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    What have you done to your square lately??

    That’s what I would have thought too but it showed as an option for that paint scheme and interior trim color. Looks the closest of any 77-78 specific carpet options. PS you were right about the headliner. It come out in one piece was just stuck to the roof around the perimeter. Had to remove...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Repainted a few of the trim pieces in the cab. Definitely lighter than OE color. Compared to the back corner pieces. But I like it. Need to decide before I do the door panels. Those are kinda cooked. On another note, I’m pretty certain this truck was ordered by the PO and not a stock lot...
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    Been runnin on empty for 40 miles!

    Possible. Sender is new though and it went perfectly to empty and stopped there on the gauge. Not really an issue. Just perplexing. If it runs for 75 miles on empty that tank just has a nice reserve. It does look like it was installed by a chimpanzee though…
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    ‘79 K10 Owner

    Welcome! Sounds like you have more mechanical aptitude at 17 than most have at any age! More than me anyways! Kudos to you. And nice truck!
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    Power window motor?

    Ok I was off in my thinking. Although I thought I checked the case to ground. Either way, have + power on opposite pins based on switch direction and when pigtail is plugged into window motor can hear a click when switch is pressed. Still a bad motor I believe. Thanks again for the help!
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    Power window motor?

    Yes I did thanks. Checked assembly was cont to ground. And only checked for + on the 2 wires, - grounded to the body. Thanks for the heads up though!
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    Power window motor?

    @Doppleganger Have not. Bone stock. Passenger window is fast. Both windows on the 86 are fast. Haven’t needed “more power” yet.
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    New tire question

    The tire takes up the space, so big or small rim, doesn’t matter. Use a tire size guide online to compare different widths and aspect ratios to your current size.
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    Power window motor?

    Quick check before ordering a new drivers side window motor. Have power to the switch. Power to the window motor plug as expected on/off with the window switch. No other possibilities, correct? Just a smoked window motor?
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    Been runnin on empty for 40 miles!

    It’s a single wire, 3 port aftermarket solenoid. No return lines. And based off of switching back n forth several times it’s only pulling from the tank selected. What it looks like? Ugly square old welded steel tank covered in 1970s era rustproofing that appears to have the same sender as an OE...
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    Been runnin on empty for 40 miles!

    Hahaha oops Eagles, Jackson Brown, who’s counting….my bad. This one is bolted to the frame, some u bolt looking brackets. Honestly was installed by a hack. Filler neck sticks out of a poorly cut hole in the bed at a weird angle. And bed side dented up looks like upon install. Back to why not...
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    What is this? (LSPV Valve)

    You may be referring to the wrong person here?
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    Been runnin on empty for 40 miles!

    Looks like it was just under 1/8 at 69996.9 Hahaha If that was accurate it would have 2-3 gallons left. The 86 runs out of gas aboot 10-15 miles after the gauge quits bouncing. This thing don’t get 20 mpg!
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    Been runnin on empty for 40 miles!

    Like the Eagles song except no tape deck in the truck. The old 77 has an aftermarket aux tank. PO said it is only 10 gallons. Asked him why he thought that. Said cause when it’s on E it only takes 10 gallons…reasonable logic. But the tank looks roughly the same size as the OE tank. =20 gal...
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    DA New Pantina, at least temporarily

    If I didn’t know better I’d think it may have been one of my past buddy’s trucks. He worked auto body at the time and also beat the hell out of this new truck he bought. So he was always painting something. Either fixin whiskey dents or giving it a new color scheme. Bet there were parts of that...

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