Mechanically declined.
It is said the GMC stands for “got a mechanic coming” and that has never been more true than now. My old faithful ’76 GMC pickup has decided to throw me a curve. It just popped at a stoplight, then started missing and running horribly. These engines are famous for burning through the ignition rotor. So I replaced that and the cap, to no avail even though the rotor was bad by a mile and the cap was only suspicious. Next it was the plugs. Still crappy. Finally a valve cover revealed a rocker loose... Sign in to see full entry.