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    Stolen Squarebodies to be on the look out for.

    So now that you have it back, are you going to order one of those steering column covers?
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    Stolen Squarebodies to be on the look out for.

    Pretty incredible. Hey, riddle me this. How the F does someone in your state get registration started on a stolen vehicle?
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    Stolen Squarebodies to be on the look out for.

    Wow, you are one lucky dude! Hope it's all unharmed, runs/drives fine, etc.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Volkswagen supplied this nice little solar charger with their cars. I use one in the 'burb. They can be had on ebay....... http://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-12V-Solar-Panel-Auto-Battery-Charger-Maintainer-OEM-1C0-915-687-/181269955913?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a34880549&vxp=mtr
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    700R4 TV Cable end replacement

    If that trans isn't already burned up, follow the adjustment procedures for the TV cable at www.bowtieoverdrives.com. Adjusting it any other way is not correct.
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    Help - Catastrophic Failure in Transmission or Torque Converter

    She's a no spinnin' the propeller shafts, so I'd say it's transmission time. Probably an internal failure where it's no longer making any pressure. The good news is that Aaron, who you took it to a few weeks ago, builds transmissions and you can pick and choose the most updated parts and wind...
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    Help - Catastrophic Failure in Transmission or Torque Converter

    Sorry to hear about that failure.
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    Stolen Squarebodies to be on the look out for.

    Just to avoid any confusion, the photos of the column guard are of it being used on a GM column exactly like what's used in our trucks. There are a couple versions of locks available for it. One version has that monster chrome lock sitting on top, another version uses a triangular shaped...
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    Stolen Squarebodies to be on the look out for.

    I was with my brother when "they" took his '89 K5. Broad daylight, and parked maybe a hundred feet from the parking lot where we were showing our cars in a car show at a big hotel in Long Beach, CA. One minute we were there getting food out of a cooler, the next minute we were back to get...
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    Stolen Squarebodies to be on the look out for.

    This really touches a nerve. Have any of you used, or thought about using, those red steering column guards? Roughly $72 via that online seller, and about $15 more on ebay. I really want to either get one, or mock up my own version and have a local fabrication shop make it. I've seen the...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Damn I love that Line-X'd bed. Job done right!
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    700r4 revs too high before shifting.

    I do have trans temp gauge. It's a mechanical gauge bunged into the B&M cast aluminum, finned oil pan that holds an extra 3.5qts. The line pressure gauge is simply a pressure gauge fitted to about 10' of hose, with the NPT fitting on the other end of the hose so that it can be screwed into the...
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    Adding oil to a 10 bolt axle

    Nice. Add a pound of hamburger and women's pantyhose for the ultimate in quiet differentials.
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    Barn Doors

    Haven't ordered 'em yet, but will. Had no idea they were still available until I stumbled across an ebay auction for them. Decided to check LMC and sure enough.
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    700r4 revs too high before shifting.

    Once I read that article, I made a pressure gauge and set the TC, even after the trans had been rebuilt, including a new TV cable, by a GM trained tech. Discovered the TV cable wasn't set correctly. Also discovered the throttle didn't got to WOT when the accelerator pedal was down on the...
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    Barn Doors

    Thumbs up for Barn Doors!!!! In fact, I see that LMC Truck carries all the weatherstripping for them. Happy xmas to me!
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    700r4 revs too high before shifting.

    Regarding the TV cable adjustment, I recommend you follow the method laid out at www.bowtieoverdrives.com using a pressure gauge that is easily built. Any other method is guessing, and if you read the article, you'll see that the margin for error is nil. Regarding the delayed shifts, my guess...
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    1975 K-20 rear axle & springs under 1986 1500 Suburban?

    Can you throw a tape measure under both and see if the distance between spring mounts is the same, as well as spring to spring width?
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    1987 oil pressure gauge pegged.

    Electric gauges typically peg when their ground wire (the wire that runs from them, out to the sender) is shorted directly to ground. If you know where the sender is, remove the wire from the sender and start tracing it all the way to the gauge. Maybe it's rubbed through somewhere, either...
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    Rebuild the old 350 tbi or order a crate motor

    My answer is based on the fact that I don't trust any one else's work but my own, so I'll rebuild mine when the time comes. In doing it myself, I can choose the parts I want, and I know trusted machine shops to do my work. When I assemble it, I know it's done right. I've seen a lot of issues...
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    Lower Radiator Hose Clamp stripped...

    If you can get to that existing clamp enough to tighten it, then you've got enough room to loosen the clamp and slide it further down the hose, where you can completely loosen it, and slide the band out of the worm gear. Then spread the clamp open and take it off the hose. Open the new clamp...
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    '90 Burb radio swap

    Now's a good time to upgrade to the Delco 5EQ CD player and there's a seller on ebay who's adding MP3 jacks to them. Just installed his tuner in mine after my tuner suddenly took a dirt nap.
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    Wiper Blade Length Tip

    @gam3ovr; welcome to the forum and thanks for the tip! Been running 18's for years now. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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    Road trip

    Always great to see a square doing what it was built to do. Looking forward to seeing more photos and hearing about the adventures!
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    6.2l Diesel trouble starting

    Any news Andreas?

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