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    vent windows

    If that's all it takes, maybe I tweaked them getting it in. i did have to pry it over pretty good to get it in the door correctly. These are precision seals as well. so pull it out and bend it around until it seals?
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    vent windows

    No, but I'm not on here very often.
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    vent windows

    the type is correct, they were originally 2 piece and i used replacement precision 2 piece. on the latch washer, i'm not sure. There were extra pieces in the bag with no instructions and I didn't have one to reference. I'll check the washers.
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    vent windows

    Yea, I did. You need to click where it says PICTURES.
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    vent windows

    I don't know if I screwed something up or if the donor vent frame was bent. I pulled the vent window from a wrecked 84. Seemed OK after powdercoat and reassembly, but now in the truck I have an 1/8" gap. it isn't closed all the way in the picture though, because the latch doesn't work. If I push...
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    Best all-around solvent for engine work?

    bringing this one back to life... I grabbed a bucket of 'solvent' at a local Southern store (atwoods, similar to tractor supply). This stuff isn't much better than diesel. The solvent I used 20 years ago would almost strip paint. right now I have Simple Green in the tank, but you have to be...
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    erratic fuel gauge

    yea, that's what I was thinking. just trying to avoid buying a sending unit, although i guess i'll need one sooner or later.
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    erratic fuel gauge

    A while ago I got some advice that my fuel gauge showing 1/4 tank when full was usually a bad gauge resistor on the back of the fuel gauge. I pulled the cluster out, intending to wire in an external 90ohm power resistor to resolve the issue. I found the nuts that hold the resistor on were loose...
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    radiator mounting questions

    thanks!
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    radiator mounting questions

    Clean truck! Yep, that's that upper plate I was mentioning on the big block trucks. Nice to see it installed, definitely helps.The shroud is a lot different. It does look like the diesel brackets would be what I want. This is going to be a pain. ebay turns up nothing.
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    Can anyone tell me what this is?

    Yep, you got it. Took me a while when i found mine too, nothing labeled.
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    Some vent window lessons learned

    I just got my frames back from powder and sitting here looking at how they're going to go back together. Staring at what appears to be 1/8" on each side to shoehorn in. You're 100% right on videos skipping the hard part. This is not the quick sunday job it appeared to be.
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    radiator mounting questions

    OK, well that's good to know. thanks.
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    radiator mounting questions

    no? too stiff/not forgiving enough or what?
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    radiator mounting questions

    I picked up a lightly used brass 4 row radiator the other day for my 86, thinking I'd maybe have to trim a little off the front of the fan shroud and figure out some new insulator rubbers. The existing radiator is aluminum/plastic 2 row, and the insulators look like they would support a 3 row...
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    wiring path to rear of suburban

    I like that, was thinking about that location today. Oh yea, not my first rodeo. Circuit breaker right off the battery and a fuse block in the back to break out circuits.
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    wiring path to rear of suburban

    Is there a clean, large-ish path to get battery cable (think 1/0) to the rear cab section? I'm thinking under the body, maybe along the rear ac lines? I was going to check it out but it got dark and I had other things to do tonight. The rear AC switch cooked in my suburban. I've got a jumper...
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    Headers

    Do you have inspections where you are? If not, I wouldn't waste the time blocking the lines, off, pull the smog pump and diverter valve, cap the associated vacuum lines and go on your way. If you do have inspections/smog checks...find CA legal headers.
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    How a carbureted engine should start and run cold

    yes, 100%.
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    How a carbureted engine should start and run cold

    That's why I was asking. My routine is to the floor. The last carbed truck I had was more than 10 years ago and I got to second guessing myself.
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    How a carbureted engine should start and run cold

    This is a stupid question, but how far are you pressing down on the throttle? Even in full screen, it's kind of hard to tell. Looks like maybe 1/4 or 1/3 throttle?
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    cheap-ish options for my 86

    No, RPO is LS9. It's also a non-ESC distributor, straight HEI. I'm not LS-swapping (or any FI for that matter), for reasons I don't want to get into. I'm in the air on swapping the carb though.
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    cheap-ish options for my 86

    Budget is low but variable. I know that I can just R+R everything and keep it cheap, but I'll have zero gains. I'm not upgrading the cam at this point. Everything else is fluid based on what seems to make the most sense.
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    cheap-ish options for my 86

    That's kind of my thinking, but I'm not looking to touch the cam right now. Definitely not looking at new heads either, I should be able to pick up a set of core stock vortecs for $100-$200 and then get them rebuilt. Since I have to pull the existing heads anyway to resolve the coolant leak...
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    cheap-ish options for my 86

    I was referring to the crossover in the intake manifold, sorry for the confusion.

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