonna try and get a bike in february but i might go get an s-10 so that i have a aily driver. i need to figure something out.

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

lol, I'd definitely get a bike. Especially around Ft. Irwin. Quite a bit of sun down there, but maybe the A/C would be worth the whole loss in gas mileage.

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

yeah. i have definately rasn it through my head a few times. i want the bike because of fuel economy and well...... its gonna go fast. haha. but i want a truck because last august it hit 127 degrees so its an up in the air sorta thing. im not sure which way im gonna go. gotta think some more on it.

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

Wow... 127? It gets much over 105 around here and people start to freak out.
lol, rode a bike in that sort of heat... not fun. Last summer, I took a drive to San FranFreako and the inside of my LUV's cab got to 120... not fun either.

Maybe the bike can be your winter vehicle?

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

hahaha. if only if only the woodpeckers cry. lol. in the winters its just a little over 30 degrees. hahaha. not fun either. riding a bike in the cold sucks too. lol

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

so i might get a chance to try and figure out whats wrong with my truck tommorow. i gotta look at a friends wifes brakes on her car and my buddies brakes on his car then try to figure my truck out in between making sure i have everything for gunnery and putting my room back together.

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

lol, sounds like you have quite a bit on your plate right now... just remember to do things right. Especially those brakes.

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

ok. so never got my room back together, never looked at their brakes, and my truck still doesnt run. i wont have a chance to look at it until next weekedn cuz im still doing gunnery. and that is if i will even have the motivation to get outta bed and actually do anything on my time off. haha

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stock '76 luv, work in progress

ok so i might actually have some time to look at my truck this week. hopefully i get it running before the four day. gotta go chill with vargas in his new house. haha. when i find something that could be the problem ill definately post it up here. i really wanna keep the luv but i might not be able to just because of reliability.

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stock '76 luv, work in progress