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    What new tools have you got lately?

    Refurbished my Craftsman 328.12020 2.25 ton floor jack, made in the '70s. Heavy duty, made in Japan model, $49 repair kit and 9 hours of labor spread over 3 days. This thing is heavy and has lots of tiny springs, balls, seals, washers and is well machined on the insides. Old oil was amber, new...
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    1981 fuse box

    This is my '81 C10, 6 cylinder, no A/C: Owners manual:
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    4 new Goodyear Wrangler tires installed at Discount Tire, $480 out the door with veteran discount. Very happy with the look and ride, took it up to 75 mph on the highway for a mile and it was a smooth ride. Replaced two tires from 2008 and two tires from 2013, they were getting pretty weather...
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    Spare tire carrier?

    Back to working on the 1981 C10 truck. When purchased, the spare tire was just tossed in the bed. I finally paid some attention to the rear under the bed. Appears that I have no spare tire carrier: Just a busted and bent stud: (and a bad exhaust pipe hanger) the owners manual shows the "glide...
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    Help with the name of this part and what does it control.

    When it is pulled "on" by vacuum, it opens a flapper that allows exhaust gases to heat the intake manifold area right below the carburetor. With no vacuum, the spring inside pushes the flapper closed, like this:
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got in several hours of work while the wife was away. Changed the gear oil in the 4-speed manual trans, a full one gallon drain and fill, did get a bit messy. Also changed the 1/2" npt drain and fill plugs to magnetic plugs ($8 each on Amazon from Crimp Supply). Installed two LOUD horns behind...
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    Spent 3 hours working today and got it finished, no real problems, just small parts and lots of patience: The rubber hinge seal assemblies I purchased from LMC (made it Taiwan). My truck appears to have never had these installed, the cowl area screw holes showed no signs of previous screws...
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    Email sent to AUVECO, awaiting a response. Finally had a warm (60 degree) sunny day today so I spent time working inside the cowl area. Removed the hinges but left the spring arms on to position the hood out of the way: Not expecting rain overnight, but I still covered things with a tarp and...
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    Progress continues. Not perfect, not professional, not even the correct color, but better than before: Rain forecast for the next 4 days, time to work in the garage.
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    Interesting used parts available on that site. Thinking about that set of 5 pieces cowl retainers from newer year trucks. Not sure if the newer design is much better for $33 shipped.
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    Wow, didn't expect these cowl retainer posts to be extinct. Two hours of internet searching and none to be found, just other people like me who want 3 new ones. Someone in the injection plastic molding industry should reproduce them. At 3 needed per truck, they should sell hundreds per year...
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    The two end fasteners on the cowl are just a sheet metal screw secured with a flat piece that pokes into a plastic piece pushed into the hole. This looks nonstandard to me. The two wiper arms are replacements installed by the previous owner, but they are in great condition. I cleaned and...
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    Cowl area cleanout, are these fasteners the original correct ones FINISHED!!

    Working on the '81 C10, removed the cowl between the hood and windshield. Pretty simple, even taking off the wiper arms went well. Found 3 wasp nests inside up under the space by the windshield. I get several in the door hinge area every year. Cleaned out the usual dirt, debris, leaves and...
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    Looking to fill this hole in the dashboard ===DONE!!

    LAST UPDATE!! IT'S FINALLY DONE!! DO NOT LOOK IF YOU HATE DASH PAD DESTRUCTION WITH METAL CUTTERS!! Since my dash pad was very bad and horribly cracked and crumbling anyway, I decided to just cut it away and replace the speaker without removing the dash pad. This was not my first choice of...
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    Installed new lower radiator hose and heater hoses

    Installed new correct molded lower radiator hose and both heater hoses. Wanted both heater hoses in red but the local NAPA said red is discontinued and superseded by black. They had 3/4" by 5 feet in red so I took that in addition to the 5/8" by 5 feet black. Not worth a trip to other stores...
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