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Help! My coolant temp heats up fast in idle or slow-moving traffic (around 210F+) then decreases when I start driving (around 170F-190)
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Sounds like a bad clutch fan not working at low rpm.
Mar 17, 2025
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What year bed is this
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That's definitely a '79-up bed because '79 was the first year for gas doors instead of exposed fuel caps. I believe with that filler...
Mar 14, 2025
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I would go 4.88. That is a lot more tire weight and wind resistance than the stock tires.
Feb 20, 2025
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700R4
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I would wager that your transmission has been to a reman shop or two.
Feb 19, 2025
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700r4 & Edelbrock TV Bracket
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Works much better at low an part throttle. The way it was rigged before was fine at full throttle but shifted to soon at anything less.
Feb 17, 2025
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Sorry for the lack of updates. Life, weather, and a wrong cable have slowed this project down. I found the real problem. My TV cable was...
Feb 12, 2025
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Am I missing a bolt??
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That looks like the opening for the dipstick tube. Being a replacement engine, they have two spots for the dipstick, one on each side...
Feb 6, 2025
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Thanks for the Bowtie overdrives info. Very helpful.
Feb 3, 2025
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@PartsMan79 do like Ricko says and research the setup instructions on bowtie overdrives website. I'm using their TV Made Ez system to...
Feb 3, 2025
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Go to bow tie overdrives 2nd link in my screenshot, download the pdf read it and study it, hopefully it explains things in a way that...
Feb 3, 2025
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This. What is the proper correction bracket?
Jan 31, 2025
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Yes I have searched but cannot find my actual situation. My 1983 GMC c1500 has the original 305 and 700r4, but a prior owner installed...
Jan 31, 2025
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Actually the ESC 305's had a pretty high compression ratio of around 9.5:1 or something in that neighborhood. They could do that and...
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