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  1. Grit dog

    Engine High Pitch Whining

    If it goes away quick, more difficult to diagnose, but to check belts/pullies, you can spray a little water on them while running. May be hard to track the exact pulley but can narrow down to which belt if it’s not a serpentine setup.
  2. Grit dog

    Is the polished/chrome tailgate cap stock, on my 87.

    Good call. But if they get fastened down solidly they don’t move around as much. Good way to also keep from rubbing through the paint is put down sacrificial layers. Honestly a couple layers of duct tape would work for quite a while. I’ve also used double sided tape, couple layers of clear vinyl...
  3. Grit dog

    Lights

    No LEDs until you figure out the problem, which sounds like ground(s). Do a little readin on here. This subject is discussed regularly. You’ll learn where all the grounds are to check/clean up. That’s where I’d start.
  4. Grit dog

    Who sells the best replacement gas tank

    Didn’t know someone made plastic tanks for squarebodys. Thats cool. Expensive but nice if you’re trying to get long life out of a new tank in a year round rust belt rig. But for the vast majority, $90-150 depending on size and whether you get it with a new sender seems more reasonable. OP, a...
  5. Grit dog

    Water leak on floor, not sure how to fix

    90% chance cleaning out the built up organic materials down in the cowl drain, which I think? is your last pic, will cure the issue. Cowl cavity should drain out freely on each side. If you fill the cowl with water and it’s leaking in where you show, that’s the most likely cause.
  6. Grit dog

    Do I restore my AC or?

    I don’t understand…scary because it came from Idaho? Whatever… it charged up the old Durango with ice cold AC for a summer before selling it. After replacing a damaged condenser. Didn’t seem too scary.
  7. Grit dog

    1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

    Your trailer should be as strong as any Uhaul trailer and if you look up GM Heritage Center Vehicle information kits, all the specs are there. I looked quick and an 80s K20 burb is 5000-5400 curb weight. If you trust your trailer tires at max cap likely, then I’d be comfortable using it. But it...
  8. Grit dog

    Differential swap / bought it, work and install now

    They’re not going anywhere. Sitting nicely under the truck. But to your point, if you got a 9 leaf pack in good shape, it’s stout. The K20 C6P is 9 I think. It too was a truck camper hauler back in the day with bags, so the springs are in great shape and the springs are pretty hefty. Funny...
  9. Grit dog

    Do I restore my AC or?

    Surprised your state hasn’t outlawed selling refigerant retail, WA has. Had to buy parts store AC recharge kits in Idahoo a couple years ago.
  10. Grit dog

    What would you pay for this truck?

    Ya I’m not certain if those are/were OE hubcaps. But I think 77 was around the time that GM changed the style to the “80s” style dog dish caps. Highly likely though as the truck was essentially original owner and never modified elsewhere thru the years. This tank is kind of a hack job too...
  11. Grit dog

    What would you pay for this truck?

    I took the “faded” off this one with a quick polish but it qualifies as rough…. Man, old paint is soft. Entire truck buffed out in about the time it takes to do one bedside on good clear coat! For those that noticed, drivers side looks like a bad cab mount, sagging. It was perplexing at first...
  12. Grit dog

    Differential swap / bought it, work and install now

    Super cool Rob! Probably feels like you added some horsepower. Late to the party, I have some stuff that coulda helped you get it in the bed, albeit a road trip to Auburn…. I see your old axle has those aftermarket coil spring overloads. I put a set on my 1990 half ton back in the day, they...
  13. Grit dog

    Getting inside the cowl

    New ones are about $25 USD. No idea what that means for cost/availability in Poland but if it’s crispy, you can’t fix that. Be real careful and hope for the best?
  14. Grit dog

    What would you pay for this truck?

    I feel like I’ve seen shortbed cut downs that cut both ends near the end, some that only slice the front, like 6” back from the front of the bed. Haven’t researched enough but regardless it’s major surgery and the need to vertically seam the bed panels back together.
  15. Grit dog

    Need really good, really cheap shocks that will install themselves and last forever.....

    Skyjackers are cheaper than Rancho and work just fine if $60/shock is too much.
  16. Grit dog

    Need really good, really cheap shocks that will install themselves and last forever.....

    Don’t guess on lift height and shock fitment. Measure existing and double check part numbers you’re ordering for length and bushing size etc. otherwise you’ll be much further from them installing themselves than you think.
  17. Grit dog

    1987 Chevy V10 steering wander

    Oops my bad. Figured you knew, not being critical just clarifying for someone who may not know camber from caster or what they do to steering. Cheers!
  18. Grit dog

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Nice work! I’m convinced both Eddy carbs on the squares could use some tuning. They both run fine but just “feel” and smell a bit rich. Definitely like items 98 and 99 on the ever growing to do list.
  19. Grit dog

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Yes, if you’re goin to use a built up sealer and not a penetrating sealer, all sides need to be done, or the moisture will be absorbed in from the unfinished sides and lift the finish off. At least that was my experience with a wood deck recently.
  20. Grit dog

    Searching for My Dad's 1979 Chevy Suburban

    You got a good start going on a cool rig! Engine compartment is cleaning up nicely!
  21. Grit dog

    1987 Chevy V10 steering wander

    Camber you mean? Generally not needed to ever adjust on a straight axle. Toe and caster, assuming components are all good/tight/not too tight, are the 2 primary causes/solutions to twitchy or wandering steering. Generally 5deg or greater positive caster is what’s required or recommended...
  22. Grit dog

    What would you pay for this truck?

    Like this? Also a clue to where I live if you don’t look at my location on the left where yours says Miami…. I strongly considered painting the secondary color white, but kept original colors. Could vinyl wrap it white pretty easy though!
  23. Grit dog

    Searching for My Dad's 1979 Chevy Suburban

    Fair enough, although front axle shafts aren’t an issue, barring what appears to be more power and more extreme use than your current plan. We must be talking different U bolts, or do you mean u joints that I presume came pre-installed in the axle shafts?
  24. Grit dog

    What would you pay for this truck?

    Agree, and where I (and you) live, it makes more sense to buy a solid shortbed and sell a solid longbed. Because clean shortbeds are somewhat available and if one’s time is worth anything it’s a lot of time to cut down a longbed and make it look like it never happened. Again, in the OPs case...
  25. Grit dog

    Searching for My Dad's 1979 Chevy Suburban

    Looking good! Is there a reason you are replacing the axle shafts? And what u-bolts? Did you remove the front axle assembly just to do this work?

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