Recent content by Camatruder

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    What new tools have you got lately?

    Just ordered a thin spark plug wrench for BMW motorcycles because mine didn't fit, only to find that there is one included in the toolbox under the seat
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    Hello from Orange County!

    '88. First american car i ever owned and restored. Gutless v6 but i loved the thing a lot. Sold it when the K5 arrived, still regret it though.
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    Hello from Orange County!

    Welcome from Belgium. We could get along just fine, see my avatar.
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    Post a pic of your first car or restoration!

    Those little ones are 20 and 22 now. Great kids but I failed to get them interested in american cars though:confused:
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    Post a pic of your first car or restoration!

    First american car i owned. First car i ever did some work on.
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    Truck Won't Start!! Need Advice!

    Neutral/park safety switch??
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    Driveshaft vibration

    I'm absolutely no expert on chasing these vibrations, but i think it can still be your torque convertor. A damaged friction material ring can cause an unbalance in the TC even when not in lock up. In lockup however it will be worse
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    What is this?

    Knock sensor ?
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    My wife's 69 Mustang work in progress

    I bet your wife never complains about you buying car parts
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    Test for lockup on 700r4?

    About your first note, the hard 1-2 shift. I had the same issue with my stock '91 K5 with 700r4. I adjusted the tv-cable multiple times as described but that changed nothing. Until somebody gave me the advice to adjust it one notch further manually and after that it felled like a new...
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    454 TBI doesn't like operating temperature!!!

    Worn spark plugs or bad wires can destroy ignition modules.
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    Wind noise is running me stir crazy

    I had the same problem. Adjusting the doors so that they close firmly did a lot. Now i have to slam them a little harder but it really helped. Then i added this, which also helped a little.
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    Tach conversion kits

    I does with I does fit with a little modification. I idd this on my 91 k5 long time abo. https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/factory-gm-guages-add-tach.23640/#post-451290
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    Ignition switch switch draining battery

    Be carefull, my ignition switch caught on fire a couple of weeks ago. I was only able to stop the fire by pulling one of the battery cables. Just shutting down the engine and pulling the key was not enough. Apperently the switch was so worn that the metal glider got in contact with a constant +.
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    Play in steering box at normal operating temp.

    I tried and checked everything in the previous post but no change. I own this truck for 5 years now and it really has had this problem ever since. In the past years i changed about every steering component including the steering box and pump that were rebuild ones from rockauto. Which leaves me...

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