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    Sad Discovery: GM 10 Bolt Fails

    Honestly don't remember it all. Don't believe that valve was in that truck and it was only a year and a half old when I grabbed it. I do remember the shoes were larger in diameter but a fair bit narrower with the replacement axel. A lot more grab than it was meant to have leaving the factory...
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    Sad Discovery: GM 10 Bolt Fails

    I remember having crazy rear brake lock up issues with an '85 2500 after swapping out it's blown rear axel back in the late 80's. Imagine you could have a similar problem and may need to play with your proportioning valve a bit. Good luck and nice to see you will have it rolling again.
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    Problematic Starting - rotate crank before starter engages?

    Sounds like the starter is engaging but the bendix is slipping. Have you tried another starter?
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    Is this bad? Turbo question

    It is just my opinion. I do not make my living in the auto industry so am not up to speed with all the small details of their installations. I have been working with/on diesels off-highway though for over 30 years. With regards to the charge air side, it is the direction of air flow. If the...
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    Is this bad? Turbo question

    The charge air side is feeding the engine. Checking it, is more relevant as far as turbo seals during inspection. He mentioned "run away". Have never heard of an oil leak causing that on a 4 stroke, but the old 2 stroke diesel was a different animal. As long as their blower was functioning, it...
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    Is this bad? Turbo question

    Can't say I have seen that before. I would be more concerned with the charge air side if seals were a problem. Is the engine loaded (lugged) often at lower rpm's where the turbo doesn't get a chance to really spool up?
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    Black soot feom exhaust pipes

    My parents had the same issue on their garage floor when I was a little snot. It wasn't soot though....
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    8.1 Vortec VS 383 Stroker VS 6.0 Iron LS

    Guys/gals that need one for pulling their heavy toys? The body is rotting off my '08 Duramax, but I'll never let it go due to it's power and mpg with 9000 lbs behind it on our hills. The square is just for off road adventuring.
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    Belt squeal (while accelerating)/alternator question

    In addition to heat, location of noise and volt gauge movement was also mentioned while the squealing was happening? May want to unplug the clutch for the compressor if you haven't already. Noticed it wasn't in your photos. Glad to hear you have it figured.
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    Belt squeal (while accelerating)/alternator question

    When you say you have tried different pulleys, were they used? Take a look at the depth your belt is sitting at on all the pulleys. It looks to me like the belt is sitting too deep in the one for your alternator. The running surfaces should be straight and the belt should be sitting at or at...
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    Belt squeal (while accelerating)/alternator question

    The heat indicates it is the location of the squeal. A commonly overlooked problem is with the pulley itself. They wear out. The belt should be supported by the sides and not sit deep in the pulley. Have also seen where someone had installed too narrow of a belt at one time and parts stores keep...
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    Trailering your square body

    Nice! Going to bump up the tire size a bit with mine and it has a 300hp 5.7 in it that doesn't mind spinning a bit faster.
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    Trailering your square body

    All these squares on trailers in one spot, is going to make us look bad to those other guys.
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    Trailering your square body

    Have hauled my K30 twice in the past couple weeks on a tandem trailer. It was under power loading both trips. Engine forward. You can take a quick measurement of the hitch height unloaded and loaded to give yourself an idea of what your tongue weight is.
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    K30 8 stud (lug) Wheel PCD & alternative wheels

    If buying new rims anyways, you may want to look at going larger than the 16". It will open up more options for tyres since you are looking at them down the road anyways.
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