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  1. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    I haven’t had a chance to get a video, I did order a sway bar drop bracket and new bushing, along with a dual stabilizer setup. I keep telling myself the sway bar should hold the axle better in place and prevent it from rotating
  2. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    I’ll try and get a video this evening see if someone else can see something I can’t. Blazer rides what I’d call average. It’s not terrible but a little bouncy. I just can’t tolerate the steering problem. It’s a chore and a half to keep it in one lane. It corners fine but just going down the...
  3. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    @Grit dog the actual axle rotates clockwise looking at the driver side, I sat there and looked at everything while having a buddy turn the wheel lock to lock and back and forth and this and that lol. The only movement k find anywhere is the axle twisting the leaf spring upwards. Rechecked torque...
  4. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    Long time break from the blazer since weather got cold, I went and messed with it today and the only movement I can find is the front spring between the axle and the hanger rotates up when steering and the axle is “wrapping”? Similar to the rearend with excessive torque? Could a lack of sway bar...
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    Intermittent steering wander?

    @Keith Seymore is caster something I can measure at home? With no local alignment places I can’t get a computer number.
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    Intermittent steering wander?

    Here’s a few pics
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    Intermittent steering wander?

    Supposedly 6” rough country with the include raised knuckle. It’s not level but it’s not super steep either.
  8. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    I don’t believe I’ve checked that, I can but as far as I can tell it’s never been off? I know the steering wheel isn’t perfectly lined up after the drag link replacement but I just haven’t bothered to fix it yet. I don’t have a local alignment shop so I don’t have any numbers on where everything...
  9. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    Understandable, yes I’m fairly familiar with these trucks this is the biggest one however, I probably wouldn’t have lifted it but I got a good deal on it. You could probably describe it as a dart, it wouldn’t be as bad if my correction didn’t lead to me just steering back and forth trying to...
  10. iamtherealJayy

    LS swap CEL

    I’ve been daily driving my 83 K5 for the most part but I’ve got three reoccurring codes, P006F(Boost Control), P1800(ECM to TCM Engine Coolant Signal), and P0006(Fuel Shutoff Valve). I’ve tried googling it and I can’t figure anything out. I can clear the CEL and drive the whole way to work...
  11. iamtherealJayy

    Intermittent steering wander?

    I’ve been driving my 1983 K5 blazer (5.3/4L60E/NP208, 6” lift, 15x12MT, 35x12.50r15) pretty much everyday, and there’s a weird steering issue I’ve never experienced before. Sometimes it’s driving perfectly fine with little to no wander and other times I’ve having to constantly over correct it...
  12. iamtherealJayy

    Windshield slow leak

    Long time no see, anyhow, I’ve been daily driving my 83 K5 blazer while also somewhat trying to “restore” it. I’ve done everything I can think of but I’m still getting drips of water in the bottom corners of the windshield and around the hvac box. I’ve removed the heater core box side, cowl and...
  13. iamtherealJayy

    Adding AC after ls swap

    After a very long time, and replacing the LS the blazer finally runs. So I’m back to ac, can I use a full system from a 88-91 k5, burb etc? And a bracket to move compressor to the top and have a factory system? After reading alot about vintage air it just doesn’t seem like the cost is worth the...
  14. iamtherealJayy

    83 K5 Blazer LS swap issue

    New issue? I just attempted to start the blazer with a code reader hooked to it and it started instantly and died and puked fuel out of the passenger exhaust manifold. What could this be caused by? I’ve had the same codes the entire time during the swap I did have to swap the intake manifold...
  15. iamtherealJayy

    83 K5 Blazer LS swap issue

    @Camar068 I have it plugged in now, I had broken it during removal from the donor, I replaced the part I just forgot to plug it in or something. Maybe it was all the goo on it I have no idea, this has been an every chance I get kind of project, definitely taken way longer than my k10. I had the...
  16. iamtherealJayy

    83 K5 Blazer LS swap issue

    @consti2tion yes factory harness cut down by the same guy I’ve used for a long time for all my harnesses. @Hunter79764 i checked the ground from head to firewall and it was a little loose so I replaced it with a bolt and nut to the firewall by the hydroboost. @Camar068 I honestly don’t know...
  17. iamtherealJayy

    83 K5 Blazer LS swap issue

    So I swapped my 1983 Chevrolet K5 blazer with a 5.3/4L60e, working on it every other weekend it took longer than I wanted but I finally got around to the first start, and it runs poorly. I noticed the intake manifold had a broken nipple for a vacuum port so I swapped it with a spare I had. No...
  18. iamtherealJayy

    K10 suspension upgrades?

    @SquareRoot the hydraulic pedal in my 87? I’ve actually been driving it the last couple days since I broke some studs on my 78 when trying to replace the 2012 tires lol. But the pedal grabs at the very top, master and line were replaced and slave has been replaced twice, all within the last...
  19. iamtherealJayy

    NV4500 swap behind a 5.3 LS

    It’s getting closer to swap time, I believe I’m going to try and get the advanced adapters driver side slave bell housing if I can ever figure which part number it is. I’ve found one for swapping nv4500 to older 350’s? Is that the correct one? Part 712577? I’m starting to collect the final parts...
  20. iamtherealJayy

    K10 suspension upgrades?

    @Wallace6 i don’t rememeber what the issue was but I have since sold the 81 flatbed, still having hydraulic clutch issues on the 87, and LS swapped the 78 K10. Found a set of 3.73 axles for the k10 just gotta figure out the parking brake cable setup and add a small lift for ~33” tires.
  21. iamtherealJayy

    NV4500 swap behind a 5.3 LS

    Well I did it, bought an 85 k10 with hydraulic clutch and 3.73 axles, so now I’ve got to strip what’s left of that truck for mine. Going to finish my k5 blazer before starting this project.
  22. iamtherealJayy

    88 gasser gauges in an 83 diesel?

    I’ll have to sit down and figure where each wire goes, I’m not as much concerned about blinker lights, 4x4 light, ses etc. I need gauges, surely I can tell if I’m in 4x4 or not, and I’ll have a separate light for a check engine light.
  23. iamtherealJayy

    88 gasser gauges in an 83 diesel?

    Blazer had cruise but it had been wacked off at the firewall so I pulled all the interior stuff out.
  24. iamtherealJayy

    88 gasser gauges in an 83 diesel?

    @bucket the speedos are both cable driven other than the little box for cruise? Little greenish blue box. I did debate on Frankensteining the two clusters to maintain a 80psi oil pressure gauge, but there wasn’t much point.
  25. iamtherealJayy

    88 gasser gauges in an 83 diesel?

    Well I’m gonna make something happen regardless. So far all I’ve done was plug the gauges in and the lights worked and the voltage gauge. Speedo should work, all the other gauges pegged out for being open? If my wiring in the engine bay is correct I should be able to throw some sensors in and...

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