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    TBI - vacuum lines??

    So, I don't need to connect the two end (currently plugged) together? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    TBI - vacuum lines??

    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction... I just found this write up... I need to go get some hose.... http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/258416 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    TBI - vacuum lines??

    Thanks. This truck was a barn find and the previous owner put it back on the road on a budget. I want to put it back the way it is supposed to be. I need to understand how this system works so I can troubleshoot it, if needed. And I think you' re correct, he did I it probably to get it to...
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    It was the starter...it took me a few months to figure it out...(I use the truck only on weekends) I replaced all the wires, added a second battery and then finally the starter gave up. Replaced it, and everything is fine now. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Fresh air duct installation - help

    Thank you all for the answers. This is what I found out: LMC doesn't carry one for the 1987 tbi engine. It is unique to that year and I could not find it anywhere. It goes to the right of the radiator. So, in short, I ordered the wrong part. Since the correct part is not available, I decided to...
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    TBI - vacuum lines??

    My guess is that are vacuum lines and I just need to connect them, correct? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    TBI - vacuum lines??

    Hello everybody. The previous owner has plugged two lines in the TBI throttle body of my 87 truck. See those two blue caps. Can somebody tell me what these are and what do I need to do to put it back the way it should be? Thank you for your help.
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    Fresh air duct installation - help

    So, you can install the air box only one way, so I cannot re-orient it. The hose is definitely too short. I'm lost....
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    Fresh air duct installation - help

    Hello everybody, My 1987 Custom Deluxe was missing the fresh air duct from the air box to the radiator side. So I found it on LMC and ordered it. I just got it and I tried to install it. I bought the correct one (26", the longer one) but it seems too short, by at least 2-3". I tried to...
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    And this is what happens when I try to start: http://youtu.be/GOF2hQLI3-8 I'm clueless.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    This is the new battery... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    This is the ground Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Checked ground again, it is good, the main ground from the battery terminal goes to the engine bracket. I'm uploading a video to show how it doesn't crank. I'm starting to think this might not be an electrical problem but rather the engine stuck, somehow. This is a very rough truck that I got as...
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting A few weeks ago I did add an extra ground wire to the negative terminal connector at the battery. Yesterday I bought a brand new negative terminal/ connector/wire. Just to make sure I kill any doubt. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Ok, charged both batteries, now the engine doesn't crank. Tried to jump start it with another truck, it is not cranking. You here the click of the solenoid but it doesn't crank.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Also, thank you all for your help. I don't get notifications when somebody responds to my post so my apologies for not thanking you right away... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    The junction at the firewall is really I'm bad shape. I'd rather not touch it unless I'm 1000% sure it is the problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Ok, the truck has been sitting I. The driveway the whole week with the new battery in. Yesterday my wife tried to move it and the battery was dead. I left it on the charger at 11 ampere for 2 hours and it still doesn't crank if you try to start it. I tried with the booster at 200 A and the truck...
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    I just tested the alternator again and it gives me 14.2 volts with no loads and 13.4 volts with everything on (including a pair of hella driving lights). This is attaching the voltmeter on the battery terminals. I just can't understand why the battery gets that low. I just replaced it with an...
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    I will test the old battery tonight, but I really feel that the alternator has issues... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    I checked that and the only difference from what you describe is that the wire from the alternator to the battery positive is not very big (two 12 gage twisted together). I just got stuck in the middle of the road again.... The alternator was giving me 13.2 volts when I checked it last week. So...
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Battery & Alternator? Troubleshooting

    Three weeks ago I installed a set of Hella driving lights. I connected them so, if their switch is on, they turn on when I switch on the main lights. Everything works as it shoul and they are connected directly to the battery and activated by a dedicated relay. Last week I used the truck and it...
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    Driving Lights Install - relay connections

    I spliced one of the wires from a marker light Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Driving Lights Install - relay connections

    Hello everybody and thank you for reading this. I just installed a set of Hella 500 driving lights. I almost finished the job, I just need to wire the positive wore with the switch from a positive source to the relay. I was thinking about using one of the wires feeding the headlights so that...

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