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  1. WebMonkey

    Did this K20 come factory with catalytic converter?

    my 85 k20 has the C6P option which, as you said, put it over the threshold for 'no cats'. i don't know the specifics of the camper special though a non C6P k20, of that era, would have cats i expect. i'm no expert or even a novice at what a truck needs to pass inspection in states that require...
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    2005 Ram 2500 Free Spin Install & Other Goodies

    i was just messing with ya when you asked what will fill the void. :) the hemi and i are outside of salem, which is south of rolla. this pic is from getting the rear brakes squared away but you can see the rear wheel arches are rotten. just cosmetics. the poor ol' truck starts/runs great...
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    2005 Ram 2500 Free Spin Install & Other Goodies

    very nice! if you really need a project; my 2005 1/2 ton quad cab (daily) could use some love. it's pw7 white too! ;) 'monkey
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    1973 - 1987 Step Side fender splash aprons

    'monkey is sad now AGAIN at least here, i'm not the person who built/designed/tested the subject matter for decades. when i try to help people on an amateur radio forum, i feel like this thread. over 30 years in the biddnezz doesn't count for nuffin' OP some of the most informed people jumped...
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    Intro & opinion

    mighty kind, but now i'm sad i'm a hermit that never goes anywhere. way too far even for sweet truck parts. :( i'll live. stepside might have been over played from time to time but if you go stepside, it would be SWEET. flatbed are useful but my memories are always stake sides 6 feet tall...
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    Intro & opinion

    welcome from missouri whatever you decide to do, drop that utility bed off at my house if you don't mind 'preciate it ;) 'monkey
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    Hard starting after sitting for a few days

    i am sub-novice skill/understanding level but i'll share my sure-fire startup ;) turn key on, half a beat while my chinamart tach 'calibrates' itself. slow press of gas pedal to floor with slow release. crank truck. 1thousand one, 1thousand two, 1thousand three (maybe a 1thousand four) -if...
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    Old Bedliners

    i've found those hard plastic 'corrugated/channelized' liners don't trap moisture as bad as some. air can move around a little better than the rubber mat stuff that seems to accelerate the rust-out process. :) good luck 'monkey
  9. WebMonkey

    Rochester Quadrajet Woes

    the divorced choke is a good sign it's the 'right time frame' quadrajet. my '85 uses an electric 'all on the carb' choke. i agree that not firing on ether or dribbled gas down the throat points at an ignition problem. maybe in addition to a fuel delivery issue. (my truck came with a...
  10. WebMonkey

    Rear drum spring kit

    they look like back plate access hole plugs (the rectangular things) you gotta put the drums on with the brake shoes 'not expanded' then you spin the star adjuster through the access hole to get the shoes 'up close and personal' to the drums. 'monkey
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    WebMonkey's latest melt down, poor ol' me, hissy fit. (yes, I'm WebMonkey)

    :) yes, i'm a big ol' baby about everything but mostly the temperature. below 70F and i might as well stay inside wrapped in a woobie. 'monkey
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    WebMonkey's latest melt down, poor ol' me, hissy fit. (yes, I'm WebMonkey)

    RockAuto delivers front and rear brake pads. it's 45F outside but hey, got a wood stove in the garage right? only 1 light bulb and a trouble light but don't complain, be thankful, fix the brakes and drive on suckah! fronts are done, passenger side inner was the noise maker. put a little stop...
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    Engine Block Heater for SBC 350

    dunno! furthest back i can remember was the 60s in nebraska and dad had an extension cord run out to the driveway in the winter. watched him unplug that thing everytime he drove off to work. 'monkey see, 'monkey do :)
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    Engine Block Heater for SBC 350

    chemistry! :) battery chemical reaction slows, even stops at low temperatures. used to have battery warming wraps to keep the battery in the sweet spot of temperature to deliver full discharge/charge. the coolest battery, lifepo4 is very intolerant of cold temps. parents kept spare flashlight...
  15. WebMonkey

    Just brought home an 85

    '85, long bed, SHEV-ROW-LAY as meatloaf said: two outta three ain't bad ;) welcome form the missouri ozarks 'monkey
  16. WebMonkey

    Holley Retrobright radio interference solutions?

    snap on ferrites are about 1/10 as effective as a single torroid with 10 'turns' through it. to further complicate, the 'mix' of the ferrite determines the frequency range it is most effective at. you'll want a mix 31 or 43 for common mode suppression up to 300mHz. on the power AND the antenna...
  17. WebMonkey

    Bare Hands

    no glove, no love. gloves nearly 100% of the time. with the nerve damage from shoulder down, it's kinda obligatory. ('monkey knows words) i do have scars on my hands even though they were gloved from my time in the service. my wife has told me often she likes my un-pretty but un-calloused...
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    Andi from Hannover/Germany with my 1985 C10 Stepside named "Daily-Blue1"

    welcome! if you add a 1976 chrysler new yorker to your collection, it might be the one i left there in the 80s. ;) 'monkey
  19. WebMonkey

    Sirius/XM "Roady" with original GM truck radio

    the user manual says it'll play 'through' the fm receiver. (inline with antenna) i ran a 12 disc changer that had an inline antenna 'box' and i never had any trouble out of it. the inline 'box' type of gadgets have far less issue with interference than gadgets that emit a signal relying on the...
  20. WebMonkey

    2009 Honda 250 Rebel

    sweet! both bikes :)
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    Nevermind

    then back to the sweetness that is a clean quadrajet. mmm, nummy whup-wooahhhh. ;) 'monkey
  22. WebMonkey

    Tail gate strength

    polaris sportsman x2 550 HO 8' bed but have a tool box taking up the front. didn't strain one bit having the back wheels on the tailgate wheels put the weight out toward the 'straps' and that helps rather than a single point of weight right in the middle of the gate. 1985 K20 w/HD option. (same...
  23. WebMonkey

    Transmission grinds going into L or R

    that was my first thought :) sm465 L and R are unsync'd and do that all the time
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    Riding mower takes a dump

    replaced axle, still waiting on drag/steering link to arrive. as most of you already knew, welding cast iron is almost guaranteed waste of time. certainly was with my hobby/light duty welder. ;) drag link 'pivot' snapped remove shields and drop muffler to get axle bolt
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    Riding mower takes a dump

    I know, i know. no pictures so it didn't happen :) m so take this as a decrepit ol' man's senile rant. yesterday i fired up the john deere l120 mower. air filter, check. oil level and 'color', check tires, check. linkage greased, check. deck and blades, check. alrighty then. sounds fine, i...
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