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  1. Jppr26

    Slow hot crank

    So I need some help, truck is a stock 87' custom deluxe with a 350, and when it cold it cranks hard and fast, takes about 3 seconds to fire but is running fine. When it's hot, it cranks like the batery is about dead, but fires up. Truck has a manual transmission, stock exhaust for now, new...
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    Newb wtfmid I need help with long term kido build

    Well I picked up a long block 350 for cheap, headman long tube headers, 991 heads, 4 bolt main, 2101 edelbrock intake, gear drive timing, dont know cam or crank. But kido was all about getting greasy on the Subaru, and now this, awants to build a motor/truck. But I dont know how to build...
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    Score, maybe, can you help id

    So seen a Facebook post for sbc 350 for sale for 200 bucks and came with some headman long tube headders, I know it was a deal alone on the headers so I think I scored. Has 2 different numbers heads but same type I believe. Dont know on the insides yet. I was thinking of putting the heads and...
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    Small block book

    Looking for some input on a rebuild book to get, seen there is alot of them out there. Any one have some good advice as wich ones too look at. I'm looking to do my first budget build someday for a swap in my 87 v20, going to stay with the tbi and ignition system, and manual trans
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    Basic TBI mod success

    So the truck is a 87 v20, all stock, and I realised how much power it lacked while coming home with about a yard of sand in the back, so I started looking into some basic, easy upgrades. Found out the tbi is basically undersized and heads are restrictive for economic reasons, I will do heads and...
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    Gimme some basics

    I got a 87 v20 4x4 with a tbi 350 and a 4 speed, I'm not looking for anything crazy as my wrenching ability is kinda limited,(no full rehuild type stuff) but I would like to do some work to the motor for some more power/performance. What is some entry level stuff that will do the trick
  7. Jppr26

    Left tank issues

    So I put new tanks and sending units in my 87 v20 a while ago, not long after the left side quit working. When I switched to it, it would just die. I recently replaced my distributor, now when I switch tanks the gauge spins counter clockwise 360°+ and the truck stutters and dies. Switch to the...
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    Cranks, no fuel, no spark

    So here's a bit of back story, truck Is a 87 v20 custom deluxe TBI 350 4x4. I got the truck from a guys yard. It had been sitting 3 years. I cleaned up the distributor, oiled the cylinders put gas in it and drove it home. Since then I've replaced alot of parts that just needed replaced, I've put...
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    Knock sensor help needed

    so I went to replace my knock sensor the other day and striped the hex head off. The motor is a 87 TBI 350 and it is in the truck. Anyone have ideas on how to remove this sob, I don’t wanna add heat if I don’t have too, I’m thinking I’ll need to pull the starter and get a pipe wrench on it
  10. Jppr26

    Truck just quit on me

    so I was roling up to a red light and my truck died on me cranked it over for a while and it fired up for a breed moment then died again, I got it pushed off to a side road, and went to try cranking it over again and nothing happened, the key don’t even spring back, or will go into the steering...
  11. Jppr26

    Truck studders / cuts out while accelerating

    so recently my 87 v20 manual trans has been making a quick one time sometimes 3-4 studders while accelerating, always in 2nd or 3rd gear the truck was a quart and a half low on oil, I topped it off but still dose it, I’m wondering if maybe it’s one of my oil sensors, my oil gauge stays around...
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    Weird sound

    So whenever I let the clutch out get going after the truck has sat a week or two I hear a weird whirling sound, after I’ve driven a while I don’t hear it any more. It dose it in forward and reverse, I’m thinking it’s the throw out bearing, but don’t hear anything when the truck is running and in...
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    Coolant wtff?

    So I’ve replaced everything but the hoses on my 87 v20 sb350 cooling System hopefully this was the last issue. Recently replaced the radiator because mine was missing a lot of fins, my new radiator was the HD above stock other than that, nothing special, let it run and get hot added water as...
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    Fluctuating temp gage

    So I’ve been driving my 87’ v20 with a 350 motor for about two months now and I’ve noticed that whenever I accelerate, drive slow, or drop a gear to pull even a small hill my temp gage climes to the 210°-220° mark then it drops back down. I have installed a new water pump, t-stat, and coolant...
  15. Jppr26

    Blinker issues “SOLVED”

    So my front passenger blinker hasn’t been working well since I got the truck, a 87’ V20 custom deluxe 4 speed 4x4 350 motor. I went to replace the bulb and the socket was junk so I replaced it, still didn’t work, checked the side marker light and a rodent had chewed the wires so replaced the...
  16. Jppr26

    Blinker wtf?

    So my front passenger blinker hasn’t been working well since I got the truck, a 87’ V20 custom deluxe 4 speed 4x4 350 motor. I went to replace the bulb and the socket was junk so I replaced it, still didn’t work, checked the side marker light and a rodent had chewed the wires so replaced the...
  17. Jppr26

    No cranking

    I have a 87v20 and it has been sitting in the shop for a while during hunting season, It won’t turn over or click or anything is there a relay I’m not finding somewhere
  18. Jppr26

    Hello all hope you don’t get tired of me

    Hello from deer island Oregon, I recently bought a 87 v20 that had been sitting for a few years, got it running and drove it home but I have been fixing more then I planed. I have lots of questions about electrical stuff because I don’t understand the process and I will be asking a lot of...

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