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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    Doing alignments at Firestone will ruin you ever wanting to do alignments. Mom and Pop shops I do better alignments, Firestone,it's in the green ,done. Alignments were a big waste of time and kept me from doing the work that actually paid. Maybe it was the combination of the neighborhood,and...
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    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    As someone already suggested did you look at the orientation of the rear shoes. BOB that means big on back. If you put the long shoe in the front position instead of the rear position the brakes will be extremely grabby.
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    Low pressure electric fuel pump

    Do not buy Amazon,Rock auto or Ebay fuel pumps. Learned this one that hard way. Bought a lifetime warrantied Airtex pump from Rockauto, it failed very soon,Rockauto wouldn't warranty it,Airtex wouldn't warranty it. Airtex told me I did not buy it from one of their official distributors,and was...
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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    I wouldn't do a car that needed shims that the owner did all his own work then brought it in,no where close to where it should be. For less than $150.00,the reason for this post is not to be confrontational,just trying to save the guy money. If you level the truck first,learn how to measure your...
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    Have a great Snap On dealer finally

    I get harrased about it too,but I have to count on my tools to not break and to do what they should. A broken tool is a huge deal sometimes. I guess not to Hobby guy with a harbor freight 10 minutes away. But to me it's a big deal. On a funnier note,back in the mid/ late 80s I had mostly...
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    Low pressure electric fuel pump

    A facett posi flow. American made,ethanol resistant, and great customer service. Well kind of. After you find their phone number they have great customer service. Because faucet isn't the name of the company and I forget what it is. They will direct you to Pegasus racing to buy it. Don't ask...
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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    I found you a video,seeing it done you'll understand it.better than my explanation. I don't use the wheel hub I use a piece of angle across the wheel from 12 o'clock position to 6 o'clock position.
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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    You need to do a caster sweep. To do a caster sweep you will need to buy/make a caster camber gauge. Wheel straight ahead turn the wheel 20 degrees right read camber,turn the wheels 20 degrees left read camber again,subtract to find the difference,multiply x 1.5 that's your caster number...
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    Alternator amps

    Just went and read a bunch of this,it's not his choice of 10si,12si,cs130 etc that is causing his problem. These trucks new with 10si didn't drop down to 8 volts idling. He is not wired correctly,or has some bad wires. Even then something weird is going on because even if the alternator is...
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    Alternator amps

    The 84 Camaro alternator I guided him to is a 94 amp 12si with belt drive. It is a drop in replacement for his 10si.
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    Tailgate security solution needed

    That locks the lower pivot point so people don't steal your tail gate. He wants to keep his tailgate from opening without a key.
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    We reused literally 1000s if not hundreds of thousands of head bolts at work 99.99 percent of the time,no issues. Of coarse if they were torque to yield or factory recommended replacement we did.
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    Caster settings 1977 C10

    You are supposed to check frame angle and then use a chart that I don't have. I'd go with 3 degrees positive caster, 1/4-1/2 degree negative camber and an 1/8th inch of toe. Yea measuring toe in inches is kinda crude,because the actual degrees change with tire diameter,but as long as you have a...
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    6 cylinder chevy stuff. I'd contact this guy,see if he has some.He has plenty of used stuff https://www.12bolt.com/apps/search?q=Head+bolts&page=15
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    Used to be reusable until approximately mid 80s then they started using torque to yield bolts.
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    Found them. HeadBolts.com
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    1979 250 ci I6 heat studs - information requested - head studs or bolts?

    You do know those head bolts are reusable right?
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    It's also not a frozen caliper,a stuck slide or a frozen wheel cylinder causing your low pedal,assuming you have single piston calipers. Not trying to cause trouble. Trying to save you time.
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    Good Ospho (phosphoric) and epoxy Test

    Read SPIs info on sanding phosphoric acid treated metal. As for the person asking about spraying phosphoric acid on clean metal. Yes you do spray phosphoric acid on clean metal. It stops rust from forming and neutralsizes any microscopic rust. You wet it with phosphoric acid again then washbit...
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    FWIW to any or all of you brakes used to have a residual pressure valve to maintain slight pressure in the lines. Part of the reason was it kept the seals in the wheel cylinders under pressure so they sealed even when you weren't on the brakes,this helped prevent air from getting drawn past the...
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    Alternator amps

    Almost Identical we settled on Bosch do to low incidence of comebacks,and our local rebuider,our expierience was same as yours,high failure rates,short life expectancy.
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    You do start with the longest line,it removes the most fluid and air minimizing the risk of air bubbles being reintroduced to the system.
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    Brake Fluid Flush GMT800

    It's neither. A booster causes a hard pedal not a soft pedal or low. Old brake fluid is still hydraulic,so still noncompressable, so still not a soft pedal or a low pedal. Air in the lines,something out of adjustment,warped rotors,bad wheel bearings,cause low pedal. Some say old brake hoses can...
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    Alternator amps

    ^^^ if shopping your local auto parts store. Make model etc. 1984 camaro,z28 ,airconditioned ,94 amps. It is the simplest swap ever. Using these application criteria,you shouldn't even need to swap pulleys.
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    Tailgate security solution needed

    Really not much custom to make, 1 factory latch,1 premade lock cylinder,all you have to make is one pull rod. One factory latch would be your dead bolt. The lock cylinder I pictured in my previous post would be what pulled the dead bolt out of the pocket,really not much to it. Actually just...

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