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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I've got 4 brand new bilstein 5100 series shocks I'm installing tomorrow. I hope they're as god as people say they are. And I've got to get a new chrome front bumper and lights because Bambi don't like an un-cracked bumper.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Since I don't have the tools or a garage I am now a sinner. I paid a shop to drop and replace my fuel tank and fix the oil leak. Dad had put a timing chain cover on that had a hole in it cause he was being cheap and I didn't realize it was corroded through. The upside is that when I get my...
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    Possible clutch issue

    how hard is it and where would I even find parts for that?
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    Possible clutch issue

    Since I've only got about 280hp and maybe 300ft tq do I even heed heavy duty/hi po clutch? It's a pita, not to mention I font really feel like having two different sized legs again. Had a heavy engagement clutch on my rx-7 and after a summer of driving my wife was giving me guff cause my left...
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    Possible clutch issue

    Allegedly dad put a new clutch, pressure plate and throwout bearing in my truck when he pulled the engine. Knowing now how he chooses to do work (buy the absolute cheapest, used parts he can find, almost regardless of condition) I'm not entirely sure he did what he said he did. The reason I...
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    Coolant system issue

    I'm an idiot. I figured out what the problem with no heat was. When I ripped out the original heater core, it was surrounded by this nasty, degraded stuffing type crap. So I pulled it all out and put the new heater core in there without replacing the padding. When the heater was on no air...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Oddly enough, every parts store here has them on the shelf.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Finally installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge and water temp gauge. Plugged my heater core hoses where I thought they'd go, didn't work. I replaced the output shaft u-joint(the one that connects to the diff yoke). I was going to put it back on the truck and have some 4WD, then I found out...
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    Coolant system issue

    Okay, oddly enough, I'm still having the issue of nearly no heat. First, I had the 5/8" hose coming from the water pump, and the 3/4" hose coming from the manifold. I was told that was wrong, so I switched the 3/4" to the water pump and the 5/8" to the manifold. When I did that I only got...
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    Engine dieseling

    Checking for vacuum leaks should be easy. I have one vacuum line going from the carb to the dizzy, and 1 going to the brake booster. I'm pretty sure that's a vacuum line. i'll have to try that this weekend.
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    Engine dieseling

    I got my truck running nice now. Carb, hei ignition, true dials with no cats. Recently it started dieseling occasionally. Guy at the parts store says that in the winter we start getting shitty regular gas. That got me thinking, I've been filling with 87 octane, but tuned it with 93 in the tank...
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    Filler neck issues

    I changed the tubes and moved the neck up about 1.5"and it fills better. Not perfect, but better.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Luckily, no. My mom got an inheritance when my grandma died, so she gave the money to my brother to pay off the loan he got with my dad as a co-signer, then my dad signed the title over to me and all i've paid for is the money in parts i put into it. so, i got a truck for about $1000, my...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    yeah. My dad bought it for a project truck, put a rebuilt 350 in it, then his back went to he'll in a hand basket so he couldn't do any work on it and didn't want to pay anyone else to do it. He didn't even start the new engine. Fast forward 7 years, I'm finally out of the military and...
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    Filler neck issues

    Same problem here. Annoying as all get out. Maybe I'll take the neck off and see what I can see.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got mine on the road and running very well. What I've been told, that hasn't happened in about 7 years. On topic for this thread?
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    Coolant system issue

    Well, I mostly got it fixed. I found out that the el crapo used radiator that my dad got, he didn't test before he installed it. All he did was spray paint it. no cleaning, no getting it checked out. nothing. he spent over 60 on it and its pretty corroded. now i haveto buy another one...
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    Hello from the Land of Enchantment...or

    Nice liking truck, but that color, my eyes, they burn! J/K.
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    Hello from Michigan!

    Where abouts in michigan are you? I'm in mt pleasant and going to cmu.
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    Coolant system issue

    Well, I fixed the cooling issue. Drilled a 1/8 inch hole in the thermostat flange and there must've been an air pocket behind the thermostat because now it cools just fine. Problem is, theres another problem. I think I've got water and gunk in my gas tank. Timing is set to 8deg btdc and I'd...
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    Coolant system issue

    I'm not sure that the t stat ever even opened. The gauge pegged out but I'm almost positive it didn't open because nothing was going through the upper hose. I do need to get a coolant reservoir though. That, along with the heater core, got broken when my brother and dad swapped out the...
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    Coolant system issue

    Okay, so my 79 k10 has a freshly built 350, new water pump, newish radiator and the thing starts up Fine. The problem is the temp gauge shoots up to overheat quick. So I shut it down and checked for leaking coolant. None that I could see. So I felt the top hose to see if it's hot. Nope...

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