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  1. Hunter79764

    Wiring to battery or alternator?

    As long as the grounds are good size, the locations seem spot on.
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    Wiring to battery or alternator?

    Others may have opinions, but I'd say run it to the battery. Make sure you have good wiring from the alternator as well, and make sure you are grounded everywhere. Grounds get overlooked, but can make or break a trouble free electrical system.
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    Should I Drive My Truck To OBX For Our Annual Beach Vacation

    x14 from me, you should do it. If you really want to protect it, get a water hose and sprinkler at home base for the trip, and when you return for the day, park on top of it and turn on the sprinkler. Move it after a bit to make sure you get all of it, or drive very slowly over the sprinkler for...
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    Ethanol varnish residue: Carb vs EFI

    We run Sta-Bil in all of our small engine stuff with mid grade/89 E10 from a major supplier like Shell, and it usually keeps the hassle to a minimum. I also run sea foam at least once a year through all of it, which helps a ton as well. Come to think of it, it's probably that time of year again...
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    ‘91 Suburban A/C Cooling Help

    How much oil is in the system? Have you drained everything and started from scratch? Too much oil can blow out a compressor, and too little can burn it up. Have you replaced the filter/drier every time you change out a component? The condenser is only seeing 125° in? That's really low pressure...
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Yes, I have HP Tuners. I've never gotten close to that MPG with ours, even stock it was around 14 on the highway most of the time, and after the cam, she averages 11-12 (mostly city, down about 1.5-2 mpg from stock). We don't take it on the highway much, and to be fair, highway around here...
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Glad it was relatively simple, loose bolts are much better than a handful of other culprits... When you get to a moderately happy place on the tune, would you be willing to shoot me a copy to compare to mine?
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Been there, done that, where the simple fix nearly passes you off more than makes you feel better... here's hoping it just slipped your mind and wasn't torqued with no further harm... I chased an intermittent stall under load on my Monte Carlo 5.3 swap years ago. Took me weeks of hair pulling...
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    383 FI Swap from 350

    I would venture a guess that you have the TBI pumps operational in the tank and the P.O. added the inline pump on the frame rail to get to the high pressure required for the Edelbrock. You could use the same setup for the Holley, but the more right thing to do is to skip the inline and swap in...
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    383 FI Swap from 350

    Just curious, what is the reason for moving away from the Edelbrock injection to the Holley? In general, in tank pump is best, see what you have, and a pump swap to get what you need should be fairly easy if you have TBI tanks and hangers (and the rail mounted should be irrelevant and unnecessary).
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Ok, I'm showing my ignorance. If the engine is basically good (oil pressure was fine, assuming the cam lobe is wiped out), but had some trash through it, is it as simple as swapping bearings 1 for 1 and bolting back together, no machine shop or precision measuring required? I've torn into top...
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Good point, I didn't even think about the non-ferrous aspect. That'll be my first step when I start digging in. At this point, I'm hoping it is just the cam/lifter, and that no trash worked through the system to affect anything else. In the very short time of running after it started making...
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Sorry to say, no I don't. Have barely looked at it in the last few weeks, getting ready for a 2 week RV trip in the motorhome. When we get back in June, I'll start digging in to it. Mentally, I'm still going back to a lifter rotating from the plastic tray breaking, which might have happened when...
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    Adding Air Conditioning in the South

    Most folks don't realize it, but AC systems in cars are actually pretty large capacity. It seems like a system should be kinda like a window unit, after all, a truck cab isn't that big. But a typical modern AC system is probably higher capacity than your house AC. Hard to nail it down, but...
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    Newbie from France

    Welcome! How heavy are the bikes? Is it an option to remove a leaf or two to drop the rear a little bit? If you do need full load capacity, airbag helper springs could be a way to get a little lower when you want it, and gain full load capacity back when you need it. Either way, beautiful truck...
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    04 Suburban oil pan, whew

    Do the screen if you get bored, but I'll second that 20 psi hot idle ain't bad. I had an '01 Suburban with 3xxk miles that did similar. I think I replaced the oring and de-sludged the pan around 250k, and a lifter would tick after about 3000 miles on an oil change. I just used it as a reminder...
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    Factory 3 point seat belt harness.

    Is this what you need? I've talked with them over the phone, seems like good products but you pay for them. I'm not sure how original they are on the retractor end, the rest of it looks reasonably stock...
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    Moved to FB 1987 C20 parts truck. Near Fort Worth

    I'm interested in some parts, i.e. wiring harness for the front end, but can't take the whole thing (my wife would kill me, and might go for you next since you helped lol). I'll PM you for an address and see if I can get out there.
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    Under the Sheets. Supra MK3

    I had a 91 Cressida with the 7M-GE. Great car, wish I wouldn't have sold it. 220k miles and 30 years old and the only thing that didn't work was the lab belt tab that kept it in place when unbuckled... I let it overheat and blew the head gasket, then debated doing a GTE conversion, or an LS...
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    Ls swap

    There's situations where that is possible, I couldn't say for sure one way or the other on this in particular. But that transmission needs to be rebuilt, and swapping a 4wd output shaft shouldn't be too hard while it is torn apart.
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    Ls swap

    No issues with a 2wd vs 4wd engine, just the transmission. To convert the 4L60 in the Tahoe to a 4wd, it will need to have the output shaft swapped, which is essentially the last item to be pulled from the transmission. When you have it rebuilt, it should not be a problem to have it converted...
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    Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair

    Does it seem like adjusting the door hinges might be an option? And/or replacing the pin bushings, if there is some play in the door? In the Monte Carlo world, the hinges tend to sag a fair amount, and new bushings in the hinges is the accepted fix. I also remember my grandpa, who ran the...
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    Scores from DIY Parts Yards, Pull A Part, U Pull It etc

    I was at the yards looking for parts on my 2004 yukon and saw what looked to be a ~90 model Suburban. Entire front end, dash, front seats, and doors were gone, but the rest was there, nice and tidy. I grabbed the 3rd row seat and belts for $100. Grey cloth was great condition, just doesn't match...
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    That's interesting on the stock springs. I might look closely at a new set of stock springs, and hang on to the stiff duals for another build in something less daily-driver... Especially if I have to replace the cam and go with a milder one.
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    Advice and Parts recommendations for some 6.2 cam/valvetrain work?

    Not the update you're looking for, but it's the update I've got. Dad came in Friday afternoon (that's him standing in front of the finished truck), it rained all day Saturday, but Sunday evening by 11 it was 90% done and still ugly, but much less ugly. Still need to splice a trans cooler line...

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