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  1. f6john

    Speedometer cable

    I have a squeaking speedometer cable that I have tried to quieten down with a lube I got at the auto parts store. It got rid of the squeak but then the needle would bounce up and down until you got to about 55 mph and it would smooth out. After about a month the squeak is back! Now my question...
  2. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    1520 cc's. Most any sport bike will have more peak hp than the Valkyrie, but as with cars, torque is what gets you moving down the road. The torque starts down low and just keeps coming while being extremely smooth. The R6 is not a bike I would want to load up and then do a 700 mile day in the...
  3. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    I'm about 100 miles east of Missouri and about 25 miles north of Ft. Campbell Ky. Might as well bring a helmet too, It would be a toss up as to which would be quickest to 100 mph. Had this one on the dyno last year and made 94 hp and 96 lbft to the ground. Weighs about 700 lbs and you...
  4. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    Believe it or not but this car has been a lot of fun for the last 15 years and I still have young guys asking when I'm going to sell it. Not as fast as the Vette but still a great road car. 170,000 miles and still running strong. The GMC 3500 van in the background is/was my work...
  5. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    Yea, I rode in one of those shuttles over to my motel room. There wasn't a lot of planning involved with this trip as I made an offer on this car a couple of weeks earlier and was shut down fast. The Wednesday before Christmas I get a call that if I still was willing to deal at my price to come...
  6. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    It's a 1999 which was the first year for the FRC cars ( fixed roof coupe ). These were the lightest of all the C5 era Vettes and were marketed as entry level cars with few frills. This car has about every option you could get on a 99 FRC and many options that were available on the convertibles...
  7. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    Just come on down to Hop-town and we'll go for a spin!
  8. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    No on both counts. Last week was the first and only time I've been to OKC. Would like to have spent more time to see the sights but picking up the Vette at Jackie Cooper BMW was all the time I had this trip. The 85 will still get driven everyday as it is now my work truck. Last time I...
  9. f6john

    Ever have an itch you just had to scratch?

    Been looking for one of these with the right miles and equipment for over a year. Pulled the trigger on this one last week. Flew out to Oklahoma City to pick it up and the 700 mile trip back was great( got out of there before the storms ) and averaged 28 miles per gallon. Double overdrive 6...
  10. f6john

    My 85 has issues,

    I found out by looking at a receipt for tires, that the truck was driven 4,000 miles in the last ten years, which I know could be the reason for a lot of the driveability issues. I've driven it about 2,000 miles (about 5 years worth:)) in the past two months. I'll start pulling the smog stuff...
  11. f6john

    My 85 has issues,

    No shift kit. No emissions testing in my neck of the woods either. This thing still has the smog pump and everything. I'm just not sure what I can delete without causing other problems.
  12. f6john

    My 85 has issues,

    3 speed with the lock up converter.
  13. f6john

    My 85 has issues,

    I have been enjoying my late fathers 85 Silverado but some issues are really bugging me. It has a 99% original 305 - 350 Turbo automatic with 61,000 miles that I'd like to get a few years of use before an engine swap. It starts fine. It idles rough, rougher some times than others, but it never...
  14. f6john

    Heater core R&R

    I just replaced the heater core in my 85 C10 with air two weeks ago. I took the wheel well / inner fender out. Of the two nuts that have to come off the one on the right might be accessible but I don't see how anyone could get the nut off on the left bottom side with the inner fender installed...
  15. f6john

    Is the 305 worth the effort?

    Titan's are sweet when they are running right. I went through several issues with mine where a 4cyl S-10 would have smoked me. But my Titan is a crew cab 4x4 and when you put it beside the Silverado it makes the C-10 look like a midsize truck. The Titan is one heavy beast but the 5.6 is a...
  16. f6john

    Is the 305 worth the effort?

    That's pretty much what I thought, but was looking for conformation. I am using the truck as an everyday driver and am looking for good driveability and reasonable performance for the engines size.
  17. f6john

    Is the 305 worth the effort?

    I recently obtained an 85 Silverado C10 with 60,000 miles. The truck was driven less than 5000 miles in the last 10 years. The engine is 99% factory origional with the only visible change being capped vaccum lines off the thermostat housing. I have driven the truck about 1500 miles and it has a...
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