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    Probably already know it’s bad, but how bad?

    Thanks very much. Passenger side is all cleaned up inside, I ended up using pipe cleaners and a disposable drain snake on the oil return holes. Lots of solvent soaked towels and the Harbor Freight panel trim tools has it looking pretty good. Now I have a really stupid question. I'm taking...
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    Probably already know it’s bad, but how bad?

    Sounds good, thanks. ATF is just a detergent laden oil, right? I'll drain a quart of the 5w 30 syn blend sacrificial oil in there now and add a quart of ATF. Any particular ATF you recommend? I've got 3 or 4 different kinds I believe. I'm going to have a look in the oil pan via the drain...
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    Probably already know it’s bad, but how bad?

    Well, pulled the passenger side valve cover because its easier to get to and it's pretty sludgy in there, especially towards the front. This isn't even the side where the oil is leaking past the donut gasket, haha. I see two return holes, one at each end of the head towards the top. Maybe...
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    Probably already know it’s bad, but how bad?

    I've been busy with playing general contractor on this money pit of a house we got ourselves into so the old Suburban has been sitting outside all summer on the driveway next to the house. My son finally sold one of his projects and I sold one of mine so there is room in the barn to get into it...
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    oil pan gasket for 88 350

    Thanks, Mr. Bucket.
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    oil pan gasket for 88 350

    I'm planning on replacing the oil pan gasket on my 88 Suburban. Checking Rock Auto, there are 1 piece gaskets from Fel Pro which seem to be a favorite. However, a search of YouTube shows that they aren't always a good fit to the pan on each side of the radiused areas at the ends. I see an AC...
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    Probably already know it’s bad, but how bad?

    Thanks for the reply. I’m going to have my buddy do a compression test just to see what it tells me but I was hoping it would eventually seal itself up. It seems when someone says something has been sitting they usually tell you a fraction of how long it really was.
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    Probably already know it’s bad, but how bad?

    Last winter, I bought a rust free all original 88 suburban R10 2wd from Oklahoma with 140k miles on the original 350 TBI. It was -10 last winter and had been sitting outside for a few months when I bought it. It ran rough when I first started it but seemed to smooth out as I drove it around to...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    Thanks for the responses. Looks like I'm installing rollers one way or another, time to pull out the regulator and see what I've got.
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    They appear to be swedged on roller side and some sort of rivet arrangement on the back side. I sent an email to LMC asking for clarification but I haven't had much luck finding anyone who knows what I need to know in the past. Here's the LMC page with diagrams, for reference...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    Time for another dumb question. The rollers on the rear window regulator are worn off so they don't roll or engage the slots in the bottom of the window frame guide. Looking at LMC, it appears they sell the rollers and rivets separately from the regulator. Unclear if the replacement...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    . i've got the same problem with my first gen Dodge Cummins truck. i knew when i bought it the power windows didn't work but it was what i wanted (single cab dually 5 speed manual 1 ton rust free southern truck) so i went for it. come to find out there were wood blocks zip tied to the inner...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    thanks on the coiled wire. i should have thought of that. i also need to look up window up versus down for regulator removal so i pin it at the right spot. now that i have the covers off, I can move it and watch the linkage, so it may be as obvious as the coiled wire once i look at it (truck...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    there is a powerful spring in the power window regulator assembly that works with the motor assembly gear that can cause serious injury if you aren't careful. drilling a hole through the moving parts to insert a screw to pin them in place is a safety measure. i'm sure there is more detail on...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    I looked at that and based on the mark under the bolt head it hadn't ever moved so i looked elsewhere. thanks for the clarification.
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    made some progress today. took off the hinge covers and found they were packed with glass that was migrating down into the hinges every time i closed the tailgate and making a terrible sound. wrapped my fingers in duct tape sticky side out and removed 99% of that. I believe I have most all...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    thanks for the reply. the glass seems to like to hide between the tailgate outer skin and the panel that holds the regulator. I think I'll need compressed air and safety glasses.
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    I had no idea how much broken glass a Suburban rear window could create or how many places it could go inside that door assembly, haha. I have "half a cardboard box for a 12 pack of beer in bottles" more than half full and I'm still fishing it out, using a thin flexible metal 18" scale. Seems...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    thanks for the replies. what is the best way to get the rusty channel off of the other glass, if anyone has done this before?
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    thanks for the reply. I was thinking of a headed dowel pin with a hole for a cotter pin versus a tapped hole but a screw may be better. Any idea on where i could find a new channel? I don't remember seeing one on LMC but i'll look again.
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    Well, it's been a few weeks since the surgery and I'm getting better at doing things left handed. I managed to get the carpeted panel and the metal panel off and here's what I'm looking at. I had 5 minutes to look at it before my wife picked me up and the only real disappointment at first look...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    thanks for the replies and info, i believe there is one more screw bottom drivers side by the spare tire i missed. So it goes up and off of the window lip, makes sense. Didn't know if there were clips in the panel entering the metal tailgate or not. Odd about the plastic panel being hit or...
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    Rust covertors

    I can say that Rust Bullet doesn't work for squat. I renamed it Rust BS. Had good luck with rattle can Extend, will check out the ospho.
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    thanks. just remembered i have a chiltons square body manual at the other house that should be helpful i getting it apart. I had a few shortbeds back in the day but suburban was a 72 with barn doors. anything more than those phillips heads holding the plastic panel on the tailgate? both...
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    Dumb question time....88 Suburban tailgate

    Here are some photos of the old girl. I have replacement oem bumpers, needs a donut gasket up front, tailpipe in rear, speedo cable lubed. its been sitting a while so i bought everything to tune it up and replace all filters.

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