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    Help Please - Fighting new Gremlins

    In that picture, what's that wire hanging right in front of that round hole? Is that a broken connector or is it connected to something not shown in that pic? EDIT: Missed that you fig'rd it out. Good Job!
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    1986 K10 Cutting off When Put in Gear

    Ding! Drunk Posting agin...heh
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    Proportioning Valve and Bleeding

    Inline Tube It was very reasonable and appeared well built. The PR100 is the P/N for front disk/rear drum and PR101 for Disk/Disk. Search for proportioning valve. It'll ask you Year/Make/Model. Some things to think about before topping-off the MS reservoir. The reason fluid level drops is...
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    1986 K10 Cutting off When Put in Gear

    Sounds like the Neutral Safety Switch. What happens if you bypass it?
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    Proportioning Valve and Bleeding

    Replaced that proportioning valve and bought a fancy vacuum bleeder, which worked quite well except for one thing. As it pulls the fluid from the wheel cyl/caliper, it also pulls air from around the bleeder threads so you never know if you've got all the air out. I just went by the color of the...
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    The first time I changed a thermostat was on my first car, a '60 Bel Air 283. Did 2 things wrong... knocked the thermostat off-center and then cracked the aluminum housing over tightening it trying to get it to stop leaking. I was 16 and just learning my way around wrenching. 53 years later did...
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    Brand new NAPA 195 thermostat and yea, it does sound like it opens early or doesn't close all the way. No rear seat heater or if there is, there's no lines to it. The only reason I was thinking about the clutch fan is the fact there's coolant going through the radiator *and* the fan is pulling...
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    So, the problem continues! Replaced the coolant flow 'valve' on the intake but it still won't heat up. Water flow from the heater core into the radiator certainly was reduced to almost half what it was but using an infrared thermometer in my heated shop it still only gets to ~150. There are a...
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    Proportioning Valve and Bleeding

    Ordered the 'Tool' at Amazon, Thanx guys! I will try pressure bleeding first and then do the pedal pumping thing if I'm not satisfied.
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    Proportioning Valve and Bleeding

    I've kinda looked around for that tool but not finding it... what's it called? Gotta P/N or manufacturer?
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    Ha, an LS would sure make it move all that weight easier! Got that Heater Hose Flow Control Valve today from Rockauto and there definitely a restriction in it! Gonna put it in this weekend, I'll post a pic of the old one then.
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    Proportioning Valve and Bleeding

    Another issue on this 85 C10 Suburban cropped up while replacing the fuel pump (the original problem). While replacing the fuel pump the proportioning valve started weeping, all by itself. You know how it goes, bring a neglected vehicle in to work on one problem and another pops-up. Found a...
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    Yea I don't really go by the factory gauges but the owner sez it works. The heater hoses are luke warm.
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    Well now that I read the description at O'Reillys it seems I'm on the right track. "Heater Control Valve; Heating Venting Air Conditioning (HVAC); Water Flow; ACDelco GM OE HVAC Heater Water Flow Control Valves control the flow of engine coolant through the heater core and are GM recommended...
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    Odd Cooling System issue

    That Rockauto link doesn't say it, but the Description says "Water Flow Control Valve; 16MM, ONE DIRECTION FLOW VALVE" I've seen other sites describe it as that also, O'Reillys for one.
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