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  1. towjoe

    Went from love to hate.

    Ok let's ask the original poster a simple question, does it start right up after it dies? Next thing is he says it misfires at a idle. I understand that it could be a bad power source to dizzy, but if I run into ignition troubles and the odvious cap, rotor, modual doesn't fix it from my...
  2. towjoe

    Went from love to hate.

    If I read right his truck is a 79, should be just a one wire feed HEI
  3. towjoe

    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    I remember that dumb idea f*rd had. how stupid of an idea is it to sell a truck that has no aftermarket wheel options? 7 lugnuts LOL
  4. towjoe

    no power

    Sometimes it is the simplest things that give problems. Always starts simple and Cheap and go from there. I had one of the wreckers out while back and was dragging a farm truck out of a barn with a chain. As i backed up and pulled chain tight the wrecker died and lost all power. I ended up...
  5. towjoe

    starting problems

    I had same problem with the blue wrecker I just put together. I had put a brand new alternator on it as I assembled the truck. Battery kept going down still. Come to find out the new Durablast alternator was shorting out on the main post on the back. sent it back to the Zoo and went and got one...
  6. towjoe

    Went from love to hate.

    I'd invest in a new distributer. There only around a $100 new. I'm going to bet the pickup coil is going bad at the top of your. Plus if you put a new distributer in yours it should have new advance wieghts on the top that will help your fuel milage.
  7. towjoe

    Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair

    I see this thread is over a year and a half old now. Just out of curiosity How well has it held up for everyone on here that has tryed it?
  8. towjoe

    new here i have to many toys

    K30 Center crossmember/frame is over a inch taller at the front spring hangers of rear axle than a K20 of same year. I had to change one out that was rusted in half in a K30 and all I found was a K20 that was handy.
  9. towjoe

    Serpentine Conversion

    Last small block I converted I took everything of a mid 80's style firebird/camero with a 305. Had everything to run the water pump and alternator but left the V belt for p/s pump. Fixed my belt squeal tho for one of the wreckers that does alot of jump starting
  10. towjoe

    Post your toys, square or not

    my towing Fleet for a Hobby. or atleast the finances pay like a Hobby Cooters wrecker from Dukes of Hazzard Reunion movie I need to restore. It is burred in the barn or I would get a better picture My offroad buggy a 79 GMC short bed with locked dana 60's 38" tsl's and built 355...
  11. towjoe

    Help!! Power steering

    I've had several bad pumps new. I started ordering the oldsmobile diesel car pumps and changing them over in my housing. Seemed to make more pressure and easier steering
  12. towjoe

    Need antenna help for 1991 V2500

    I've seen the cable your looking for before and It looks like a regular cable both ends if I remember right. I'll have to look through some boxes of stuff and see if I have one loose. I took a 91 suburban completely apart and thought I saved everything off the whole truck except the frame and...
  13. towjoe

    What would be your ULTIMATE Suarebody???

    Just don't put aviation fuel in them lol. My M1028 runs on used motor oil and transmission fluid as long as kerosine and heating oil. In my line of work I get alot of FREE fuel.
  14. towjoe

    What would be your ULTIMATE Suarebody???

    well I have all the square bodys I wanted so far to collect. I would like to have a duramax and allision out of a 2005 or newer in one of my K30's crewcabs. Maybe a miltary M1009 Blazer to keep my M1028 company or another K30 wrecker to make make me some money lol.
  15. towjoe

    cross over steering without lift kit

    I have a offroad truck I'm trying to figure out the crossover hydrolic steering on without lifting it myself. I have a dana 60 in front on stock 3 leaf springs. I don't want to lift it because it would roll over on the hills to easy and no reason to lift a truck that 38" tires fit on already. I...
  16. towjoe

    DRW Dana 60 front

    I buy and sell the 60's all the time. I have most of the local yards that call any time one comes in. I usaully have to give $400-$650 for them and sell them for $750-1200. depends on gear ratio, brake and hub condition, and if tie rods/spring plates are with them. On craigslist around here...
  17. towjoe

    another Chevy Cummins swap

    If you have a dana 60 kingpin in front they handle the extra weight just fine. Brother has about 50k miles on his never a problem.
  18. towjoe

    price check

    I had a stack of them while back on craiglist I was asking $35 obo. never sold a one. I was stripping out alot of the trucks a few years back and was getting good at saving them when I crushed the tops in with loader. If I pushed just right they came out gasket and all.
  19. towjoe

    What are your emmissions testing laws in your state?

    none here in Indiana as of yet. Just unhook your odometer, Duh prove how many miles I drive a year.
  20. towjoe

    Bench Seat

    I had one that way once, and never did figure out how to safely make it flip up. Mine had no bolts on the back till I got 1/4 of the way up the back under the cover.
  21. towjoe

    Swap 83 C20 Body onto 86 K20 Frame

    there is a spot already marked out for the hydrolic clutch master on firewall alread if it is newer than 82. I put hydrolic clutch setup on a 78 and was real easy to do after I located the right spot to mount the clutch master. If your doing alot of offroading the hydrolic clutch is the only way...
  22. towjoe

    another Chevy Cummins swap

    My brother done one a few years ago with a 5.9 cummins in a 88 V3500 crewcab dually. He used everything dodge from motor mounts, to radiator, to NV4500, to accesories, to clutch hydraulics. Had the output changed in the 4500 to fit his 205 transfer case. His is a 24 valve converted to 12 valve...
  23. towjoe

    Swamper Tire size

    My vendor told me that TSL had discountinued this size tire a year ago. Anyone here had any luck finding any this size new lately? I have a K30 crewcab dually I wanted to put 6 on if I can find them priced right.
  24. towjoe

    One Ton swap

    don't forget to get the top mounting plates for the front axle. They are different for a dana 60
  25. towjoe

    body swapping

    My brother was pondering the idea of a 6 door suburban while back. We had a 3/4 ton 4x4 that was rusted out in the back and another 1/2 ton 2wd that was hit hard in front. Idea went out the window when we got a good offer on the 3/4 ton. We also had a 78 suburban on 44" boggers that used a 3/4...

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