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    Who’s lookin for a Squarebody shaggin wagon?

    The story's this van could tell........ :)
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    K20 getting hot when in 4Lo/slow

    Its a V belt pump
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    K20 getting hot when in 4Lo/slow

    Sorry for the confusion, no, a mile or two on the beach in 4lo then 2H on the highway. I'm in CA now and the truck in is AK. I'll be back up over Easter vacation and will check out a few of the ideas mentioned in this thread.
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    K20 getting hot when in 4Lo/slow

    Its all new (less than 10k) including radiator, pump, hoses, fan clutch. Its a 4 core with shroud. I'll have to look everything over again this year and shoot some temps in various places with the Harbor Freight temp gun. I'll put a trans temp gauge on it also.
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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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    Adding gauges

    they make angled gauge bezels. Back in my hot boat days, you'd end up with a single row of gauges, 3' long across the boat dash. Even with the angled bezels they were tough to read on the water. https://www.cpperformance.com/p-152-angled-billet-aluminum-gauge-bezels.aspx
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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.

    Will I need to worry about the front axle width if I go with a dually rear? When going with one of the add on dually kits with spacers, do they also widen the front axle WMS? I want to make sure I don't create additional issues when going with a dually rear (dually tires) and keeping the stock...
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    Srw to drw swap info needed.

    I've got a f I've got a full 8' wide flat bed so I think I'll be good there. I'm wondering more about spring perch widths and the inside width between the inner tires, no chance of rubbing on the frame?
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    Srw to drw swap info needed.

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    Srw to drw swap info needed.

    It's out of a pick up and I was just assuming that a factory dually would be a full float. The axle has hub caps on it so I can't see the end of the hub to check semi vs full. But according to the info in this thread, it would be a semi float? So, what's my next best choice to look for?
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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

    Great info, thanks guys!
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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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