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    LED dash light replacements

    I bought a bunch of supposedly warm white LED lamps to replace all the bulbs in the panel of the MGB I'm trying to reassemble. Unfortunately I have not had a chance to try them out yet due to spring being my 7 day work weeks. I'm hoping to see how they do in the next week or 2 and if they seem...
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    86 C20 - Climate control not changing position - cable or vacuum operated?

    Also make sure the vacuum is connected in the engine compartment. My 1989 has similar issue (although the A/C doesn't do much anymore) with the routing doors. Turned out the vacuum line ging through the firewall was broken, so none of the diaphrams that move the doors did anything. The heat...
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    Stereo

    My suspicion is that he little black box with the red/yellow/black(or brown hard to tell in photo) wires going in and out is a form of either short-term rechargable battery or a capacitor, the intent being that you don't lose the clock/programmed stations/EQ settings/etc if you disconnect the...
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    Towing with an old truck

    I think the biggest challenge with a travel trailer isn't the weight but the frontal surface area/wind resistance. Your engine and transmission will be much happier if you go slower. I've towed a 20 foot 2500 pound sailboat-on-trailer rig 400 miles with a 30 year old truck, also towed a rental...
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    Should i or shouldnt i?!!

    If you have the means and a place to store/park it then by all means. That interior is way too nice to let get crushed. I don't know if 1977 (based on owners manual visibile on seat) was front wheel drive or not - that could limit your drivetrain choices. I'd also look underneath and make...
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    Dual Battery

    My biggest concern would be that if that deep-cycle is really dead - if everything else is wired up right and it attempts to charge once the engine is running; will it draw too much current? I always like to have some sort of current limiter or at least a fuse on in the circuit.
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    How hard to go backwards?

    Yeah it was a whole separate posting about having the teeth chewed up - having to change starters in the car park at work, etc...and being on a 7 day a week work schedule for the past 3 months meant no time to mess with it.
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    How hard to go backwards?

    Perfect! Once I get it back from the flexplate replacement I'll grab one of those and see what can be worked up. Thanks!!!!
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    How hard to go backwards?

    Thats handy to know - extending wires isn't that hard. What year did GM go away from using the floor switch? If I know what was the last year for the floor switch I can just buy the part for that model year.
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    How hard to go backwards?

    Fortunately the wires don't go up the column, only the actuator rod - the switch itself is actually under the dash, pretty easily accessible.
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    How hard to go backwards?

    My 1989 Suburban has the high-low beam switch mounted at the base of the column with the actuator rod going up to the turn signal/wiper/cruise multifunction lever. The rod does not seem to be connected to anything at the upper end anymore, I suspect the plastic has probably broken. The switch...
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    Old school Pioneer head unit, should I or should I not???

    I always liked Pioneer units. I had one (badly installed by barely-post-highschool myself) in a 1984 Jeep that was rock solid. It was old enough that it was just AM/FM/CD - no bluetooth or front aux or USB. I still have the Jeep and the Pioneer didn't power on last time I had it running (last...
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    Unlock barn doors from inside

    My 1989 does not have any way to unlock/open the back doors from the inside (although if you take the trim panel off the mechanism is easy to see and manipulate). I contemplated putting something as basic as a rope "T" handle like you'd find on a mower through a grommet in the trim panel - if I...
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    What would you pay for this truck?

    I watch Puddin's Fab Shop on Youtube when I can. and he had a short series of videos on doing exactly that - had a damaged longbed and he cut/welded/reinforced the frame and then cut down the longbed sides to match what the measurements of a factory shortbed to make everything look right. Did...
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    1991 Suburban 3/4 ton: TBI to Holley Sniper conversion - stupid, or worth it?

    I looked at the megasquirt - it seems like a cool idea but unless I was seeing things completely wrong - they send you a bare circuit board and you have to source/assemble the whole thing from zeo yourself - the odds of me having a functional ANYTHING after that would be pretty slim to none.
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