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Old Guy Bill reacted to TotalyHucked's post in the thread Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab with
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Got the new Revolution gears in and got everything torn down last Friday. Unfortunately I found one of the carrier bearing races had... -
Old Guy Bill reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab with Haha.
And I have the ability to hit my head on everything it seems, mitigating overhead obstacles is a help too…
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Old Guy Bill reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab with Like.
In my opinion the best way is to have the axle on a stand or fixtured on a bench. That way one can rotate the pinion facing down and...
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I'm just going back to the early part of your first post because from experience, I've resolved a lot of issues by backtracking to the...
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Plain old edelbrock performer and whatever 600 carb you want to put on it.
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Just sticking a breaker in place of the fuse in this instance is not a fix,also a breaker in place of a fuse takes a little math due to...
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Old Guy Bill posted the thread Precision windshield gasket, self locking or lock strip? in Glass & Mirrors.The Precision website shows two types of gaskets, self locking or lock strip. I’m familiar with the lock strip, though I haven’t...
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If I were to stick with the V6, I'd start with a 4.3 from a '96+ truck. They have much better heads, a balance shaft and a factory...
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Old Guy Bill reacted to Drauka99's post in the thread What new tools have you got lately? with Like.
Does a workshop count? They pour concrete tomorrow. 40’x60’. I’m setting 40’x48’ of it up as a workshop space. The rest is a full...
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Picked one of those thread & size thingys the other day. On a wire, not a plate so it's easier to check everything out. Works purty well!
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Door Hinges 101 The body side of the hinges allow adjustments to be made: up, down and front to back. The door side if the hinge...
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Old Guy Bill reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread BBC 396 wil not idle with any carb with Like.
Vacuum gauge can tell a lot. Is the balancer new or used? Has TDC been confirmed? Pointer/mark adjusted if if was off? If you are...
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Old Guy Bill reacted to Ricko1966's post in the thread BBC 396 wil not idle with any carb with Like.
Check vacuum and compression,as well check for vacuum leaks,use carb cleaner around the manifold base. Hook a vacuum gauge to the...
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Not because they are dinky but because they weren’t outfitted with good tires. And basically only come in one size. Regardless, maybe...
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Old Guy Bill replied to the thread Stock fuel pump has a vent line. Edelbrock don’t..This is a Napa Gold fuel pump. Notice the return line restriction, I can’t say I’ve ever noticed this before.
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