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  1. Turbo4whl

    Factory Engine Color???

    Was there some gold and red engines in the GM car lines too? @Ricko1966
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    Transmission line flare nut

    5/16" inverted seat to 5/16" hose barb Dorman If the steel tube still has the flare, then the nut just slid down the tube, it may still be there.
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    Under dash speaker opinion

    Kick panel speakers. $32 bucks on ebay CLICK HERE Or $163 at the stereo store
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    Factory Engine Color???

    @bucket answered it in post 2. You even marked with a "like" Get some sleep buddy!
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    Factory Engine Color???

    So GM did not have enough smog ready engines in the late 1970's. The small block 350 Chevy engine found it's way into other GM car lines. Customers complained, "I got this expensive Buick with a Chevy engine" So GM painted all the engines black. Most customers didn't know one engine from...
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    Nobody warned me about the MPGs on these square bodies!

    @WranglerTJForum You may have forgot, these trucks were designed in the early 1970's. Gasoline was 30 cents a gallon. 16 gallons is kind of small, but the short beds were the compact trucks of the day. 20 gallons for large cars and trucks was the norm. Heck, GM just finally move the fuel tank...
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    Courtesy light, cigarette sockets

    I'm glad you got the cigarette lighter figured out. Now you can have tunes. I think you are wrong about Tony Stark. Remember, he built the first Iron Man, in a cave under duress.
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    Ambulance Vans!

    ^^^ Just a movie prop van, 1/2 ton. About the D.O.T. tape removal, need full attack. Take a razor scraper, remove the sharp edge with a few drag passes on smooth sandpaper. Start to lift one end with the scraper then add glue solvent as you go. Cigarette lighter fluid works or the real 3M...
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    Color code rear step bumper

    Some dealers ordered trucks without a rear bumper and radio. Add aftermarket radio and bumper, then price point lower than the neighboring dealers. Any one price shopping would buy the the base model from them.
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    Anyone know what this bracket is for?

    Can't tell the size from the picture. Some trucks had a vacuum switch mounted on the valve cover. The harness and switch had a clip that mounted on a bracket like that.
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    Are these modern carburetors a big improvement?

    I like my vibram sole Merrell's! :happy175:
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    Show me your lowered truck. The lower the better!

    That Shelby Spearco turbo system I installed on my 1982 GMC in the summer of 1982. That is what was available 40 years ago. Took a couple months of tweaking to get it good. Added a waist gate and more. The blow through carb systems back then required many carburetor mods. The picture was early...
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    454 valve adjustment

    Scraping noise could be the timing chain, water pump or push rods. About the push rods, those 454's could have one of 3 different diameter push rods. The push rod guide plates need to be the right size. Some of the cast heads may have a smaller hole cast in the head where the push rod goes...
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    please recommend a transmission dipstick that isn’t junk.

    @killerpiller This happened to me with my oem.. bought a pioneer. The bracket didnt fit at the oem location. Trying to make due Do you only need the stick, or do you need the tube too. I may have the right stick.
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    GMC-IH

    So what is it, that has you worried?
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    GMC-IH

    Is one of the rod journals not drilled for oil?
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    Carlisle and Hershey PA Early October 2025

    I was at the truck show last month. One of my Carlisle neighbors cut back on his every show attendance. I asked him to join me and we traded spots a few years. I had a spot for him at the truck show, he would give me one of the tickets for the big fall show. Talking with him in July, his health...
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    GMC-IH

    Counter weight doesn't clear the block casting?
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    Replacement carburetor recommendations

    So, the '82 250 6 cyl. (4.1) was built with the integral head/exhaust manifold. They cracked, exhaust leak happened. The replacements were hard to get. The quick fix was pull everything from the head up from the older 250. Plenty of these in the salvage yards. This would have a 1 barrel carb.
  20. Turbo4whl

    Converting from dual saddle tanks to a single fuel tank

    ^^^ :happy175: ^^^
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    Doubledingo's 2005 4x4 Tahoe LS

    Try a new fob battery, 2032. You'll have to program them both at the same time.
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    Doubledingo's 2005 4x4 Tahoe LS

    Amazon has the fobs, inexpensive too. GM 2000-2006 programming. * Key in the ignition, (off) *Hold the driver's door unlock button. *Turn the ignition on/off once, do it again second time, on/off fast. * Horn beeps *Hold the lock and unlock buttons on the remote. This takes a few seconds...
  23. Turbo4whl

    Spark plug debate: CR43TS 44s or 45s in 1989 350

    @Ricko1966 has posted good info on spark plugs. This chart shows the major difference between a hot and cold plug. The "R" means it is a resistor plug, as most are now. The resistor is to combat FM radio interference. You may have experienced an older vehicle pulling up at a stop light next to...
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    Help on speedometer spline

    Automatic transmissions have a wide assortment of speedo drive and driven gears. Manual trans and some transfer cases do not. Many squares came with a ratio adapter. @AaronW The drive in the ratio adapter will break if the adapter locks up or the speedo cable fails. Can you spin the adapter? If...
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