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    Clean old windows- years of gunk!

    Don't use anything abrasive! It will leave the glass with a permanent haze and even dangerous to drive at night. No cleansers, no steel-wool, no scouring pads -- even cheap paper towels will damage glass. Out of the sun, start with a soft cloth or pad soaked in a mineral dissolving solution...
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    1978 K20 Gas Gauge

    Just a follow-up, turns out both sending units went bad. Instead of the 0-90 ohms, the senders still vary resistance with float level but in the MegOhm range. Confirmed the gas gauge goes offscale high with open circuit, to empty if grounded. Truck is apart awaiting backordered fill and vent...
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    1978 K20 Gas Gauge

    Interesting. Meanwhile I checked with a professional mechanic yesterday and he said going beyond full indicates a short to ground. Seems there's a lot of contradictory information floating around. I suppose there's no way to check the sending unit grounds without dropping the tanks.
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    1978 K20 Gas Gauge

    I have a stock 1978 K20 with dual tanks and the gas gauge has quit working. It's normal resting point is F but when the ign key is turned on it goes beyond F to 3:00, pegged. It doesn't matter which tank is selected. Looking at previous forum posts I see conflicting comments about pegged full...
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    Getting rid of old gas

    You can get away with that easily in a carbureted engine in the summertime but I wouldn't do it with fuel injectors. It can gum them up pretty quickly.
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    87 Stock TBI 350 air cleaner lid flip upside down? Does it help? does it hurt? good or bad idea?

    Gale Banks actually dyno tested the open vs stock filter with closed hood and demonstrated the open filter had a significant HP reduction.
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