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    Beginner Alternator Question

    Be careful when upgrading alternator sizes. On my 79, when I upgraded to the 80 amp alt off from my 80 Caprice, I also had to change the top mounting bracket as the alt was a larger diameter and would not fit under the original bracket.
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    gas gauge goes back an forth when im moving.

    The reason the newer unit don't have the swings that the older units do, is when the units went to fuel injected, a baffle was installed into the fuel tanks to keep more fuel around the intank fuel pump. This helped reduce the fuel movement reducing fuel gauge swings.
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    Filled both tanks - BRUTAL

    I filled up at Costco on Sat. Paid $1.30 per liter which works out to equal $4.87 per gallon
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    Please help a non-electrician

    First question should have been, does the unit have air conditioning as there are different wiring diagrams for A/C and non A/C
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    What happened to all the S10's

    I had 3. An 85 GMC Gypsy extended cab that I bought in 94 with a 2.8 L that had a broken crankshaft. I drove that until 2000 when my wife took the engine out again. I then bought a loaded 92 extended cab Sonoma with the 4.3 that I drove until 2008 when it burnt up on me. I then bought a 93 S-10...
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    1984 carb to TBI (maybe) question

    Another difference was in the fuel tank selector switch. The carb units had a switch that just clicked from side to side. The inj units had a switch that was spring loaded for a momentary contact that had to be held for a second to switch. The switch also had to switch power to the fuel pump...
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