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    Adding 81-82 bumper fog lights

    I'm kind of late to this, but wanted to mention that it doesn't look like you've got anything that's going to perform very well for normal, on-road driving @Slooptin. I know a lot of people do fog lights because they look cool... but a fog lamp beam pattern is mainly for crawling along at...
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    Cargo Light Switch

    The cargo light harness plugs into the dome light harness at the base of the C-pillar, then runs up separately from the dome light. The two harnesses usually take the same general path, but can move around separately from each other. You should be able to fish around in the cargo light switch...
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    1988 Chevy/Chevrolet Suburban C10/K10/V10 Square Body - - $7,500 (Tucson)

    I've always kinda wanted a ~1983-91 Suburban, but never took the plunge... and they're still pretty affordable. I just don't have a need for that much passenger hauling ability at this point, but I still *want* it! One thing that blows my mind a little is how we've somehow gotten to a point, 30...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    Sorry for dropping off on you there... I used a hydraulic press to apply pressure, then took a hammer and tapped around the hydraulic ram to help persuade the metal back into place. I used sockets and various pieces of metal between the ram and the carburetor top, and drifts hacked out of a...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    I ain't the requested expert, but about the only thing I can think of is that there's a band that's applied in 2nd and 4th gear that can slip under heavy torque loads. They make a band with more surface area and a larger servo that applies more clamping force. It was the 3-4 clutches that would...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    The Q-jets with that dual displacement accelerator pump solenoid tend to warp badly in the area between the carb-to-manifold bolt, going around the front of the solenoid where the air horn casting is really thin. It's right where you have the schmoo smeared; the metal aways bows up there...
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    Towing with a 305 V8?

    @Velder - Check your SPID (the label inside the glove box); it will tell you what you've got for a transmission and final drive. Most of the mid 1980's "1/2 ton" trucks had stupid tall gearing by default... Usually a 700R4 and 2.73 for 2wd, and 3.08 in the 4wd. What will 4.10's behind a 700R4 do...
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    08 Cobalt

    I don't know if I should jump in here... but I can see some validity in both y'alls sentiments. I tend to use larger suppliers and some local stores for parts, as well as buying off eBay (mostly NOS and good used). I have done Rock Auto and mebbe Amazon once for something. I've ended up with...
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    8-track player install

    I haven't messed around with 8-tracks since I was a kid, and it was my Grandmother who was rocking the player... I do remember hers being slightly cantankerous even then, and it was a bit like playing russian roulette when you inserted a tape into the player. About one out of 25 would make funny...
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    High Amp Alternator

    @custodian - Is the 105 amp alternator (I'm presuming it's a CS130D) unable to keep up with demand when you've got the travel trailer connected? While I'd prefer to not work an alternator near 100% capacity for long periods of time, sometimes it's better than installing a high amperage...
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    Headlights go on and off

    The way your headlights are going out, then coming back on looks exactly like an overloaded circuit breaker (and not a dead short). If you're running the stock bulbs those new headlights came with (they should be a 9006 in the low beam and 9005 in the high), they're well under the 15 amp rating...
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    I bought a 1984 and don’t know what to do???

    It's okay to not know how to tune a carburetor. Some of the rest of us are driving carbureted trucks that start easily when cold and don't flood when hot... without bogging, stumbling, stalling, or loading up. Cruising, working, climbing, off roading, towing. My truck can be hopped in and...
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    What's the best way to drain the gas tank?

    For some reason, my phone doesn't feel like sharing its photos right now (I think it's waiting for a software update to be installed with a claw hammer), but this is what I'm using: Mr Gasket Micro 12s Fuel Pump I just pulled it out of a junk box and rigged it up with about 3.5' of hose on the...
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    What's the best way to drain the gas tank?

    I've been using a cheap inline electric fuel pump to do the dirty work for the last few years. I disconnect the fuel outlet as close to the tank as I can get, slip a hose over it, and usually power the pump off a 12v power supply or spare battery or whatever is expedient. It pumps ~1 gallon a...
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    Instrument Cluster Installation

    @Randy De Oreo All of the 1976 trucks I've seen have a voltmeter, though I wouldn't be super surprised to find out that a few squeaked out of some assembly plant with an ammeter early in the year or something like that. My 1975 GMC heavy 3/4 ton came out of the Fremont plant wearing Sierra...
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