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  1. Turbo4whl

    Brainstorming about my 81 GMC

    You can put an early round eye front on a newer cab. I put 1974 parts on a 1981 cab. the door line at the front fender can be made good. The issue that may bother some, is the line at the rear of the hood side to the top of the fender. The different cab front of the '81 pushes the fender out at...
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    Manual Transmission Swap Options

    You can use most all the parts from a salvage yard Chevy car 1960's through the 1970's and 1980's. Don't forget to get the engine flywheel and starter too. The only part that will need to be adjusted is the drive shaft. You'll need the hanging pedal assembly from a truck. Buy an after market...
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    27 FT Holiday Rambler

    Sometimes they only give you the option to change color when you first turn them on. After some time on they turn off the first try. I don't like the electronic junk, that is why I thought maybe old school mechanical.
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    Lowering Shackles on a C10 Stepside

    You can try removing every other leaf and see how it sits. If no good, buy the springs.
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    27 FT Holiday Rambler

    Do I see a 110 Volt line in one picture? Get an old mechanical line volt thermostat...
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    Doing away with fuel tank selector valve??

    Welcome to the forum. Like @Grit dog stated, when one tank is empty, it will draw air. You will not get the advantage of two full tanks. You can "T" the vent lines. Use a inexpensive brass tank selector valve...
  7. Turbo4whl

    Can you dig it.

    New International medium duty trucks all have this ashtray. So any vehicle can have an ashtray. Fits in the standard vehicle cup holder. Also any standard round accessory 12V power port can be replaced with the lighter socket. Need a part number?
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    My '74 came with Uniroyal "rain tires", still have the mounted spare. First thing I did when I got the truck was pull the factory wheels and tires off and replaced them with Gates saw-tooth 10.00/15 tires on Keystone white spoke wheels. The dealer, different dealer, bought the still new original...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Spelling isn't my strong subject. Must've been a good guess this time.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Misspelling for a Dually truck. Dually- common slang for a dual rear axle, with 2 tires on each side.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Late for this. Medium duty truck knobs. Many styles available Tape seal only lubes the pipe threads so they tighten better. Use that on plastic fittings that some sealants will melt. Use PST pipe sealant on all metal pipe threads. You can also add a hardener, Loctite primer N. Primer N is...
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    electric choke/ operating in reverse at start up

    The choke light works backwards from what some other systems work. Turn the ignition on, power is fed to the oil pressure switch. The light is wired to that side of the switch too. Non running engine pressure switch is open, current to the light only. Start engine pressure switch closes, current...
  13. Turbo4whl

    Drop in bed liner

    Yes you are right, truck is too old for those type of aftermarket parts/accessories. My suggestion is call and old established Chey/GMC dealer. Ask if they have a part number for the GM bed liner kit. If they can find the number, search the number. Otherwise, wrecking yard/U-pull It, etc.
  14. Turbo4whl

    Dropping my Stock '74 Stepper - Need Advice

    "friendly contact", I like that! Any given day, if you could look in, you would see fresh rubs in the paint and polished pan head bolt heads.
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    Dropping my Stock '74 Stepper - Need Advice

    @jpatters13 To help answer your original question, one thing I did in the front of my '82 was remove all the bolts in the inside of the front fenders. The bolts that held the jack and battery tray etc. that pointed down. They would scrap the tires. I replace them with pan head bolts facing up...
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    Dim headlight question

    Deoxit for the win! Plastic safe.
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    Wire for oil sending unit/gauge cannot be found...help!

    Your book, page 6D-40 Fig 6D-2-Diesel Electronic Control, near the bottom of the picture. Oil pressure sender dark blue wire, temperature sender dark green. Some times the factory repair books don't show what may be in an earlier book. Your book, I can't find the gasoline engine wiring diagram.
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    Wire for oil sending unit/gauge cannot be found...help!

    Newer year truck manuals have color diagrams. Older manuals may have letter codes for the colors, ie, DB-dark blue, LG= light green etc.
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    Carburetor TV cable retainer clip

    Auveco throttle clip. Part No. 15459 SKU 15459 Box of 50... share with friends. CLICK HERE GM part No. 1247872, 15567924
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    Recommendations for a new 4x10 speaker?

    Kick panel speaker mounts. CLICK HERE Several companies making them. CLICK HERE
  21. Turbo4whl

    I Spy A Cool GM Truck

    Avalanche! I have one in my GMT800 fleet. Not quite as pretty as that one.
  22. Turbo4whl

    Grounding question

    Did you check what Ricko1966 stated? Did you check to make sure the frame is grounded? Like the bed, only bolts are the ground to the frame. You can check that easy too. Hook your test light to Positive battery, the test end to the frame. If it does not light, frame lost it's ground connection...
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    Grounding question

    I will add, the old generators had field wires around permanent magnets. So you got some current flow spinning it. Once it has current, some is sent to the field coils so the generator makes even more. The old electro-mechanical generator regulators have three coil switches. 1) shut off coil to...
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    Grounding question

    A generator with permanent magnet field coils does not need external power to generate current. The magnetic field is always there. Another example is a small 2 stroke engine with a pull start. It has permanent magnets in the magneto to generate the spark.
  25. Turbo4whl

    Grounding question

    @Sad Sack I won't make you wait for the answer. The generator has field coils on the case. Current in these create a magnetic field across the armature, current is produced. The commutator where the brushes ride has many contacts. So as it spins you get a steady pulse of DC current. The...

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