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  1. RanchWelder

    Anyone use these Littelfuse zcase terminals before?

    Yah. Marine Rated Battery Fuse. MRBF This is a 600A SkyCraft surplus buss bar, mounted to a slab of mud flap, isolated from the firewall with a rubber inner tube protective flap/shroud. Hanging the fuses from a chunk of mud flap keeps the rain and mud off the circuitry. Only the top 4...
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    Keep getting bad alternators??? On #4

    Try not to over tighten the belt. Are you "making the face" when you load your belt tension? I know it sounds rediculous, however many people here have improperly over tightened and ruined the alternator bearings. Lighten up a bit, make certain there's no squeal and check it again, please...
  3. RanchWelder

    Looks like I have to rebuild or replace my 350 in Houston area

    How many people noticed the dude with the come-along, hanging upside down from the swamp maple tree? (Hanging head first from the branch with all the engine weight?) Is he wearing a 12" bandage on his left arm from the last time he fell into the engine bay head first? (WE cannot see his head...
  4. RanchWelder

    Anyone ever make/crimp their own high pressure hoses?

    Here we go... What he said ^^^? By the way, "absolutely sure" is nearly TOP SECRET INFORMATION. Fittings and hose is proprietary information. The rubber hose industry "hoses" everyone. It's a racket. MIC crap. Every crimp they sell lowers the cost of US Military parts and guess whom gets to...
  5. RanchWelder

    What new tools have you got lately?

    Antique Vintage Lightning Cobbler Bunion Pliers Tool 1897, Fulton Ill
  6. RanchWelder

    86 C10 454 popping out exhaust soft and loud at times while in Idle. (WHY) Video inside

    If the cam to distributor gear is lumpy, and you need to remove it and try an OEM melonized gear, with the old push pin, it might stop jumping around? It's the lil' shirt that will get you. Bad grind on the melonized gear? Worn cam gear driving the dizzy? Lil' slop somewhere? Plastic connector...
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    86 C10 454 popping out exhaust soft and loud at times while in Idle. (WHY) Video inside

    Adjust your lifters, so you are absolutely certain they are within lash spec for your cam manufacturer. Check for lose rocker adjustment studs? Look for threads are worn and the stock crush lock nut is not worn out and rotating under vibration. Sometimes they loosen up and that can throw a...
  8. RanchWelder

    Are locking hubs factory or personal add on?

    No. It comes without a gasket or the o-ring. At first I tried to stuff the housing with grease, figuring it would stop water from entering through the lock housing cap. Then I cleaned it out and used a minimum of grease to prevent rust on the springs and internals. Was going to cut the orange...
  9. RanchWelder

    Rag joint question (see picture)

    The Lares photos show NO FLAT SPOT?
  10. RanchWelder

    Rag joint question (see picture)

    Summit: https://www.summitracing.com/search/year/1981/make/chevrolet/model/c10/part-type/steering-coupler-components Start here. https://www.summitracing.com/search/year/1981/make/chevrolet/model/c10?N=part-type%3Asteering-u-joints-couplers-and-rag-joints
  11. RanchWelder

    C/K blazer tail light replacements from Amazon worth it? Take a look.

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  12. RanchWelder

    Craziest antitheft idea yet.

    The "Denver Boot" is always an option! Answered 2 Posts, with one Boot! Problem is a set of good bolt cutters can beat the best chain or pad lock, no matter what you do. Cut the Denver Boot the city owns and you'll do some jail time.; ONLY IF THEY CAN CATCH YOU! We had car theft rings in FL...
  13. RanchWelder

    1978 / 1980 Pontiac Service Manul/Service Manual Suppliment Dealership Repair Manuals.

    These manuals are 100% brand new, zero defects, no fingerprints, never used never creased. If there's a dog eared page, it probably came that way from the publisher. Please email me, instead of claiming them on this thread. I'll ship in 21 days, after everyone makes an offer and gets a chance...
  14. RanchWelder

    Are locking hubs factory or personal add on?

