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  1. R8rPhan

    Loud Bang, something broke, then bad vibration in park or driving

    I'm having a hard time finding an OEM fan... AFtermarket lightweight flex fans and shroud are gonna cost over $100 Thinking maybe I should look at a dual electric setup as a possible option... Seen a couple on eBay for about $120, that have dual 12" fans and an aluminum shroud.. Any thoughts...
  2. R8rPhan

    Loud Bang, something broke, then bad vibration in park or driving

    I had the whole fan come off on my 2001 chevy express 1500.. Had to replace the fan, clutch, shroud, and radiator... That one made a hell of a noise....
  3. R8rPhan

    Loud Bang, something broke, then bad vibration in park or driving

    DUDE! Just went out there and looked... Immediately noticed the shroud was damaged, and lo and behold, one of the fan blades is gone! Yippeee! Fix don't get much easier that that! Thank 'YOU' :favorites13:
  4. R8rPhan

    Loud Bang, something broke, then bad vibration in park or driving

    Hmmm... I didn't notice evidence of any shrapnel flying in there.. But it is the stock style fan, and old one... Another thing on the list to check... Man that would be sweet if that was the problem..
  5. R8rPhan

    Loud Bang, something broke, then bad vibration in park or driving

    I worry about that too... But the 'bang' sounded like it was outside the engine, sounded 'under' the truck... but hard to tell... Engine starts and revs fine.. Actually sounds pretty good... Just vibrates bad... Worse at lower RPMs, but of course, the higher the RPMs, the closer the...
  6. R8rPhan

    Loud Bang, something broke, then bad vibration in park or driving

    I had vehicle problems on the way home from a customer's house today... Was going up the steep incline passing lane into the mountain town I live in, and stepped on the gas to pass a semi, and all of a sudden 'bang' something broke in the drive train... Then the engine was vibrating really...
  7. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    My horn is inop too.. I rebuilt the innards as far as the turn signal, the horn and all that, I'm just missing the spring and the button... There are times I need it... I should at least rig something up for temp.. but you know.. lol
  8. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    I completely rewired this truck from bumper to bumper as it had some serious issues with the electric when I got it, so I'm intimately familiar with every wire, switch, and bulb on this thing.. (and it's all written down) :anitoof: Awesome! That's the hard part... From what I can see in...
  9. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    How did the column swap go? Bolt in, or were there issues? Did you have to change the steering box or change the length of the new column at all? The new column I have has Cruise control in it too.. The truck originally had it as I see the sensor for the brake is still there.. Not sure what...
  10. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    Looking at this again.. there's confusion in the description.... It says this: "G10140 - 78-83 Wiper Delay Controller 1981-87 Windshield Wiper Delay Controller: Wiper controller for early eighties GM trucks." First line says 78-83 Second line says 1981-83 I think I'll have to call them and...
  11. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    What all did you replace? There's three components I'm having trouble identifying.. There's a three lead component that looks like an SCR or something on the back side, (but it's probably just a switch/relay of some kind) that has a heat sink on it.. and there's heat sink paste on the back side...
  12. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    What helped me was I got out the schematics for my truck (79 C10), copied the switch schematic and wiper schematic, pasted them in a new document, then connected the wires according to the large schematic in a computer drawing program (illustrator), then printed it out.. That way, I was only...
  13. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    I bought one from him, and haven't been able to get it working yet.... Was super easy to put in though.. Remove the dash bezel, unscrew the existing wiper control, unplug the existing harness from it, plug the new switch into the new module, plug the new module into the existing harness, shove...
  14. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    No Not yet... I got a replacement switch, but after opening the package it appears to be a customer return and has some issues... I think I'll just returnn it to Oreilly and order one from RockAuto Wow! I wish I could seen this before I $75 on a used one that I think is no good... That...
  15. R8rPhan

    Tailgate hardware...

    Hello?? Who the hell is it with the smart mouth acting full of himself? Who is it that said I shouldn't be playing with tools? So let me get this straight.. You can be a smart ass and mock others, but they're not allowed to call ya out on it???? Nice! Back atcha bitch... You were of zero...
  16. R8rPhan

    Tailgate hardware...

    So, I took a chance and pulled it all apart... Nothing flew apart or fell down inside the tail gate never to be seen again.. so that was nice.. But all that happened before my last post about identifying the year, and long before Mr. Smart Ass commented on a thread without reading through...
  17. R8rPhan

    Tailgate hardware...

    I know it's not rocket science, but after a lifetime of making dumb mistakes involving taking spring loaded things apart that you don't know before hand how they are connected or how they were assembled, and then realizing after the springs threw everything in 12 directions and now you have no...
  18. R8rPhan

    Tailgate hardware...

    Okay, took it apart and need to order some parts... But first I need to ID the tailgate.. The bed/tailgate is not original, so here are some pictures of the tailgate.. Anyone can tell me what year this is? 75-77 is my guess thus far? Also, in the picture of the Driver's side, you'll notice...
  19. R8rPhan

    My "other" project - 1970 El Camino

    NICE! The '69 SS 396 Elk is one of my all time dream cars... along with the split window Vette, and the 427 AC Cobra... Someday.. Still dreaming Planning on finding an old sliding door mail truck and turning it into a extreme budget ($2500-3500) rat rod and racing the bracket with it.. As...
  20. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    I called the parts store and they are ordering a replacement switch.. They said that in the meantime, I could try to fix this one and they'd still take it back.. So I pulled the contacts back up and drilled through the plastic and the contact and pinned them in place with a little piece of...
  21. R8rPhan

    Tailgate hardware...

    Yeah, seen all that (same kit much cheaper on RockAuto, BTW).. Thing is, it doesn't show how it all connects, or the procedure for installing the rods and what not... I don't think it's an issue with the latches (although they may be bad too) so much as the rods or the connection points for...
  22. R8rPhan

    Tailgate hardware...

    Anyone know of any diagrams or videos showing how to rebuild the tailgate latch and hardware ('79 C10)? Something just let loose/broke on mine, and now it won't latch.. I'm having to hold the tail gate up with a piece of wire.. Latch feels loose.. I see complete rebuild kits at LMC, Rock...
  23. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    I think there might be a problem with this switch, in that when the 3 pin connector is pushed onto the back of it, the outside copper contacts are 'loose' and get pushed back into the switch, preventing a connection... I can easily push them down into the switch to about the place where the...
  24. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    When I rewired my truck (using a generic hot rod harness), I rewired the wiper/pump circuit 'direct'.. This is the way it is currently wired.. The penciled in writing is the color of the direct wires I used, the original colors are listed at each end of the wires... Really hoping there's...
  25. R8rPhan

    Back to intermittent wipers..

    Where is this, on the wiper motor, or somewhere else?

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