What have you done to your square lately??

[donnieray]

Might need to bend the float arm on the sending to make sure it touches the bottom of the tank when it reads empty and full when touching the top.

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I wish someone had told me that!

 

[78C10BigTen]

I always go the opposite so i know E isnt actually empty...

 

[donnieray]

I always go the opposite so i know E isnt actually empty...

My two that I've replaced the pickups in are the same. When the needle shows dead empty, no movement at all I still have about two gallons. I'm used to it.

 

[82sbshortbed]

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Put my temperature gauge where the old clock was.

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Just need to straighten up a little before putting rest of cluster back together again. Maybe a small tach to the right of temperature gauge before putting back together.

 

[legopnuematic]

Took a trip from my house to Bowling Green, MO today to pick up some steel from a welding supply/surplus, 120 mile round trip (60 each way). Filled both tanks up before I left town and recorded the mileage. Kept a steady 65mph the whole way there and back, fuel gauge went from over full to full. Topped it off at the same gas station I went to when I left, took 4.443 gallons. Both times it spewed out the filler neck so I know its full. 120/4.443=27 miles per gallon. The Quadrajet and 3.07 gears proved themselves today. That is the same MPG that my father gets in his 2014 Honda CR-V with half the cylinders, 10x(atleast) the technology, and 1000lbs lighter. I call that a win.

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Then the drivers window fell off the track after I topped off, looks like I'll be putting new felts in the window when I pull the piece out to reweld it (which it needs). The one from my 79 for reference of what it should be on the left.

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[Frankenchevy]

Took a trip from my house to Bowling Green, MO today to pick up some steel from a welding supply/surplus, 120 mile round trip (60 each way). Filled both tanks up before I left town and recorded the mileage. Kept a steady 65mph the whole way there and back, fuel gauge went from over full to full. Topped it off at the same gas station I went to when I left, took 4.443 gallons. Both times it spewed out the filler neck so I know its full. 120/4.443=27 miles per gallon. The Quadrajet and 3.07 gears proved themselves today. That is the same MPG that my father gets in his 2014 Honda CR-V with half the cylinders, 10x(atleast) the technology, and 1000lbs lighter. I call that a win.

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Then the drivers window fell off the track after I topped off, looks like I'll be putting new felts in the window when I pull the piece out to reweld it (which it needs). The one from my 79 for reference of what it should be on the left.

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I’ll be happy with half that consistently!

You have a half ton with cab markers and I have a one ton without them! Was yours optioned that way from the factory?

 

[legopnuematic]

I’ll be happy with half that consistently!

You have a half ton with cab markers and I have a one ton without them! Was yours optioned that way from the factory?

Yes sir, factory cab lights. My 76 I believe had done some time towing as it had a 7-way trailer plug and brake controller, the mounting plates for a 5th wheel or gooseneck (see second picture), Dana aftermarket cruise control, beefy receiver hitch. Normally I get around 10mpg commuting to school and work, but that is all city driving with lots of start and stop, I am very happy that it got that good of mileage on that trip.

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[Honky Kong jr]

Replaced my hydraboost unit.

 

[Old77]

Wow....that fuel economy is pretty wild.

 

[Big Chip]

Replaced my hydraboost unit.

How did that go?

 

[Honky Kong jr]

How did that go?

Well instead of whining about not having the socket for the nut on the back side I attacked it like any cave man would hammer and a flat chisel. Worked great

 

[Snoots]

Replaced my hydraboost unit.

So, you've been running BBC's for so long you finally figured out you'd better get it to stop?

 

[Big Chip]

Like primitive Pete?

 

[Snoots]

Like primitive Pete?

More like Fred Flintstone.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

So, you've been running BBC's for so long you finally figured out you'd better get it to stop?

I have 4 wheel disc and hydraboost it stops very well the one that was on it started leaking