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    K20 getting hot when in 4Lo/slow

    I have an '84 K20 with less than 10k on new everything: crate engine/700R4/transfer case/diffs etc. When running in 4lo it gets really hot on the gauge (220+) and the engine compartment is blazin' hot. This truck is a work truck in Alaska, primarily used on the beach hauling totes of fish from...
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    WTB: Stock K20 Steering arm

    I have an '84 K20 and I need a stock (no lift kit), steering arm. Let me know what you have! Thanks
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    Dana 70 early vs late pinion offset question

    I need to put together a wide DRW Dana 70 axle for my 4.88 geared work truck. I just bought an early series (early 1970's) CNC Ford Dana 70 with 4.88's for cheap. I know the early units had a .5 pinion offset and the new ones such as a 70HD have the .625 offset. Can I swap the ring/pinion from...
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    Srw to drw swap info needed.

    Looking to swap out the 14 bolt semi float in my 1984 k20 for a full float dually axle. I've found one from a 1981 1 ton dually, will that fit? With what mods? New springs perch locations? Or, what dually axle would be a direct bolt in, if any? Lots of confusing info via the search tool...
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    How to remove exterior molding on '85 C10

    Truck has two tone paint and we'd like to repaint it with just a single color. How is the molding covering the ling between the two tone paint attached? Is it something exterior mounted only like a double sided tape or are there holes in the side panels with some type of clip in them (hoping not!).
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    6.2l/Th400 any trans upgrades needed?

    My son just bought an '85 C20 with the diesel and Th400. We're swapping the original engine of unknown history with an airport tug pull out engine that has a Banks turbo on it with performance pump and ARP head studs. While we're doing the engine install, he wants to pull the trans to do a hot...
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    Help upgrading the AC on a 1985 C20 6.2L

    My son just purchased a low mile 6.2l out of an airport tug to replace his original 6.2 of unknown condition. He has factory air on the original engine. We damaged the AC condenser when we pulled the engine out so that got me thinking about upgrading the AC system since we have to now replace...
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    Manual GP solenoid

    My son is looking to go manual on the GP's on his '85 C20. What is the recommended solenoid to use in this application?
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    Help with setting up timing on new cam/intake/dist/carb install

    Just finishing up my tbi to carb swap. Working this rig on the beach was the reason for the attempt to remove as much electrical as possible under the hood. The salt water environment has played havoc on my 1990 Dodge 3/4 ton tbi as every year I'm replacing corroded sensors. Anyway, new cam...
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    Some 700r4 questions, tv cable and shift points

    Just finishing up my tbi to carb conversion in my 1988 k5. Supposedly the trans had a rebuild about 20k ago. I have a Thunder AVS on it and bought the Edelbrock throttle arm adapter and then modded the edelbrock bracket that holds the tv and throttle cables to get the cables in decent position...
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    Help with Edelbrock carb

    Working on my 1988 Blazer TBI to carb swap (125k miles on stock engine) and am having some issues with the Edelbrock carb. I'm sticking with this carb so please no "junk it and get a holley" comments. Changes to vehicle: New summit 0032 cam, 204/.427 single pattern, 110 LS New timing chain New...
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    Help with wipers

    I drive my 1988 K5 from CA to AK in two weeks and thought I'd check the wipers before my wife and I pulled out of the driveway! They cycled 90 degrees and froze up solid, no movement whatsoever. I replaced the motor which helped but the wipers won't " park" and the delay/washer doesnt work...
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    Using cruise control electrical to control trans lock up

    I watched a youtube video the other day and a guy had an oldsmobile I believe it was and he connected his 700r4 lock up to the cruise control circuit which he wasn't using. I need to do the same on my 1988 K5 as I've removed the TBI and gone carb/hei and I don't know that the cruise will work...
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    Where to buy injector pump

    I recently posted about my 20 yr old son's 1985 C20 that he just bought. Appears it has an IP problem as it smokes bad on start up and lessens but never really clears up as the engine warms up. The engine also shakes quite badly at idle. It has dual exhaust and both sides put out the same amount...
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    1984 C20 6.2 trans question

    My 20 yr old son just bought a 1984 C20 with the 6.2l/Th400/4.10/Eaton posi. He's going to be using it for work a day or so a week and has a 150 mile round trip. We've talked about putting a 700r4 in it to help improve the mileage ( I know in a gasser it can drop cruise rpm by 800 or so). Is a...
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    Help with this driveline install

    Recently purchased 1988 Blazer 5.7/700r4/208. I pulled the rear driveline as I needed to replace the pinion bearing. While I had it apart, I replaced all the rear axle bearing/seals and added a powertrax no slip locker. When I re-installed the driveline I noticed that the rear yoke didn't have...
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    TBI to carb swap, will the cruise control still work?

    I'm just about done converting my 1988 K5/5.7/700R4 to a carb'd set up. I noticed today as I was cleaning up the engine bay wiring harness that the cruise control "pod" didn't have any electrical going to it, just vac lines. With that in mind, will the cruise control still work even tho I've...
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    Help identify this diesel engine

    My 20 yr old son drove 3 hrs today to look at a canadian built 1979 C10 factory diesel with supposedly a newer 1985 engine. Upon looking at the pics he took and sent me, I'm confused on what this engine is as the hard lines going to where the injectors should be appear to disappear into the head...
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    1980 K20 flat bed dump

    I bought 3 trucks about 18 months ago to rebuild and ship to Alaska for work trucks. I got the other two completed and shipped up and now realize that I'm good with the two and don't need a third. 1980 K20 with some older vintage front panels. Was originally a 4sp/350 truck 396/402 BBC that...
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    1988 K5, need an inexpensive stereo option

    I'm driving my K5 from CA to AK next spring, a short 3200 mile/57hr trip according to mapquest! I'm looking for an inexpensive stereo unit with both CD and USB slot for either thumb drive or my cell phone cord for music. Once in Alaska, the rig is going to live at the beach for the summer...
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    1988 TBI to carb swap on non registered rig

    I just bought a 1988 K5 350TBI/208/700R4. I'll be driving the rig from CA to AK next spring where it will be used 2 months a year on the beach as my boat launching vehicle for my commercial fishing business. Due to the salt spray and air, I have found that every vehicle I own that gets used on...
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    tilt sloppy, won't lock in place

    Just picked up a 1988 K5 today. Along with a few minor repairs, I need to address the column. The wheel will not lock in any position regardless of moving the tilt lever. It simply drops to the full down position and you can pivot it up/down independent of the tilt lever. I've read numerous...
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    New key tumbler, now no start

    Replaced the tumbler on my 1980 K20 and now I don't get any response from my starter. I hear the electric fuel pump wind up but when i turn the key the fuel pump stops and I get nothing from the starter either. Any ideas?
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    Which is stronger in 4lo, 700r4 or th400?

    I commercial fish in Alaska tending nets right off the beach. I currently use a heavily modded M715 as the "tractor" to pull the nets up/down the beach as the tide comes in/out. I'm in need of a second such vehicle for this application and am looking at a 1988 K5 Blazer with low miles and one...
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    Help with a 396 build in a work truck

    I posted this last year about a 1894 K20 rebuild for use on the beach in AK hauling fish. That truck project is finished and running fine. I now have 1980 K20 with wrecking yard BBC in it. I thought it was a 454 but block casting numbers show to be a 1970 396/402 truck motor with -950 heads...

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