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  1. spanky55amg

    clock/horn circuit

    When I purchased the truck, the clock and the horn didnt work. Playing around the other day, I noticed the fuse was missing. I plugged the fuse in and the clock started working. And then the horn was going off usually when turning the wheel. a. what is usually the failure? Horn shorted or the...
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    Question about air cleaner lid flip

    http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/207 this kind of explains with 4.3L engines. Their erg valve would get stuff and cause idle issues.
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    Question about air cleaner lid flip

    exact opposite.
  4. spanky55amg

    Engine for offroading

    This is the problem with E85, although not cheaper. Its cleaner burning and high octane and people mix it with 93 octane in turbo cars, but less BTUs and why a gas engine really shouldnt use it. It allows for higher boost which is why you still mix E85 to 93 at about 1:15. If you have ever seen...
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    speedo questions

    Yeah, I was being lazy and using "wheel" as total tire. But they should be 11% off of stock tire height. But Im at somewhere between 30-33% off. This truck is all original, so its just a speedo cable and gears. I just like to know how fast I am going so the popo dont catch me riding dirty, or...
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    My new square has a miss

    And while we are doing this, just ohm out the wires and verify 100% if they are good. Once again, you dont know till you put a load on something if they are good. A 22 gauge wire could jump a small spark. Hell, I just found a battery-start cable was bad and didnt know till we put a load on it.
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    What is my ratio?

    Haha, Im glad this got solved b/c Im about to count mine. I was wondering if Iowan had counted correctly. Hahaha.
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    Rebuild 454 or Swap in Cummins, Powerstroke, or SBC.

    When I get this here money tree planted, Im just waiting for my rich uncle to get out of the poor house... Im dropping in a Dmax in the C10 and then blowing doors off and ripping out stumps.
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    Short and Square...Glad to be here!

    Holy shite! That thing is clean. I wish mine was half as nice.
  10. spanky55amg

    Engine for offroading

    Propane sounds like a band-aid for something that isnt correct. Its like guys that run water/alcohol/nitrous injection into a turbo system or on to an intercooler b/c they need to cool down the air temp. If thats true, whats wrong, b/c a good running system doesnt need outside influence. And...
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    Rebuild 454 or Swap in Cummins, Powerstroke, or SBC.

    Drop in a Duramax! -- maybe its just me on a Duramax kick. Get a LBZ or newer though. (late 2006/7). It wont be the most cost effective, but it would be the coolest. Drop another turbo and a tune... 800 hp and 1600 lb tq and getting 32-ish mpg.
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    Question about air cleaner lid flip

    Well this is all fine and dandy IIIIFFFF everything is ideal and in the real world, it is not. But even if were, 1.094x180=196-20%(drive train loss)= 157 whp. Stock @180= 144. You should feel 13 whp... but you wont as in theory is fine and dandy in theory but not application. Also even if 13 hp...
  13. spanky55amg

    Wing windows

    I had someone at work say that my truck looks like a busted ass vehicle. I asked which of all those cars were even half the age of my truck and that if their Honda makes it to be 34, we will talk. Then they were surprised that I had power windows and locks. Then they said I should shave my...
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    Wing windows

    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I bought an older truck for the wing windows.
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    Trading the 22's

    Hey, although I am pretty sure I know what the consensus will be... I have a guy locally that is wanting to trade the stupid 22's off of my truck for rallies. But they are 15x6.5 and 15x8. I was trying to sell these rims and tires for 900. Rallies seem to bring a premium. Do you think this...
  16. spanky55amg

    Looking to quiet the exhaust some

    I have thought about running these as I want the 40 series Flows off of my truck. The exhaust is 2.25 and dumps before the axle. Im too old to be this loud and not going fast. But I was told that magnaflows would be quieter. Maybe Im getting too old. HAHA. And it looks like Summit has them for...
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    Carb and Intake Upgrade for '84 K5(350c.i.)?

    Wow... that website is written in Cold Fusion. hahahahaha. umm. I wonder who they pay to maintain it?
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    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    I was that in-between tech when I worked for MB. I did their mechanical FI and their newer stuff. (Benz hasnt had a carb since........... you get the point). There were guys coming out of [tech] school a year and two after me that had no idea about mechanical fuel injection, but its not like...
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    speedo questions

    Well I plan on going with a 20" wheel but with the tire combo, it will be within 1.0% of factory height (i think its like 0.7%). The tires on there now should be about 11.0% bigger than factory size, but they are coming off soon! The transmission is a 700r4. I dont know the gear ratio, even if...
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    Wing windows

    Ha, I have always called them smokers windows. They are nice to open on warmer days. If the window doesnt give you enough air flow. I havent had to mess with mine, but I think they need new rubber parts as it needs all new window seals. Hope you get yours working!
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    Chrome bumper

    F that.... LMC that stuff at that price.
  22. spanky55amg

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Its not that I wouldnt. I mean, its nice not to have computers to worry about. When it wouldnt start last night, my buddy and I both were like... well, its something simple b/c there are no f'ing computers. That is the nice thing. And I guess its a little harder for us b/c we didnt really grow...
  23. spanky55amg

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Haha. Every time we tried to do this, it wouldn't start. Both of us are new school guys though. I mean, we know about small blocks with carbs but never worked on them. We are FI guys. I mean, I was 3 when my truck was built. The first real cars I worked on were throttle body and LT-1 engines...
  24. spanky55amg

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    I need a few more. We ended up stabbing the dist at 12 ish degrees BTDC. And we couldn't adjust the dist anymore. And I'm not going to fuck with it anymore. It runs. So as much as it was my fault, I don't know why the timing is so far off. This just needs to last till an LSx or Duramax swap.
  25. spanky55amg

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    God this thing was a bitch. And it's still not where I want it. I'm still having issues with the secondaries bogging down but I think that might be improper 700r4 cable adjustment. I have all 4 gears but it doesn't seem to drop down a gear like it should. That's for another post though, after a...

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