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    Help I found this in my oil pan, any idea what its from?

    thank guys, so heres where I am so far. I pulled the timing cover and found 1 more rivet in the cover, and 1 lodged in the timing chain. No missing links, but 1 broken. I put on a new chain. Here's the pics of what I found. As much as I don't want to, (mostly because I haven't done one before, I...
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    Help I found this in my oil pan, any idea what its from?

    Also, I've gotten feedback the rivot it probably from a shield under the intake. Is it worth taking the intake off to see if 1) there are more there, 2) put that one back in? or, should I just assume one came out during assembly back in 1990 and has been laying in the bottom of the oil pan for...
  3. Mike Curtis

    Help I found this in my oil pan, any idea what its from?

    So how would I tell, just look to see if it's all there? Or is there something else I should look for?
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    gm goodwrench motor missing timing tab, is it made into the cover?

    I got this gm goodwrench motor and looks like I need to check the timing chain, but I noticed it doesn't have a timing tab. I friend told me these motors have the mark made into the timing cover. I took a picture, is this raised area on the cover suppose to be used to set timing? If not, can I...
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    Help I found this in my oil pan, any idea what its from?

    Bought a used gm crate motor to swap into my vehicle, its a 1990 block, stamped built in Mexico, the typical off the shelf gm goodwrench low compression motor. I heard it run before it was pulled and now I've got it home and decided to inspect under the valve covers and the oil pan. The valve...
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    Need help with measurements for trim on 79 Bed trim

    Can someone tell me the dimensions of the tutone inserts on the bed. I changed the rusted out bed on my 79 K10 silverado and just messed up and didn't measure it before I scrapped the old bed. Now I've got a newer bed that never had trim so no holes to line it up with. I've attached a pic and...
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    How much space between cab and bed? Is this to much?

    i'm thinking it would be easier to adjust the bolts in the bed for movement vs unbolting the cab and trying to shift it back.
  8. Mike Curtis

    How much space between cab and bed? Is this to much?

    Thanks, I was thinking about 1", shouldn't be to difficult, just time consuming to elongate those holes.
  9. Mike Curtis

    How much space between cab and bed? Is this to much?

    79 k10, the bed was rusted out so I'm in the process of replacing it. I installed it and the gap between the cab and bed seem a little more than it probably should be. It measures 1.5", seems like it should be smaller. What is the normal gap? Would a few of you measure and let me know. Its...
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    Help, ideas, battery drain 79 K10 details

    FOUND AND FIXED! Thanks everyone for the input and between looking at the wiring and the picture of the alternator, I discovered that when the guy put the motor in the truck for me, he had twisted the wiring harness around and force plugged the alternator in backwards. It was exactly as I...
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    Help, ideas, battery drain 79 K10 details

    I'm going to go back and confirm the wires going into the alteranator but mine is exactly as the one pictured with the brown and red wires (Terminal 1 - Brown, Terminal 2 Red, Bat to the lug on the rear. If someone has a wiring of the area showing what connects to what in one view, please post...
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    Help, ideas, battery drain 79 K10 details

    If the alternator is bad, will it short out and cause power to be in the ground? I can measure voltage in the truck radiator support.
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    Help, ideas, battery drain 79 K10 details

    Is there a way to test it? Or if I take it off can they test it at the parts store? Or, is this something that has to be on the truck running to test?
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    Help, ideas, battery drain 79 K10 details

    I had a guy replace the engine, so I'm not sure. It's a 3 wire connection from the alternator and the motor combo came out of an early 80's truck. My best guess is they are the same. Only 3 wires connected to the alternator. 1 bolted on the back and the 2 wires in the plug.
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    Help, ideas, battery drain 79 K10 details

    The truck is all stock, factory radio. no clock. I removed every fuse from the fuse block and the test light never went out. I did not remove the flasher relays, could that cause it? Thanks for the ideas, keep it coming if you have others.
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