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  1. 1low4x4

    my latest project-1950's moped!

    Yeah its gonna be involved. Parts market is pretty big used, and I have heard of people ordering things from Austria new, where it was made
  2. 1low4x4

    my latest project-1950's moped!

  3. 1low4x4

    How to make a 5.3 less ugly?

    Everyone does
  4. 1low4x4

    How to make a 5.3 less ugly?

    Nobody said anything about performance he asked about looks. Just throw some paint on it. Here's on I had. Can't even tell it's ugly under the cover
  5. 1low4x4

    How to make a 5.3 less ugly?

    Car intake
  6. 1low4x4

    thoughts on 4.56 with 33's?

    Yeah, the hour long trip from my house to the lake house that I travel weekly with either lowboy or boat is basically nothing but hills. No way 4th gear would work.
  7. 1low4x4

    thoughts on 4.56 with 33's?

    kinda what I thought. hoping to hear someone say "4.56 and 33's are great!" lmao. but probably be 4.10
  8. 1low4x4

    thoughts on 4.56 with 33's?

    or go to 4.10? 85 k10 shortbed/350/700r4/3.73/33" tires the truck had 2.73s in front and rear when I got it. no idea why, but I swapped in a 12 bolt 3.73 eaton lsd axle in the rear and removed the front driveshaft until I can do the front. truck does MUCH better with 3.73. but I want...
  9. 1low4x4

    Bad luck with Fel Pro 1 piece pan gasket

    whoever told you the 1pieces suck are retarded, always use 1 piece and then a dab of rtv in corners
  10. 1low4x4

    Problems with coolant system in my 1986 Gmc Sierra

    Yes, I'm not here to argue the difference between the two. I kept trying to type stalactites but spell check kept changing it to stalagmite.
  11. 1low4x4

    Problems with coolant system in my 1986 Gmc Sierra

    Another thing to check is freeze plugs. One may rust or crack, you won't see it because it forms like a stalagmite as it dries on the block, but It will constantly let air in, causing most of the issues you talked about. Had that on my blue truck
  12. 1low4x4

    I might be in trouble

    Rebuild is just as reliable if not more so because you know how it's built. I rebuilt my 350 7 years ago after it spun a bearing and I flog the hell out of it. 3 different cams, 2 different types of heads but same bottom end, still strong. If the block is ruined go to the junk yards and pull a...
  13. 1low4x4

    Re-arch or new front leafs

    Always re arch. That way you keep your factory USA steel. Most of the newer leafs are crappy steel.
  14. 1low4x4

    I might be in trouble

    Damn! Sorry dude it was worth a shot. You may have to settle for a small block in the meantime of finding a big block...I don't know about up there but down here they are not as easy to find in running condition
  15. 1low4x4

    proper order to adjust valves?

    Guys I've adjusted valves before, last time was on this engine I'm currently running, I did it when the engine was out of the truck, all I did was use the method of marking the flywheel and turning the engine a full revolution then adjusting each cylinder in an order I can't remember. Anyways...
  16. 1low4x4

    10 bolt rear end question

    And the 'cap' isn't a cap...it's to allow venting out but no water or debris in. Needs to be bolted to the bottom of your bed floor
  17. 1low4x4

    I might be in trouble

    only reason I say that is because I've pulled stuff out of old pans in engines like that before, and nothing was ever wrong as far as I know, the engines were fine and I continued driving them
  18. 1low4x4

    I might be in trouble

    Ok, they say a spun cam bearing but how is the engine running? I know gauge indicates low oil pressure but its worth it to me to change out the oil pump and see what it does. I mean unless its audibly knocking like hell. New oil pump could make it last another 100,000 miles who knows
  19. 1low4x4

    I might be in trouble

    I have. 4 cylinder Isuzu engine lost the thrust washers and allowed the crank to move back and forth wearing the ends down. Ran like a champ with 300x miles
  20. 1low4x4

    Rattling is driving me insane

    I had never even heard of "flexplate" until I was like 27 years old and been around cars my entire life. Everyone calls them flywheel
  21. 1low4x4

    Brake Combo/Prop Valve

    Just install and bleed as normal. It was pretty damn easy, just soak them brake lines on the old combo valve with wd40 for awhile and use a line wrench to get them off
  22. 1low4x4

    Brake Combo/Prop Valve

    Is your wire to the combo valve hooked up? If so you should have a red brake light on in the cluster indicating a problem. When flow is shut off to either front or back it trips that light
  23. 1low4x4

    Brake Combo/Prop Valve

    That's how mine was. Flush. For lack of a better idea I replaced it and it fixed it
  24. 1low4x4

    Brake Combo/Prop Valve

    Yeah, combo valve. If the silver pin isn't resetting it, and slamming on the brakes doesn't work, then you need a new one. I had the same problems. Here's the one I bought which fixed the problem. http://www.carolinaclassictrucks.com/81-87-GM-FS-Truck-Prop-Valve.html
  25. 1low4x4

    I might be in trouble

    If you go thru the trouble of dropping the pan, have a new pump ready to go in regardless. Cheap ins

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