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Alternator charging too much?
14.5v is the normal good charge voltage. Is your meter accurate? 0.4v may be in tolerance for some cheaper meters. Does the voltage rise higher when you open the throttle or stay stable? If not I'd try another meter or two before condemning the alternator.- hatzie
- Post #4
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Friction modifier?
Not unheard of to have part numbers superseded. The 1994 TSB text in my post was just a cut n paste job. The SS option package prolly included a "posi" axle... limited slip... Agreed. If it's not a gear set the OP installed less than 50 miles ago it's done for. It'll howl til it dies. I...- hatzie
- Post #18
- Forum: Differential & Driveline
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Friction modifier?
They'll sing if the pinion depth or tooth engagement wasn't set right too... If the bearings and gears look OK I'd take a whack at properly setting it up. Not an easy task. Very fussy precise work. You may want to find an old timer to help you out with the first one. I did...- hatzie
- Post #11
- Forum: Differential & Driveline
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Friction modifier?
Be careful... Limited slip additive is for Positrac diffs like you find in cars. It won't do a thing for a regular open diff. If you have a truck with the G80 Gov Loc option this will get you in real trouble. GM released a TSB specifically stating that you do not use limited slip additive...- hatzie
- Post #10
- Forum: Differential & Driveline
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Friction modifier?
Me-thinks it's done cap'n... Time to start looking for a replacement or the parts to re-build it.- hatzie
- Post #4
- Forum: Differential & Driveline
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Tailgate Band Restoration Bring back the shine !!!
Washing soda or Baking soda? They are two different animals. I use Baking Soda for neutralizing the acid after I'm done anodizing the whatever. You don't want it in the anodizing solution. I have used washing soda to electrolytically de-rust steel and iron parts. It works quite well... -
New to me 86
I had a couple long beds with the smaller single tank. That being said... When I replaced em I got the larger tanks. If the truck is a long bed and came to you with mismatched tanks it's conceivable the PO had one, of a pair of 16-gallon tanks, rust out and replaced it with a 20-gallon tank...- hatzie
- Post #38
- Forum: Introduction
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Not sure
GM calls that box a Vehicle Speed Signal Buffer (VSSB). The black plastic piece screwed into the back of the speed head is an optical sensor. The VSSB amplifies the optical sensor signal to a level that the Cruise III cruise control module and Early TBI can interpret. Specifically how it works...- hatzie
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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What's the most dangerous tool in your shop?
The Monarch never had belt guards. At least the cast back gear and change gear covers are intact. The leather belt exploding is the least of your worries around that machine. The Quick Change gearbox is bolted back on the front now and it has all kinds of exposed gears near the operator. Not to... -
What's the most dangerous tool in your shop?
My 1912 Monarch Model A 14 x 42 Engine lathe would qualify as dangerous. Really Really prior to OSHA It has a 4 speed Turner Uni-Drive mounted above the spindle cone pulley with a 5" wide leather belt driving the spindle. No guards at all. Only mildly safer than a cone pulley on the ceiling... -
87 TBI - Sporadic Starting
The other thing to consider getting is a cheap Dell D620, D630, D820, or D830 Windows XP laptop on eivlbay. I just bought 2 for $120. They typically cost between $60 & $150 for tested working units. I like the D6xx and D8xx laptops because they run XP and have real RS232 Serial ports for...- hatzie
- Post #20
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Can you tell / decode
That's pretty much the way it's done. Depends on how far out of time it is. If you stabbed it in 180° out of phase, or near there, it may not be firing in a place where it does anything. Check for spark with an inductive timing light or an inline spark tester. Is the harness from the...- hatzie
- Post #79
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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87 TBI - Sporadic Starting
Have you downloaded the GM Light Truck Emissions and Driveability manual for 1987? For that matter the Wiring Manual, the Unit Repair Manual, and the Service Manual are available to download as well. Look in my signature. The 1987 GM wiring manual is a bit nasty to read but it's not a...- hatzie
- Post #19
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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diesel truck trans
The main webs are an inch thick and the cylinder walls are quite heavy. You can actually build one helluv an Olds stroker with a DX Diesel block. Wise made a 465 stroker with them. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/wise-performance-engineering-465ci-oldsmobile-engine/ I actually re-built a 350DX...- hatzie
- Post #12
- Forum: Automatic Transmission
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RetroSound install
The wire nut was a nice touch. The scary thing is I've seen worse.- hatzie
- Post #11
- Forum: Stereo & Entertainment Systems
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Can you tell / decode
CKL is an A B or F body engine. What's it in??? Curiosity killed the cat... Still want to know.- hatzie
- Post #71
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Can you tell / decode
Alrighty then!!!! You want to keep those... Everything is pointing toward that being a higher output 350. If it's not smoking and has pretty even compression pressures I'd clean up the oil leaks and run it.- hatzie
- Post #64
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Can you tell / decode
The intake would be correct for a CNR 350 300HP engine from a B-Body. 3965577 1970, 350, 4bbl iron Qjet, B F X, 300HP or 350HP. A280 = January 28, 1970. 3970010 = 1969-1980, 350, 2 bolt or 4 bolt. The higher output CNR stamping probably means it's a 4 bolt main but you won't really know til...- hatzie
- Post #59
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Can you tell / decode
The plot thickens. That could mean it's a 300HP CNR 350 and the factory stamped the R upside down. The P is stamped deeper than the other letters. Wonder why someone would bother with stamping the lower HP engine ID letter on the block.- hatzie
- Post #47
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Fuel Sending Unit
Yup. The RV series TBI tanks definitely have baffles to keep the fuel pump supplied with petrol during braking, acceleration, and cornering. I never tried the CK senders in the 87 tanks I purposely put on my 76. It makes sense that the senders might have an issue if they weren't setup for the...- hatzie
- Post #23
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Can you tell / decode
It only helps ID things one way. A lot of the smallblocks that were bolted to auto transmissions were drilled and tapped for the ball stud. If it didn't have the ball stud hole machined it definitely came from an auto trans vehicle but if it is machined it doesn't tell you what you want to know...- hatzie
- Post #45
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Can you tell / decode
Three on the tree is certainly a manual transmission. It does say 4 spd tho... and those are B-Bodies. CNP 1970 350 4 spd, pol/taxi - 250HP 2BBL Caprice/Bel Air/Kingswd The one with real Zip to it is the CNR CNR 1970 350 tur hydro trans - 300HP 4BBL Caprice/Bel Air/Kingswd Kind of a...- hatzie
- Post #41
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Well crap! Wife in a Car Accident.
The car folds up around a passenger cell with airbags inside. It's designed to absorb the impact inertia so the occupants body or bodies don't have to get folded spindled and mutilated. It really does work. Folks walk away from accidents that you would've seen the ambulance driving away from...- hatzie
- Post #21
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Can you tell / decode
Just going on what the book said... The note next to CNP said 350-2 Police / Taxi MT. I can't see Police or TAXI drivers using manual transmissions but manuals were common and cheap in 1970 so... ?? People claim there's no such thing as a 1969 Mopar C-Body with a manual. I robbed the floor...- hatzie
- Post #39
- Forum: Tech Discussion
