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  1. Christian Nelson

    Electric Fuel Pump

    Well, I do'nt claim any certifications, or any superior knowledge. However, every time vapor lock happened to me back in the day, I'd put a "T" fitting on the carb inlet, and a smaller line coming back to the return line to the tank. It acted like it's own pressure regulator of sorts, and always...
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    Kicking around doing an LS swap

    If you are set on doing an LS swap, by all means, go for it. But your statement that you can't get better than 8 mpg with small block, and 700r4 tells me something is seriously wrong with your engine, or something. Is it geared too low/high? is there a major fuel line leak? Only truck I had that...
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    Diff yoke compatibility question

    Huh, no one has done this before? I woulda thought someone here would know this right off hand.
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    Diff yoke compatibility question

    Hey y'all, I am finally getting around to working on pulling parts off my donor truck for an LS/LT swap on my 84 4x4. I pulled the transfer case, and tranny off donor, I will be re-using the 4 speed from my old truck, and transfer case. I was noticing the drive shaft is quite abit beefier...
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    Which product do you recommend for chassis

    I've been spraying phosphoric acid on my metal after cleaning loose scale off, and wirewheeling til all the loose stuff is off. It turns a grey-ish color, as the rust is converted to iron phosphate, instead of iron oxide, then I paint rustoleum semi gloss implement paint on top of it. Seems to...
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    How to... lift Suburban 4x4

    Your cheapest way to get enough lift without replacing driveshafts, and stuff for 38" tires would be a combination of a 4" suspension lift, and a 3" body lift. I've seen a heavy half ton get away with 38/16/15 tires on only a 3" body lift. But, he didn't care if there was some fender rub on the...
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    Q-Jet Choke housing re-install keeps binding up?

    Looks like you got is squared away.. I was going to mention to check, I used to see this every so often back in the day. Sometimes people overtighten the wingnut on the air cleaner, and this warps the throat of the carb slightly enough to make the choke butterflies catch on the edge of the...
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    Got a 5.3 donor, have questions..

    Yep, they just now approved my join request. I sent it yesterday, or the day before after reading your other response in that thread.
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    Got a 5.3 donor, have questions..

    I have read some threads on the subject, I am aware of the search function. I had some specific questions that were not answered in any of the threads I saw. For example, is the gas tank from the 99 truck able to fit on the older truck, I read somewhere they are about 4" taller? I think that...
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    Got a 5.3 donor, have questions..

    No one has any advice to give on this?
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    Manual hubs on 203 without part time conversion

    No additional wear occurs from running in HI lock with hubs unlocked. That is like saying your differential gets worn out when both wheels are spinning at exactly the same speed. Hi LOCK locks the differential, so that it actuall wears the little spider gears even less than normal use. In...
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    Manual hubs on 203 without part time conversion

    For sure, I always liked to have the option to unlock them, or lock them in. REALLY nice to run on the freeway with the hubs locked in, with transfer case in "HI", and have that nice gription that gives, without wrecking stuff like running in regular 4x4 at speed in winter weather.. My old truck...
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    Got a 5.3 donor, have questions..

    Hi all, I was able to get a 99 pickup with bad 4l65E and cracked fram in exchange for doing some work for a buddy on his "Bleeper" (Jeep Cherokee welded on top of a cut down K20 frame) I can pull off anything I need, and he will scrap the rest. My plan is to pull the engine and wire harness...
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    Manual hubs on 203 without part time conversion

    I ran locking hubs on a 203, and they did help with not feeling the differential switching from front to back, and torquing your steering wheel like the full time 4x4's always do. I don't know how much better fuel mileage was, but it sure handled better on the highway. You need to run it in "HI...
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    Rear springs on front?

    LOL yeah, I know how that goes.. I already have a set of 33's though.. Rubs the fenders when I turn at a certain spot, but once I go past there, it stops, but if it had just a bit of lift, 2-4" it would be fine, but I don't really wanna go much higher than that, which is why I ask how much lift...
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