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    Steering Gearbox Blues

    I just got my 81 K1500 Suburban up and running (it sat for 5 years before I got it) and the steering box is almost free flowing...I just ordered a Lares rebuilt unit from Rock Auto to replace it. While it was sitting, I replaced the shaft with the Jeep variety and when I repositioned it in the...
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    New engine startup

    Yeah...I feel like a bit of an idiot posting it but hey, you guys are honest with me so it's a two way street..haha!
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    New engine startup

    Well...mystery solved on why it wouldn't start up...it looks like in my haste I wasn't too concerned with where the plug wires were sitting on the exhaust manifold...it started right back up after I pieced in some of the old wires... However now it's not wanting to start/idle and it seems like...
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    New engine startup

    OK! So I went back and looked at everything, checked the filter and put 5 more gal of fresh gas in the tank...I did find that I had somehow mixed up the 5 and 7 wires. I got the engine up to 2100-2500 for 20 mins and then shut it down, I put a big fan in front of it to cool it. The temp went...
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    New engine startup

    Thanks for the insight everyone! I'm using an MSD 6AL to control the timing...I was going to check the firing order, check the pre filter to the fuel pump and then go through the troubleshooting checklist from the Atomic... I figured I'm getting fuel and getting spark so I can't be that far...
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    New engine startup

    Thanks Fast! I think the only bad gas would have been in the 12" or so of the pickup tube... I ran a new fuel line for the EFI from the tank...there is a prefilter to the pump as well so I should probably check that tomorrow as well. What was burning at startup smelled almost identical to what...
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    New engine startup

    Hey All! Tonight I finally got to a point to where I was able to make an attempt at starting the engine in my 1981 Suburban. Quick history, new engine and I'm using an MSD Atomic EFI system. It's a new engine so I was hoping to get it up to 2000-2500 rpm to break in the camshaft however Murphy...
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    1981 K10 Suburban ECM questions

    Thank you sir! You are correct that the Atomic has a kick up provision..and your also correct as I started tracking the wires that it looks like the wire going to the compressor clutch from that connector has been spliced more than once, some repair is in order...I was pulling on it and it...
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    Tuff Country 12711K lift kit for sale- best offer

    Hey All, During my project somehow I ended up with 2 of the same lift kits for my 1981 Suburban..unless I pick up another Suburban project anytime soon I should probably sell one off I wanted to give it a decent stance but trying to keep everything as stock as possible so it's a 2" lift kit...
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    1981 K10 Suburban ECM questions

    Thanks! I think your correct..it looks like only the 5.0L got the ECM for 1981... I'm just hooking stuff up as completely as I can to get it started and break in the camshaft and then will start troubleshooting any issues once it's on the road...
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    1981 K10 Suburban ECM questions

    Hey All, Trying to get everything hooked up to fire this thing up and break it in but trying to figure out what exactly needs to be hooked up since I ditched the carb and installed an MSD Atomic EFI, also the 6AL box, distributor and coil which are all CARB approved... In the process of doing...
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    TH350 to NP208 install questions

    Hahaha....apparently I just like wrestling with transmissions and transfer cases while lying on concrete!! I got lucky and as I was climbing under thetruck with a wrench to take off the drive shafts, I moved the jack under the tcase and your right, it slipped right in! Couldn't have done it...
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    Roof insulation

    That looks like an awesome ride! I have the Kilmat sound deadening ready to go as well, did you do the inside of the doors with it too?
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    TH350 to NP208 install questions

    Hey all, So after trying to scour the internet for any videos for ideas about drawing the engine/tranny to the case without much luck, does anyone have any "best practices" to get that done? I have the transfer case installed with both the front and rear driveshaft in, the engine tranny are...
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    TH350 to NP208 install questions

    Thanks again Bucket! So I'll try to just barely take the tension off the motor mounts and wiggle it in there...I did realize there isn't any tranny goo on the spline so that may be making it difficult? it looks like it's 1/2 way in there though? From memory there shouldn't be anything...
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    TH350 to NP208 install questions

    You are correct, it's an NP 208...let me change the title of the thread!!
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    TH350 to NP208 install questions

    Hey Bucket! So both the trans and case came off the truck originally and I personally pulled them apart...I didn't change any of the shafts/inputs during the rebuild.. The one thing I forgot to mention is that the reason I was winching it to mate it up is because I couldn't get the cherry...
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    TH350 to NP208 install questions

    Hey All, I'm going to use the long weekend to finally put this thing back together! I'm dropping then the engine in with the TH350 connected to it which was a bit of a game of Tetris for sure but I finally got it sitting right where it should in the engine bay. I have the cherry picker just...
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    Roof insulation

    I just stumbled on this thread after looking for some advice on where to put the dynamat in my 1981 Suburban. Did you ever get your back together? Looks like a nice resto project! Also, I have had my weatherstripping kit on backorder almost a year with Summit, did you replace yours and if so...
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    Smog Pump

    I REALLY appreciate everyone's input, pics and guidance on this!! It looks like I was missing the lower alternator bracket from the start...the donor I got the smog pump from (I think it was an '82 Impala) had the "voodoo bracketry" that probably has connections for yet more smog stuff. On the...
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    Smog Pump

    I'm actually using the MSD Atomic EFI which is California compliant...seemed almost easier to me to program the EFI than keep jacking around with an emission carburetor..?! Although apparently I will still need a smog pump...so stupid
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    Smog Pump

    Hahaha...ok...I was laughing out loud when I read it was upside down (which makes perfect sense for the damn thing because it ridiculous)...then I went back to switch it around and the bottom bracket looks like it takes a long pass through bolt, front side no threads/backside threads...if I were...
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    Smog Pump

    Thanks All! I have the manual and it has a good view of the bottom bracket which I have in but it's the top on throwing me as I can't Jenga the thing in there and make all the bolt holes line up! I had to laugh at the "voodoo" bracketry because that is the pile I'm looking at from my donor...
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    Smog Pump

    Ok...ok...I know I'm going to have a limited audience on this...but I'm in California and I don't have the luxury of just omitting the smog pump... When I got the truck (1981 K1500 Suburban) the smog pump was removed and things cut/capped...however it looks like the engine side bracket for the...
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    Firewall Rust

    Okily dokily...so I ground down the firewall rust, naval jellied it and then put 3 layers of 6oz epoxy fiberglass down-surfboard ding repair stuff...I might sand it a bit to smooth it or maybe overcoat with some Bondo, paint it and move on...however I did take the cowl off and saw the ever so...

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