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  1. mistaake

    Rack and pinion?

    I'll give em a call tomorrow and see if they have any details.
  2. mistaake

    Rack and pinion?

    The ones Napa sells are made by the same company that makes the ones from O'Reilly as far as I know. And I have had rebuilt gearboxes from ACDelco, Napa, O'Reilly... all have had slop in them. Even after adjustment. In my Crown Vic I can easily turn the shaft from under the hood or reach through...
  3. mistaake

    Rack and pinion?

    Hey all, so the other big complaint I've had with my older vehicles is steering slop. I've owned two vehicles with rack and pinion and the rest with traditional gearboxes. In literally every gearbox vehicle I've had to repalce the gearbox, and in the case of my Crown Vic the one I labored over...
  4. mistaake

    fitech install om 77 c10

    I believe the expensive versions do. Not the cheaper ones.
  5. mistaake

    new to the forum, shop recs for SF Bay Area?

    Ha good luck finding a good shop around here. I grew up and have yet to find a fantastic one. But here are my thoughts on some of them. At work we deliver to red hill auto in San Anselmo, Tim over there is knowledgeable and they are often working on older domestics. I have never been a...
  6. mistaake

    FiTech EFI?

    Anybody tried this on a square body? I got rid of my 77 burb due to repeated carburetor issues that had me really f***ing frustrated but I really miss it, so I am thinking to be on the lookout for a pre-smog (so, pre-75 gasser or a diesel converted to a gas engine) square and stick this...
  7. mistaake

    Truck isn't starting after a new starter

    my 77 suburban was doing that intermittently - it was a bad starter. i put a remanufactured one from o'reilly in and now it's fine!
  8. mistaake

    rear window 77 suburban off track or something

    Maybe tonight I'll take a look at it then as it's going to rain again next week. I don't have power windows so unsure about the regulator you are referring to, but I will pull it apart and take a look. Could it have fallen off the track even if the track is intact and I slammed the tailgate...
  9. mistaake

    Convenional vs Synthetic

    Some people swear by certain brands of oil... Pennzoil, Valvoline, Castrol, whatever... However, keep in mind that there are only a few companies that actually make the base oils, and while there are different additive packages on different oils, they all meet the requirements, specifications...
  10. mistaake

    C10 lift options?

    what?
  11. mistaake

    rear window 77 suburban off track or something

    any ideas? thnx
  12. mistaake

    Convenional vs Synthetic

    Unless you live in a super cold place then a conventional oil should be just fine for one of these old trucks that was designed for conventional oil. Newer cars that require synthetic oil? You should use that!
  13. mistaake

    rear window 77 suburban off track or something

    it was fine when i got it so i don't know what happened but now it doesn't go up properly :/ as if it's off the track on the right side. how easy is it for me to fix this? right now it's just sort of closed and i taped off the other areas since it's finally raining here but it looks really...
  14. mistaake

    frustrated - quadrajet issues

    Thank you everybody for your input. The shop "adjusted the floater inside the carburetor to lower the amount of fuel that goes in" and so far so good. it does run-on/diesel a little bit once in a while and cold starts still aren't as good as it used to be when i got it but it's definitely...
  15. mistaake

    Light Bar + Switch Panel

    hmm... those flush mount led pods look very interesting. i might put something like that in the back bumper to assist with tailgaters and as better reverse lights too because the stock ones are useless! on the front i rather like the look of a "real" lightbar. i think i'm going to get a...
  16. mistaake

    Light Bar + Switch Panel

    that light bar looks great! and those "project boxes" look pretty handy. have you ever had any problems with damage to your lightbar due to stuff hitting it or kicking it when working on your truck? Thank you :)
  17. mistaake

    frustrated - quadrajet issues

    nah it's the cold starts that are damn near impossible. warm starts are instant except when it stalls out due to going over a bump just the right way. we definitely have to investigate the choke issue. that is an excellent point. if the choke closes suddenly could it cause it to flood & stall...
  18. mistaake

    frustrated - quadrajet issues

    i ended up leaving the rest of the fuel system alone because i pumped some fuel out into a clear container by cranking the engine while i had the carb removed and it looked very clear. i still don't believe its an electrical issue because if i crank the engine long enough it comes back to...
  19. mistaake

    frustrated - quadrajet issues

    thanks, but initially after it would "stall" after lots of cranking it would run like shit for a few seconds and then it would smooth out to normal again. i will check the distributor again though to be sure. i don't know if it's set "correct" but unless me leaning on it to change carburetor...
  20. mistaake

    frustrated - quadrajet issues

    ok so when i bought the truck it ran really well. except for an intermittent stall out when going over a bump. it was a fuel issue because it would sputter out and then just need a lot of cranking to start again and it would blow a ton of smoke out. so the theory was the float was getting stuck...
  21. mistaake

    Light Bar + Switch Panel

    So right now there are these goofy lights up front that I really don't like how they look (link to picture). They also don't work - I'm pretty sure that's because the wiring was partially removed and I repurposed the switch that was probably for the lights for my stereo. Anyway, not only do I...
  22. mistaake

    Affordable engine replacement?

    HOLY SHIT wtf happened?b Glad you and others are OK but that's a heck of a bummer.
  23. mistaake

    Thinking about selling my truck

    Keep it ;)
  24. mistaake

    Thinking about selling my truck

    $2500?
  25. mistaake

    Red forced into DD duty

    I'm impressed! Hopefully with all new steering stuff up front and a new carb I can do that with my square. What gear ratio do you have and is engine sound tolerable at ~80MPH?

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