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    How to tell if I have limited slip?

    I have a 1981 Scottsdale, 4x4. I have pretty bad leaks in the front and rear diffs and was going to drop the covers and get everything cleaned up and new gear oil put in tomorrow but I don’t have any sort of tags or anything on my diffs and have no idea at all if I need limited slip additive...
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    How to soften 1983 k5 blazer original vinyl seats

    Hey guys, I’m in the process of getting my uncles old 1883 k5 blazer back on the road and the truck has the original blue vinyl seats and they are absolutely perfect like new, however they are very dry and have no playability left. Getting in and out of the truck to start it up while working on...
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    TH350 disassembly and clean tips?

    The truck was just parked in the yard, we have a creek on the property that floods from time to time and I think some mud clogged the vents during one of those. I changed the fluid and it looked fine still had some redness to it and even felt like it still had some lubrication to it but the...
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    TH350 disassembly and clean tips?

    Hey guys, I have a 1983 K5 4x4 Blazer with the TH350 and it was rebuilt and only driven maybe twice and then parked, now the seals and gasket are all old and the trans has some mud and such on it so I’m going to hope that all the mechanical workings inside are still in good enough condition to...
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    1983 K5 Blazer manual rear/tailgate window handle just spins? How do you take it apart!?

    So I have a 1983 K5 Blazer and as the title says the rear window handle just spins. The window is stuck in the down position and I have never been able to figure out how to take the components out, I have another tailgate and need to figure out how to swap all of the pieces to the good tailgate...
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    1983 k5 blazer stalls when no pushing gas pedal.

    I’ll try the idle screw ideal, I appreciate the help! I plan on getting the carb completely rebuilt soon I’m hoping that will help A lot.
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    K5 weight without drivetrain??

    Hey man I appreciate the ideal and info!
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    1983 k5 blazer stalls when no pushing gas pedal.

    Planning on grabbing one soon, 30 dollars on Facebook about 10 miles from me! Can’t beat that. I’ll check the vacuum leaks
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    1983 k5 blazer stalls when no pushing gas pedal.

    I’ve not had it up temp yet because I’ve not been able to keep it idling that long plus a leaky radiator. So, so far just on cold starts.
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    K5 weight without drivetrain??

    Hey guys, so I’m not sure if this would be the right section or not but I was wondering if anyone knew the weight of a 1983 k5 blazer with the front or rear axles, motor, transmission or removable hard top? I bought a parts truck for some replacement metal but if I can get 300 or 400 for scrap...
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    1983 k5 blazer stalls when no pushing gas pedal.

    Hey guys, I’m in the process of getting my uncles old ‘83 K5 Blazer running again and finally got it starting after new spark plugs, spark plug wires and entirely new destributer/rotor button/cap. Now the problem is that after starting the gas pedal HAS to have some sort of pressure on the pedal...
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    1983 k5 blazer starter grinding!

    Thanks for that! After reading through it I have realized I have the wrong bolts and will be ordering the correct ones of equal length with the 10mm shaft and will get those installed and check the gap and report back!
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    1983 k5 blazer starter grinding!

    Hey guys, I have a 1983 k5 blazer 350 engine with brand new duralast starter. The starter is grinding bad, normally I can crank the truck once or twice perfectly fine before the grinding starts, I have the correct knurled shoulder bolts but I’m not sure if they are in correctly (One short one...
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    Where to find replacement door pillars/jambs?

    Hey guys, I’m in the process of trying to restore my uncles old k5 blazer and need to fix some rust on the inside of the door jambs (where the jamb/pillar and the seam for the top of the cab meet) the flat piece and the lip for the weatherstrip are all rusted. Will I need to fab this piece or...
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    Question about replacing ’83 blazer rockers

    LMC Truck. It says “ replacement panels are for trucks and will need to be modified to fit blazers” Like I said, I seen a video that said they need to be widened and while I haven’t measured to make sure, I’m pretty positive the rockers for my 81 truck are the same size as my 83 blazer so I...
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    Question about replacing ’83 blazer rockers

    Hey all, I need to replace both inner and outer rockers on my ’83 4wd blazer (along with the whole floor) and all the listings for replacement panels state that they need to be modified to fit the blazers, I seen a video that said they need to be made wider to match oem, can anyone tell me what...
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