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  1. Daveo91Burb

    Steering gear rebuild - FAIL

    Got it working. I think letting it sit overnight helped. Today got the fluid level right, got wheels off ground, turned lock to lock 25 times with engine off. Checked fluid and it was foamy, but let it sit for 15 minutes and then turned lock to lock a few more times and it was clear. Took it...
  2. Daveo91Burb

    Steering gear rebuild - FAIL

    Got the rebuilt (not reman) box back in. No leaks, but still can't seem to get it bled properly. I turned it lock to lock a bunch of times, engine off and wheels raised before I started it. Still getting pump whine, foamy fluid, and a hiss out the reservoir cap when I shut off the engine. I...
  3. Daveo91Burb

    Steering gear rebuild - FAIL

    Yep, exactly what happened. I think I know why now too. I put the wrong snap ring in when I rebuilt. I had two Edelman rebuild kits, basic and deluxe. I used everything from deluxe but for some reason I broke open the basic one and used a few parts out of it. Perhaps I mixed up the snap...
  4. Daveo91Burb

    Steering gear rebuild - FAIL

    Over last fall/winter I rebuilt a steering gear from my ‘90 parts rig that I had years ago. It was challenging for sure but I followed a YouTube vid from a guy that seemed like he knew what he was doing and when I put it together everything seemed to fit into place properly and function seemed...
  5. Daveo91Burb

    4L80e Swap Build Thread

    Thanks to all for the input on rebuilding. All good advice. I talked to the shop today and I think here’s the road I’m heading down. I told him not to proceed with the $3k build. We started talking about mods to my existing ‘91 trans to make it fit for the later PCM. There’s lots of...
  6. Daveo91Burb

    4L80e Swap Build Thread

    This is great, I’m in! Seems to be well worth $60. I started watching the free introductory video and I’m digging his homemade jigs and tools - that’s totally me. Thanks for sharing.
  7. Daveo91Burb

    4L80e Swap Build Thread

    LOL! I've spent too much on this thing now - I don't know if I'll ever be able to sell it! You're right about all, including I should just keep current trans and PCM. But that original PCM is just so finicky with the different cam, increased displacement and compression, etc. I'm going to...
  8. Daveo91Burb

    4L80e Swap Build Thread

    Well...might have to rethink plans here a bit. Multiple people have recommended the shop I took it to, and they're obviously knowledgeable about GM truck transmissions, but they're quoting me $3K to go through it. Pretty rich for my blood, especially when I already have a working 4L80e in the...
  9. Daveo91Burb

    4L80e Swap Build Thread

    Starting a build thread for my swap to a '97 4L80e from a 3/4 ton 4x4 burb in place of my original '91 4L80e. Reason for a swap: later 4L80e had some mechanical and electrical upgrades, but the main reason is PCM. '91-'93 80e's used a very specific PCM that has virtually no support in the GM...
  10. Daveo91Burb

    4L80E or GV Overdrive for my '90 Suburban?

    FWIW, I'm hoping to have the OEM 4L80e that's currently in my '91 for sale soon. You'd need the PCM for it, but I'll be selling that as well. Zero wrong with it, shifts great, no funny noises, fluid stays clean, etc. I'm actually upgrading to a 4L80e from a '97 and the only reason I'm doing...
  11. Daveo91Burb

    Need advice - rear defroster repair for roll down window

    $43 rear defrost kit worked! I should have rear defrost again next winter. This time I took great care to make sure strain relief for both connections installed correctly and routed/secured wires correctly.
  12. Daveo91Burb

    Need advice - rear defroster repair for roll down window

    yep, agreed. Pacific NW, esp. west of Cascades, rear defrost is a key option for any vehicle if you have any hope of seeing out the back in the winter. When I converted to tailgate from barn doors I found rear visibility was one of the best benefits. But w/o working rear defrost it was worth...
  13. Daveo91Burb

    Need advice - rear defroster repair for roll down window

    Yeah, I’m afraid that’s what I heard from a glass shop too. I stopped by a shop yesterday and the guy wasn’t super helpful, but he said basically the same thing and that they wouldn’t even try it. However, some more Google and Amazon searching yielded this...
  14. Daveo91Burb

    Need advice - rear defroster repair for roll down window

    Cool. So you think electric soldering gun vs pinpoint butane torch? My thought was it would be even quicker with the torch, but maybe too quick would increase my risk of cracking it?
  15. Daveo91Burb

    Stereo?

    Here’s what I did to my ‘76 Vette so I could keep the stock AM/FM stereo Delco. Be sure and read the description - I describe how it works there. I posted the vid 8 years ago, but I still use it and it works great. I also still have the iPod in the vid, but most of the time I’ll use my...
  16. Daveo91Burb

    Need advice - rear defroster repair for roll down window

    My first attempt was a fail.... When I converted to tailgate several years ago for the first one or two years rear defrost worked great. (Barn door windows also had defrost). But, I must not have routed everything perfect because eventually there was a strain failure and the positive side...
  17. Daveo91Burb

    Like new AR23 rims and other exterior dress up

    Yep, here’s the link to my build thread. It’s not a project for the faint of heart, especially if you have mid 80s or later. As @bucket mentions, some years are easier than others. At some point before the early or mid 80s, Burbs rolled down the assembly line with all the provisions for both...
  18. Daveo91Burb

    Like new AR23 rims and other exterior dress up

    Thanks man, really nice of you to offer. But I kind of like the older one and I'll probably just keep that one on there.
  19. Daveo91Burb

    Like new AR23 rims and other exterior dress up

    Nope that was me. Not a fan, much prefer the silver. Got rid of wood grain on pass side dash as well, and both doors. Neat trick about removing it on the pass side dash: it peeled off super easy, left hardly any residue, and the finish below is very similar (same?) as what you'd expect on a...
  20. Daveo91Burb

    Like new AR23 rims and other exterior dress up

    Color combo is one of a kind, too. At least for '91. I think the maroon was black from the factory. Some PO repainted it at some point, seems like it was done by a GM dealer. When I converted the barn doors to tailgate I went to a good auto paint store to get paint matched for it - they were...
  21. Daveo91Burb

    Like new AR23 rims and other exterior dress up

    Thanks for all the compliments and suggestions. Next on the beautification to-do list: replace some of the body side molding, especially the rear quarter pieces where the chrome strip is pretty much toast. Yeah, I think I'll try that. Just brought the rig into the tire shop when I swapped...
  22. Daveo91Burb

    Like new AR23 rims and other exterior dress up

    Found some sweet American Racing AR23s that had been in storage for years at a tire shop. They're used, but only slightly. Great shape and I'm happy with the look. The one problem is the push-thru center caps are loose and rattle. Suggestions for some type of spacer material I can put behind...
  23. Daveo91Burb

    4th small hole in late model clusters?

    Cluster all back together and everything works and looks good. I solved the over-bright trans temp gauge problem by simply putting in a less powerful LED. PO converted dash lights to LED but he left trans gauge with incandescent. My first attempt with LED replacement was way too bright, but...
  24. Daveo91Burb

    4th small hole in late model clusters?

    Thanks, but do the late models with full gauge packages have that idiot light? Every example I've ever seen late 80s to '91 with gauges just have that hole blacked out. I already put my cluster back together so I can't check it out now, but I am curious if that brown wire would get energized...
  25. Daveo91Burb

    4th small hole in late model clusters?

    Sounds like as good a theory as any I've come up with! I'm mostly just curious. I may try and put a another cluster light (that comes on with headlights) in one of those holes - The AutoMeter trans gauge has a dedicated light but it's so much brighter than the other gauges. If I left the bulb...

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