Search results

  1. Goldie Driver

    Ignition Switch Adjustment

    True, but the OPs is a non tilt, so FYI it looks a bit different. Link/pic below...
  2. Goldie Driver

    Ignition Switch Adjustment

    Assuming the switch is still good, try adjusting it so you have the switch as far towards the seat as possible. Non tilt pushes the rod down, so hopefully that gets you enough travel. Non tilt switches are different than tilt, but the wiring connectors are not- they are just end over end...
  3. Goldie Driver

    Converter Lockup?

    Can't say on a 700R4, but the TH350C in Goldie has the TCC, and the PO had a toggle switch mounted in the dash to control it. I turn it off in stop and go traffic. It seems like the truck likes to get the lurches at slower speeds and light throttle otherwise. Free bump for you, though...
  4. Goldie Driver

    Ignition Switch Adjustment

    IIRC, the tilt column will pull the rod and a non tilt pushes it towards the firewall. Maybe try putting the switch in the run position, then hook the rod on and snug the bolts. If you get a start and the accessory, you are good. If you get start and no accessory, well, that may be close...
  5. Goldie Driver

    Problem getting a 1979 GMC 350 running

    LOL - I had a '79 Z28 I bought off the original owner for 1300 bux in '92. The AC still worked ... :Big Laugh: At any rate, same issue - the valve stems had mushroomed and the rocker would walk right off of it. So ... I bought some push rod girdles , dremeled a bit on the head so they...
  6. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Had to pull the lower radiator hose off the radiator to replace the last of the big, and presumably leaking, tower clamps. I have seen drops of antifreeze on the inner fender skirt bottom on the PS. How that is such a major PITA, I dunno, but has been both times. Anyway, hopefully that...
  7. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    No, it was not The Truck Shop. Now I cannot remember who I got my seat material from... The only difference I can see between it and the OE is the buttons in the back of the top. Even has the vinyl piping. And, would be on, or being worked on, if I had my carpet... I guess from now on all...
  8. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    It's not LMC, which is who I will do bidness with wherever possible now - unless, of course, this gets resolved. I mean, come on - is a phone call back that hard ? Is a "this is an unusual situation and I am sorry for your issue. Let me talk to a manager and see if we can help you out ?"...
  9. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    On the plus side, the new PVS82 came in, is installed- sprayed a bit when I pulled the old one out as I had just got home from work- and IT WORKS! :happy107: No vacuum at the EFE hose when it is hot, and yeah, it was hot ! Added bonus- less vacuum at the Auto Thermac air inlet valve, so...
  10. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Well, spent about 45 minutes on the phone chasing my carpet order that was supposedly delivered 12/16 , but wasn't. Been calling since early January - documenting it since 01/12, and each time requires at least 30 minutes to get thru. Last Friday I gave the work number as the guy I talked to...
  11. Goldie Driver

    Problem getting a 1979 GMC 350 running

    Fuel filter ? Blow thru the lines when you changed the tank ? Bum fuel pump ? Just throwing some guesses out there. And, Welcome aboard !
  12. Goldie Driver

    What new tools have you got lately?

    Wife bought me this a while back - I have not used it yet, though. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P9GO1K/ I bought one of these today. Looks like the D variant would have been the way to go - I got an older A. SNAP-ON TOOLS S9840A 1 1/4" 1/2" DRIVE THERMAL VACUUM SWITCH SOCKET "A" "D"
  13. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Just verified with a vacuum gauge that the OE EGR TVS works - yay ! Zero vac at cold start up, even revving it a bit, then let it run for a few minutes and you start getting vacuum to the EGR. So, the only one to change is the aftermarket Standard Products one on there now for the EFE. And...
  14. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Cool - thanks!:waytogo: Speaking of cool, there is a tool for everything!:headbang: S9840D TVS 1-1/4 socket ...
  15. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I have not looked in to that one - let us know if you find a source. Thanks !
  16. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    @SirRobyn0 seems to be pretty sharp. When you say you can't find the sensor - meaning you cannot find where it is, or where to buy it ? Where it is on Goldie - and presumably yours - is on the water neck. I have 2 of them - lucky me :anitoof: - and there is one on the water neck for the EFE...
  17. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Did some more EFE trouble shooting- I am getting ballpark 16 to 18 inches of vacuum on the EFE line with the engine fully warmed up. I experimented with a pair of new vaccuum check valves in lieu of the round 4 ported one - no change. I am convinced that new(er) TVS is *****. Really...
  18. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I'm interested- where is it hiding ? https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,1980,k10+suburban,5.7l+350cid+v8,2781,brake+&+wheel+hub
  19. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I have a TCC as well, which is controlled by the EGR TVS, I believe, but it works. For my 80 , here is what I need to order from Fleabay : PVS82 4 ported in a triangular style for EFE . PVS53 for the EGR - 4 ported, but rectangular.
  20. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Cool - seems like I read that somewhere. I got irritated at the TVSs and plugged the EFE hose again. Then I played follow the vaccuum hose vs the schematic and am sure the EFE is correct, but cannot tell on the EGR as there are 4 ports on my TVS 2 on top side by side and 2 on bottom. The...
  21. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Just because I am stubborn/stupid/insane :eek: I hooked the vacuum line to the EFE back up. Curious- if anyone on the board still has a EFE and the thermal valve installed and functioning, can you tell me if when fully warmed up there is still slight vacuum on those 2 lines permitting slight...
  22. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Changed the thermostat- was thinking that perhaps it was acting up or the incorrect flow rate and making me run hotter on the freeway than I should. Because of the flow rate I wanted an AC Delco. No dice, even at Xcel Auto who is a big AC Delco dealer here.:( Fine - aftermarket it is. Got...
  23. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I am going take her in this week if the shop can get her and have the brakes looked at. And the carb - dam choke works better when warm than it does when it's cold .. :( Anyhoo - @Dutch Rutter - I know you bought the tool but does anyone know if this is the right prop valve ...
  24. Goldie Driver

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Did some more attempts at resetting the prop valve with the wife's help. Also did almost a big bottles worth of brake fluid in gravity bleeds. May be making progress- the rears locked during a test panic stop at 25mph or so. But ... Weird almost 2 toned feel to the master cylinder. Like...
  25. Goldie Driver

    Desperately look for this trim piece

    Mine got broken when the painted the upper of the truck - just the very end. Eff it - it was kind of a weird add on anyhoo ...

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
45,569
Posts
986,453
Members
38,658
Latest member
mick84
Top