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    86 Chevy k10 No start and no crank

    Does your gauges turn on when you turn the key to the start position? Now I had this happen already. Did you accidentally hit the starter with the pan and unhook the solenoid switch cable that goes to the key? It will be on the starter unless you have an external solenoid. As they said above...
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    Looking for Vacuum Tree/Tee/Tap

    Can't find it anywhere. I'm not even sure if it's stock. When I got the truck it was on there. I took a crescent wrench to it (someone used Locktight) when I was doing some maintenance. I was thinking of just using a T fitting for the hose to the stuff I need hooked up and JB Welding the hole...
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    Help with gauge cluster lights

    I like LED's they feel more stable than just a piece of wire being violated.
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    Help with gauge cluster lights

    This. Those clusters were made cheap.
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    Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue

    drain your radiator and fill it with water (preferably distilled but tap will do just as good). Then do a funny and take out the thermostat and unhook the tube from the radiator that comes from the housing. Put it in to a bucket and start the car. If no water is coming out (with a sink amount of...
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    A/C but no heat

    Make sure your HVAC ball is hooked up to a vacuum source. It should be on the passenger side next to the A/C box. Ignore anything anyone says about a check valve for it, ricko for example, it has one built in. It's what comes through the firewall, to the vacuum splitter (Controlled by the...
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    Just curious.

    Ok grandpa. I can confirm, to deny, to this statement and I will not be letting some old dirtbag give me false information. I'll be taking information from people I know who are smart, in real life, instead of some old guy playing solitaire on their phone and typing on an online forum all day...
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    Just curious.

    If your above the age of 30, I hope your kids are alright. This is a self repair. Ive been learning for about a year from mutiple mechanic neighbors. the EFE and EGR tvs valves are Plunger Acuated Valves. It doesn't pull air from the intake or thermostat, it redirects it based on conditions. It...
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    Just curious.

    I knew what I was doing, I've been reading "Haynes Repair Manual" which shows almost everything in my truck. The only things I've kept hooked up to Vacuum is my HVAC, My Brake Booster, my transmission and Vacuum Advance and sensors (except my EGR Bleed) 1. I unhooked my EFE, and plugged the EFE...
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    Just curious.

    Visual Illusion from using my Wide angle camera and the amazing amount of surface rust on one side. I measured, they're the same size in each cylinder (Possibly rebuilt before badly? It looks freshly honed) This was my my grandfathers truck, it was in a used car lot, probably around 60000 miles...
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    Just curious.

    I got my heads off, and a bit disappointed but it's going to be a personnel vehicle so I'm not too worried. Pistons got some clearance for the walls a bit, you can see about a cm of the compression rings. There is rust on my head and block where it's leaking in but the mechanics I live near said...
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    Just curious.

    I'm not really afraid pulling my heads. I live on a street of mechanics and they have recommended me to pull my heads, even if it was an intake just because of how old it is. Just ripped my intake off and drained my coolant, ready to take out my rocker arms n stuff. My intake gasket is bowed...
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    Just curious.

    I was loosing oil in the past (quickly) but it was my Valve Cover gaskets. It doesn't lose any oil now, haven't had to fill it up in a bit. It's just my coolant I have to keep filling up every 100 miles.
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    Just curious.

    Yeah, it's like a really sweet smell and is still there but the smoke isn't as thick as it was. It's probably not a gasket problem, but I have some spare intake gaskets because I did a head gasket test that came back negative (if those are accurate) so I might just do it anyways. I have a lot of...
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    Just curious.

    I just did a head gasket tester on my coolant, came back negative. This kind of sweet and potent smell, accompanied with white smoke, has been blowing out my exhaust. It turned out that one of my spark plug wires didn't click all the way and wasn't firing. Can a spark plug not sparking cause a...
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