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  1. mibars

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Replaced a water pump and radiator hoses. Didn't care to clean the timing cover more than couple of wipes of brake cleaner soaked rag :D
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    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    An update: It sits at 15 PSI high or low rpm, cold or hot. Only when hot and idling it drops a little bit to like 12 or so. If I understand operation of oil pump correctly it shouldn't behave like that, higher RPM even on worn out engine should have some effect on pressure. It's like either the...
  3. mibars

    Barn doors and door questions

    I glued a piece of black insulating foam to cover that hole, looks similar to that foam backing. Also got a replacement door striker from LMC. My weather stripping is definitely not original to the truck. Actually I wonder now why my burb has no door moldings and not even holes for screws, was...
  4. mibars

    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    Interesting... So what did I replace? At around 3:10 mark you can see what have I replaced, it looks slightly different... I don't have an old style metal can sending unit attached to the oil filter base.
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    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    Yes, I checked gauges couple of months ago. With my old sensor irmt was at 30 psi all the time. Also with sensor unplugged or new one plugged but not grounded it pegged over 60
  6. mibars

    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    Looks like 15 psi exact. If I understand correct how the oil pressure switch works vs oil sending unit a switchused with gauges should peg the gauge at over 60 psi when there is an oil pressure. I got this one: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=44314&cc=1301465&pt=4588
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    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    I found online sockets that are stepped to both 1" and 1"1/16, but not to both 1"1/16 and 1"3/16. Anyway doesn't matter as I finally managed to get the old one loose with small vice grips under distributor. Now my gauge shows zero at engine off and... 15 psi either long cranking or cold idle...
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    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    Is there a way to remove that 3 prong sensor of a 350 TBI without removing distributor? EDIT: Just found out that dedicated sockets exist for these sensors, my sensor seems to measure about 30 mm, looks like possibly 1 3/16 in (that's about 29 mm), but my new sensor is smaller, measuring about...
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    Water pump questions

    Bumping the thread. I have a factory shroud. What's the procedure on water pump removal, or more precisely on fan removal? Looks like to get the fan out I need to remove shroud, but to remove shroud there should be no fan in the way :D What's the correct way of doing it without poking a hole in...
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    Beware- LMC Blazer seat upholstery/foam mismatch

    I guess you could get a refund from LMC as it appears as their error in listing, but the stripped frames are your loss :( I guess an upholsterer could replace the integrated foam with new custom foam, but that would not be very cost effective.
  11. mibars

    Door skins delaminating

    Look what I've found yesterday, this seam appears when I lift the door. My passenger door is sagging a tiny bit, I was replacing a hinge pin and a worn door striker when I've noticed it. This explains why this door had so much flex in outer door skin when I was using door handle. Also the whole...
  12. mibars

    Show your daily driver

    That rusty, filty thing which I love for being so versatile, but also hate for how annoying it is to work under the hood of that thing. 2004 WRX Wagon, slightly modded, with mix of performance and off road mods, lifted, with skid plate, shorter and tighter diffs, but with stiff sway bars, better...
  13. mibars

    How to flash high beams?

    Thank you Matt, I read that linked article and it looks like it basically meant to be a feature like this, but they simply didn't install it! I recall that the 3-wire connector on a steering column looked like it could take one more wire. Is the dimmer switch independent from wipers and cruise...
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    Cab light question

    Yes, just pay attention to length of the overall bulb. If it doesn't work simply rotate it as they are polarized. I recommend going with warm white LED's, which doesn't make the interior look pale blue. That's what I have and the light looks like from regular bulb. Avoid "CANBUS" type LEDs...
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    Headlights on= No Turns, Headlights off= Turns

    I'd first start checking grounds. That half lit lights indicate that some bulbs get connected in series. Something strange is happening before the circuit even reaches your taillamps. Flashers and brake lights should be separated until you either use a turn signal or turn on hazard lights. In...
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    How to flash high beams?

    Thanks, that confirms what I understood from shcematic, however I had hopes that there is a separate circuit responsible just for that which I couldn't find. There is one "headlights" wire coming from the light switch to the dimmer, so when headlights are off there is no power coming to the...
  17. mibars

    How to flash high beams?

    I'm installing DRLs and I've realized that I have no idea how to flash high beams with headlights off. With headlights on pulling on the stalk works but I believe every time I pulled it hard enough to switch to high beams and had to switch back, instead of actually flashing them. I'm looking at...
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    Cab light question

    Those "ears" doesn't matter, you can replace the ones that have "ears" and flat ends with some stiching out wire with the ones that have no "ears" and pointy ends. Wattage is also not that critical, you won't get a bulb that has more than 10 W. Just make sure that the length is fine
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    82 k1500 lost all forward gears no warning signs at all

    More info needed. Which transmission do you have? In '82 a 700R4 was introduced, maybe that's what you have? I'd not even attempt driving as you may burn the clutches in transmission in no time if this is some valve body issue. If you have 700R4 then maybe TV cable snapped. if so do not drive...
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    Seat belt retractor

    I had some seatbelt issues a while ago and figured out that these style seatbelts does not react at all to sudden unspooling, they react only to G forces. There is some mystery device between spools that I didn't figured out the purpose, but it doesn't seem to do anything related to sudden...
  21. mibars

    Who sells the best fitting dash pad. Time for a new one

    It's a Dash Cover by dashtop.com Part # 206 Someone is selling one in Poland at Marketplace and I wonder if that's the way to go. Price at dashtop is $220.95. Idea of faux leather wrapping my existing dash is growing on me, but that's another topic.
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    Who sells the best fitting dash pad. Time for a new one

    Has anyone used Palco Dashtop? https://www.dashtop.com/products/dash-cover-1981-1991-suburban
  23. mibars

    Wiper Control Module

    You can bypass the module and have no intermittent wipers without any mods. Plugs does fit each other and one of them have some built in attachment points so it doesn't dangle under the column. Did that when I was troubleshooting slow wipers. I did a "relay mod" for my wipers as they were darn...
  24. mibars

    getting stuck

    You have no bed? How about adding some ballast, maybe bolt down a piece of concrete? I recall years ago a Nissan Navara where a guy bolted a concrete curb somewhere in the rear to have traction in the winter. Or another Navara guy who carried a layer of pavement concrete tiles in bed
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    IS 350 TBI compatible with E10?

    Okay, that's good news for me. E10 gas is currently a big topic in Poland and everyone, including me is probably overreacting :) I recall same commotion when they first introduced gas with biocomponents, now known as E5. However an official page saying that similar engine should not run on E10...

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