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    Can anyone tell me what this is??

    You're 100% wrong. The small cylinder-piston in the controller takes fluid to make it travel. This is not the same as brake wear --- it's totally out of that realm --- totally. If it takes fluid, it decreases the ultimate volume sent to whatever side of the brakes in which you've installed...
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    Drip Rail Sealant

    I have used windshield polyurethane glue on mine. Do NOT get it on any part of your (human) body. I know of what I speak here.
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    Computerized carb

    At least it didn't say: "Boeng Space Age Reliability"
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    Waen 2990 manual lockong hubs

    Bearing grease in the Warn hubs is never a good idea; they like a less viscous lubricant so they can move freely --- and they don't "move" once they are in position anyway --- so grease isn't even needed, although something to keep them rust-free would be nice. I have seen everything from...
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    Can anyone tell me what this is??

    The problem with the hydraulic brake controllers is that they "stole" some fluid from the discharge of the master cylinder, and whatever position they were installed in (front or rear) suffered a bit for pressure and application volume. Initially, they were designed for the old single-system...
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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)

    To keep this simple --- even though it looks complicated --- it can be done to any dual fan system with the addition of one more coolant temperature sensor and some relays and a bunch of wire --- but I'll post a drawing of the way it should go for a two speed dual fan system ... 1. #s 1 & 2...
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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)

    First --- what is your intention? Do you want then to run just one speed or would you like them to run as two speed fans?
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    Overheating 87 TBI

    I've written several articles about GM Drop-Center caps and I am not want to do it again unless there's some specific questions. I'll do a Copy/Paste on one I wrote a few years ago ... instead ... GMs all use a "drop center" cap in that the little small metal disc in the center of the cap...
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    Overheating 87 TBI

    Yeah --- they are fine for a while. Then they leak when the system is cooling, the liquid condenses and draws a vacuum in the system. The LeverCap is a weak spot and every time one of them came into a radiator shop I knew very well, that the owner would come out from behind his desk, rip it...
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    Weird solenoid looking thing

    There is an ECS Canister Filter listed --- year is important, but for the most part, they have some listed as (and there's a lot of crossover in various models for the same part): Standard Motor Products (SMP) Vapor Canister Filter fits Chevy K30 1977-1986 61KGJY Just pull it out and push...
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    Overheating 87 TBI

    Because they don't allow the system to hold a suspended vacuum after shutdown. ♦ This is important so the surge or overflow tank can supply coolant - in a solid stream of coolant with no air - back into the engine. I have had boneheaded customers let me persuade them to take the Lever Vent...
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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)

    I tried the Hayden HD and my gas mileage got a big 3MPG hit beside the intense roaring. I ultimately went to the dual electric fans and wired them up like my '05 GM trucks --- low voltage and high voltage (6V v 12V) and got my mileage back PLUS! FTR ---> Newer GMs with dual fans, use a...
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    What locker shall I go for?

    I totally agree - with the same results. MY Eaton works in Reverse as well as Forward --- I cannot see how it could be any different ... It is a worm-drive and it's the difference in speed from the spiders to the carrier that would lock up in either direction.
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    Overheating 87 TBI

    PS --- you aren't using a Lev-R-Cap are you? Please say "No!"
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    Overheating 87 TBI

    I just fixed another GM with the same problem. The owner did everything just like you which makes it very hard to diagnose when they start installing parts like a monkey with its hair on fire and once everything is done, the problem still exists. Go back to basics .... assuming the...
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