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    Tune up, than banging sound?

    @Dano500 I'm not trying to be difficult but as I said before without being able to hear it we are all just guessing. Firing in the exhaust manifold I suppose could be described as "banging". If it came up after the tune up I still question the firing order. Obviously a bad valve could cause...
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    Ever dealt with GM crate motor warranty replacement?

    I cannot speak to GM specifically and I wish you the best of luck, but 5 years past the warranty end I hold out little hope. But it's still worthwhile to call and try you never know.
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    Head Lite set up

    Thanks Randy and Easton I really appreciate the kind words. Not everyone is like you and all to often people don't show much if any appreciation, or maybe they simply forget to return to the thread to say anything, which would probably be easy to have happen. So it's genuinely nice to get a...
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    Hot wire junction block

    @Black gold I really hope you are soldering and shrink wrapping repairs as you go and that wire in the picture that you twisted together and taped is a one off. That kind of thing invites moisture into the wiring and in a few years you have wiring damaged so badly you are now having to replace...
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    Parking Light Puzzle

    Those socket brushes are great! @1980 Big Ten No higher voltage sent to the turn signal, the difference in brightness is because there are two filaments in the bulb, and one filament is higher wattage than the other. Think of the old 3 way lamp bulbs for your house, same principle. Like...
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    Hot wire junction block

    I do, and @Turbo4whl Wayne is exactly right, it's just a connecting link. The reason it's there I think is so various trim packages or options could be added or subtracted with less impact on the basic wiring of the truck. @Black gold Personally I think eliminating it is kind of pointless...
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    Head Lite set up

    Glad to have been of some help to someone.
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    @Turbo4whl Wayne, to bad, seems like so many places I liked have gone away....
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Oh ya, I love the horsey sauce, so much so that there is a bottle in my refrigerator! Were there Rax's in your area? They are all but gone now but there were quite a few of them in the 80's and into the 90's. They were a lot like Arby's but a little different. They had a BBC which stood...
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    Head Lite set up

    @Woodman77 Well yes and no, are the low beams double filament? As in are all 4 headlights on when it's on high beam? If yes then adjust the low beam headlights, kick it on to high beam and adjust the high beam only lights until they are aimed at the exact same spot as double filament high...
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    Head Lite set up

    @Woodman77 Woody, there is a few ways people do this, so you might get a few different ways posted, but they are all a means to the same end. You need flat ground, and a wall, preferably a light colored wall. You want to measure 20' off the wall. Now you can either park so your front bumper...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    @Grit dog What does a guy have to go off of to determine 80 or 180K? petal wear, general condition, carpet wear that's about it. The current carpet in the truck was worn out when I got the truck and it doesn't look like an OEM carpet to me. The top part of the carpet has a relief cut in it...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    I'm not afraid to hold the skinny pedal all the way to the floor while towing up a hill or over the pass, but my daily drives are pretty mild. So I'd average that to medium, I never pull any kind of race anything, nor do I abuse it. I know the trucks history kind of. I knew the previous...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Side bar.... No not that kind of bar, side comment! @Grit dog I recall you mentioning in another thread that "I run the wheels of my truck" I logged another 200 miles today and wondered, just how many miles have I put on my truck in the 5 years I've owned it. My maintenance book shows I...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    This will likely be my last exhaust update unless something happens. 200 miles of blissful driving today without even so much as a hint of exhaust in the cab, and better than that, no asthma flair from exhaust either! Woo hoo on that!
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    @SquareRoot Mike, I almost forgot. I could get the softopper open in less time than it would take you to drink a beer even if chugged it does that make it a 0 beer job? Well I did not have a drink at his place since I had to drive home, however I did have two of those crown and cola cans...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Well I did my first feed haul with the softopper. This is barley, the barrels are 55 gallon, with not lids, so it's got to be covered and in the past I've used tarps, but because of all of the cracks and gaps in between the barrels it's a pain in the butt to get a tarp on it and not have it...
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    Decorative front license plate poll

    I use to have a car that had one of those back to the future licenses plates like this: The only trouble is Washington requires a front plate. So I'd slap the WA plate on my dash. Cops did not like that, so I switched it and put the WA plate on the bumper and outatime plate in the dash. All...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    I was told years ago by a walker rep that it is very important for new cats to get up to temp as quickly as possible after installation to ensure that the substrate (honey comb) expands and sticks in place properly. On a modern car they heat up fast enough it's just get in and drive normally...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    More exhaust pics: Looking back after cats. Looking forward at cats, notice height differences. And yes that's a huge exhaust fan in front of the truck Looking back from under the engine:
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    Finally the catalytic converters went on today. I told the everyone in the shop that I was going to end my day today at 2:30pm, so at 3PM I clocked off. For the drivers side cat the installation location was the factory location, immediately behind the cross member. Because of the shape of...
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    New crate engine oil priming/ ignition timing impact if the distributor is mis-installed

    All good advise and priming the pump though the distributor hole is the standard way. Getting the timing right on the first try is really great and you have been given good advise on that, but I also want to say that if you mess it up and it either back fires or refuses to start the engine...
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    Retrofit low coolant warning.

    @DannyC First of all there were lots of these trucks that rolled out of the factory with overflow / expansion tanks, mounted low as in lower than the battery, bottom of the core support tucked up close to the radiator on the battery side which is where my factory tank is located. For one...
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    Is there such a thing as Cams for Dummies

    You won't get flamed from me on that comment. I completely agree. I still believe the Q-jet is the best carb for these engine in our trucks, but yea, the Edlebrock is second to none in terms of ease in custom tuning, or even ease of initial setup. For me with my stock 305 I'd love to have the...
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    Is there such a thing as Cams for Dummies

    I think @Ricko1966 isn't feeling well lol. Seriously the Q-jet is a great carb, but they are very complicated, especially when needing to recalibrate one.

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