I have some thoughts:
1 - I wouldn't do a one piece. The 2015 I just bought had a one piece on it and the problems were two fold: a - if you had to haul something that wouldn't fit under the cover then you'd have to take it off. That could be a one person job, with some cleverness, but was...
I didn't suss it out line by line but I think we are saying the same thing.
The only item I would take issue with is the picture of the G Van exhaust, which would not be correct for this discussion (it shows a cat).
G Van sizes are staggered a little bit compared to square pickups, that is: a...
You've reminded me of something: for LD emissions the TRUCK is what gets certified, so the emissions/tune up label goes on the rad support.
For HD emissions the ENGINE is what gets certified, so the emissions/tune up label goes on the engine air cleaner.
84GMCSierra - you might check your air...
Totally off topic, but I see it came with load range D front tires and load range E rear tires, and no spare.
Been a while since I've seen one with different tires front to rear.
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I was not able to find the detail I was looking for in the '84 generic info packet, but I found it in the '83 packet. I don't recall that there was any difference for '82 through '86 so it should be appropriate. I also checked the '85 information and it was the same as '83.
See page 114 of...
I had a new reproduction window sticker made for the red truck.
This was done by [email protected]. We did everything we could to make it as accurate as possible, using the original invoice, original SPID, and other contemporaneous references.
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They are referring to the New Process A833, which is the three forward gears plus overdrive trans. It uses auto trans fluid.
The M20 with the creeper gear uses gear oil.
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Joining late; skimmed the thread and didn't see where he admitted going from manual brakes to power brakes - but - by way of help:
Manual brake pedal ratio (A/B) = 6.5:1
Power brake pedal ratio A/B (vacuum boost) = 4.5:1
Power brake pedal ratio A/B (hydroboost) = 5.6:1
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Correct. For base axle GQ1 the SPID shows GQ1 but doesn't specify the numerical ratio, because it varies (as shown on the Powertrain Chart).
For an optional ratio: The SPID will show the RPO and call it out by name (ie, GU6 = 3.42, GT4 = 3.73, GT5 = 4.10 or whatever).
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We used to call those "B96 Nails".
If they hit torque but did not fully seat the assembly line repair man would whack 'em with a hammer (rather than get a screwdriver) to set them down flush.
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I am sorry to hear that.
Keep in mind we built 15 million squarebodies. If 10% were stepside beds then that's still 1.5 million trucks.
If those trucks went 100,000 miles then that would be 150,000,000,000 miles without a fuel tank related incident, that I am aware of.
You might consider...
This.
Column shifted 2wd (ie, auto trans, or three on the tree) = low hump
Manual shifted 2wd (ie, M20 with creeper, or MY6 overdrive) and 4wd are all high hump.
There might still be enough clearance to go from high hump to low hump because the factory put enough margin in there to account...
I didn't.
I followed my truck down the line as it was built and drove it to the shipping building myself.
It never occurred to me until modern days that I should have kept any paperwork (build sheets, inspection tickets, window sticker).
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