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  1. 84c10Tony

    Old Boy Scout ... selling 5 acres n cabin.

    Thanks guys...might be a few years till docs get into it. Also my spine needs a smoother ride till it gets fixed, if docs can fix it, my little Toyota with KYB Gas adjust shocks is too stout of a ride and I feel every bump and crack in the road, so even a trade for an old reliable hoopty is...
  2. 84c10Tony

    Old Boy Scout ... selling 5 acres n cabin.

    84 C10 SOLD !!! $3500,... my truck and all associated stuff, $175,000...5 acres with house plans, dirt pad, and messed up cabin (rent back included in price till cases close), $3100 Fire lined Sturdy Co. safe (look it up on youtube, even removing two bolts), roll away with tools, litho's, more...
  3. 84c10Tony

    Not even sure what issue to call it

    Now,... about that "brown foamy shit in there"...Remove brown foamy shit!...jus' sayin'. ;)
  4. 84c10Tony

    Good replacement 2 barrel for monojet

    Yes, replace it with an LSX, Or one of Honky's or 74's spare BB's !!! On a serious note, it is a 250, keep it like it is, an get a hot rod.
  5. 84c10Tony

    Need help with engine bay wiring

    That harness is beautiful, someday, if I still have my 84', I would like a good person to install one for the truck, with some added heat protection and that would be fine till I am done driving.
  6. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Or, one could go to youtube, "Setting Ignition Timing" video, Advanced Auto Parts, pre roadkill days and watch David Freiburger e'splain to duit likea thees.
  7. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    What Mr Marty said, and ffs, if that is an 84 engine, or close, forget about where shaft is for the moment, get to tdc on compression stroke, do NOT move crankshaft, make SURE timing mark on balancer is about 0 if not, double check why. (use a dist without the vacuum advance, like what it came...
  8. 84c10Tony

    Spark Plug Help.

    Do you prefer AC Delco plugs?, they work fine, oem number. Remember to keep spark plug socket STRAIGHT on the plug coming out and use finger tight going in, then torque with socket as required snug, if rusted tight, a little break free penetrating oil a few times like B.K. mentioned has done...
  9. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Spanky, does the TDC and the harmonic balancer line up?, in case of chain slip, slop or balancer ring movement?, just some thoughts here. And any progress on the pink wire?
  10. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Too bad I am not closer, I am leoman57 on the gunsamerica.com site, you could try a few mags while we were there or where you plink, this HK compact will leave you drooling with a smile.
  11. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    LOL, I did that once a long long time ago, fried something or other, fixed the short and replaced the wire with a new fusible, then things went back to working, lmao. Hey crazy, have you ever tried an HK USP compact?
  12. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Thought I read about a guy with a wire short, which fried two or three modules, replaced wires and fixed short, and replaced Made in China dizzy, all went well.
  13. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Just read the smokin wire lol, short? fusible link?, my 84 has a few of those broken sheath, dry cracked insl. wires...that could be the culprit and what it affected. What crazy said, solder and heat shrink for sure, or really do it up with a new harness made by our guy here on the site.
  14. 84c10Tony

    Ignition HELP! [solved]

    Just food for thought, is there any silver grease under the ignition module in the distributor? Has the Module been tested? Lucky to have a wife like that, hmm, maybe ask or let HER figure out the problem (staying silent and out of the way) with her ways and how she wants to do it given the...
  15. 84c10Tony

    choosing mirrors

    If you have a little time, read this thread backwards like I just did lmao. btw, one set of stainless dumbo waiting for the day sitting in my living room in the pile. Understood on the neck thing, not so much on the hand signs above LMAO.
  16. 84c10Tony

    General Suspension Refresh

    You ought to see the mess the college created in my engine bay, all overseen by an "expert indestrucktor" and the crap they stuck me with for $1471. "stupid me to go to a college", my g/f Dad at the time was a shop teacher there and he was going to do it himself with the kids, he passed away and...
  17. 84c10Tony

    Water Temp Question

    Haulin' 10K?...r/r fluids, trans etc., hd rear gear oil, got a little coolant tester? at least a little baster type with colored balls? Also, WHERE is the fan clutch from/brand? I have had mixed results with cheapo, Hayden lifetime and factory. What is coolant percentage mix?, cut with...
  18. 84c10Tony

    General Suspension Refresh

    Warm fuzzy all right, but not in the right place, still waiting to get it done right, some day when things get situated, found a good shop, need to wait to find good funds in my account, all in time. Yeah, jk, I stood there amazed a manager told me that! we had verbally agreed on using the...
  19. 84c10Tony

    Battery gauge

    Hmm, it has been a lot of years since I had my gauge panel off to replace a gauge, seem to remember the flexible circuit board had a pair of holes the gauge studs went through and secured by nuts...but some of the brain cells have dried up in the desert out here and...nuts, where was I? Have you...
  20. 84c10Tony

    Rattle in oil pan below 700rpms

    Friend; "Hey, did you hear me and remember to put that washer on the oil pump bolt?" Me; "what washer?" "I didn't see a washer" "bolt?" Uhm...
  21. 84c10Tony

    spare tire support

    After a few spare removals, I bolted down a boat seat pedestal in the back of the truck with a bolt and lock mechanism for the spare with a cover on the spare, lasted for years. A couple years ago, I bought a corvette fiberglass spare tire carrier clam shell that gave me "ideas" (almost as good...
  22. 84c10Tony

    General Suspension Refresh

    About ten years ago, I was time and cash broke and went to Sears in Victorville to use their c card for front end r/r. I had Energy A frame bushings and new springs, wanted them to install etc. I specifically requested for All New Moog ball joints, ends etc. to complete the job, they agreed to...
  23. 84c10Tony

    700r4 Issues

    I agree, Dale at Dales Transmission in Hesperia CA did the filter/fluid changes, oe trans lasted around 75k, he rebuilt it with a shift kit etc. and it was still fine at 200k, when having the local college r/r the engine, I had him rebuild the trans "heavy duty" since he was retiring. At 214k...
  24. 84c10Tony

    Short Girl, Tall Truck

    Howdy! two of my 3 older sisters drove trucks, good way to go, that one is heavy duty and yeah keep the Warn, send HotRod a photo of it for Christmas. ;) That hood has "character" you could just give it a wack to fit better and it'l buff out, remember to grease the hinges.
  25. 84c10Tony

    LS3 swap thread

    In my dreams! but 5.3 swap and req., all else stays, mine was brown, needed a bit of hood and top protection, got carried away with the rattle can 18 years ago lol. Heck, I would like just a CA legal sb to putt around right now. The smog rules here let you do an E rod swap, not much else.

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