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TDoc replied to the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer.I'll have to look for the head casting numbers where ever those are. The engine is caked in 40 years of oil and dirt. -
TDoc replied to the thread 700R4 Information Thread.Thanks for all the detailed information Nick! I have a tachometer on order and will need to rent or by a pressure gauge. The K5 Blazer...
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TDoc reacted to PartsMan79's post in the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer with
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CAMSHAFT! and heads are the big restrictions on an LE9. As far as you blue smoke at startup. If you have good oil pressure and... -
TDoc replied to the thread 700R4 Information Thread.Hi all, I just picked up a '86 Blazer Custom Deluxe with the ESC LE9 305 v8, 700R4 and 3:73 gears NP208. It has 180 - 200k on it, prior...
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TDoc reacted to Ricko1966's post in the thread Instrument cluster swap from Idiot lights to full gauges K5 K10 K20 K30 C10 C20 C30 with Like.
Something to take note of,your senders need to match the year of the gauge cluster you pick,not the year of your vehicle.
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TDoc posted the thread Instrument cluster swap from Idiot lights to full gauges K5 K10 K20 K30 C10 C20 C30 in Gauge, Speedo & Instrumentation.Here's a quick write up while this is still fresh in my mind. I picked up a 1986 K5 Blazer Custom Deluxe that had the basic cluster with...
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Bud, I think you pay a premium to live anywhere anymore. I’m jonesing to get back to somewhere with more than 129 days of sun a year...
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TDoc replied to the thread K5 Blazer values… possibly buying 86 k5.We definitely pay a premium to live in Northern Arizona. Everything has gone up so much. I don’t think I could ever buy another place...
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TDoc reacted to SirRobyn0's post in the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer with Like.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I "think" that the people who remove their ESC and feel the truck runs better must have had...
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TDoc reacted to TotalyHucked's post in the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer with Like.
Agreed with everything above. You won't gain much out of a 305 period, let alone if the ESC is working correctly. I'd leave it alone...
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TDoc replied to the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer.I put a blueprint 400 sbc in my 79 k10. Also converted from 600cfm edelbrock carb to Holley Sniper 2 EFI. Wow what a difference from the...
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Dang, couple nice squares you got there. And in Gods country too! I could see myself in N AZ or N NM pretty easily. Love that part of...
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TDoc replied to the thread K5 Blazer values… possibly buying 86 k5.Fixed the problem of it stuck in 4WD by replacing the front hubs with mile marker 104 hubs.
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TDoc replied to the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer.The spark plugs in it look good so just going to leave those alone.
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TDoc reacted to Grit dog's post in the thread LE9 305 w ESC Performance upgrades '86 k5 Blazer with Like.
^What he said. General consensus is don’t fck with a functioning ESC motor. Exhaust, fine. New valve guides, fine. Tune carb, fine. If...
