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  1. thecantaloupeman

    Talk me out of buying a more reliable car please!!!

    Pretty sure I have a good reason to blame the shop this time. They somehow had to redo the same job three times. They kinked a rubber hose the first time when the replaced the sending unit and I broke down 500 feet from the shop after they had closed. They mustn't have taken it on a test drive...
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    Ultrasonic cleaner: What size?

    At that point is it even worth having my own? That seems extremely big to have sitting around. Would it just be easier to get a smaller one and leave the full size carburetors for someone else to sand blast or clean? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Ultrasonic cleaner: What size?

    I recently bought a harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner to clean small engine carburetors. I started finding all sorts of new uses for it until it took a crap a week after I got it. I returned it with the intention of getting a metal one that is slightly bigger. I have been looking at the 6L VEVOR...
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    Talk me out of buying a more reliable car please!!!

    Thanks for this. This is some pretty good advice. Just for the record I do have a good bit of knowledge about working on my truck and for the most part if I don’t know something, I have a few buddies who can help me out. This ignition module was a bit different because I’m not great with testing...
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    Talk me out of buying a more reliable car please!!!

    I love my truck. I love driving it, I love the amount of times I've started conversations with people who told me I had a nice truck, I love learning to work on it, and I love that I can haul stuff with it. Recently I've started to realize it may not be practical as a daily driver anymore. Two...
  6. thecantaloupeman

    Adding bluetooth to stock radio

    Don’t the older trucks just have the cigarette lighter? I didnt think the cigarette lighter was a power outlet on the 73-87 trucks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Adding bluetooth to stock radio

    So I am moving my speakers from the bottom of the door panels back to the original center dash mount. Got a nice retrosound dual voice coil speaker but before I install it, I wanted to figure out how I can get bluetooth audio into my head unit somehow. I watched this video by cap10323 which was...
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    Refurbishing Dash

    That’s exactly what I’d like to do. Yeah let us know how it turns out. It seems like this is a better option than purchasing a new dash for 500$. You can also use better vinyl/leather and make it look really nice and custom if you go that route Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Refurbishing Dash

    Is it possible to just peel all the old foam and vinyl off and start over from the bare metal frame though? Like is it possible to refoam everything and cover it with my own fabric? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Refurbishing Dash

    So I have a terribly cracked dash and was planning on recovering it with vinyl. I basically filled the cracks with caulk to make it somewhat flat, and was going to glue black vinyl over top it. I thought about maybe putting foam underneath, but either way it will still probably be fairly uneven...
  11. thecantaloupeman

    Funny sorry about my interior

    This has got to be the funniest thing I've ever read.
  12. thecantaloupeman

    Didn't pass emissions. Help?

    Yeah I’m never gonna ls swap it. I won’t have the money for quite a while. I’d much rather rebuild the stock 350. I guess I was dreaming lol. But come to think of it I’d much rather have a modded 350 than an LS. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Didn't pass emissions. Help?

    LMAO I'd love to
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    Didn't pass emissions. Help?

    How am I able to tell the RPMs without a tach? Is there a tool I can buy? I passed emissions with all of your guys' help, but I still need to adjust my carb correctly now. I leaned it out as much as possible with the engine still running smooth. I got home and tried adjusting to max vacuum...
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    Didn't pass emissions. Help?

    So does backing out the screws make it more lean? Or does that richen the mixture? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Didn't pass emissions. Help?

    I might try the fuel cleaner. What kind would you recommend? I probably have the carb adjusted better than it was before. Because I did almost exactly what you described yesterday. It still smells a bit rich but that fuel cleaner could definitely help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. thecantaloupeman

    Didn't pass emissions. Help?

    So I have been driving my truck with the carb quite rich for a while. I didn't think it would affect my emissions test that badly, but the CO2 was at 5.79 and it is supposed to be under 5.50. I went home and adjusted it, but I am pretty trash at adjusting the carb. I started by screwing all...
  18. thecantaloupeman

    anyone have a pic of under hood jack tool storage?

    How did you paint your air cleaner that nice? I've seen a pic of your engine bay before and want to make at least my air cleaner look that nice. I tried spray paint but it didn't turn out too great. How did you sand it and what paint did you use?
  19. thecantaloupeman

    Harbor Freight recalls 454,000 jack stands

    I had the 6 ton ones, and noticed when you wiggled the saddle it would fall down. Only happened on the one. The other seemed fine, but the opening for the saddle seemed to be too big and didn’t hold the saddle tight enough to not wiggle. But I was always able to make that one saddle fall with...
  20. thecantaloupeman

    unjunking the quadrajunk

    Yep it was a spread bore and he said it was only used for about a year. Also like the pun whether it was intended or not [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. thecantaloupeman

    unjunking the quadrajunk

    Well I still havent gotten rid of my qjet so I've been listening to some extent :). I actually adjusted the choke and it seemed to get rid of a lot of the problems so it seems it might've been a simple fix. If I can get a good rebuild kit from cliffs high performance, I will probably rebuild it...
  22. thecantaloupeman

    unjunking the quadrajunk

    If I'm honest it was more of a clickbaity title. I am fully aware the quadrajet is a great carburator when built/tuned right, but I am young and learning to work on cars. Its very hard to find someone who is good with the qjet around here especially with the virus. I was considering getting...
  23. thecantaloupeman

    Giving rusty parts a smooth clean paintjob?

    So I am curious how to go about this because I've seen some people make older parts look brand new with a can of spray paint, but I tried this on my air cleaner and it didn't come out very good. Same with my spare tire mount and battery tray. I usually use a drill with a wire wheel to get rust...
  24. thecantaloupeman

    unjunking the quadrajunk

    LMAO sounds fun! I did figure out my choke seems to be working properly. I do have to replace that c clip so the rod doesn't disconnect again. I have no idea how long that was disconnected so I basically never had the choke open up that whole time. Once i fix that hopefully some of my cold...
  25. thecantaloupeman

    unjunking the quadrajunk

    Actually I may have discovered part of my issue. My choke lever c clip is gone and the choke wasn’t moving. I think some other parts of the choke might be broken too so I’ll include pics. I am going to have to figure out how to adjust the choke on mine and maybe that will fix the issue. The...

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