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    Does my 79 have a fuel filter in unit?

    Thanks, ordered. I was going to return it to one tank, would it matter which tank? I’m guessing it’s got to do with vacuum.
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    Does my 79 have a fuel filter in unit?

    O’Reillys says they have two port sending units and three port. Does the third port go to the fuel pump? My old pump just had two, but I want to replace it with a three port to get the vapor lock protection. Thanks
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    Does my 79 have a fuel filter in unit?

    Thanks, I’ll check that carb filter too. The sock looks bad, I’m ordering two Spectra units, need to decide if I want the passenger side one to have three ports. I’m going to a three port fuel pump so I can avoid vapor lock, but don’t know where the line goes to from the fuel pump, the extra...
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    Does my 79 have a fuel filter in unit?

    Thanks, I just took the tank off, no rust in it. Where is there rubber in the tank? Never bothered blowing air through a line, I’m replacing all the hoses and both sending units. I sure appreciate all the great info guys
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    Does my 79 have a fuel filter in unit?

    Thanks, I looked again but there isn’t one anywhere. I’ll try a little compressed air from a line into sending unit but just remembered my gas gauge does not work so will drop the one tank anyway
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    Does my 79 have a fuel filter in unit?

    I replaced the fuel pump in my 79 K20 350 and it’s not pumping gas so I tried pumping frim both tanks separately with an electric pump but still got no gas, both tanks have gas, one is almost full. The service manual says to clean the filter on the sending / pickup unit if it’s out, but before I...
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    Manual choke for a 350 quadrajet

    Thanks, I should have tried youtube
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    Manual choke for a 350 quadrajet

    The electric choke on my quadrajet didn’t work when I bought it, the butterfly valve is too loose. I’ve put manual choke cables on other carbs before but I’m not so sure it would work on this one, as I tried choking it by putting a small vise grips on the lip of the barrel, stopping up the...
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    How to change clutch pedal bushings

    My bushings weren’t half as bad as my steel sleeves. Which are 7/16. ID by 9/16 OD and 2 3/4” long. Luckily I found two on eBay, generically. The bushings fit over the sleeves. I found the bushings stocked at two parts store, too. I also had a lot of wear on my long clutch rod inside the...
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    Forgot to say, I’d just remove the driveshaft while I figured out whether I liked the results of the experiment
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    Thanks, I should have explained: I’d remove the driveshaft so as not to forget and drive it with two different ratios. I do understand how it’s possible to go too high on ratio, but I’m also using mathematics to get the engine-to- wheel ratio. I multiply the transmission gear ratio by the...
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    Tha Thanks, I’ll write that down and file it, the NV4500s are getting hard to find, is that why you used the AR5? Or because they matched up?
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    Thanks, I forgot to say I like my 30” original tires, I forgot the numbers, so your experience with your 3:54 is very helpful. Maybe I’ll use 3:73. There aren’t many used 14 bolts with 3:73s I hear but I can put them in myself.
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    I say go for it. We can all live vicariously thru the the OP's discovery. An LS for the heck of it and a 14 bolt with 2.50 gears! Subscribed.:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: Thanks, I’ve seen a couple YouTube vids on LS swaps which sure did motivate me, but one big reason I got this 79 was to have...
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    Thanks, what year is your truck with the LS? Maybe I should get one of those. Mileage, especially on the highway is what I need. I don’t understand the comments about lugging it from going to taller gears, since with say the 2:73 I’d just be using first for second instead of for granny. And...
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    If I replace my 4:10 differential gears with 2.5s, I think I get the same engine-to-wheel ratio as a lot of five speed manuals or 4 speed automatics. Id still have low from the NP205 transfer case. I’ve got a 1979 3/4 ton with a 14 bolt rear end. I’ve heard of swapping in 3.73s, has anyone...
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    4:10 Gear swap?

    If I put my 1979 in first and Low4 it goes about the speed I walk. They feed cows without anyone driving, just tie the steering wheel. I like my SM465 and the NP205 T-case and got to thinking if I swapped the diff gears to say, about 2.5, that would make my 4th in the SM465 like a 5th on a...
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    Rear disc conversion plumbing fyi

    You may be right. I heard rear discs are the norm on new cars now, do they have hoses on the rears? Braided stainless hoses are more available without the banjo, so I can use the adapter to get a shorter hose. At least on the left side with the short axle. Most of the hoses I see online...
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    Rear disc conversion plumbing fyi

    Doing my 14 bolt disc conversion I kept wondering why everybody was saying I needed to use hoses at the calipers’ banjo fitting. I considered going to the wreckers to find a banjo fitting with a few inches of 3/16 tube on it, to flare for a brake ( inverted flare) fitting. But a search...
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    Upgrade master cylinder with a disc brake conversion?

    Thanks, I got the valve LugNut had with the conversion kit I got from them. It only works one line, the rear. I decided I wanted it up by the master cylinder, where the ABS module would be if I had abs. So I ran new lines, which was a challenge as I had to perfect my double flaring. But I...
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    Brake pedal shaft removal

    BTW, the end I cut off was U shaped and in a 1/4” hole, not a notch. So I don’t know how else it could have been removed, short of removing the dash and other things. That spring is made of 1/4” rod
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    Brake pedal shaft removal

    Thanks, I noticed that spring was not expanding or contracting when the pedal moved, and it moved a lot after I backed way off the fork adjuster. So I decided to replace it with a smaller spring I can deal with. I cut the end off it with a 4” grinder, and yeah it really snapped hard when it...
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    Brake pedal shaft removal

    Problem solved, I cut the spring end off, and took the spring out. No other pedals I ever saw had a spring there, much less one with at least 1/4 metal. I’ll put a lighter spring back in. The shaft lost its sideways pressure so it slid right out, and I can replace the clutch pedal bushings...
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    Brake pedal shaft removal

    My 79 brake pedal needs new bushings but the shaft, which also has the clutch pedal on it, hits the big clutch spring when I slide it back. The shaft is actually a bolt and the bolt head hits the spring. Can’t get the spring to come off, I pulled on it with vice grips but it’s stronger than I...
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    Brake pedal shaft removal

    My 79 brake shaft needs new bushings, so I took the crush nut off the shaft that the clutch and brake pedals attach to, but the shaft can’t move back the 3” I need it to move, to get the brake pedal off, because it hits the big clutch spring. I tried putting vice grips on the end of that...

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