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    Really tight front brakes!

    I'm glad you brought that up! I didn't know a twist in the line could case a drag either - I suspect one of the front lines on my British project has a twist (not yet been driven but doesn't look like a smooth clean loop) so I will be redoing that line (possibly both).
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    Old man constantly asked to drop his truck.Any stock height C10s left in the world??

    I hink that truck looks just perfect as it is - rare to see an unmolested one these days.
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    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Moss Motors sells a kit with the bushings and a reamer, so I know they parts are available - just their kit is pricey and I'm not sure I could pull it off successfully without actual machining tools. If I can find spares, you may be getting a call (I have no doubt you have the skill and tooling...
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    Engine & transmission removal & reinstall general tips

    I always prefer to install engine and transmission as a single unit, mainly because (especially with manual transmissions) it is so much easier (both on me AND the input shaft bearings) to get the engine and transmission mated together on the bench or floor. If you have a cast iron intake it...
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    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    I saw a video of an ingenious guy from somewhere in the Middle East who found valve stem seals that could be used as a stopgap on the SU side drafters. I want to do bushing in both my Suburban's TBI and the British SUs, but I don't want to risk destroying my only existing ones in the attempt...
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    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    I think I need to get this process done on my TBI throttle body - there is definite play on the butterfly shaft. This is also a common problem on the 50 year old SU side-drafters found on British cars (which I also need to get done).
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    90 V2500 Burb restoration

    My 1989 has the rear A/C intact (mostly, a lot of the plastic clips and holders are broken but all the components are there and functional). Can you be more precise with the description of "blocked off"? Are the lines cut and capped at the rear? Blocked off in the engine bay? Removed completly??
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    Kobalt vs dewalt for a sawzall

    Agreed. My Ryobi gas saw leaks bar oil all over the inside of the case - have some old pillowcases in the bottom to keep it from making a mess all over the floor of the shed or truck bed. I just figure it identifies as British - if its not leaking oil, its OUT of oil.
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    Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue

    A related question: How does one actually go about actually measuring the air/fuel ratio? And where on the engine would you measure from?
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    1988 Suburban Door Locks

    I have a 1989 Suburban with power locks. The ECU is in no way linked to the power door locks. The rear door does have a power lock motor as well as the 4 passenger doors. The driver side door unlatches with a small finger tab down at the lower corner and is not lockable (it can't be opened...
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    87 r10 TBI

    If you find a tilt column and want to sell your non-tilt one, let me know. I am looking for a non-tilt one and I'm pretty sure the 1987 will fit my 1989 Suburban. I'd offer a trade-out by my existing column (which is a tilt) is really loose and wobbly which apparently happens to all of them...
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    Advice on GM 14 Bolt Corporate Full Float w/3.73 gears that are junk

    My R2500 Suburban (1989/454/TH400) came with the trailer tow package and has the 14bolt full floater setup with 3.73 gears. I'm generally not pulling 5000 pound trailers around so it works out fine.
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    Brought home my first square body. 1980 Silverado C10. Utah

    You can still watch Vice Grip Garage on his Youtube channel. VGG, Puddin's Fab Shop and Mortske Repair (all on youtube) frequently do "first startup in a long time" episodes, I like the way VGG does it a little better because he recommends priming the carb with 2 stroke fuel/oil mix to give some...
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    1982 250cu fuel issue

    I had a brand new mechanical fuel pump on a Jeep (using the GM 4 cylinder "iron duke" engine) that failed after the first startup - probably the same pump your GM 6 cylinder uses. I'd pull the line off the inlet side, run a temp. hose to a gas can or boat fuel tank and see if it pulls fuel from...
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    Starter drag when engine is warm

    Very true - my Jeep uses a ford-style external solenoid and I had an aftermarket one stick "on" - good way to ruin a starter if the engine actually starts and runs.
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    Starter drag when engine is warm

    My old F250 used to do this exact same thing - crank like mad when cold but I had to park on hills when I went to the store and find a gas pump with a slope away from the fueling position because if you turned it off hot, you'd have a 45 minute wait to get it going again unless you did the old...
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    big block starter replacement

    I just went with what the auto parts store had available on the shelf - it wasn't hard to do and since my original one was beyond dead anything that turned was better. Amazed the old one worked at all when I pulled it off, all the plastic around the solenoid was shattered, bare conductors...
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    HELP! My truck won’t start!

    You got me on that one. As long as the rotor is pointing at the right wire it will run just fine however. I wouldn't re-stab a distributor either in that case, just label the cap and wires appropriate and let it ride.
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    Need Help! 1987 R10

    If you are running really rich, something is telling the TBI to crank the injector pulse way up. First place I'd look is the temp. sensor - if that goes bad it can definately make the TBI go ultra-rich (on my Suburban I tried to start it with the temp sensor completely unplugged one time, and...
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    Finally got a new mig welder

    I use a Hobart 140 and get decent results, but I know I'm not great at welding. I look at welders like musical instruments - if you buy the cheapest junk guitar (or sax, or violin, whatever) you'll have a hard time fighting the instrument, but unless you are already a master you won't really...
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    Radio question

    A product called "DeOXit" can help with that - the variable resistors moved by the knobs get oxidation on them (and the switch contacts). Not sure how easy it is to open it up, but a quick shot of de-oxit usually makes noisy controls settle down.
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    HELP! My truck won’t start!

    There is no rule the says the rotor HAS to be physically pointed at the #1 plug - it is common practice and not a bad idea but as long as the rotor is pointing at the wire connected to the #1 plug when the #1 piston is at top of the compression stroke (and all the subsequent wires are in the...
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    Can I use this hole for filling oil?

    I have similar covers on my 454 in the Suburban and I fill through one of them all the time. If you angle the funnel right it will flow pretty close to normal, if the end of the funnel gets square to the baffle it flows in very slow. I don't have steady enough hands to straight pour into the...
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    This one needs to go, asking for opinions. Offering it up here first.

    Also agree - I had to do all new floors in an MGB (easy relative to some vehicles - all flat panels with ribbing no curves). I'd do multiple engine swaps before doing that again and not looking forward to doing similar in a early 1980s Jeep.
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    Replacing DVOM batteries

    Alkaline batteries are nominally 1.5v when new (in testing they tend to be from 1.56 to 1.62 when fresh from the pack). Rechargables are only 1.2v to 1.3v when fully charged, which would explain why your instrument's instructions say to use alkaline. I've had rechargables and alkalines both...

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