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    Blown head gasket ?

    You may not have a blown head gasket. Which os why several posts back I recommended an oil change,drive it and look for symptoms. Also recommended compressed air in cylinders one at a time as this would introduce far more air than cranking the engine will.
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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    All Vettes weren't 2.5 some were 2 inch 2.5s didn't only come on vettes they were on the hp model sbc's Pics of both center dump rams and pic of a vortec truck manifold I picked up,I'd also look at lt 1 and 90 up Gbody vans as you can see the vortec I grabbed is 2.5 inch
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    84 Chevy 305 stock; what to swap with?

    What's your goal? Daily driver,garage queen,13 second street ride? Drive aroundbtown once a month just to be driving an old truck?
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    Sbc to bbc fan shroud issues

    Read this,then use stock pieces,modified stock pieces,homemade or what ever you have to do. But now you'll have the knowledge of how and why a shroud works and how to set it up best.And I would advise against using electric fans on your set up...
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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    The performance Rams horns won't work on a square,if that's why you were going to rams horns. The ones you want for performance are 2.5 diameter and shoot straight down. The angled Rams horns are 2 inch.
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    Steering Wheel Too Close '84 C-10

    I've never tried this but this is what I would try. Collapse the steering shaft under the hood and make a relocation bracket to mount the column to under the dash,or relocate the factory mounting clamp. The relocation bracket is probably as simple as a flat plate with 4 holes drilled in it.Mount...
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    4L60E interchange compatability question

    I cannot answer you,I can however tell what to check. Get wiring scematics for both vehicles see if they have the same electrical pinout for the transmission. Look up donor vehicle and recipient vehicle and see if they are both pulse width modulated early wasn't. But I don't know when they...
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    Help! 1991 Suburban cuts out suddenly, immediately restarts. Tried everything.

    Get 5 foot of speaker wire and a 194 bulb. Attach 2 speaker wire leads to the 194 bulb,it's very easy a 194 has wire loops at the bottom you can attach to. Hook 1 speaker wire to a tee pin or a safety pin,put an alligator clip on the other. Now you can back probe the pin to the back side of the...
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    Suspension issues - which new upgrage to buy

    Hey drop spindles for the front will dix a lt of your problem and the lightest springs you can find. Rear get shock extenders if you dont have them. Never mind just looked at a couple more posts@bluex covered it all
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    1973 my mom got a ticket 85 in a 70 just cruising home with 3 kids 442 455 4speed 3.36 gears. I was talking to dad about it the other day because this topic comes up so often on here, I just remembered the ticket not the speed. Those old non O.D. American Iron has just gotten under rated. IDK...
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    Clamping brake lines to axle tubes?

    Hard to explain but I'll try, a large zip tie around the axle,and brake line another ziptie between the axle and the brake line. 2nd zip tie is only around 1st zip tie,pinching it into a secure grip and stand off for the brake line. Did a quick one using 2 colors of zip tie so it's easy to see...
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    broken spark plug

    Fender well is out so is the torch. Braze the crack.
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    Mar-K Truck Toolbox for Stepside

    Dirt simple cut the top off a 5 gallon Jerry can put a hinge on it,I can think of a couple of ways to latch it. Section it if it's too tall for your liking. Even more simple cut a square out of one side,make a door out of the square. If I did a door I think I'd cut it. Hard to explain,but I'd...
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    1985 C20 6.2 diesel A/C repair

    If you do not vacuum the system and there is air in it,your system will not cool as well as it should,but more importantly won't last long. The moisture creates an acid and rots the system from the inside out. So WOW you saved x dollars by not evacuating the system,that's awesome. Until the...
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    85 vent windows

    Not on a square yet,but on other vehicles,I've used vinyl tape,applied carefully,worked into crevices with a plastic picnic knife,trimmed with exacto knife,looks good,fast,cheap easy to redo if necessary.last one I did was years ago. I'll check on it for years of durabilty.
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