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RUse a mid 80’s 1 ton truck with a 454 and HD cooling option as an application. With a bigger radiator you’ll also need the brackets...
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread I’m pretty pissed!!.I do not want energy suspension to make better Suzy Qs. WTF is wrong with you?
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RRicko1966 reacted to shortboxin's post in the thread Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD with
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Okay, I'm going to put the starter and flywheel back on it and run a compression test on the rest of the cylinders and post that up next... -
RRicko1966 replied to the thread Bent fuel pump rod.They bend easier and more often than you think. At some point in its life someone probably changed the pump using a Long bolt through...
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RI agree, why pay a premium when you can buy the same junk for significantly less?? It just really chaps my ass. Their penny pinching...
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread Gas spilling out filler neck while driving! 1977 C-10.Make sure your charcoal cannister under the hood is hooked up correctly.
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RRicko1966 reacted to ASPEC's post in the thread Gas spilling out filler neck while driving! 1977 C-10 with Like.
If fuel is getting past the fuel cap then you need to replace it with a proper new cap. That year should have a vapor recovery system...
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RRicko1966 reacted to EvilGenius's post in the thread ‘83 K5 350/4wd: aftermarket oil psi switch/sender/choke heater wiring question w/pics and schematic with Like.
I think your understanding of that circuit is a little backwards. The reason the choke is wired with the oil pressure sensor is to...
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread ‘83 K5 Wiring diagram V8 vs V6 Firewall Block blue wire for oil psi switch requirement??? See pics.Maybe not that year,on V8s but they used that same system on some year v8 trucks. Wire your V8 crate motor like it was the I6 if you are...
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RRicko1966 reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread Slow cranking when trying to start with Like.
Where do your ground wires from the battery go? To the frame? Engine block? Alternator bracket?
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RIf I had a cover laying around I would take a picture to show the modification. Easy to do. Front cover will be very hard / impossible...
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RTrumps tariffs game might fix some of this crap.
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RRicko1966 replied to the thread Lower control arm help.No,it's grammar police too. Do not misspell axle or you will find out.
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RWhat Hucked said. I will add to it that if you have the means and the space, buy a side or rear wrecked doner vehicle for the LS swap...
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RRicko1966 reacted to Bextreme04's post in the thread Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD with Like.
I'm just going to point out that 130psi on a 2002 5.3 is not OK compression. That should be 150-185psi AT LEAST. You need to verify...
