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  1. CheemsK1500

    2 barrel carb - barking up the wrong tree?

    I would suggest either another Q Jet or an Edelbrock 1406. Finding a quality Q jet is difficult, but if you do find one, that is the most practical choice. The Edelbrock is a relatively inexpensive option that is easy to set up. All you need is a adapter plate for your existing intake. There are...
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    Question about R4 "Pancake" AC compressors

    After a little bit of digging, it looks like a R4 to Sanden 508 conversion on a small block is pretty straight forward, since there are already conversion brackets available. What do ya'll reccomended for refrigerant line? Will I still be able to use an OEM style dryer can?
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    Question about R4 "Pancake" AC compressors

    I want to try a Sanden unit, but I also don't want to go through the headache of bracket, belts, and refrigerant lines, I don't have to. If it isn't too much of a headache, I'll try it.
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    Age of our members

    It's trendy for teenage girls these days to try to copy what teenage boys do their vehicles. I applaud your daughter for being smart enough to see past the silliness of rubber band tires.
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    Question about R4 "Pancake" AC compressors

    My 84 K1500 has factory AC, but the old R4 compressor is pretty much dead and all the old R12 has leaked out. After some reading, it appears that there was an R134a version of the R4 built for GMT400 that were made after the R12 ban. Is one of these newer style compressors just a bolt on affair...
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    Leak in cab

    Sometimes your fantastic neighbors give you head start while they're mowing their lawn.
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    Age of our members

    You can often guess a man's age by seeing the condition of his square body. Stock=age 40+ Tastefully built hot rod=age 40+ Slammed to the ground, with expensive air bag system= age 25-35 Lifted to the sky, with obnoxious paint color, gigantic shiny wheels with tires that rival the thickness...
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    Leak in cab

    Perhaps you could get a propane torch and apply it around the edges of the glass and try to soften the silicone underneath . Or you can just use a baseball bat, a shop vac, and an abrasive rotary tool to achieve a messy but fresh restart.
  9. CheemsK1500

    Leak in cab

    It would probably be good just to remove the windshield, fix any rust damage and get new rubber. After many years the original is super brittle and has probably developed several micro cracks.
  10. CheemsK1500

    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    I've noticed this with smaller fwd passenger cars. They are assembled in a way that of which repairs are difficult. Full size pickups are a little more repair friendly, but fuel delivery systems are increasingly complex ever since the industry started straying away from TBI and switching to...
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    I'm sure many ecoboost Mustang owners have also suffered from their car suddenly becoming immobile lol. To be fair, GM issued a warning a about one of their fully electric cars, in regards to it's battery randomly exploding recently. Instead of issuing a recall immediately, they simply advised...
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    My cousin bought him a used low miles 2017 F150 with the good ole 2.7 "eco-boom" in it. He only had the truck on the road a few weeks before having to return it to the dealer for warranty work. My cousin may have been foolish enough to buy a used eco-boost, but at least he was smart enough to...
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    1982 Chevrolet C10 headlights help

    My 84 GMC K1500 did this the other day. Coincidencidentally the starter went out shortly after. I noticed a thick blue wire on the starter solenoid was heavily frayed and hanging by a thread. I put a new ring connector on it, and now all my lights are back. I don't understand why this happened...
  14. CheemsK1500

    Dump Bed Question

    I suppose, a PTO driven system might be a little over-kill for a 1 ton truck.
  15. CheemsK1500

    Dump Bed Question

    If your crew cab has a SM465 transmission, you can install a PTO and put a hydraulic lift on it. That is how the bigger trucks such as a Kodiak or Topkick are set up.
  16. CheemsK1500

    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    After a quick search, it looks like the Freightliner FL70 was offered with a 12 valve Cummins too. However, medium duty Fords share a lot of the same parts as the 80-96 light duty pickups, so parts are far more cheap and abundant than the Freightliner. I've gone through 4 different door handles...
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    The one good thing I can say about Ford, is that from 92 to 99, they were the only medium duty you could get a 12 valve Cummins in. The Kodiaks and Topkicks of the day had Caterpillars of different flavors. For gas engines though, GM still had an edge. I've also had good luck with Ford/New...
  18. CheemsK1500

    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    I looked today, and the my '84 K1500 is set up the same way that my '85 C10 in the first post was. The C10 was a factory th350 and the GMC was a factory 700r4.
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    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    My 84 K1500 was originally a 700r4 truck (it was converted to a SM465 at some point) I'll take a look tomorrow and see how it's set up.
  20. CheemsK1500

    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    Thanks for the explanation of the lockup system @Turbo4whl
  21. CheemsK1500

    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    Makes sense. I suppose on a truck that's had its ESC deactivated and/or it's transmission swapped, you could omit these and just plug the vacuum ports that the lines originate from.
  22. CheemsK1500

    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    The truck pictured in my first post is an '85 C10. Perhaps it originally had a TH350c that got swapped for a regular th350? The VIN says it started life as th350 truck. And the shift indicator on the collum is for a 350 as well. I honestly have no idea how overdrive systems work on these trucks...
  23. CheemsK1500

    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    So on a TH350/400 it does nothing? I've seen these on both TH350/400 and 700r4 equipped trucks.
  24. CheemsK1500

    What are these devices mounted to the firewall?

    I've messed with squares for years now, but I have never had a reason to mess with these things. They look like solenoids with vacuum lines attached. I still don't know what they are called or what their actual purpose is. I'm throwing in towel and asking you fine people. Thanks.
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    100 Square Bodies being auctioned off Sat June 25th Online.

    Being curator of a square body museum would be fun, as long as you got to drive them from time to time.

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