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  1. 59840Surfer

    Wiper Control Module

    Well ..... long time ago it seems, I made this post and never closed it. FUN FACT: I know a guy who repaired me Peavey Bass Amp, and I gave him the non-smoked module I had to see if he could resurrect it. He tested everything he could ... but stopped short at the IC , which he said is...
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    1999 454 carb swap. best street carb, 600? 650? 750? CFM

    I have to add that to my list. 1. Never tell a guy he can't stack firewood correctly. 2. Never insult a guy's wife, no matter how fat or ugly she is. 3. Never discuss politics or religion 4. Never discuss fuel and air induction or injection.
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    Passenger side axle stuck

    I'm not sure you can damage a spider ... you can damage a side gear, but you are saying you didn't damage a spider ...... Spider gears have the trunnion pin going through them. Side gears have the axle splines.
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    Passenger side axle stuck

    I don't get it --- a 28 in a 30 spline? You'd have to be some sort of gorilla with a 30# sledge hammer to try to drive the wrong axle in but I think you'd bust the carrier first if you somehow did it anyway. . In spite of the diameter differences, there's no way you can hobb new splines on...
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    What could this random tube attached to the exhaust be?

    Kinda like the old VW Bug heaters that took heat from around the exhaust manifolds and routed it into the cabin. Nobody died of whom I am aware of this system although it seems kinda iffy. I liked the Corvairs better --- the early ones had actual gasoline-fired furnaces in the front cargo...
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    Filling small holes without welding

    Once you trap two dissimilar metals under Bondo and they get the slightest amount of moisture on them, the holes will grow and you've got bigger spaces to repair. Aluminum rivets belong in aluminum --- but they have to be in the correct alloy 'cause there's a lot of very different alloys...
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    What locker shall I go for?

    Hmmmmmmmmmm. I haven't had that as a problem yet --- maybe because I always used the throttle-blip to make sure the old Gov-Loc was "in" before I applied pressure to it; that kept it alive for over 30 years of me abusing it. I'd just put it in forward or reverse and when I needed to - or...
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    1999 454 carb swap. best street carb, 600? 650? 750? CFM

    Never liked Holleys -- every time the sun went behind a cloud you had to re-jet. Power valves blow out if you get a backfire and they are just a lot of maintenance. Been running Q-Jets as an old retired street racer and drags in dual-quad setups --- even the Edelbrock versions -- flawless. I...
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    What locker shall I go for?

    You would really appreciate the Eaton when you want to crush all those beer cans. Question? Why do you feed your lambs with your family? ........ just askin' .......................... and do the authorities know what you're doing?
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    Filling small holes without welding

    I like watching Bondo Billy --- here he's flux-core welding a gap-slot -- and it is a decent weld process. I've seen him chase rust holes in much the same way --- and they always turn out good - I still like to think he's shooting some panel wax on the inside after he completes the welding and...
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    Time for new shocks. Look at these!

    I stick with Ranchos. Toured the factory a bunch of years ago and liked what I saw. Rancho RS5000X Series
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    What locker shall I go for?

    I went with the Eaton 912A556 Detroit Truetrac 8.5" 28 Spline Differential with 10 Bolt for my '85 K5, and I also replaced the ring and pinion to match the front axle. IIRC they are 3.08:1. I like the taller gears 'cause if I need low-grunt, I've always got Low Range. We...
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    Gm 12 bolt gear pattern help. ?

    If you move things around to get to what you THINK is the correct lash, you mess up the tooth pattern again. Stop with good pattern and let the chips fall --- it won't be bad - it's the way it's gonna be.
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    Gm 12 bolt gear pattern help. ?

    Backlash is what's left over after the patterns are correct. There's too much emphasis on backlash - and it can be understood as it's the machining process and matching of the gears at the machining stage. Every gear-cutting machine process will produce tolerances and differences which are...
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    Quadrajet Filter Spring

    Most extended cranking to fill the float chamber was from the well plugs draining and they took a while to refill before you'd get the engine to run again. There were kits to prevent that well plug drainage and they worked pretty well. I just use an electric frame-mounted fuel pump as a...
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    Burning hei coils

    Did you check the available voltage at the power coming into the HEI coil? If you have a dropping resistor or the factory resistive primary wire in the circuit, the coil can die while it's sucking wind (low voltage) by pulling higher amps --- and that'll burn out the HEI coil quickly! Amps...
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    how fast is your power window?

    I'm seriously considering this. Right now I'm angry at my K5 because it flattened the cam and I'm contemplating a crate 350. Urg-g-gh! I digress ....... One thing I did that keeps me from having to buy new drive-cables for the rear motor-to-transmission is that I JB Weld-ed the end that...
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    I hate the power window and door lock switches

    I worked in a cryogenics research facility (SeaLab) and they would not use the crimpers that put the pointed dent in the crush zone. They had to run to US Navy standards that forbade them because they tend to over-crush the individual wire strands, and they are made of copper and they get cut...
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    A/C blower always running when key on

    It was called "Astro Ventilation" and it's designed to keep stale air moving out of the cab --- either through the vents in the edges of the doors where those strange "grills" are with the rubber flaps inside them --- or later versions have an exhaust system built into the back of the cab. On...
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    I hate the power window and door lock switches

    I'm still using the stock OE GM switches, but I soldered the wires to the connectors at the switch pins and put some 4-wire oxygen sensor wires and the male and female plugs into the circuit so I could disassemble it if I had to. After 14 years - no troubles.
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    Power window motor?

    I re-rubbered all the seals, gaskets, window guides, wipers (door window wipers) and using stock motors --- they run very well without any extra relays. The rear window is another thing however and I used a tap off of the 0Ga welding wire I ran to the back bumper near the 7-pin RV jack to add...
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    Ignition Resistance Wire-Needed or Nah

    ***edited by staff*** This post was edited because it had no purpose on the forum other than tearing down another member. I chose this route rather than fully deleting the post in order to make an example of 59840surfer. If personal attacks continue, bans from the forum will be handed out...
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    Ignition Resistance Wire-Needed or Nah

    That pink wire is a specisl resistor and is a specific length. It runs hot when it's working correctly .... that's its job. Ignore all the dog and pony advice to test it ... with meters and rocket science. It's simpler than all that noise; they don't know the system It drops the operating...
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    Belt squeal (while accelerating)/alternator question

    How many years did this vehicle NOT have alternator/belt noise with that wire? This is a false flag - so leave it alone.
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    Belt squeal (while accelerating)/alternator question

    I've also had a heavy-duty fan thermal drive cause this too. At first start-up, the oil has migrated to the wrong area, and that in effect locks the fan up to the sheeve. Then with the alternator trying to make up for what you took outta the battery at start-up, it all adds up. If you want...

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