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    75gmck25 replied to the thread A/C Oil question.
    You are correct, mineral oil was used in older R12 (Freon) systems, but R134a usually uses PAG oil. PAG and mineral oil do not mix...
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    When your car is hit from behind by another car, almost 100% of the time they consider the car behind to be at fault. That driver’s...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread A/C Oil question.
    I don’t recall the specific rule of thumb, but if you have flushed the system you need to add more than just the oil in the compressor...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Free 383 for Blaze.
    I don’t want to sound like a big downer, but the 350/290 hp heads are probably just about one of the worst flowing heads you could find...
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    I think there is a misconception that someone has to be cited by the police to establish fault. This is not true. A ticket might make...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Dim headlight question.
    Get a basic cheap voltmeter, and compare the voltage at the terminals inside the connector feeding each headlight. If it’s different...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Quadrajet Idle Mixing Screws.
    Are you sure the anti-tamper plugs that cover the idle mixture screws have been removed? I believe there is a special drill bit that...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread 75 k10 wiring harness help. Plz.
    Yes, there is a specific power wire, but you need to start at the battery and work forward. Look at the pictures in post #3 - at...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Non-stop horn honking.
    The final assembly includes a 3 hole plastic piece (made of 3 nylon bushings, connected with plastic strips) that acts an insulator as...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Grounding question.
    My error. You are right, the ground toward the center of my truck is from the T-One adapter, not the original truck wiring. My GM...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Grounding question.
    I did not go back through all the messages, so maybe this has been answered. Did you check the rear harness that runs across under the...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Well that sucks.
    The smell of antifreeze is very distinctive, and I assumed most folks would recognize it immediately. Nothing at all like you would...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread 305 small block help???.
    A piston stop is cheap, and there are lots of online articles that explain exactly how to use one. You can even make one by drilling...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Well that sucks.
    It definitely looks like you blew a hole in the evaporator (evaporator looks a lot like a heater core). Relatively easy to replace the...
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    75gmck25 replied to the thread Grounding question.
    IIRC, I think the braided ground from my frame to truck bed was up under the truck near one of the gas tanks. Hard to see and very...

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