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  1. Camatruder

    Ignition switch caught fire

    This '91 K5 is my DD, i use it to visit clients. So last tuesday first client was a 40 mile drive, mostly highway. I got there without any problems but when i started and backed up the truck 1 hour later a lot of smoke came out of the steering column. Shutting off the engine didn't help but...
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    Play in steering box at normal operating temp.

    When starting after the truck has been sitting for a couple of hours the steering is great. As things warm up there's an increasing amount of play in the steering box when driving straight forward, not in cornering. Everything is stock, power steering filled with full synthetic atf which looks...
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    Inner fenders : which models are the same?

    Hi guys, this '91 K5 is my DD. Both front inner fenders / splash shields are toast due to salty roads in winter time. They're only 50 each at rockauto but about 1000 to ship overseas. I'd like to find a pair of good used ones on a USA car junkyard, which are not numerous here. So i might have to...
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    Power steering box recommendations

    My old box had too much play so i bought a remanufactured one from Rockauto but i was not satisfied with it. This unit had a lot of play too. So i adjusted it further but i could get it only a little better and only for a couple of days. After that it's like i did not adjust it at all. This is...
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    Very hard to start, code 42

    Hi guys, i’m having troubles diagnosing this code 42 (timing issue). My truck is very hard to start, it needs cranking 30 seconds or more. When it finally runs, it runs and drives great as if there’s nothing wrong. Battery voltage is good. I have good spark at all cilinders when cranking...
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    Engine sometimes acting strange. I'm all out ideas.

    Hi guys, I have an occasional hesitation and sometimes it even stalls. I also notice that I have a lot of white-gray-ish smoke when cold and a little of it when warm and at idle. The smoke does not smell sweet, it smells like ordinary exhaust smoke. When I’m parked and at idle and give it gas a...
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    Heavy vibration when accellerating slowly

    Hi guys, since I’ve been using this truck as a daily driver and doing a lot of highway driving this is starting to annoy me. Completely stock 1991 K5 350 with automatic transmission The short but very heavy vibration does not always occurs but if it does it’s always at following conditions ...
  8. Camatruder

    Play in steering column

    If i grab the steering shaft in the engine bay close to the firewall (thus above the rag joint) in one hand and the steering wheel in the other, I can feel a fair amount of rotational play. I can not understand how that is possible. There is no play between the steering wheel and the splined...
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    How and where do you jack up engine when replacing motor mounts ?

    I don't have an engine host so i'll have to jack it up from the underside. I'd rather not jack it up on the oil pan as i may not be strong enough, even when supported with a wouden block. Would the torque converter be a good place? Thanks for reading.
  10. Camatruder

    Newbie from Belgium

    Hi guys, i’m Rik and i live in Belgium. Ever since I was little I was impressed by those amazing American cars I saw on TV. At first it was all in a more passive way but a couple of years ago I restored a 1988 Camaro which is a really rare care over here. This infected me only more with the...

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