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  1. Raider L

    Gauges Paint

    @PrairieDrifter, That is true. I found out the hard way when I was trying to clean the face on my shift indicator. the letters smeared right off! It freaked me out. I had to get out the model airplane paint and a fine bruish and try to repaint the letters. The other thing you can do is go...
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    '73-'76 turn signal switch not universal

    Well, I was going to try and get out there and put all this stuff in, but you can call me a wuss or not, man, I just can't motivate myself to get out in 100 degree heat and mess with a turn signal switch. Heck, at 3:00 AM it's 85 degrees! When the daytime high is 85 then I'll get out there and...
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    '73-'76 turn signal switch not universal

    @Rickf, Why was there a adapter on your '74 turn signal harness? Was there something on it from a later truck at some time?
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    '73-'76 turn signal switch not universal

    @Goldie Driver, Yeah, I saw those. Is that what those things are? I didn't know what those things were for. I never thought it may have been an adapter for the early harness. Thanks. I took a bit looking at the spacing on the pin out to find the right one. I looked in some of my catalogs...
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    '73-'76 turn signal switch not universal

    I finally got around to taking a more detailed look for my turn signal switch after I found out the other new one I bought was not going to work. It looked different when I first took it out of the package and when I put it up to the one in my truck, '74 C10 with tilt, yep for sure it was for...
  6. Raider L

    Tired of that worn out windshield washer?

    @Dryriver1, Thanks for the suggestion. I have cleaned out my tank before but not for a long time now. I used Dawn dish washing liquid and it got it pretty clean. The washer fluid I use is from Walmart whatever it is they are selling for washer fluid that's supposed to have some alcohol in it...
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    Source for new gauge needles

    @WP29P4A, Ha, ha, ha,!! That's great!
  8. Raider L

    Turn Signal Switch Replacement

    I just ordered another one, but before I did that I actually went out and got the part nunber off the original factory switch wiring and it's p/n was D-8-67. So I typed that in and up came one from carparts.com, and others, which I've ordered from before and they had good parts, for $24.99. Now...
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    Turn Signal Switch Replacement

    I purchased the D6262D recently to replace the turn signal switch in my '74 C10 with a tilt column. I hung onto it for awhile and just today I tried to put it up to the one in my truck to see the difference. I suspected something was a lot different when I took it out of the box. What I found...
  10. Raider L

    Taillight Fuse blows when put in Drive

    @awagz, Well, you don't want to put a larger fuse in there, you could cause a fire or overheat the wiring. Man, the only thing I could think of is a possible short in the neutral safety switch, or the tail light switch? But think what does that have to do with shifting? You pull down on the...
  11. Raider L

    Howdy! New member looking to learn!

    @audi_diver_ , Welcome from Louisiana. You will like this forum as most everyone has got a stock truck and are always doing something to keep their truck stock. But in your case, you've got the typical grand dad's truck, clean and in perfect condition. Yeah, keep it in the garage not out in...
  12. Raider L

    Alt. signal wire

    @olnick, Thank you. That makes perfect sense and is what probably happen. What puzzled me though was that I had just rebuilt that alternator including a new rotor, voltage regulator, diode trio, everything...except the stator. It was the factory original from 1974. As long as it tested okay...
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    Intermittent voltage drop, fixed by jump

    @TX87R10, It sounds like a similar problem that I had and it was the neutral safety switch had gone bad. I did all you did and the truck still would not start but sometimes it would. I never knew when I got out there if it would crank. I replaced the ignition swiotch and it wouldn't start...
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    Alt Light addition

    @jwgreen, Those look pretty good. Thanks. I was looking for some like I pictured but I'm behind the times in some stuff and terminal boots look like the ones on that website these days. As a matter of fact in all the searching I did to try to find some like the ones I have, didn't even show...
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    Dim Dash Lights

    As per my post from yesterday that I have found an excellent LED dimmer. Classic Instruments has one, check it out at classicinstruments.com and the sku #LEDDIM. It's $78.00 but looks very good. Also, @custodian, if you have a real good hardware store in your town, not Lowe's but a good old...
  16. Raider L

    Fuel gauge grounding location on frame

    @Craig 85, Do you keep gas in both of your tanks all the time? Other than the fact of, "Why have two tanks if you're only going to use one.", what happens to the extra tank if you don't keep some gas in it and switch over from time to time to keep everything open? I have always wanted duel...
  17. Raider L

    88-91 antenna base

    Okay, Summit Racing has several fender antenna's, other's are Crutchfield, and gmpartsonline.net, and if you type in "'90 Suburban fender antenna", it will pull up a box with a bunch of example's of fender antenna's for these type vehicle. Also, if you go to Ebay under, 31" Black Antenna Mast...
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    trouble dimming LED panel lights?

    For your information I have found out that "Classic Instruments", which is a custom gauge supplier just as good as Autometer or the others, i.e. Stewart Warner, etc., and they have other kinds of wiring and whatnot. They have a LED dimmer device under sku# LEDDIM. Go to classicinstruments.com...
  19. Raider L

    Best aftermarket antenna option

    I've been debating whether or not to put an outside antenna on my truck, but until I actually need one I'll hold off. I do have it ready though. I don't think the threaded end will be long enough to make a good attachment on this one. I don't even think it can be modified. But, hey, it's hot...
  20. Raider L

    Finally got a squarebody...for my daughter

    Welcome to the forum from Louisiana! Very nice truck. I think if you give the interior and engine bay a good cleaning you won't believe how much nicer it will look. Just a few touch up's and that will take care of a lot of it. Yeah, just a mild performance upgrade will be all you'll need...
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    8-track player install

    @JM in KY, I have a Delco AM-FM 8 track combo but haven't installed it yet to see if it all works. I bought it off of Ebay and the seller said it all worked with no problems. If you get one of those the wiring is the same as far as power is concerned, the wires for powering your AM are the...
  22. Raider L

    1980 k10 dual shocks to single

    @lifeofbriank10, In the last pic it looks like the upper rear bracket has been whacked on that one side. Were you still planning on using double shocks? If so and you plan on staightening that bracket out I would inspect it afterwards very very carefully for cracks on that one ear. Our old...
  23. Raider L

    Steering column parts I'm replacing.

    I had problems with a worn out turn signal switch but in the process of replacing it I had removed the old locking plate off and on a dozen times over the years to the point where I had to straighten it out so many times from putting that locking plate removal tool on it, it got bent every which...
  24. Raider L

    turn signal only on one side

    I probably need to be putting this under "steering" and not electrical for the turn signal, but you do have to remove the lock plate and the retainer ring to get to the turn signal switch. But I don't want to be to picky, or do I? Anyway, I got the retainer ring in. I was supposed to have...
  25. Raider L

    Rear Sway Bracketry Mod

    @Doppleganger, The only thing I would have done different was allow about 5/8" more metal past where the end link hole is in your bracket. This just reinforces the hole area so that if it gets in a bind it won't have any tendency to crack right there. And yeah, with the gussets you put in...

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