    My Mile Marker's were a lot less money than the WARN. Extremely satisfied, dispite the lower cost. The internals are very good quality. I bought 100 3" silicone O-Rings from an eBait volume wearhouse seller. When you add the locks, no matter which brand, add the O-rings and torque the hex bolts...
  15. RanchWelder

    C/K blazer tail light replacements from Amazon worth it? Take a look.

    If you can find a roll of 3M weather stripping on AZ, you can really seal them between the body and the plastic housings, so the screws can be torqued "just right", withour cracking or losing water tight-ishness. We get ice and snow up North and keeping the rain from getting behind the lenses...
  16. RanchWelder

    What new tools have you got lately?

    4L80 Service Tools, Sonnax "The Sure Cure" Reamer, TransGo Specialty Reamer. 4L60E/4L80E/THM350 Transmission Service Repair Manuals; 3 versions Each, 3 different publishers. Full Bushing Puller Service Kit, 2 new slide hammers, with all the attachments. Pump Service Alignment Ring. Converter...
  17. RanchWelder

    Want to build a good horsepower, good fuel economy engine for a 1978 c20 with stock 350. I don't know much and need help.

    Was backing your suggestion 100%. Thought your advice was great. Added your name twice to make that point clear, so you would see how cool I thought your remarks were and how they had value. If that was not clear when you read my words, I failed. Seemed like Quinn got my point without being...
  18. RanchWelder

    Wheel and tire size help!!

    Flip your axle and buy some magnesium skid bars for your rear bumper. Bump stops are un-nessesary, when you are lowering the truck. Slamming on the ground and bending your frame is cool. Adjustable Air shocks control that frame slam, not bump stops. My bad for suggesting the links. (Even...
  19. RanchWelder

    Newbie Vortec Cam Question

    EDL-7661 flows awesome for the L31 Vortec heads. Port and polish the intakes and exhaust runner very mildly. Match the gaskets and keep it simple. Holley Sniper and 1-5/8" tuned Sanderson headers to 2-12" collectors; your good to go. .510/.510 is achievable with machine work on GM Performance...
  20. RanchWelder

    1988 IROC-Z

    Rusty, your hands are so fat for the pencil knecked photo of your sig? What's up with that sheeaat, and all the Freakie Hip Hop vids? Peaches and herb? Coolio? WTF? Are you a deranged madman, with excentric musical tastes, or are you ready to pilot the Boca Chica SN20 Heavy to Mars? I'm...
  21. RanchWelder

    Heater not working but blower motor working just fine.

    It's 2% of what you don't know that kills your heater 75gmck25 Great advice! The vacuum system flappers could be blocked, like he suggested^^^. Deleted my entire old school heater duct system and made my own blower module. Kept the upper plastic duct and removed everything else. Deleted my A/C...
  22. RanchWelder

    Heater not working but blower motor working just fine.

    The rodent issue was already mentioned. If you have a rat, and you turn on the blower, you'll know it, unless you cannot smell anymore. If you smell a rat, clean the duct work before you get sick. They can get way inside of the system. You might have to remove all the duct work and wash it all...
  23. RanchWelder

    Want to build a good horsepower, good fuel economy engine for a 1978 c20 with stock 350. I don't know much and need help.

    If you are already an expert and you are screwing with us, then we'll see. If not, then let's see what your machinist says, OK? If you want to learn, you came to the right place. "Learn to trust your machinist." The questions you are asking are exposing that you are most likely way above your...
  24. RanchWelder

    Heater not working but blower motor working just fine.

    1) Make certain your ground wire to your battery is not covered with acid and corroded. 2) Look for a ground strap from your engine block heads, to your fire wall. If you have one, move on. If you do not have one, either add one or run a wire from your negative battery terminal to a new...
  25. RanchWelder

    I just bought a John Deere tractor!

    If you're going to drag race it, you can try and find the front wheel axle mod: https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=jd&th=459185 You want the added weight up front for sure. It will drag a lawn mower or a small disc or a driveway mesh real good. The picture of the...

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