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  1. towjoe

    installing intermittent wipers into a 77 k2500

    May have a bad wiper motor also. Delay works on the slow speed may have a bad connection on motor to
  2. towjoe

    steering pulling to right

    Would have to be a defective steering box if it does that. Power steering pump just supplies the pressure to valve in box.
  3. towjoe

    I need ideas on where to get a rubber mat for the whole cab floor.

    I bought the heavy duty one through LMC last time. It was nice and strong, but did not fit for crap. Took almost a whole day to trim if and fit it and still got wrinkles in trans tunnel area. It has held up good just not a show quality replacement.
  4. towjoe

    78 parts

    I wish I had time and knowledge of how to ship parts. I have tons of small parts and trucks that are being parted. Just working 75-80 hrs a week and being on call 24/7 leaves me no extra time to mess with my squares anymore.
  5. towjoe

    For all you tow truck guys

    Neat old wrecker. To bad I got to many projects and not enough funds
  6. towjoe

    Fire Extinguisher

    I know fire extinguishers are required in all commercial vehicles by law as well as the triangles. A friend watched a guy burn to death in a upside S10 that couldn't get his seatbelt off and no one could get close for flames. Another time a drunk flipped his car down street from my old shop and...
  7. towjoe

    C60/ Medium Duty Trucks

    There should be a vacuum booster under the cab that the master cylinder line runs to and to each axle from it. As I said before there's a lot of strange options when they built these trucks and balancer/ engine could be correct. Had one few years back I was cutting up that had a 400 sb in it...
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    C60/ Medium Duty Trucks

    yea medium duty trucks have a lot of strange options to them. I pulled a new goodwrench out of a grain truck while back for one of the wreckers and had to strip it almost to long block to use it.
  9. towjoe

    Rusted exhaust studs

    we just swapped the engine out in our 88 c1500 service truck. all 6 studs broke off on exhaust. I ended up going to local autozone and buying new mainfolds with all hardware, and gaskets for $89 each. I found a exhaust shop that done afterhour work and for $200 more it has a quiet exhaust system...
  10. towjoe

    rear drum brakes tighten up

    took it apart one side at a time. if adjusters were reversed it would back them off I would think. Wondering if it has anything to do with that evil thing they put on it known as ABS ?
  11. towjoe

    C60/ Medium Duty Trucks

    most just run a 350 small block. 366 was pretty popular also. If it had a 427 it would be a real good find. I have a C60 wrecker out back that has a 350/ 4 speed in it that was factory
  12. towjoe

    Cluster Parts wanted

    you guys don't realize what it takes to run a salvage yard. a lot of red tape here, high price insurance, and high price scrap to buy. A square body that is complete brings $600 on scales here. I got on a friend that owns a large junkyard as to why he never saves any. His response is that no one...
  13. towjoe

    Most Wanted List from Salvage Yards

    I wish we could get things linked up where we could get good body parts shipped back here. can't find any good cabs, beds, fenders, doors ect anymore around these parts. always been a dream of mine to make it happen, maybe I need to start investing in a newer fuel effecent truck. I have car...
  14. towjoe

    Fire Extinguisher

    I lost a K30 wrecker because I didn't have one to fire. we mount them inside of light pylon now on drivers side. trans tunnel is a good place for one also along with passenger side kick panel standing up by door
  15. towjoe

    what muffler do you use?

    I run flowmasters with 3" pipe on several trucks. sound good as long as the inside baffles stay put. The thush are about same sound. years ago we used to cut a peace of driveshaft tube an put ends on it to connect in the exhaust pipe. made a real unique sound. ran a 300 I6 years with one and...
  16. towjoe

    steering pulling to right

    I built truck off a bare frame and there was no sign of damage when I started build. I have another old K30 with around half a million miles that drives straight as a arrow. I know front end is wore out in it and frame is sprung but still drives like new. I built this one because it was time for...
  17. towjoe

    rear drum brakes tighten up

    yea shoes are on right. easy to remember tall one goes on back like race car tires lol more I drive it the further it goes between tightening up. got almost a 100 miles last time. wonder if just shoes need to seat? you know with these junk parts these days it's hard to say
  18. towjoe

    steering pulling to right

    yes I just replaced center bolt in rear axle, but ive put grease on spring to check for movement, rechecked u bolts couple times, followed it to see if it dogtracks, and a few other ideas. all I can come up with it alignment shop is using wrong settings for toe in/out. I might try another...
  19. towjoe

    rear drum brakes tighten up

    just put rear drum brakes on my 96 K3500 6.5 truck I am building a repo truck out of. drive it to town and back and the rear brakes are adjusted up and dragging bad. right rear wheel worse than left. backed them off drove it about 40 miles and they were dragging again. tore it all back apart and...
  20. towjoe

    steering pulling to right

    alignment been back to shop twice and never found a problem, changed steering box again, pulled hubs off double checked it, and switched tires. still drives like crap. guess it will be a pretty lawn ornament lol
  21. towjoe

    steering pulling to right

    both front wheels have some drag, but not any real difference between the 2. had bearings all replaced along with brakes, calipers, hoses ect when job was done. I was a year or so ago, but only like 5k miles been driven. seemed alright few weeks ago when I used it last.
  22. towjoe

    steering pulling to right

    I have a 81 K30 wrecker That started to pull to the right while back. has new tie rods, drag link, steering box, alignment, brakes all in last 5k miles. the rear axle broke the center bolt on right side and just fixed that. wheel is croocked, and as soon as you let go it goes right for the...
  23. towjoe

    How much for tilt column?

    I get $75-$100 out of them, and almost always sell one when I get calls for them. getting harder to find one around, most the tilts are done trashed or keys missing
  24. towjoe

    Please talk me out of selling

    If the truck was your dads and meant enough to keep it and fix it up, you will regret selling it. I've sold a few peaces off over the years that still regret selling and I have around 50 squares now
  25. towjoe

    89-91 suburban grille swap

    Don't forget the case of beer to get your friends to come help !!!!

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