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    What have you done to your square lately??

    This is close to the original paint. https://www.vhtpaint.com/product/vht-wrinkle-plus-coatings/
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    1973 ignition cylinder, back together issues

    I found this pdf a while back. It has pretty decent pics. This part of the column starts on pg 56. https://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/images/d/d6/Jazzman_Steering_Rack_Rebuild.pdf Edit: for correct page number.
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    1973 ignition cylinder, back together issues

    Get you one of these. It all needs to be compressed to get the ring in the correct grove. https://www.autozone.com/test-scan-and-specialty-tools/steering-wheel-lock-plate/p/oemtools-steering-wheel-locking-plate-remover-tool/112102_0_0
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Wow. That's some ********. Although my reference is big city. LA County with the supplier in Long Beach. Probably would have cost me $40 in 1/4 for that size.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    It's not that difficult to get tempered. You are correct that you cannot cut tempered glass but you can have glass cut and polished and then tempered. I used to order tempered glass pieces regularly when I owned my hardware store.
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    Missing sway bar bolts. Anyone know what size they are?

    Thread 'ORD sway bar disconnect' https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/ord-sway-bar-disconnect.39294/
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Discount will do the rations for you for free. I had a set of grabber MTs back in the late 90s that I got 40k out of. Every oil change id take the Blazer to Americas(discount in California)and have them rotate and check the balance. Wasn't supposed to have lifetime balance on 35s but I had a...
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    Leaf Spring Torque

    See attached chart.
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    Alternatives to anti-sway bar?

    https://www.offroaddesign.com/crossover-steering-sway-bar-kit.html
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    New from northern Maine

    Welcome from New Brunswick, neighbor!
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    Debugging my AC problems

    For the fan. Do the obvious first. Check all the fuses. Including the one inline on the firewall coming off the junction block just to the pass side of the brake booster. Then head over to the reference section and download the wiring diagram and start chasing wires. Not a super complex circuit...
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    Removing instrument panel - dealing with the oil pressure line

    Ya. Manual says just reach up behind and take off the nut.
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    Drop pittman arm or raised steering arm or both

    You may or may not need both. I did not, in fact the two inch pitman with he 4 inch arm made mine worse. Here a post on ck5 that gives a lot of info. Stephen owns Off Road Design and knows a few things about these trucks. Thread 'Stock type steering correction. You probably should not use...
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    First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice.

    The tube coming out the side is a vacuum port that goes to the air cleaner thermo switch that controls the heat stove valve.
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    First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice.

    See photo
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