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350 vortec 5.7 lower intake leaking vacuum?? Help please
Here's your intake set with Steel Mani Gaskets with thr Nitrile Rubber surrounds. This might be what CalSgt is speaking about. These are known to seal much better, especially on Edelbrock manifold conversions. It comes with stuff you might want for your engine to seal up, like it or not...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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6l80e to np205 brace
Wow CalSgt, you just made my mind bend. Just need to move my Gen 1 SBC forward with mounts to save my driveshaft relocation issues with my 4L80E swap. Now I need to find some adjustable motor mounts or fab plates to move my engine foreward and use my 2 new electric fans from the K2500 parts...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
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Saying goodbye is hard to do. SHE'S GONE, and Im feeling it.
Those heavy door bring back memories. I'd be surprised if the door harness was not wired for electric locks and you could add them with new panels, if you wanted to. If you own a dog, it will lock you out at the grocery store. (Several times a year). It is very clean, really. Gut the...- RanchWelder
- Post #13
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Need Wiring picture.
Search my sig for all the photo's of tools and pictures of the electrical work I use for examples. Spend the time to wire it clean. Try the newer braided wire loom systems from Amazon, which split long ways and wrap up around the wires and make it easy to open the loom whenever you want to mod...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Saying goodbye is hard to do. SHE'S GONE, and Im feeling it.
Great Video, Great Soundtrack! Sad days when you have to get rid of the hardware. Let's see some pics of the 80Z?- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Other Vehicles
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New build advice
I'm swapping a 700R4 for 4L80E with either NP208 or NP205 into my 87', using the Gen 1 format. The drive line mods you select and the shaft issues you overcome could be very handy, so I do not screw things up. Don't have anywhere near your wallet. Please share your mistakes, so I do not have to...- RanchWelder
- Post #9
- Forum: Garage
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Engine won't get up to temp
Double verify the routing on your pump, engine block and heater core is correct. Here's a thread to put your mind at ease regarding low engine temps in general. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/problem-solved-why-is-my-motor-running-cool-help.807371/- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load
In any event, my initial perception, you are trying to build a "simple restoration on a budget"; seems like it might have been spot on?- RanchWelder
- Post #62
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load
Honing is not generally done with the engine installed.- RanchWelder
- Post #58
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load
Every engine rebuild should include a new highly polished oil pump, in my opinion.- RanchWelder
- Post #54
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Do I need an Alternator upgrade?
Upgrade it, along with all your wire sizes. Defeat wire corrosion by improving the dismal engineering of a 5 year lifetime warranty wiring system. The guys advising you to leave it alone drive their trucks for trash day once a month. Climate, temperature and the age of your 16 gauge corroded...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Cam Grinding Service
Cam hardness and where did your cam come from? Why it matters: Please watch the entire video to get the secret sauce... the issue is run-out, from various manufacturer's. That means the top face is not aligned with the bottom face or the concave cut into your lifter face is wrong. It also...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load
Good News. It's tough to gauge what level of experience in these threads. Recommending parts and service tips without burning somebody with a tight budget can easily happen. You'll never have to guess about any engine you install ever again. Merry Christmas!- RanchWelder
- Post #51
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load
Do not be afraid of the case hardened Melling Stock cams! There's millions of them and they work. If you try to out smart the General with aftermarket on a low dollar rebuild, you will lose... Send a reasonably good OEM cam to be re-ground to your machinist's recommended profile, or ask if...- RanchWelder
- Post #49
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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New truck
Are you going to cut the frame? Or extend the cab? I'm corn-fused... Edit: I should have said swap the cab. Pardon me for mis stating the swap options.- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Introduction
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Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load
You will do well to ask your machinist to verify your intake manifold is not warped before you just bolt everything back together.- RanchWelder
- Post #41
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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New crate engine oil priming/ ignition timing impact if the distributor is mis-installed
What he said ^^^^^^ With 2 important warnings: Buy a quality bump switch from somebody like OTC, with properly insulated clips that stay on and a UL rated 12v switch with THICK WIRES. The amp load on a cheap switch can burn up on first use with cheapo bump tools. This works without starting a...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Need Wiring picture.
It does not have to be factory spec to get good points for a clean resto-mod. If your ground strap or loom mounts to the 3/8" short bolt to the back of the head, remove it once, bleed while doing so and NEVER EVER mount anything there again. (Unless you enjoy bleeding to get it out again and...- RanchWelder
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Need Wiring picture.
There is supposed to be plastic loops that stick into the firewall to hold your wiring around the back of the engine. LMC might sell them. Does your wiring look like this mess? It's an 86', so it's not complicated. Make certain your distributor connectors are not broken and replace pigtails...- RanchWelder
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New crate engine oil priming/ ignition timing impact if the distributor is mis-installed
On the 87' Blazer, the distributor is so close to the firewall, inserting a long handle screw driver is nearly impossible to locate the drive shaft for the oil pump. When you use the tool, the locating ring aligns the shaft, so it drops at the correct angle, directly over the drive notch. I use...- RanchWelder
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
