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JGood battery means adequate amperage to crank fast enough in a cold environment. Shouldn't be using heavy grade oil 10-30 or 10-40 ok...
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JMost reliable and easiest to install are soft plug heaters. Directions will instruct which one to install it in. Remember GM installed...
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JJBswth replied to the thread Tire size confusion..That is weird. Normally they will sell you anything you want. But then I remember when they would put an inner tube in a tubeless tire...
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JJBswth replied to the thread What year box do I have?.Talking about using year correct trim on a different year tailgate. J. B.
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JJBswth reacted to nvrenuf's post in the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue with
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I still question the radiator size, that part number posted had a core thickness of 1-9/16” which is pretty thin. I run a factory 4 row... -
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My 496 is a 454 bored over .060 with a Skip White 496 rotating assy. 781 iron heads, headers. I added a extension to place the direct...
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JJBswth replied to the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue.Remote possibility, but if your new head gaskets are lacking some of the necessary water holes, that could be your problem. I bought...
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JJBswth reacted to Ricko1966's post in the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue with Like.
Is your serpentine belt supposed to be reverse rotation or standard rotation? Just cause it's serpentine doesn't mean it's reverse rotation.
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JJBswth reacted to Radiohead's post in the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue with Like.
If you run out of ideas, verify the accuracy of your instrumentation. To eliminate another outlier.
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JJBswth reacted to mtbadbob's post in the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue with Like.
Lower rad hose collapsing?? New T-stat's are common failures. Told my buddy to change his "new" stat because his '89 Blazer wasn't...
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JJBswth reacted to nvrenuf's post in the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue with Like.
Interesting, I didn’t realize there was interchangeability on the IV vs VI internals. Did you change the fan blade also?
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JJBswth reacted to Strick's post in the thread Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue with Like.
Make sure you've got the correct water pump for whatever drive belt you have too.
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J76 was a changeover year I guess. There is a first and second design tailgate, per the repro catalogs. My 76, built in April of 1976...
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JGents, I picked up a tailgate and hood, near the same blue as my dually, tonight I'd planned on putting on the gate, however I soon...
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JWell....dam. The person I got the blue one from used the hardware, hence why it's not on there. I like the patina on the blue one, it...
