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    Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue

    Did you check the bearing clearance with Plastigage to be sure they weren't too tight? If there's nothing wrong with the cooling arrangement, a bottle of Redline Water Wetter in the coolant will help keep the temp from getting so high. Another thing to try is a special engine break in oil...
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    Column Gear Shift Detent

    I put a 700r4 in a 1982. I installed the 4 speed indicator and a tilt column that supposedly came from a Suburban with 700r4. If I adjust things so Neutral is right, it doesn't go far enough to go into Park or 1st. If I adjust it for Park then all the other detents in the column are off and it...
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    Ford infotainment into 79 c10

    You'll find it easier, quicker, and most likely far less costly to get one of the aftermarket 7" 2DIN size units running Android with GPS and a backup camera than rolling your own system. Everything is in the one box, with connectors for power, speakers/amp, radio and GPS antennas. Many also...
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    Adding new gauges to your square body?

    You still have to know the pinout for the specific original gauge cluster because GM put different signals in different places despite there really being no need to do so. I upgraded an 82 with nothing but the speedo and fuel gauge to one with oil, temp, and voltmeter. Had to move several pins...
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    79’ round eye to 80’ square eye

    In one episode of The Fall Guy there was a chase with a matte red pickup with white wheels. But it must have been a *magic truck* because it kept switching between a Ford and a Chevy, one with plain wheels, one with spoked wheels. IIRC the one with spoked wheels ended up jumping off a parking...
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    Got a weird idea for a truck bed

    With enough rust you could make the truck bed equivalent of these "pants". https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2018/may/04/invisible-jeans-kendall-jenner Or use the back flatbed section for a side loaded ATV or dirt bikes and convert the forward part into an enclosed storage box for...
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    350 TBI needs starting fluid

    One problem the GM TBI has is the fuel pressure regulator spring breaking. TBI rebuild kits usually don't include that spring. It's not difficult to check. Take the top off the TBI and the regulator is on the underside at the back. There's a hole in the bottom of the regulator where moisture...
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    350 TBI in California

    If you don't want to have to do anything with emissions on a truck in CA, find a one ton that was never required to have emissions controls. Those got a pass until sometime in the 1980's because due to being sold as cab and chassis or rolling chassis it wasn't feasible to test every...
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    TBI I need help

    A common issue with these TBIs is a broken spring in the fuel pressure regulator under the back of the throttle body.
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    Tilt steering column?

    Tilt is nice but good luck finding one for a 4 speed auto. No company will get off their butt and make shift conversion kits for the later 3 speed columns, tilt or straight. 4 speed auto shift kits are made for the early columns.
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    Replace idiot lights with gauges.

    I upgraded a 1982 from the idiot lights to the one with gauges. The connectors were the same but I had to get the diagrams for both clusters and move a bunch of wires around in the plugs to make things line up. There are little tabs on the contacts or in the plastic connectors that have to...
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    Can you run a 700r4 WITHOUT electrical connection?

    You also need a switch on the brake pedal to cut power to the TCC solenoid so the clutch will release when stopping. Otherwise it's just like trying to stop with a manual transmission without pushing the clutch pedal. 1980's GM transverse front drives had a problem with fine debris getting into...
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    Can you run a 700r4 WITHOUT electrical connection?

    BOP = Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac GM's lineup went from least $ to most $ Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Cadillac. At some point they began using a lot of common parts in the BOP models with Chevy and Cadillac on their own. By the 1980's GM had stopped making the different BOP and...
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    Piece of _____ Liars on Craigslist!

    I've had a bunch of those "interested" in my 1982 GMC 3500 flatbed, into which I've put at least $7K. Rebuilt 1991 350 with TPI, 700R4, urethane cab mounts, billet aluminum distributor, King racing bearings, Eagle cast steel crank, new flat top pistons replacing the dish top originals, replaced...
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    Fuel in intake but not getting into cylinders

    A used engine you say? Small block Chevy engines are notorious for getting their lifters stuck where they won't rotate. What soon follows is wiping out the camshaft. They'll keep running until there's not enough valve lift happening. Had a 1978 Chevy van that ran well but also ran coolant out...
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