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  1. J

    73 C20 front brake issue, The right front caliper will not retract, causing the wheel to almost lock.

    Sounds like the flex hose to that brake is rotting internally, and allows fluid to in, but but closes off the hose when fluid tries to go the other way. Open the bleeder valve and see if the piston(s) can now be pushed in. If still no luck, the bores in the caliper are probably corroded and...
  2. J

    Has anyone ever seen this interior color combo?

    I don't think I have ever seen it. I have seen light tan seat with brown dash and door panels, but never white seat with that color combo. J. B.
  3. J

    Y'all ever seen this color?

    Kind of hard to tell in the picture - my monitor is ready to die - but I have seen what I think this color is. J. B.
  4. J

    4spd to Turbo 400

    Easy enough to do, but you have to consider your rear axle ratio. Automatics allow the engine to pull taller gears, plus they generate some additional RPM as well, so you will probably find your truck to be undergeared, so that it is revving hard at freeway speeds if you use the same gearing as...
  5. J

    Why do Americans hate drain plugs? Drive line oil change queries.

    I agree about the fender emblems, which eventually moved to a better location, but no drain plugs is really stupid. Issues like this are what gives rise to the lie that our vehicles are low quality. Screw this "Maximum possible profits by any means necessary" attitude. J. B.
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    Why do Americans hate drain plugs? Drive line oil change queries.

    I agree about the fender emblems, which eventually moved to a better location, but no drain plugs is really stupid. Issues like this are what gives rise to the lie that our vehicles are low quality. Screw this "Maximum possible profits by any means necessary" attitude. J. B.
  7. J

    Bone stock 85 305 upgrade

    Also, do you live in a smog exempt area? If not, then you CAN'T do what you are saying. They will not pass you, in many localities, even if it passes at the tail pipe, as it is supposed to be and look EXACTLY FACTORY STOCK under the hood, so you have to leave all the smog junk on it. If you...
  8. J

    Bone stock 85 305 upgrade

    If you put a more aggressive cam in it, you can't use taller gearing, as more aggressive cams mean LESS torque, except at high RPM. Ditto gas mileage. Aggressive cams mean BAD mileage. Mild cams mean GOOD mileage. Swapping to a 350, but leaving it stock, will give you more torque, therefore...
  9. J

    Why do Americans hate drain plugs? Drive line oil change queries.

    Many of them, just like corporations, do as little as possible, and charge as much as possible. J. B.
  10. J

    Why do Americans hate drain plugs? Drive line oil change queries.

    We love drain plugs. The automakers hate them because it costs a few pennies more to make them with drain plugs. American corporations think they will be bankrupt if they have just 1 cent less money. J. B.
  11. J

    Passenger rear drum locking

    This sounds like you have a lightly leaking wheel cylinder. Chemicals on the linings will cause them to lock like that. Check by pulling the rubber boots back. If any brake fluid drips out, you have found the problem. If that is not the problem, it could be a leaking rear wheel oil seal -...
  12. J

    OUTTA GAS!!! Vapor lock fix for today's fuel

    And they can't even tighten a loose fan belt.
  13. J

    Hood hinges help,maybe not the same old stuff

    What you can do is weld steel brackets, with only the flat part, over the weak spots. Keep in mind, though, that in an accident, the hood might then try to come through the windshield like a draw knife. J. B.
  14. J

    78 bumper with 91 front clip

    No big gap, fits fine.
  15. J

    New guy from Alabama here. I own a 1975 C10 short bed with a 350 two barrel and 350 transmission.

    Welcome to the club!
  16. J

    Oil consumption?

    Before the 90s, a quart consumed every 1,000 miles was considered acceptable. Every 3,000 miles was considered outstanding. J. B.
  17. J

    Oil consumption?

    Until the 90s, a quart consumed every 1,000 miles was considered acceptable. Anything less than that was considered outstanding oil economy. J. B.
  18. J

    350 to 454 swap, 73 c30 questions

    Sorry, you said your truck is a 73 - it probably has the proper rear end already. J. B.
  19. J

    350 to 454 swap, 73 c30 questions

    That might be the least of your worries. If you truck is a 3 speed manual, and it has the Saginaw or Muncie trans, you will need to swap it for the Tremac transmission, which will require a different 1st/Reverse lever on the side of the trans - looks the same, but the mounting hole is at a...
  20. J

    A/C Compressor, again.

    I would switch to an A6 compressor. The R4 is well known to be a lousy unit. J. B.
  21. J

    1978 C15 First Square Body! - Looks Good from Far but Far From Good

    Looks good, but with the lousy work that has been done before, CAREFULLY inspect that frame. Might want to replace it with a factory short wheelbase frame, as cut ones are sometimes a little off, which will cause you to go slightly crab-wise down the road. J. B.
  22. J

    Should I go POSI???

    I wouldn't bother spending the extra money. Just go with 4.11 or 4.56 gears. Posi is good if you have to use dirt roads in the winter, that become mud roads. It can help you avoid getting stuck so easily. J. B.
  23. J

    Looking for a good sway bar (No, I said "SWAY" bar....)

    It will help, but sounds like you are driving just too d--m fast to me. A rear sway bar will also reduce understeer. J. B.
  24. J

    5 lug to 6 lug 1983 GMC

    As far as I know, the rotors and rear axle shafts for a K10, which used 6 lugs, will interchange with those of a C10, PROVIDING you get axle shafts for the same type of rear end - 14 bolt to 14 bolt, 12 bolt to 12 bolt, etc. Check and make sure that is still true on 80s trucks. If so, that is...
  25. J

    Nobody warned me about the MPGs on these square bodies!

    Aggressively cammed engines simply do not get good mileage. Just a fact of life. If you want a big engine that DOES get relatively good mileage, you need to go milder - MUCH milder. A 396 cube engine that makes, say, about 200 horsepower will get surprisingly good mileage, and, being 396...

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