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  1. mtnmankev

    Where to go for alignment?

    When you do find a shop to handle the task, be prepared to shell out a flock of dollars in labor time charges. 4x4's use a tapered shim behind the hub and the disassembly/reassembly to install them can be expensive.
  2. mtnmankev

    Not enough Edelbrock 1406 fuel pressure ?

    I should replace those rubber lines, as it has been many years and lots of ethanol gas, and many of us have had experience with deteriorated rubber lines from that crap. Plus, I have a bad habit of running multiple fuel filters and there's a chance each tank has a filter at or near the intake...
  3. mtnmankev

    Not enough Edelbrock 1406 fuel pressure ?

    As many will recall, I recently had a no start problem on my truck with no fuel getting into the carburetor. New carb fixed the problem, truck has been doing fine, until a couple days ago. Once again, same issue. Checked everything and had plenty of gas gushing from the fuel line (electric pump...
  4. mtnmankev

    Squarebody Down! HELP - Member Roadside Assistance Volunteer Map

    Darn space aliens just keep messing with us.
  5. mtnmankev

    Squarebody Down! HELP - Member Roadside Assistance Volunteer Map

    Is there anybody near Cottonwood, AZ who might be able to help me? I recently was forced to give up my home in the off grid mountains and move into an assisted living facility (you can read more about me in the medical discussion thread) I am allowed to keep my truck as long as it runs, I can...
  6. mtnmankev

    Battery hold down bolt

    5/16-18 about 1.5" long
  7. mtnmankev

    No dash or tail lights, this is WEIRD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It's probably for the better that my health is failing and it's looking like I may end up in a home or facility in Prescott very soon.
  8. mtnmankev

    No dash or tail lights, this is WEIRD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I do remember finding this gremlin, to this day never have been able to explain how that wire ended up soldered to the bulb's terminals as the bulb had NEVER been removed since it was installed brand new.
  9. mtnmankev

    Looks like it's time to part with one of my squares

  10. mtnmankev

    Looks like it's time to part with one of my squares

    @Redfish My cell is a flip phone with no text or data service but the camera does work and I can transfer pix to my laptop that has a screen big enough to work on and see what i am doing. Smart phones have a microscopic screen I can't see what I am doing and the touch screen crap is too...
  11. mtnmankev

    Looks like it's time to part with one of my squares

    Mine is not bone stock, but fairly close. Some things have been changed. It's been repainted somewhere along the line, but the body is amazingly straight except for a dent in the driver's door. Somebody installed a spotlight on the driver's door pillar, but at least they screwed up and made the...
  12. mtnmankev

    Looks like it's time to part with one of my squares

    Originally, I had planned to bequeath my 82 made for the 83 model year C-20 Heavy duty weight rated truck to a friend. However, knowing his landlord and his neighbors are already complaining that he has too many vehicles in his yard (one I know doesn't run) he won't have anyplace to park it. He...
  13. mtnmankev

    Best spring coil compressor?

    And make sure you lubricate the threads on the puller real good. With truck on jackstands, I always put floor jack under the lower control arm to add extra safety and control.
  14. mtnmankev

    Rear diff weirdness

    Yes, with the truck sitting level, fill until it just barely starts to run out the hole. And, as a general rule I was taught back in the 1960's, if you can stick your pinky in the hole, aim downwards, and you have gear oil touching the finger close to the first joint, you have plenty of oil in...
  15. mtnmankev

    Rear diff weirdness

    Look at the passenger side of the front part of the differential for a fill plug. A 3/8" square drive will fit it.
  16. mtnmankev

    Do not buy a cheap generic Edelbrock rebuild kit

    I was prepared to open a dispute regarding the carb kits I got, but contacted the seller to give him a chance to make things right. I called him out on selling knock off garbage, he knew he was caught dead to rights and refunded me in full. I am hoping the cheap kit didn't damage my carburetor...
  17. mtnmankev

    Do not buy a cheap generic Edelbrock rebuild kit

    I ordered a Walker kit today after finding out the cheap import knock off kit caused more damage than it fixed.
  18. mtnmankev

    Do not buy a cheap generic Edelbrock rebuild kit

    I made the mistake and found virtually everything in the kit was wrong somehow, the needle seats were a slightly different thread from my carb body and would not screw in, the floats were made wrong and no amount of bending on the tabs would allow for correct float/needle & seat operation, the...
  19. mtnmankev

    Can you run Schaeffer 50W oil in a SM465?

    I always thought that viscosity index ratings were based on the same criteria, different oils are different thickness and flow accordingly, and the only constant that doesn't change is gravity always applies.
  20. mtnmankev

    Front drive shaft

    7/16" head size, or threaded shank size ? There's a slight difference.
  21. mtnmankev

    Can you run Schaeffer 50W oil in a SM465?

    In my opinion and experience, it seems the viscosity index MIGHT be okay if the climate was cold year round, otherwise probably too low for warm/hot weather, and I seriously doubt it's extreme pressure characteristics and any additives that might protect the gears and bearings. On the plus side...
  22. mtnmankev

    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    That's where I do my shopping. You may have seen one or both of my trucks in the city. Almost every trip in, somebody recognizes me and waves as we pass on the street. It's six miles of dirt/mud/rocks to get to pavement from my off grid cabin, then I can enjoy a nice ride. You mentioned you're...
  23. mtnmankev

    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    I didn't save it, but there's a pic on another thread here showing my 4x4 square on the dirt (MUD) roads here in Ash Fork. Some folks like to play in the dirt or mud, but wait, the day WILL come when you get sick of it.
  24. mtnmankev

    Removing large snap ring manual hubs, I lost my touch

    It will slide in the groove, so I know it isn't stuck or frozen.
  25. mtnmankev

    Removing large snap ring manual hubs, I lost my touch

    I need to service the wheel bearings on my 84 K10 and I have lost my touch (probably due to old age) and now I cannot get the large snap ring out so i can remove the hub innards. It used to be easy for me, and I have the pointed picks and tools to get into tight areas, but the ring just won't...

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