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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    Update............ I installed the new Mishimoto Radiator and she's running cool. The temps have been highs around 80 so I haven't pushed her but I let her idle for 15 minutes and its running cooler. My guess is 185 but I'll pull the infared out when it hits 90 again. The radiator is $319...
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    th350 issue

    Thanks guys, I bought a long tube model chrome one off amazon for $15 and it looks exactly like the oring style. I took the dipstick and stuck it in my existing tube and it reads right in the middle lol. Done
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    th350 issue

    thanks guys. This truck is an adventure lol... I'm going to buy a tube and dipstick off of amazon and install it in a couple of days... I have a gasket kit that has 7+ gaskets in it so I should have the gasket I need in case the new tube doesn't come with one. The pan is back on so I can't...
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    th350 issue

    I have a bit of a frankentruck... originally an 87 v10 with a 305. Now has a carbed 305 out of an 84, th350 and a np205. I think the axles are original... I've been having a couple issues lately.... what seems to be happening is that if I fill up the fluid to where it should be hot it seems...
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    Brake light issue....finally........SOLVED!!!

    I had a similar issue where the brake lights went inop and I had a tech take a look at it when he was replacing the rear brakes/drums etc. He said it was the harness he was right. It was a pita but there is a good right up by 89suburban if i remember correctly. Makes it fairly straightforward...
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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    With the guage reading 180-190 in temperate weather the infared thermometer was reading right at 180 by the tstat. I didn't wait till 90 degree weather to double check the accuracy in hot weather but it is a safe assumption on a 30 year old stock radiator. I'll be moving to NC where the...
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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    I just ordered the moshimoto from Jegs for $268.75. It won't be here for 2 weeks but the truck drives fine, just a little warm when the temp is in the 90's. I'll test out the new radiator in hot weather and report back how she does. Looks like I might not be in NC till September so I'll keep...
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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p608/hinckley001Hinckley001/gauge/4F4C923F-98E4-47A6-ACB7-CF6785AAC62A_zpsizeybh5y.jpg Thanks for the info guys. I picked up a cheapo infrared thermometer and checked different parts of the radiator and block. Temp has been cool around 74 and the truck...
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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    I just ordered an infared thermometer off amazon for $10. I think its a good idea of I'm fixing a non problem lol and getting ahead of myself. The stock radiator is in good shape and the temp guage doesn't move much once at temp. I'll double check the tstat I used but if I remember correctly...
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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PostAddtoCart?nextAvailableDate=0&calculateOrder=1&orderId=54504905&langId=-1&field2_1=10109&inventoryMessage=06/19/17&inventoryAvailable=N&partNumber_1=690-MMRAD-CK-78X&catalogId=10002&addCatEntryId=3653874&atc-qty=1&storeId=10001&quantity_1=1&ddkey=...
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    aftermarket radiator and electric fan options

    I've been driving my K10 a lot lately and fixing little and big problems as they arise. My truck doesn't overheat per say but the factory guage reads 200 all the time. I think thats what it always did and only goes up to 210 degrees in extreme heat. My buddy looked it a couple years ago with...
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    Engine advice; rebuild, replace or put on a new pan???

    thanks for the advice guys. The truck still had a fair amount of oil in it when I drained the pan. The pan was really rusty but since she leaks it was always covered in oil lol. I got lucky and never lost oil pressure or oil volume and it was a pin hole leak at the back of the pan which...
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    Engine advice; rebuild, replace or put on a new pan???

    Hey guys, I'm at a cross roads.... I haven't been able to do much with my truck the last couple of years because of work etc and having no free time... I actually have a couple weeks before I move and am technically unemployed so I could devote a week or so to getting the truck fixed up etc...
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    87 v10 fuel sending unit

    Guys, thanks for the tips. I'm moving south in a couple weeks so I'm going to take the advice of its not broke; don't fix it..... I want to upgrade the fuel hose but don't want to spend $100 bucks if I have to sell in a couple months :( Not likely as my truck is one of a kind with the Rugby...
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    87 v10 fuel sending unit

    Quick question hopefully; I have an 87 V10 but the engine is from an 84 and she is carbed. The fuel sending unit is pretty rusty and I'm thinking of replacing it while I replace the fuel line. Should I use a fuel sending unit from an 86 or 87? It was originally dual 16 gallon tanks but...
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