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Differential Gear Ratio
I cannot help you on the designation but I will say that you should definitely feel some improvement if you go from 2.73 to 3.42 gears. I remember driving and riding in several '83 and '84 trucks very similar to yours and it was difficult to break the tires of that era loose with the 160HP 305s...- Redfish
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- Forum: Differential & Driveline
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Posi Traction
That's the question, IF you currently run 3.08 gears. Dropping to 3.42 will give you a little better acceleration and probably won't hurt your mileage very much. Unless it is raining or you have already done some work to your 305, you aren't going to be spinning your tires much anyway so...- Redfish
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- Forum: Differential & Driveline
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Loosing 12 volts at the injection pump now
Friend, it may help if you can go back and edit the Title of this thread. I was completely lost about how you lost 12 BOLTS. I am NOT making fun of you, I am just letting you know that you may get better help if we know it is an electrical problem. I know there are some decent electrical...- Redfish
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- Forum: Diesel 6.2, Conversions Cummins, etc.
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What have you done to your square lately??
Dad's '77 didn't have a 4WD indicator light but Mom's '84 did. The one in my '87 has worked since I got it and I get to see it work pretty often. I have to agree with @JM in KY on this one. I want this truck to be as close as possible to what it should have been back in 1987 and I want... -
Feels like going home
@JM in KY those little badges can be found but they are ridiculously expensive. I really should buy a replacement for when/if I ever repaint my truck. It's a very small badge but things like that do matter to some folks...I am one of those.- Redfish
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- Forum: Introduction
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Feels like going home
@JM in KY can you tell us why you specifically wanted a 1987? Was it because of the TBI? You have a very nice looking truck there. Unless your truck still has the "FUEL INJECTION" badge on the tailgate there isn't really any way for the casual observer to know what year your truck is. I got...- Redfish
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- Forum: Introduction
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question on 85 C10
You actually surprised me on this one! I know you know more than I do about these trucks, I sort of assumed you misunderstood his question.- Redfish
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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question on 85 C10
Maybe yours does not but I am sure they were doing that in 1985.- Redfish
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Help Identifying lift height
My half-ton is sitting on a 2" lift and 33x12.50-15s if this helps you.- Redfish
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- Forum: Lifted & Off-Road Systems
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What have you done to your square lately??
But they can benefit from a little bit more...my 350 TBI is currently set at 8 degrees BTDC with the magic wire unplugged. I initially set it to 0 when I installed the new distributor but it was so weak... I later bumped it to 4 and it was much better. I was going to try 6 but moved it... -
SM465 X 2.5 gears
I am not sure what exactly you are trying to accomplish with this theoretical gear swap. It doesn't matter what gear ratio you have or how low you drop the RPM, your fuel mileage will not improve to match that of a modern vehicle. You can gear it to turn only 1500 RPM at 55mph but the engine...- Redfish
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- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
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Extra bulb in dash
I looked this up on a wiring diagram and...yellow with pink/black is for a Water In Fuel warning light. That sounds like something for a 6.2 Diesel to me. On a second diagram it is for a Check Engine light.- Redfish
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- Forum: Electrical & Audio
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What have you done to your square lately??
I have been advancing the ignition timing on my TBI 350. The manual says to unplug the magic wire and set the timing at 0 degrees. I did that when I installed the new distributor and have never been satisfied with the power from this motor. I keep replacing old components with some improvement... -
tire/wheel combo for 2.5inch lift
@chevy79_qa I have not replied to this thread yet because my Truck is a 1500 and is running the factory 15 inch rally wheels. But I am running the 2.5 inch Skyjacker front springs...sort of. I pulled them apart and removed the bottom leaf in order to drop the nose just a little bit. I hate...- Redfish
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- Forum: Wheels and Tires
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oil pressure switch
There are two oil pressure measuring devices on the '87 TBI 350. The one under the engine, right above the oil filter is the sending unit for the pressure gauge. The second, smaller unit is located under and behind the distributor against the firewall. That one is a switch and is part of the...- Redfish
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Cruisin' the Coast 2022
Bay St. Louis: This extremely well done truck was from my home parish. He took a wrecked Ram 2500 and transferred not only the Cummins but the entire interior as well. The truck is incredibly nice. Some superb Square Body coolness: -
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Cruisin' the Coast 2022
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Cruisin' the Coast 2022
Random stuff... And our Beast of Burden...The Beige Unit...The '87 -
Cruisin' the Coast 2022
It's more difficult than I realized because the entire radiator support/nose section is different on the '73/'74. You cannot just put a setback grill from those years on a '75 and later truck, it won't attach. Some pics of Duane's Blazer from a local show last April: -
Cruisin' the Coast 2022
More Ocean Springs Redfish Jr. doesn't like getting in the picture but I needed him for a size reference here: -
Cruisin' the Coast 2022
It's an exceptional vehicle. Duane took over 7 years to build it and it is extremely well done. The nose is '73/'74 with the setback grill, the rest of it is '78. And yes...it does have an LS motor. -
Cruisin' the Coast 2022
Yes, that is exactly what I originally wanted to do. My '87 is tan with a mahogany interior. That limits my exterior options. Brown or that coppery brown and tan were about all I could do. It doesn't matter anymore anyway. The overwhelming response has been to either not re-paint at all or...
