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    Keyless entry upgrade

    I know what you mean. The OE rods are a larger diameter than what the clamps are made for. I removed the OE rods, thinned them out with the grinder in the area the clamps are installed. There was no way the clamps would work properly without doing that.
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    Keyless entry upgrade

    Ugh.. You never know what you run into with anything that had a computer. Probably throw a code if a wire is broke ! It also might need all the other circuits the body control module operated before a single function would work. Sorry I'm no help. I cheated and just bought a $25 Amazon 4 Door...
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    Your preferred leather conditioner

    Bought some leather seats out of a boneyard that were hard as a rock. I used Fluid Film. Stuff doesn't hurt anything else I figured. Worked every bit as good as anything else I ever purchased, so now I use Fluid Film on all sorts of stuff. Waterproofs my leather work boots real well...
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    You know what my Dad told me once ? If you really want to know whats going on with a thermostat, you absolutely must put it in a pot of water on the kitchen stove with a thermometer in the water. Watching it carefully, when you see it open, note the temp on the thermometer. And with the quality...
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    Fuel Gauge Tank Selector switch and valve

    I went to look at pictures of one over at Rock Auto It's anyone's guess whether you can knock the rivets out, open it up and get it back together. I know I would crack an old one open if I was replacing it just to see inside. That's kind of my nature. It's not priced bad at Rock.... if it is...
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    Fuel Gauge Tank Selector switch and valve

    If your Ohms are different at the firewall, then crawl under the truck and pull the plug on the valve and check them there. Maybe you just have corrosion outside the valve itself... in the plug connections. If I ever had to change my valve out, I would knock the original apart just so I could...
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    2.73:1 Rear - Do I have a chance in hell to......

    Well, I've seen people make that statement that if it doesn't lock, the trans will overheat... But I didn't really believe that... All trans prior to lockups didn't "overheat". But if this was because early 700r4's were questionable, well, I believe they were, but lack of lockup is not what...
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    2.73:1 Rear - Do I have a chance in hell to......

    So, yes, I have the 2.73:1 Rear ratio, 305 and a 700r4. 65 mph in 3rd without the lockup turns under 2000rpm. Is there a chance I will be able to pull my 3000lb 6x12 converted Cargo Trailer, or should I already be seeking a better axle option ? Seems I can find a used rear axle affordably, but...
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    Fuel Gauge Tank Selector switch and valve

    Do you get the 87 Ohms directly at the sending unit itself ? If so, check what it is at the wire right where it goes thru the firewall. If it is not the same 87 ohm's or thereabouts, then yes, I think the contacts in the valve could have corrosion on them that increases the resistance, even...
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    700R4 Information Thread

    I think when I get warm weather to work on it again, I will be digging deeper into it. I thought I read that there are adjustable ones ? Frankly, I have a few other "vacuum" things to chase down. I have some of those vacuum "delay" valves in some of the vac lines. One was cracked and I glued...
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    700R4 Information Thread

    That can be a problem if the truck has loud exhaust or is just a noisy ride, but I'll tell you, in my truck, it is really noticeable when it locks up. Drive train noise drops a lot. But yes, a tach will help you SEE it if you can't feel or hear it. I think my drops between 200-300 rpm.
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    700R4 Information Thread

    Thanks for the information ! I can tell you that I find it annoying to engage in second, and I'd have no clue how to stop it from doing so. This baby gets into second and pretty much immediately goes to lock up right after. This is why I put a relay in so I can have it applying the clutch or...
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    700R4 Information Thread

    U'mmm, well, if it was not disengaging,, or, always engaged, you would know it ! It'd be like pulling up to a stop sign and never throwing the clutch in on a stick. So, even without that vac switch working, you still have something else not allowing it to engage. I forget already all the things...
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    700R4 Information Thread

    I've found a lot of differing info about this.... My 1983, with a 1989 G20 700r4 will lock in 2nd, 3rd and 4th. I have a push button switch on my shifter, connected to a latching relay to disengage it unless I want it.
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    700R4 Information Thread

    No, that switch is the Tip-In for the ESC ignition control. The Vacuum switch for the lockup is just above and to the left of the Brake Booster. That switch in my truck cuts out the lockup the second vacuum goes high, like when you let off the gas. I think when I measured when mine switched, it...
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