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    Source for 4" backup lights?

    All: Anybody got a source for some non LED 4" backup lights? I've got a flat bed I'm currently in the process of mounting. It's got two canisters for mounting the taillights, and two empty 4 1/2" holes that I'm guessing were for mounting backup lights. Looking around the forum a bit, it looks...
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    Fender flares

    Those are off the front of the truck? If so, I'm interested if you can ship for not too much moolah. Aaron
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    Anybody got a Jetta TDI?

    There's a drain plug and fill hole, no dipstick. I just can't find the fill plug. Its the 4 speed automatic trans. That's a good idea about filling through a vent tube. I hadn't thought of that, and I think I know where a vent hose is, somebody stuck a random bolt in the end of it. So if I...
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    Anybody got a Jetta TDI?

    I ended up with a 2003 Jetta TDI. Anyone here ever changed the transmission fluid? It's got a sealed trans, apparently VW wants you to take it to a dealer any time you want to change the fluid. No thanks, and in any event, I'd have to drive 2 hrs to Boze-angeles, as the rural MT contingent calls...
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    Help me figure out what to do with this truck

    Am I right that, that engine could go straight into the 75 GMC? Or were there substantial differences between the 350's that would have gone into a 1 ton dually, versus into a half ton? Aaron
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    Help me figure out what to do with this truck

    Hey everyone. Looking for some thoughts on what to do with the truck in the picture. It's a 1980 Chevy dually 2wd. 4 speed manual, custom deluxe, 350. This will take a minute to explain, so bear with me. Here's the story: I ended up with it for a year or so ago. I bought it for the flat bed...
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    Lotsa nice squares on CL out here right now!

    Not yet. Will do so here in a few weeks, when it's back in the shop for a while and not sitting outside in the snow. Aaron
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    Lotsa nice squares on CL out here right now!

    That truck over in Nampa is exactly the truck my son was just given. 75 3 speed 4x4. We've gotten a bit of a start on it, hopefully at elast the body stuff will be done by the end of this summer. Aaron
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    Yeah, I've seen youtube videos on that one too. I think that's the "mode door" actuator for changing between defrost, to the floor, and so on. Aaron
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    Just warm, not hot. When I checked, I was running a little below the 210 mark on my dash gauge, so it did seem like they should be hotter than that. That's what got me to wondering if my water pump wasn't puming hard enough through the hoses, but then, it seems like I should be running too hot...
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    hey everyone, I'm kinda out of ideas on my suburban heater. I got my arm in there to the blend door actuator, and I can feel it turning, when I turn the heat/cold know of the dash. No clicks that should be there, and I would hear something if the actuator was turning but the blend door wasn't...
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    hey guys, new question on this rig. I was replacing my driver's door pins, and broke both of those little retaining clips, prying them off the ends of the door pins. Anybody know what those things are called? I can't find any, and it's probably jsut because I don't know what words to type in...
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    hey everybody, I'm finally getting to this problem, have some space cleared out in the shop. Had to get the flatbed for my 89 V3500 out of the way first. Ok, so is there a way I can check to see if the blend door is operating, without actually removing it, or do I have to pull it out in order to...
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    Thanks for the site suggestion, I'll look at that. It's going to be 20 below zero tomorrow night, and right now, it's blowing sideways, snowing, and running about 5 degrees plus wind chill. Would be kinda nice to have a heater. Aaron
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    hey everyone. I've got a 1995 Suburban 2500, 454 engine. My heater doesn't work. It's got a new thermostat, both hoses going to the heater core are warm when engine is warm, and I've flushed the heck out of the front heater core. Back heater doesn't seem to work either. I've seen some youtube...
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    Cheap media blaster or pay a local shop to media blast wheels

    Thanks, Martin, I'll remember that, in future. With the price of fuel, it pays to be as efficient as possible, living in a state this big. I was out playing some music at a funeral in Circle a couple years ago. That's a long way form Dillon. Aaron
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    Cheap media blaster or pay a local shop to media blast wheels

    Martin: Where is there a Tractor Supply in MT? I'm down in Dillon. Is it in Billings then? Aaron
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    How a relay works

    Thanks for this post. some of us are electrically challenged. I had to wire a rotary 3 phase converter into my wood shop, a while back. Luckily any visible smoke was merely what was coming out of my ears, and not from bad wiring. Aaron
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    Diagnose alternator on '95 Suburban?

    Thanks for the reply. I kinda figured that this was one of those "if it worked that well, everyone would be doing it" things, but I'm not technically versed enough to know all the ins and outs of why. Aaron
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    Diagnose alternator on '95 Suburban?

    Emissions tests aren't an issue where I live...and my catalytic converter is going away too... but this squares with what I'm seeing around, as far as the criticisms go. Anyone got a real-world example of fuel mileage improvement? Aaron
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    Diagnose alternator on '95 Suburban?

    So I got my issues fixed: New alternator, and replaced the thermostat, and it looks like I'm good to go. So basically, I just had a pretty major coincidence happen, I think. While I'm at it: I think I've got a bad EGR valve on the same rig. Fired I'd replace it, and while I was looking at how...
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    Diagnose alternator on '95 Suburban?

    All: So recently, I noticed that my voltage was dropping, and then kicking back up again. Then this evening, my voltage dropped clear down to 9 volts, and I barely made it into the grocery store parking lot. I've never seen an alternator gradually go bad like that, but I can't think of anything...
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    Maple For Truck Bed

    I wouldn't if it were me. Maple doesn't do very well outside. If you want a light colored wood like maple, I'd go with pine. Not framing lumber, since the cathedral grain will come apart, but some planed roughsawn stock like from a lumberyard that caters to furniture/cabinet makers. Same goes...
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    Rope Cleats

    There's a set of those on my son's 75 short box. I'll see if he's got 4 or 6, and if he wants to get rid of them, as they're currently off the truck. If you'll PM me, then I'll remember to do it. Aaron
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    Multimeters?

    Oh, and @ Piute: Are there any pics of your truck on the site? Looks like we've got exactly the same truck, so I ws just curious as to what your truck is looking like. my 89 V3500 should have the engine back in it in a month or so. Aaron

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