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Won't idle in gear
Turns out the carb was shot internally and spewing gas everywhere. Got a rebuilt Edel 650 on it...sounds like a warbird and runs like a dream. Had to take Big Blue for a sunday drive today and show her off with the beautiful weather!- Big Blue Square
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Won't idle in gear
Hey ya'll. Similar problem others have had with idle under load. Weird thing is my rig was running like a scalded dog then suddenly it will not idle. I had not been working on it lately. As long as you have some gas on it, it will drive fine. Revs up fine. Sounds great when idling. But once you...- Big Blue Square
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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K5--Round #2
Owned my first K5 (1983) from 1994-2002. Kicked myself for selling it ever since. Found a restored beauty 1987 in the fall and have set to work on upgrades. Forgot how loud that 350 is with an Edelbrock hightower, couldn't have a conversation in the cab with passenger much less back seat...- Big Blue Square
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- Forum: Introduction
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Dome lamp ground short circuit questions.
Started unplugging things including remove headlight switch completely, black tape all the hanging down stereo wires, then at some point the domes come back on! No idea why...must have bumped something in the right way. Electrical issues....sheesh. When the wife sees me laying on the...- Big Blue Square
- Post #51
- Forum: Electrical & Audio
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Dome lamp ground short circuit questions.
Same problem on my 87 K5. Rheostat is definitely sketchy (are these available aftermarket?) but the weird thing is both dome and cargo were working fine until I pulled the 20A fuse to keep the lights off with door open during unrelated project. Put fuse back in...nada. Neither has voltage now in...- Big Blue Square
- Post #50
- Forum: Electrical & Audio
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What have you done to your square lately??
Lots of Square projects on deck...unfortunately all electric:(. 1. figure out why neither courtesy light housing has DC to it, but the single bulb near the 4WD shift does 2. troubleshoot aftermarket radio, suddenly went out (no juice) while driving 3. investigate passenger door power window...- Big Blue Square
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- Forum: Garage
