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    Are these modern carburetors a big improvement?

    Well probably the oldest known automotive application of electrically controlled injection. The folks at Daimler-Benz and Messerschmitt refined the mechanical injection systems (which was adapted from the same sort of fuel distributor pump used on diesels) through use on the WWII fighter...
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    2 cycle gas mix ratio

    I use the premix 40:1 in my chainsaw - has been really good. I also use ethanol-free on all my small engines that don't need premix - for as little consumption as they have the added expense is not worth it. I'm not so sure at 90 MPG I'd try to save another 50-75 cents by running the oil mix...
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    Led headlight mod

    They make a relay kit for those older cars to do just that. That might be a good way to go since most LED headlamps don't always look right on really old cars.
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    Led headlight mod

    That seems worth messing with then - getting another 4 amps out of the circuit won't make much difference on the alternator at this point, but the aftermarket switches for the British cars are not all that confidence-inspiring in the quality control department - having 4 amps less flowing thru...
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    Led headlight mod

    I am switching everything I can in my British car project to LED lamps not because I am dissatisfied with the output from the traditional bulbs, but more to reduce the electrical load on the alternator and the wiring. This really becomes a concern on vehicles where the alternators (or depending...
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    91 Suburban Shopping Category

    i have a 1989 Suburban and always run into that too - looking for 1987 parts almost always gets me where I need to be. I think there were some under-hood changes in 1990-1991 but the majority of the time looking up based on 1987 parts gets me where I need to be. I did have a parts store guy...
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    Timing at 25 degrees advanced - harmonic balancer slipped?

    You can find TDC pretty close even without a piston stop - I do it all the time using nothing more than a wrench/socket that fits the crank pulley and a high-tech chopstick from my favorite Chinese eatery. All you are trying to do is feel when the piston stops coming up and starts going down...
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    Led headlight mod

    To do it right would involve replacing more than just the bulbs. The reflectors for the standard incandescent bulbs will not give the proper beam focus to the LEDs and you'll have really bright wide angle floodlamps blinding oncoming traffic.
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    Good enough or perfection

    I'm a big fan of perfection where it matters (make sure those brakes and steering are 100% right), good mechanicals and nothing blatently unsafe in the structure. Even the British car I'm reassembling is not going to be a "restoration" - I want to be able to drive it, and drive it like a...
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    Harbor Frate Winches, good, bad, evil?

    My experience with Harbor Freight stuff in general has been that over the past decade or so they have been upping their game. Stuff I bought 15-20 years ago broke almost immediately if it had any moving parts (think rachets, power tools, ect). Stuff I have bought in the last 5 years or so has...
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    Scores from DIY Parts Yards, Pull A Part, U Pull It etc

    Good to get a reality check. I had not been to yards in quite a while before last week - 25 years ago in Virginia it was not a common practice. Sounds like it is now, so its just me that is crazy.
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    Scores from DIY Parts Yards, Pull A Part, U Pull It etc

    A question for the yard pullers - do your scrapyards charge you a core charge? I went with some friends to a yard a couple weeks ago, and everything had a "core charge" added to the price at the counter - presumably you'd get it back if you brought your old one in. Except that if you're...
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    Truck shakes highway speed

    A bent or slightly out of true wheel can have that effect (as learned from old british cars with wire wheels that are never perfectly straight). At different speeds you'll get different shakes - when I had an early 90's compact wagon I could immediately tell one of the wheels was not right...
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    Driver side door is torn at hinge

    Some of the switches have (unless its fallen off) a small retainer clip that you need to take off to disconnect the wiring from the switches. Not hard to do, but check before just yanking the wires, or you might just end up with a handful of bare ends. I was at a salvage place last weekend...
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    Dog ramps for suburban

    Can you adhere some carpet to the already purchased slippery one so he can feel more confident on it? 3M spray adhesives are good stuff and carpet remnants are usually cheap. Labs are awesome - glad you have him out of the cage and are getting him back up to speed!
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    Wiring A/C help

    I have old machines and sometimes embedded links don't embed for me - thanks for putting it seperate so I can find it!!!
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    Wiring A/C help

    I was unclear in my question. Post #12 has the pictures - but doesn't say where to buy them. That is what I actually needed to know...
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    Wiring A/C help

    OK so clearly I am missing this since the original connector was not present when I bought the truck. Does anyone sell the connector with the diode present?
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    Wiring A/C help

    I am curious about the diode mentioned a few postings back. Where would that diode be in the wiring? When I got my truck the connector for the compressor was missing, but the wires were still there. I put individual spade plugs on the wires and connected them to the corresponding spade pins...
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    Need Alternator help please

    It could be thermal - works OK when cool but fails when hot. Thats tough to prove because by the time you take it out and go there, its working again. Can you put a full charge on the battery at the house and then drive the truck there (or is it too far to make it on battery alone) to have them...
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    Master cylinder lid leaking

    I'm in the "check everything all the time" camp - if anyone is with me they go crazy when I stop for gas because I'm checking that can be without breaking out tools (brake master, oil, transmission (if possible), steering fluid if applicable, coolant, looking for anything unusual or apparent...
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    Save some money on power window kits

    Do you sell the 4 window switch? I'd be tempted to buy the kit because my front 2 power windows move at something just below a snails pace (I'm sure they are more worn than the back) and I often have to "help" the passenger side window up with the palm of my hand even when using its own side...
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    Reinforced hood

    I'm not sure because the earlier hoods do seem to be heaver - I don't know that the later hinges would keep an older one open. If someone has one of each might be a useful experiment but I don't have access to multiple year hoods.
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    Need Ford 302 Efi expertise -update

    Is yours a throttle body style system or that odd looking 1st generation multiport? I had a Lincoln with the 302 and Ford's version of the throttle body - it was great until the insulation started flaking off the wiring (whatever they used in those years for insulation started breaking down and...
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    1985 C-30 454 Vaccuum line to AC/Heater Control

    Mine broke off in about the same place (1989 w/454 instead of 1987 but don't think the HVAC controls changed much). I just used some small rubber vacuum line that fit snugly over the broken end - if you have enough of a stub sticking out maybe a little shrink wrap over it to help seal up. The...

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