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    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    Thanks all. I plan on borrowing a pressure tester from Oreilleys and taking the steps you guys have suggested. Will update!
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    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    Well quick update. Wife and Injust finished pulling her home. I just looked under the hood With just a visual inspection all the hoses look good. Truck actually fired right up, I ran it just long enough to pull up to my shop door. Radiator is empty but resevoir was full. Is it possible that...
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    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    You buy it for me and I'll put your sticker on my window as a sponsor!
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    Pretty sure I blew a head gasket this morning....

    This morning was her maiden voyage to go get a state safety inspection so I could register her. Inspection place was 20 minutes away. I had it about 10 when I started to lose power, the truck quit and white smoke (or steam?) started billowing from the hood. Temp gauge was maxed out, admittedly I...
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    Alternatives to anti-sway bar?

    Yessir!
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    Old school Pioneer head unit, should I or should I not???

    First of all: that cassette collection is DOPE! Secondly, I just finished using one of these for a single din install and it works great, keeps things looking very clean. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AJ3885W/
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    Skool me on timing w/o timing tab

    Not hard to build your own, had to do this on my Trans Am. I just used some thicker sheet metal to replicate a "bar" including a tab for bolting it to the motor. Then with an advanced timing light you can determine TDC, watch where the scribe is hitting the bar you made and file notches in it...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Picked up a slightly rusted roll bar last week for 50 bucks. Had to cut out the cancer, weld patches back in and chop/fabricate the rear 2 legs as the bar was for a longbed and I have a shortbed. Finished last night with a coating of spray on bedliner.
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    Alternatives to anti-sway bar?

    I would start there, relatively affordable and easy first step.
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    Garage upgrade

    My garage doors have openers but my shop door is a huge barn door and a real joy to open and close.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Last night I finished chopping up a rollbar meant for a long bed to fit into my short bed. Just gotta finish welding and cleaning now. Last week I finally put in the new cluster relay board and switched all the bulbs to LED. Everything works on my dash now!
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    Exhaust Question

    Yes! The FlowMaster 40 is no longer patented and lots of other companies are making clones. I have 2 on my '82 longbed and they sound AMAZING!
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    Can this be removed?

    To expand on what others have said no engine air/gas/vacuum goes through that. It leads to a housing on the exhaust which captures heat much like the heater on older VW Beetles. I kept mine on and hooked up simply because all the parts were there (though I doubt the vacuum assembly works anymore).
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    Rear View Mirror

    Side or windshield?
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    Coolant Hose Popped Off the Thermostat

    Because of the low cost I would go ahead and replace the hose, thermostat, coolant and radiator cap. As for coolant in the carb may be a good idea to run a heat gun or fan down into your intake for a bit to hopefully evaporate any of it out. But if you've been running it since then with no...
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