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  1. projo198

    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    Thanks all. I plan on borrowing a pressure tester from Oreilleys and taking the steps you guys have suggested. Will update!
  2. projo198

    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    Well quick update. Wife and Injust finished pulling her home. I just looked under the hood With just a visual inspection all the hoses look good. Truck actually fired right up, I ran it just long enough to pull up to my shop door. Radiator is empty but resevoir was full. Is it possible that...
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    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    You buy it for me and I'll put your sticker on my window as a sponsor!
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    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    This morning was her maiden voyage to go get a state safety inspection so I could register her. Inspection place was 20 minutes away. I had it about 10 when I started to lose power, the truck quit and white smoke (or steam?) started billowing from the hood. Temp gauge was maxed out, admittedly I...
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    Alternatives to anti-sway bar?

    Yessir!
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    Old school Pioneer head unit, should I or should I not???

    First of all: that cassette collection is DOPE! Secondly, I just finished using one of these for a single din install and it works great, keeps things looking very clean. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AJ3885W/
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    Skool me on timing w/o timing tab

    Not hard to build your own, had to do this on my Trans Am. I just used some thicker sheet metal to replicate a "bar" including a tab for bolting it to the motor. Then with an advanced timing light you can determine TDC, watch where the scribe is hitting the bar you made and file notches in it...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Picked up a slightly rusted roll bar last week for 50 bucks. Had to cut out the cancer, weld patches back in and chop/fabricate the rear 2 legs as the bar was for a longbed and I have a shortbed. Finished last night with a coating of spray on bedliner.
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    Alternatives to anti-sway bar?

    I would start there, relatively affordable and easy first step.
  10. projo198

    Garage upgrade

    My garage doors have openers but my shop door is a huge barn door and a real joy to open and close.
  11. projo198

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Last night I finished chopping up a rollbar meant for a long bed to fit into my short bed. Just gotta finish welding and cleaning now. Last week I finally put in the new cluster relay board and switched all the bulbs to LED. Everything works on my dash now!
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    Exhaust Question

    Yes! The FlowMaster 40 is no longer patented and lots of other companies are making clones. I have 2 on my '82 longbed and they sound AMAZING!
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    Can this be removed?

    To expand on what others have said no engine air/gas/vacuum goes through that. It leads to a housing on the exhaust which captures heat much like the heater on older VW Beetles. I kept mine on and hooked up simply because all the parts were there (though I doubt the vacuum assembly works anymore).
  14. projo198

    Rear View Mirror

    Side or windshield?
  15. projo198

    Coolant Hose Popped Off the Thermostat

    Because of the low cost I would go ahead and replace the hose, thermostat, coolant and radiator cap. As for coolant in the carb may be a good idea to run a heat gun or fan down into your intake for a bit to hopefully evaporate any of it out. But if you've been running it since then with no...
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    Shop heater

    I built a double 55-gallon drum wood stove for mine, but honestly I mostly run my huge Val 6 that burns diesel which I fill with agricultural diesel. My shop is big and drafty enough that I don't worry much about fumes, and that thing will get to cooking after about 20 minutes even in below 0...
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    Harbor Freight Table and carts

    I have one and love it. Unfortunately like anything horizontal in my shop it typically ends up piled up with crap and unusable...
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    Instrument cluster questions on new build

    This may not be of great use to you, but I had the same issue a few years back finding the correct temp sensor for my '82 with a 305 motor. I eventually tried the following at it worked, so when shopping for your 350 and you see this pick the OTHER option lol. I can't help you with the oil...
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    Do I even need a gas tank vent tube?

    Well I feel dumb. The vent hose had in fact kinked behind the fill tube. Instead of paying $25 for the correct hose I just added a brass 90-degree PEX fitting and voila! Took 5 gallons without a drop lost.
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    Do I even need a gas tank vent tube?

    Thank you. The hose still has a downward angle but likely not enough like you said. I will do some research on the blazer tank, have not heard of that. I only have 1 tank now.
  21. projo198

    Do I even need a gas tank vent tube?

    On my '78 K10 when I replaced a leaking gas tank I moved the mounts up so that the tank didn't hang so low below the body. In doing so I believe I caused a fueling issue because now it takes forever to fill without the fill tube locking up and spitting gas out. I've been researching remedies...
  22. projo198

    A Technical Comedy [Only After the Fact]

    Good call on not breaking your wife in the process. They don't handle a lot of voltage well!
  23. projo198

    Should the windshield wipers park on a 1974?

    Good luck, let me know if you need help, just finished chasing this issue on my own truck and took me a while to get it right.
  24. projo198

    Power Steering Squeel

    Aside from the belt/pully conversation have you checked for air in your system? Run it, shut it off and pop the reservoir cap to see if bubbles are popping to the top.
  25. projo198

    Exhaust Question

    Late to the conversation, but if you can weld dual exhaust is very easy to run and Flowmaster's patent on their 40 series mufflers ran out years ago so there are tons of cheap options on the market now.

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