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  1. Redfish

    What did you pay for a square

    Good Lord, I need to invest in a car hauler trailer and start transporting. I paid $15K about 18 months ago for my 1987 and it was A Deal. I had been shopping for months and didn't find anything even close to what I got for under $25K. I had multiple people telling me I stole this truck and...
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    Help me out on TBI to EFI

    I have stood in front of the parts counter at my local O'Reilly's showing the employee my phone with the information from THAT store a bunch of times since I bought this 1987. They have almost always been appreciative and helpful, but I am polite and not condescending when I do it. Back on...
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    TBI rebuild kit.

    I just ordered the Standard from O'Reilly. The only thing it didn't have that I wanted was a new spring for the regulator.
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    Lifestyles of The Rich & Famous

    Do you think I am asking too much? :cool: I would almost be willing to sell mine for that much. Almost.
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    Posi Traction

    I don't think that was his intent at all. The man has 2.73 gears and is spinning one tire because he doesn't have any positive traction or limited slip. He is doing one of several possible upgrades. I personally would not want 2.73s and no posi-trac in my own truck. And it is HIS truck after...
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    SM465 manual clutch to NV4500 hydraulic clutch

    @DaisyLDG619 I can possibly try to get some better pics of the pedal, it was more difficult than you might think to get those pics. I am just pointing the camera upwards and then deleting the worst of them. I don't think it should be that difficult to get the factory hydraulic components. The...
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    SM465 manual clutch to NV4500 hydraulic clutch

    Don't know if you are aware but GM started using a hydraulic clutch pedal assembly on the later square bodies. My '87 has a hydraulic system. Perhaps you could see about getting some of those parts? If you need me to, I can try to get some pics of the pedal and anything else in my truck. In...
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    Posi Traction

    Yes
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    Differential Gear Ratio

    I cannot help you on the designation but I will say that you should definitely feel some improvement if you go from 2.73 to 3.42 gears. I remember driving and riding in several '83 and '84 trucks very similar to yours and it was difficult to break the tires of that era loose with the 160HP 305s...
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    Posi Traction

    That's the question, IF you currently run 3.08 gears. Dropping to 3.42 will give you a little better acceleration and probably won't hurt your mileage very much. Unless it is raining or you have already done some work to your 305, you aren't going to be spinning your tires much anyway so...
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    Loosing 12 volts at the injection pump now

    Friend, it may help if you can go back and edit the Title of this thread. I was completely lost about how you lost 12 BOLTS. I am NOT making fun of you, I am just letting you know that you may get better help if we know it is an electrical problem. I know there are some decent electrical...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Dad's '77 didn't have a 4WD indicator light but Mom's '84 did. The one in my '87 has worked since I got it and I get to see it work pretty often. I have to agree with @JM in KY on this one. I want this truck to be as close as possible to what it should have been back in 1987 and I want...
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    Feels like going home

    @JM in KY those little badges can be found but they are ridiculously expensive. I really should buy a replacement for when/if I ever repaint my truck. It's a very small badge but things like that do matter to some folks...I am one of those.
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    Feels like going home

    @JM in KY can you tell us why you specifically wanted a 1987? Was it because of the TBI? You have a very nice looking truck there. Unless your truck still has the "FUEL INJECTION" badge on the tailgate there isn't really any way for the casual observer to know what year your truck is. I got...
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    Help Identifying lift height

    My half-ton is sitting on a 2" lift and 33x12.50-15s if this helps you.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    But they can benefit from a little bit more...my 350 TBI is currently set at 8 degrees BTDC with the magic wire unplugged. I initially set it to 0 when I installed the new distributor but it was so weak... I later bumped it to 4 and it was much better. I was going to try 6 but moved it...
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    I am not sure what exactly you are trying to accomplish with this theoretical gear swap. It doesn't matter what gear ratio you have or how low you drop the RPM, your fuel mileage will not improve to match that of a modern vehicle. You can gear it to turn only 1500 RPM at 55mph but the engine...
  18. Redfish

    Extra bulb in dash

    I looked this up on a wiring diagram and...yellow with pink/black is for a Water In Fuel warning light. That sounds like something for a 6.2 Diesel to me. On a second diagram it is for a Check Engine light.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I have been advancing the ignition timing on my TBI 350. The manual says to unplug the magic wire and set the timing at 0 degrees. I did that when I installed the new distributor and have never been satisfied with the power from this motor. I keep replacing old components with some improvement...
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    tire/wheel combo for 2.5inch lift

    @chevy79_qa I have not replied to this thread yet because my Truck is a 1500 and is running the factory 15 inch rally wheels. But I am running the 2.5 inch Skyjacker front springs...sort of. I pulled them apart and removed the bottom leaf in order to drop the nose just a little bit. I hate...
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    oil pressure switch

    There are two oil pressure measuring devices on the '87 TBI 350. The one under the engine, right above the oil filter is the sending unit for the pressure gauge. The second, smaller unit is located under and behind the distributor against the firewall. That one is a switch and is part of the...
  22. Redfish

    Cruisin' the Coast 2022

    And yes. Yes that is tire smoke.
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    Cruisin' the Coast 2022

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    Cruisin' the Coast 2022

    Bay St. Louis: This extremely well done truck was from my home parish. He took a wrecked Ram 2500 and transferred not only the Cummins but the entire interior as well. The truck is incredibly nice. Some superb Square Body coolness:
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    Cruisin' the Coast 2022

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