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    TH400 shift problems (At the column)

    Hoping you transmission guys can help out with this. Im having problems shifting my TH400 transmission from Park to Drive. To be clear the transmission operates perfectly when in Drive shifting through the gears normally and it drives fine. The problem im having is with the column shift. When...
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    Door hinge repair....

    Driver door makes loud pop sound when opening or closing. Took a closer look and it looks like the lower single bolt on the upper hinge.....door side not truck side...the bolt hole is cracked around and the metal is flexing a lot....anyone have this happen? Any easy fix? Pull the door off and...
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    No high speed fan/blower

    High speed blower has been working off and on but finally quit on me. Low and med still work. Been research in this on the web and noticed I can't find a high speed relay. Truck is orig non ac 1989 suburban V2500. At some point someone had installed aftermarket ac which I removed. So wiring on...
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    Kick panel vents

    Anyone know whats wrong with this kick panel vent? The plastic pull rod is slightly bent up to where it hooks on to the vent. I only have the one plastic vent rod the other one on other side broke off..... Could the vent doors themselves be mounted upside down? Looks like the hole for the rod...
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    Heater box question non AC truck

    Replacing my heater core and blower motor. When I took out the blower motor I saw there is a partially open vent door just behind the blower motor. It's not operated by a cable.....looks like it was vacum operated.....how can I remove the vent door? I want to have good airflow from my new blower.
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    Hard to steer after new steering box...

    I replaced my steering box with a rebuilt one from local parts store. Nothing wrong with the old box other than it leaked ps fluid everwhere. When the motor is at idle its like theres no power at all,,,if I increase the rpm,s then theres some power but its nowhere near what it was with the old...
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    Quick lift springs spacer question???

    Im swapping out my 10 bolt front axle with another 10 bolt so my gears match front and rear... When I removed the u bolts the little angled spacers under the leaf springs fell out and I cant remember which way it goes back in,,,, Does anyone know off hand if the thick end of the spacer...
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    Stock 5.7 tbi valve preload

    After setting the valve lash to zero how much preload for a stock 5.7 tbi,,,,1 turn, 3/4 turn, or 1/2 turn???? Im looking for the safest bet for a home mech so as not to damage anything,,,never done this before and don't really trust my zero lash haha,,,,
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    Cylinder Head Bolt sealant

    I just rebuilt my heads and putting it all back together the gasket set said to use sealant on the bolts that go into any water jackets,,,,do you guys use any sealant or am I ok to put it back with no sealant? There didn't appear to be any sealant on the bolts when I took it apart. Also I...
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    5.7 tbi bad valve spring and one fouled plug

    My truck started running really bad so I pulled the plugs. The first cylinder on the left hand side spark plug was totally fouled, caked over with something it didn't look like oil because it was dry but was told its oil fouled. And its only the one plug that looks that bad. I did install new...
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    Hood wont open, broken cable??

    Anyone know how to open the hood when the release cable is broken, disconnected??? I cant reach if from under the radiator, cant see how to reach the mechanism from under the hood from the front.
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    TBI code 43 44

    Need to smog my truck and I was getting a code 43 and 44. I was also running a Holley 670 tbi unit which is supposed to be a factory replacement smog legal part. Well the holley has been pissing me off cuz it wont idle down and I was tired of driving it that way,,,shifting it with high idle...
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    NP241 slip yoke binding

    Took the driveshaft to a shop, they said u joints were bad, got two new 1350 joints and lengthened the shaft about 2 inches also because I only had about 2 inches on the slip yoke, greased up the slip yoke and installed the new shaft today and it still binds,,,WTF????
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    NP241 support bar/bracket

    I pulled the rear driveshaft to get it lengthened because it was binding,,,yoke only had about 2 in on the spline,,,and I saw the support bar on the right side of the t case is broke,,,,if I take that support bar off can I still drive the truck without it or will it screw something up??? I...
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    3.73's or 4.10's

    What gears would you guys prefer in a mostly street/highway daily driven 89 suburban with occasional off road duty. 5.7 tbi motor, th400, np241, lifted on 35 inch bfg's (they actually measure 34 inch on the ground). It had 4.56's on it when I got it. I drove it that way for a while and it was...
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    Head casting number??

    What is a 1011810 casting??? 305 or 350 or both??
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    Shock position??

    89 V2500 burb about 4 to 6 inch lift (exact lift unknown) with 35's,,,,with bilstein 5125's whats the correct way to run the shock?? Tube end up or down, I've heard tube end down rod end up,,,,I can run it that way in the front but on my rear 1 ton axle the tube end hits the axle tube and the...
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    High beam wiring kit?

    I want to wire up the headlights on my 89 burb so the low beams stay on when I hit the high beams,,,,,,theres different kits out there,,,,any recommendations??? Is it possible to rig it without buyin one of the kits???
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    Factory ac or no??

    The radiator on my 89 burban started leaking,,,took it apart,,,looks like the ac coil in front of the radiator was improperly mounted,,,,was loose at the top end and it was rattlin around in there and it hit the radiator and wore a small hole in it,,,im thinkn about cuttin it up and throwin the...
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    Black exhaust smoke upon startup???

    Just noticed recently black smoke out of the tailpipe upon startup on my 89 350tbi,,,,,,its not constant,,,,it goes away real quick after startup but its starting to occur more and more frequently,,,,,bad valve seals or is it prob fuel system related???
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    Towing with lifted burban?????

    Dont kno where to post this question but can I SAFELY tow with my lifted 1989 Suburban,,,V2500 5.7 TH400 4.88gears 35in tires,,,its got blocks on the rear,,no rear sway bar,,,,about a 6 inch suspension lift only,,,, Id like to get a travel trailer for camping,,,,not a huge one,,,,under 20...
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    1989 Suburan 5.7 heater hose route

    I just put in a new heater core in my suburban,,,,got the blower motor workin,,,previous owner had heater hose from radiator goin to the hose that connects to the rear of the intake manifold,,,,can someone tell me how to properly connect the hoses to the core???? I know the bottom inlet on...
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    TH400 to 4L80E swap 89 burban V2500

    Hey guys if i dont do a 4spd swap soon on my burban im gonna have to swap out my 4.88 gears cuz I do more on road/fwy drivin than I do offroad with this truck. What am I lookin at for the 4L80E swap?? I was told I could go with a trans out of a 91 truck cuz it has the computer attached but...
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    Clunk in driveline???

    What would cause a clunk noise in the drivetrain,,,,,??? Like after accelerating u let off the gas,,,,and theres a heavy clunk noise,,,,like a u joint but its not a u joint,,,my joints are not loose,,,, If you quickly pump the throttle and let off it clunks back and forth,,,feels like tranny...
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    New frm CA

    Tryin to post a pic of my truck,,,,, EDIT Full Sized the Pic For You !!! HRPC

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