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  1. Old60Driver

    Have to store outside. Truck Cover?

    I wish I could, but my HOA would have a $hitfit!
  2. Old60Driver

    Have to store outside. Truck Cover?

    Anyone have any suggestions on a quality cover that I can use for my '83 K20? Trying to find a place to store her inside, but no luck thus far. She's a beaut, and I hate the though of leaving her in the elements unprotected. Thanks!
  3. Old60Driver

    Runs out of fuel…

    Just a heads up. My ol girl would start, run and rev just fine. Would fall on her face when accelerating though. And that was after rebuilding my Qjet. Turns out it was my fuel pump. In the interest of time, I slapped on an external electric and she was fine. Also, check to see if you...
  4. Old60Driver

    1983 K20 - Pep her up or leave her alone??

    'Preciate all the feedback. The wife and I are still on the fence about this. lol That being said, if we WERE to perform the upgrades, as I pull pieces off of her, my plan was to clean them up, good as new, oil 'em down real nice, and seal them up. I could always go back to stock if I want...
  5. Old60Driver

    1983 K20 - Pep her up or leave her alone??

    Okay, so my '83 K20 is amazing. The wife and I love driving her. Heck, it was her late daddy's rig, and it's the truck she learned to drive a ton of years ago, so it makes sense. Plus, she looks amazing and drives just like you'd expect. :) When I first learned I was going to be...
  6. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Quick update for you folks.... Ran her on vacuum for what seemed like forever. Dumped in 4 cans (48 oz) of 134A, and she's been blowing cold! That being said, I remember now why I didn't run the A/C on my old trucks all that much back in the day. You can really feel it when the compressor...
  7. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Man, that's brutal! As an update, I left her on vacuum last night. She was still maintaining vacuum. Gonna hit her up with some freon here in a bit. I'll let y'all know how it goes!
  8. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Actually, you hit that on the head. I too, had thought that the seals that came with the accumulator were thin, but installed them anyway. I replaced them with the ones that came with the o-ring set I bought the other day. Thus far, she's still holding vacuum. Gonna keep the pump on her...
  9. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Roger that, I've run into tons of problems with that stop-leak stuff. Obviously not on A/C systems, but power steering, brakes, transmission, etc... lol That being said. I think I found the problem(s). Like I said, I couldn't initially find the leak through vacuum. It was dropping, but...
  10. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Okay y'all. Got a little time to tinker... None of my local parts houses had any gauges or vacuum pumps to rent. Rather, they rent them, they're just all out currently. It's pretty dang hot these days, so that makes sense. I found a Harbor Freight that had both, and picked up gauges and...
  11. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Man, this is why I love this place; you guys rock! Hoping to get some time to wrench on her today. Unfortunately, I've been away from home for the better part of 2 months, and the my 'honey-do' list is ever increasing! Hell, I haven't even made it to the gun range yet! o_O Thanks for all...
  12. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Thanks for the reply QBuff Yes sir, caps secured. No sir, that is something I DIDN'T do. I'll be looking at those connections again. Didn't think about air being in the system. Doh!! Looking for a vacuum pump now, and will advise after I redo everything I should have done yesterday...
  13. Old60Driver

    A/C System Leaks

    Okay folks, I did a stupid. I knew I was doing it wrong at the time too, but impatience got the better of me... So, the '83 came with factory air, and I decided, at the behest of my better half to see if it was serviceable. Here's what I did: Checked for pressure. Zero. Not a pip...
  14. Old60Driver

    I-Talian Tune UP

    Roger that. I was kinda thinking the same thing, but needed some backup! lol I've done quite a few Seafoam heatsoaks, but never had results like this. Ain't complain' though. Hitting the road for a 10 hour road trip tomorrow at 0200. Wish me luck!
  15. Old60Driver

    I-Talian Tune UP

    Holy hell!! BUCK FIFTY TUNE UP!!! Awesome!! Totally stealin' this! :cheers:
  16. Old60Driver

    I-Talian Tune UP

    So, I had gotten ye old '83 running pretty decent. Driving her everyday, 13 miles each way to work. Getting a little heat soak after about 15 minutes when I'd run into the grocery store, but nothing I couldn't live with. Three days ago, I noticed she wasn't running at optimum. Seemed like a...
  17. Old60Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Here you go bud: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079L3WBDN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=gmsquarebody-20
  18. Old60Driver

    Fuel supply issue

    I've not experienced this with my current truck, but I had a 78 Monte Carlo (damn, I loved that car), that did this. Same scenario. Ran great if I ran it every day, but leave it for 2 or 3, and she'd be a B**** to start unless I through a little fuel or laughing gas down the old fire make it...
  19. Old60Driver

    Fuel supply issue

    When you say 'prime' the Q-Jet, are you talking about turning it over for a bit before it starts? Or are you talking about giving the big pedal a few pumps before starting? If it's the former, did you rebuild the Q-Jet yourself, or have someone else do it? There's a couple of fuel plugs in...
  20. Old60Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Thanks! Still trying to figure out her gauges. ;)
  21. Old60Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    HAHA! Actually, ALL of my gauges are goofy. I was about 1/2 tank when I took the pic this morning!
  22. Old60Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Been working on my instrument cluster lately. Still having issues with the gauges, but decided while I was in there, I'd change out the incandescent bulbs to dimmable LEDs. Worked like a charm, and I can see my broken guages now!! Link for the bulbs I used...
  23. Old60Driver

    Header/Exhaust thoughts

    Yep, that first video from Summit is what led me down the rabbit hole of confusion. I've run LT headers and loved them, but was really curious about the shortys based on the reasons above. Pretty sure I'm going with LTs. ;)
  24. Old60Driver

    Header/Exhaust thoughts

    So, I was looking into shortys mainly because I didn't want to modify my existing exhaust pipes. It seems though, that I can't find a set of shortys (Jegs/Summit/GSMB sponsors) that wouldn't require exhaust modification anyway, so I'm back to ordering some long tubes. With that being said, I...
  25. Old60Driver

    Header/Exhaust thoughts

    Thanks Snoots, that's what I'm thinking as well. I'd like to get them ordered soon, but every website only shows long tubes for an 83 K20. Any pointers to get me going in the right direction?

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