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  1. Hunter79764

    Trying to buy 1984 suburban c20 bench seat. Unicorn?

    My 87 has a bench, my mom's old 78 had a bench. I don't think they are that rare, but that doesn't make them easy to find either. Might take a while to get one in good shape.
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    Pulling Sucks--2001 Suburban 3/4 ton--6.0

    I also have some experience with a 6.0 in a Yukon Denali XL, but not a ton of towing with it. And I have an 8.1 in a 34' Super C. The LS engines in general want to rev, so feel free to let it as much as practical, but from the sounds of it, seems like something isn't quite right on yours...
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    What should I replace (rear drums on 14B SF)?

    I'll look at seals and bearings and see about adding those to the order. Since I'm losing brake fluid but not from anywhere up front, that was my assumption. But yeah, could be axle seal too. Thanks.
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    What should I replace (rear drums on 14B SF)?

    I hear you, and if I have some time I'll try to pull one off and take a look, but with 5 kids and 2 house projects ongoing, scheduling an inspection day and a work day separately gets difficult. I can afford to have it down, but I'm usually working outside too. If I tear into it and find...
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    What should I replace (rear drums on 14B SF)?

    I need to do some work on my rear brakes. They are losing fluid, and the rear has gone from being sticky after sitting a few weeks between driving to completely grabbing/mostly engaged when driving forwards and only mildly grabbing when in reverse the last month or two. I haven't checked which...
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    700R4 to 4L80E in my 87 Chevy Blazer

    This is an option if you just need it working? https://ck5.com/forums/resources/how-to-wire-a-4l80e-transmission-for-manual-shifting-without-a-controller.85/
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    truck runs hot

    Stupid question, but are you sure your gauge is right? Double checked with a known good one somehow?
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    Continuous TBI problems

    I'm a big fan of Sea Foam if you think you might have injector issues. Clean them up and see if that fixes anything before you pull too much hair out.
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    1985 Chevy suburban four-speed manual what LS engine should I use?

    I'd say a 4.8 would leave you underwhelmed for the work, a 5.3 would be a nice pick-up from the stock engine, and a 6.0 would give it good feel but start to impact MPG's if that is a concern, although I don't think any of those would get you lower than stock MPG's. As far as ease of fixing and...
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    1983 454 vs 5.3 LS for towing

    I'm a big fan of LS's, but they do have limits. You are probably better off with the 454 unless you just want something different. And if you do, that's your call, no need to justify to us :) For some information, this was a pretty good comparison of the various LS engines and a 454, granted...
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    I'm at a loss..

    An old coworker used to say "If you find yourself beating your head against the wall too long, you might think whether you are beating on the right wall". I've tried to follow everything here, but I've got a couple questions. Seems like the problem doesn't follow drums, new, old, cut, not, all...
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    TH350 5 neutrals (delayed shifting/won't go into gear)

    I've got a TH350 in another vehicle that did/does something similar. Does it go into gear better if the RPM's are higher?
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    What size is my fuel tank?

    Being EFI, they really need to have some fuel in them for best pump life, and I suspect GM's rating of tanks was a little more conservative on the early EFI to account for it. I went the opposite direction from SquareRoot on my wife's daily. She liked to run it lower than it should, to the...
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    What size is my fuel tank?

    FWIW, my 87 3/4T base model at best has a 31 gallon, but I think it's a 25. Rock auto has all 3 options as replacements. I haven't run it dry completely to test, but the most I've put in was about 22 gallons or so. Based on dimensions on Rock Auto, the 25 gal is 10.75" tall x 28x28, the 31 is...
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    Improve 1/8 mile et

    Still think gears would be the "right" choice given what you said on RPM etc, but may take a hit on other stuff like highway cruise or general drivability for how you drive it. But yeah, some small jets you should be able to tune to get what you want. Do an RPM based trip maybe, that gives you...
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    Radiator, Thermostat, Water Pump Issue (78 C10/Big 10 w/Vortec 5.3)

    Make sure your air is out, going from warm to overtemp that quick sounds like air pockets to me. On the 5.3, do you have the crossover tube/steam vent line? Disconnect that, and fill the upper radiator hose until it comes out the steam line. Then reconnect the upper hose and top off the surge...
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    Improve 1/8 mile et

    Gears and/or tires for consistent traction would be helpful towards your goal, I'd guess. Any rule restrictions on nitrous? might be able to tune your tenth's gains with that.
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    More horsepower

    I'm interested, but have no input. I imagine there's a chunk more like me. I've got a similar rig, and a similar desire for more power (like most of us), and a similar need to focus on minimizing cost. My plan has been to swap in a 6.0 that I have in a donor truck, but I'm possibly going to...
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    4L60 limitations

    If you are running EFI, run the 4L60e and have it rebuilt/upgraded to the 4L65/4L70 specs. Doing the TV cable on a 5.3 will offset any savings you might have otherwise. If you are doing a carb (and you should only do a carb if you really want to, it will cost the same or more and generally make...
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    K20 pulling 19k lbs...

    Hey, we've all got plans, goals, and dreams. Sometimes it takes a bit to figure out which is which. My 6.0 swap, which is totally doable, been done a thousand times, and I've done similar already is starting to look more like a goal than a plan for various reasons. My dream of turbo'ing the 4.3...
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    K20 pulling 19k lbs...

    I'd be less worried about turning the frame into a taco immediately with 2800 on a 5th hitch, but if you do it very much for very long, things like shock mounts, spring eyes, sway bar mounts, air bags, etc all will take a pounding that they never were meant to take with 2 tons on top while...
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    K20 pulling 19k lbs...

    I think Hp/Torque is really about the least concern. You can tow that much weight with a 235 straight 6, as long as you have the gearing. But you can't put a 5000 pound trailer with 500 lb tongue weight on an S10. even if you put a 14 bolt under it, there's just not enough frame strength...
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    K20 pulling 19k lbs...

    I think if you were to do it, you would need a later model 1 ton running gear (8.1l or duramax) and plenty of frame strengthening, and probably a 14 bolt FF rear and DRW conversion. At that point, you could buy either of those Kodiak's posted earlier (man, that square looks awesome o_O) and fix...
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    Movie filming in OKC next week needs old trucks

    I got to be an extra in the Friday Night Lights movie, which was based on and filmed in my hometown. All the game scenes were filmed at night, so you could go a little before sunset, they would dress you if needed (I had to wear a band uniform from the other high school, others had to trade in...
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    Movie filming in OKC next week needs old trucks

    If I could just get my "stationary" trucks to Oklahoma I might be in pretty good shape! I've got a few that fit the bill.

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