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    someone help me figure this out!

    Yes sir. all the things on your list are good. Its just the wiper fuse. It's killin power to the cab for everything besides the dome light. Pulled it out today and it started again. Just wont have wipers, which sucks cuz it been rainy the past few days...
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    Rebuilt motor brought truck in for exhaust work died on the way home...

    here's a link to the video on youtube.. http://youtu.be/51p3n21nXLA
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    Rebuilt motor brought truck in for exhaust work died on the way home...

    Video of my 5.7 You can hear the "knock" slightly. This is after it was warmed up to operating temp.
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    Rebuilt motor brought truck in for exhaust work died on the way home...

    OK HotRod, got an update for ya... got the intake mani sealed up good awhile ago. I have noticed a knock in the lower end of the motor since then. I've noticed a knock in the lower end since then but it is not getting any worse... Since doing the manifold I did an oil change with some 10w-30 and...
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    someone help me figure this out!

    Ill have to give that a try. My neighbor came over and was bullshittin with me for awhile n I told him what was goin on. He told me to flip my lights on and it cranked up... tried it again the next day and got nothing. There was no power to anything in the dash..
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    someone help me figure this out!

    The other day my 79 c20 was having electrical/ignition issues.. id turn the key to start it amd got nothing... I threw a new ignition switch in it and adjusted it and finally it started again with the key. For some reason i had pulled my wiper fuse out a couple days before. I put another fuse in...
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    ntruck wont fire

    Gosh darnit its always somethin stupid with my trucks! A plug for the ignition module somehow wiggled its way loose! Thanks for the help though man!
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    ntruck wont fire

    Well i just rented a noid lite set n tested my injectors for pulse but no lights flashed or turned steady on either injector harness... I tried it with my original computer and one i picked up at the junkyard yesterday... Anything else you can think of?
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    ntruck wont fire

    Hey guys i need some help here. My truck 87 chevy silverado will not fire. It has a 350 tbi setup and i noticed that the injectors arent spraying fuel. I pulled one line off the tbi and turned the key on and im getting fuel to the tbi. Could it be that the pressure regulators bad or even...
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    Bad ECM?

    Yeah its not throwin a code. It just seems like the computer advance isnt doing its job.. my buddy that builds hot rod motors took a listen to it today n said he heard a timing knock from not being set right.. my throttle body is pretty darn clean for how old it is.. guess ill have to bring her...
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    Bad ECM?

    How do I tell if my ECM is going bad or is bad? I have an 87 R10 that will not idle right. I set the timing to 0 and plugged the computer back in. Plug the computer advance in and the idle goes up and down.. Any ideas to help me out would be awesome!
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    Ignition Issues

    Ill check the connections tomorrow mornin. My starter connections came loose before so thats gonna be the first thing i check. Hope i dont have to drop the starter again
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    Ignition Issues

    If it's the ignition switch would I have to swap out the entire column or is there a way to change out the switch?
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    Ignition Issues

    So my 79 C20 has been starting up just fine for the longest time. Until just recently. I turn the key and it's like nothing wants to turn on. Flip the key to start it and there's nothing... After a little bit it fires up just like normal.. Ill check the connections to the starter tomorrow before...
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    Wiring problems...

    Good call there. Didn't even think about pullin the wires up to the top of the motor to work lol. I've never done saudering before could be a learning experience coming soon lol. Thanks for replyin so quick man I was just out there getting soaked to the bone with all this snow crap melting
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    Wiring problems...

    Update! I was all ready to reinstall a new starter for the truck and I pulled on the wiring harness going to the starter. Found the fusible link and noticed that a bunch of the wiring was exposed. I dont know if it was like this before I was messin with those 2 ground wires or if I caused...
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    Radio wiring

    I suppose that's the next step in the process
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    Radio wiring

    haha yeah I have installed plenty of stereos before so I have a good idea of what I am doing. Like i said before the way I had it set up before is yellow to yellow. red to red. black to black. n it worked for over a year and a half. Then one day was driving home from work and it quit...
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    Radio wiring

    I was reinstalling it with the red n yellow wired together n tried to turn it on n couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work. Totally blanked puttin the fuse back in. plugged that back in n she turned on like normal lol so dont think its that fuse. who knows though. worth a shot i suppose
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    Radio wiring

    I'm basing it on looks. everything still looks good. the tips do look like they got burnt by something.
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    Radio wiring

    That fuse is good too haha. I'm pretty confused about this one
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    Radio wiring

    I checked both my constant wire and the red power wire and they both tested good. Dont think they'd test good if any fuses were blown... Its a mystery!
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    Radio wiring

    Yup n thats how i had it wired before. For some reason it just decided to quit working. Now it only works when my red n yellow wires are hooked together.. i dont get why it would randomly quit one day
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    Radio wiring

    Hey guys got a radio question for ya. I have an aftermarket radio in my 79 c20 and it was working fine until about 2 weeks ago. I redid the wiring so i could at least have a radio(red n yellow hooked together). Well im trying to rewire it so that my constant works again but if i do it so the red...
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    Window ground question

    I got a question for you guys. Got a 87 R10. There are 2 ground wires on the back of the passenger side head, just wonderin what those grounds are for exactly

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