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  1. RanchWelder

    Power steering gear box

    Yah, you might have to buy adapters and switch the lines with custom fittings. Swapped the power steering unit to use a 1981 Camero small block pump mount on my 1994 block with Vortec heads with headers. Had to switch the tank screw line fittings pump side, to continue to use the metric...
  2. RanchWelder

    Dan Brown

    Get ahold of Brian with TBI Chips? Brian Harris TBICHIPS at hotmail dot com Here's a link to a thread or 2 where they discuss your issue: https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/1987-injectors-no-power.36596/...
  3. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    OK, I corrected that mistake. Had it bass ackwards. The weights getting stolen was no joke. With less pressure at altitude, the tires would increase in size and I got that mixed up with pressure density, vs pressure at altitude. Flying out of Denver with tires 5-10% low would land you at LAX...
  4. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    Here's the transmission control harness external connector with the holes I mentioned requiring sealing compound or plugs, so the water does not short out the transmission: Flex-A-Lite 16" S-Blade Fan and custom shroud:
  5. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    Well, a lot has been accomplished. Found the orange/black stripe is the neutral safety interrupt circuit to the ECM on the OBD1 1227747 for the '87. The ball switch on the Lokar is now working to eliminate start in anything except Park or Neutral by blocking the power to the ECM, NOT the...
  6. RanchWelder

    Input shaft lock nut size

    PrairieDrifter, are you suggesting... ball bearings all over the ground? Can you describe the best way to eliminate the sgaft from turning, if you had to perform the seal repalcement by yourself? :signs1:
  7. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    My weights were pulled off my tires more than 50 times, when I was taking flight training and FAA safety courses. If I drove 2 -1/2 hours to an airfield safety event, with bad tire wobble and did not cancel the trip, I would have been considered un-safe to fly. The GooberMint dudes stalking me...
  8. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    Newer-ish tires seem to require way more weights. If you have aluminum or magnesium wheels and the used flat lead weights with sub-standard glue, (Like they just used on my new front wheel weights), they might have flung off within hours of being mounted because they uysed cheap weight glue. Or...
  9. RanchWelder

    Stumped on oil leak

    Yah, the sleeve could be worn too. I like the blue gel anaerobic thread locker on the cover as a seal. If it's worn out wrong or the main seal is effected, buying a quality or sourcing an OEM cover might be required. Sometimes they punch the main seal off center for the bolts. This could be why...
  10. RanchWelder

    Power steering gear box

    Good advice 75gmck25. Same same or it might not work, 4wd vs 2wd of any of the older pre-90's model years. The Pittman arms can vary as well, so do your research at Rock Auto before you buy. Off Road Designs sells the best of the best USA replacements. In this day and age, you might have to...
  11. RanchWelder

    Lift or rebuild stock?

    That's what I'm saying too... the ride is very dependant on the C/K version. You really should use 2 floor jacks and witness the ball joints and steering system is within limits with the jacks at a very slight lift over the worn suspension to gauge the required spring rates and extra leaves...
  12. RanchWelder

    Rim compatibility

    Yah, the only issue with going 16", is every ranch horse trailer in world uses them too. The odds of finding a good used one in a pinch are getting tough. Especially during the summer when people and horses travel until the fall. Spare 16" good used tires are like hen's teeth in the mid-west...
  13. RanchWelder

    Front Brakes Locking Up Under Load

    This thread is 9 months old Bessie, and I learned a lot because you revived it!
  14. RanchWelder

    Death wobble, or bad wheel balance?

    Agreed idahoevette... If you stripped the pitman because of the toe issue, you might be missing a few teeth on the Saginaw shaft/pitman connection... which could have blown out the ball joint or vice versa. If the Saginaw Steering box was ever "adjusted" to remove slop, (like I did on my...
  15. RanchWelder

    Input shaft lock nut size

    Wow, exactly what my next mission requires. :waytogo:
  16. RanchWelder

    Need help finding replacement rear shock mounts

    Just to be safe, disconnect the battery at both terminals before you weld it, OK? You might not have a battery burn up or a starter solenoid get fried, but I have seen the doors try to weld themselves to the A-Pillar before. Sensitive electronics might not like it either. You'll want a welding...
  17. RanchWelder

    Stumped on oil leak

    Yup the hammer. Lil' patience, not too much torque, some gasket on the brush for every bolt thread and just enough gasket sealer on each side of the paper to make it sweet, not squish. The secret some transmission guys use, is to make certain there is a good round gob of gasket sealer directly...
  18. RanchWelder

    WTB Shifter *** Thread Temporarily Reopened for SquareRoot *** Shifter Aquired.

    I posted the update for you because I cannot post pictures in the email threads to you directly... :boti:
  19. RanchWelder

    Transmission cooler ideas

    Yah wanted a Tremac very badly. After careful inspection of the OLD Derale units I have and the expensive cooler I bought, the unit I bought is the more expesive style 40 stack. The cooler they are installing into the fabricated units with fans, is DIFFERENT quality and a lot more money. The...
  20. RanchWelder

    Transmission cooler ideas

    What is that supposed to mean?
  21. RanchWelder

    WTB Shifter *** Thread Temporarily Reopened for SquareRoot *** Shifter Aquired.

    Custom aluminum Dash. It's not completed obviously. Better pic of the stand: Lot's of wiring, then the punch list of details and tests. 90 degrees in the shade. We had snow 7-1/2 weeks ago.
  22. RanchWelder

    WTB Shifter *** Thread Temporarily Reopened for SquareRoot *** Shifter Aquired.

    SquareRoot Lokar installed: Custom pedastal made from 4 Duce Plate. Had to scarf the side of the pan to make it work underneath.
  23. RanchWelder

    Transmission cooler ideas

    My build got the Derale: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-54078 12.75 in. x 13 in. x 2 in My 4L80E has larger diameter lines than the 700R4 had, so plumbing through the radiator and using a standard cooler was out. Shrinking the lines means poor circulation. Had to go stand-a-lone, so...
  24. RanchWelder

    4L80 on FB Market Place

    Did you get it Bill? What's up? Nick, you know nobody except YOU gets to do that...
  25. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    UPDATE 2: The diagram for the 87' Blazer is the 88' Blazer for wiring fuel system too. https://chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/310389/ It looks like the pump gets a gray wire or a tan/wht wire, depending on the year and has various grounding scenarios. Sometimes the pump is made hot...

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