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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    You need to do a caster sweep. To do a caster sweep you will need to buy a caster camber gauge. Wheel straight ahead turn the wheel 20 degrees right read camber,turn the wheels 20 degrees left read camber again subtract to find the difference,multiply x 1.5 that's your caster number. You'll...
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    Alternator amps

    Just went and read a bunch of this,it's not his choice of 10si,12si,cs130 etc that is causing his problem. These trucks new with 10si didn't drop down to 8 volts idling. He is not wired correctly,or has some bad wires. Even then something weird is going on because even if the alternator is...
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    Alternator amps

    The 84 Camaro alternator I guided him to is a 94 amp 12si with belt drive. It is a drop in replacement for his 10si.
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    Tailgate security solution needed

    That locks the lower pivot point so people don't steal your tail gate. He wants to keep his tailgate from opening without a key.
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    We reused literally 1000s if not hundreds of thousands of head bolts at work 99.99 percent of the time,no issues. Of coarse if they were torque to yield or factory recommended replacement we did.
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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    You are supposed to check frame angle and then use a chart that I don't have. I'd go with 3 degrees positive caster, 1/4-1/2 degree negative camber and an 1/8th inch of toe. Yea measuring toe in inches is kinda crude,because the actual degrees change with tire diameter,but as long as you have a...
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    6 cylinder chevy stuff. I'd contact this guy,see if he has some.He has plenty of used stuff https://www.12bolt.com/apps/search?q=Head+bolts&page=15
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    Used to be reusable until approximately mid 80s then they started using torque to yield bolts.
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    Found them. HeadBolts.com
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    You do know those head bolts are reusable right?
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    It's also not a frozen caliper,a stuck slide or a frozen wheel cylinder causing your low pedal,assuming you have single piston calipers. Not trying to cause trouble. Trying to save you time.
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    Good Ospho (phosphoric) and epoxy Test

    Read SPIs info on sanding phosphoric acid treated metal. As for the person asking about spraying phosphoric acid on clean metal. Yes you do spray phosphoric acid on clean metal. It stops rust from forming and neutralsizes any microscopic rust. You wet it with phosphoric acid again then washbit...
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    FWIW to any or all of you brakes used to have a residual pressure valve to maintain slight pressure in the lines. Part of the reason was it kept the seals in the wheel cylinders under pressure so they sealed even when you weren't on the brakes,this helped prevent air from getting drawn past the...
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    Alternator amps

    Almost Identical we settled on Bosch do to low incidence of comebacks,and our local rebuider,our expierience was same as yours,high failure rates,short life expectancy.
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    You do start with the longest line,it removes the most fluid and air minimizing the risk of air bubbles being reintroduced to the system.
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