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    ‘89 Caprice Mini Thread

    I don't remember posting a bumper step picture, but then there's a lot of things I don't remember... lol...
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    Lifter identification and timing setting

    Lighten up Donkey Dong. :happy175: :happy175:... Go back and read post #5.. Young Jedi warrior has a plan and the force is with him..:driver:
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    Pleased to meet you

    :welcome: from East Texas.. Your truck looks to be the twin of mine.. My son-in-law is from Tahoka..
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    Fuel tanks running out

    I didn't necessarily refer to it's size.. Just it's ruggedness..
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    Fuel tanks running out

    gotcha.. Must be a helleva solenoid to handle 100% duty cycle for hours and hours...
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    Fuel tanks running out

    What's the arrangement for switching the sending unit in the tanks -- a separate spdt switch.. Seems primitive... No wonder GM went to the motorized valve.. Everything gets switched with a single switch, even the vent system... The vapor canister on my truck is a "dual unit" and it gets switched...
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    Fuel tanks running out

    Hmmm. I'm not familiar with that single wire type.. Could be an after market installation.. Maybe someone else can chime in here..
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    Fuel tanks running out

    Not sure what you have going on.. My valve looks like this one and has six [6] wires.. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ado-u7000?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-acdelco&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3-fUl8qS2QIVBR6GCh1meQ15EAQYAiABEgKxU_D_BwE
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    Fuel tanks running out

    Not exactly correct.. You need full power to a momentary switch that only momentarily applies power to the valve.. And that switch needs the capability of reversing polarity to the motor on the valve.. Just like on power windows.. The motor is not grounded directly.. The motor turns one...
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    Fuel tanks running out

    In addition to leaky fuel lines, you've got the selector valve wired wrong.. It's not a solenoid that needs constant power.. The selector valve is actually a spool valve. The "electric part" is an ungrounded DC motor that moves the spool valve. The switch is wired in such a way that polarity is...
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    Electrical problem after crate motor install

    First order of business : Check fuses. Don't just look at them, run a continuity test.. Second step : Check grounds.. One in particular is the braided ground strap connecting the rear of the passenger side engine head to the firewall..
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    Do alternators just die?

    Hangin' on a bulls tail...:bleh:
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    Do alternators just die?

    OHHHH!!.. I'm tellin'!!
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    Do alternators just die?

    What's a "dialect thing"?? Is that anything like ebonics?? :) I don't give partial credit in my classes.. "Close" means just that.. Close.. As in, "You're getting the idea.. Now go back and read the question again"...
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    HELP! Starter issue?

    Somehow, I just can't see a woman with the [screen] name "Cuba" as being a snowflake.. Just not possible..:happy107:
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    HELP! Starter issue?

    Well then... Stop saying that!!! You're scaring ME!!
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    HELP! Starter issue?

    Stop saying that!!!! You're scaring the lady!!!
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    Do alternators just die?

    DING!! DING!! DING!!! We have a winner.. The brushes are held in alignment by the "brush holder" in the alternator.. The straw is inserted through a hole in the rear case half, and passes through the brush holder.. The straw is used to hold the brushes in the recessed position so that they will...
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    Do alternators just die?

    No, but you're close..
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    Do alternators just die?

    How many on here besides CORVAIRWILD and me know what the little plastic straw that comes with a can of Brakeclean is used for after the can is empty??
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    Do alternators just die?

    I conducted my shop the same way.. That's the way all auto repair businesses did it back then.. I call it "Old World Craftsmanship".. Where has that craftsmanship and pride gone?? :(
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    Yellow fellow heavy chevys

    "Captain Over, Captain Dun.."... "Roger Over!"..."Over Dun..".... How's that drinking problem?"
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    78 C10 Fuel sending unit wire routing

    The reply I made to the OP of this thread pertains to his 1978 model.. Your '87 is different in some ways.. For one his doesn't have an electric fuel pump.. Which "wire running back" are you referring to?? The pink wire connecting the gauge to the sending unit?? I think the erratic operating...
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    Looking for measurements for what lift I have

    I intended to post this to a different thread.. So everybody ignore, trample, ridicule, or just trash talk in general..
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    Looking for measurements for what lift I have

    Do you know anything about this company?? http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/ I'm rounding up parts for power steering, and since the '71 is a "plain Jane", I'm gonna need EVERYTHING..

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