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- HotRod
- Truck Year
- 85 K20 LWB
- Truck Model
- Silverado
- Engine Size
- 454 - Turbo 400 - 3.73
Finally installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge and water temp gauge.
Plugged my heater core hoses where I thought they'd go, didn't work.
I replaced the output shaft u-joint(the one that connects to the diff yoke). I was going to put it back on the truck and have some 4WD, then I found out my dad took off the straps and flung them, and now I have to get new ones. So I went to the parts store to get some, and they look like a cheap piece of flat stamped steel. Is that all they are? It didn't look very strong.
Installed my tach too. Wrong. But at least it's in there. I gotta hook up power to the tach, oil pressure and water temp since driving around and occasionally shining the flashlight at them to see doesn't seem like something i should keep doing.
You been busy. Yes, those straps aren't much and why the wheelers prefer to change the Yoke and go to the Ubolt style with nuts. Some guys even drill out the threads and go with Ubolts on the OE Yoke. But the thing is, if you jack it up drilling it out, then you are commited and have no choice but to swap the pinion yoke on the rear end. That in itself, if you don't follow the right procedure can trash your rear gears. I do have a feeling though, OE straps are probably a little better than those Dorman replacements from the Help section at the discount auto stores. But go with it, they'll work. I don't even know where they are, but I'm sure I'd have a set of OE's to mail you, but damn, finding those will be like a needle .....