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  1. Rickf

    Missing vin on k10 can they be swapped over from a parts truck with most of the parts?

    Buy the rosette rivets from ebay, buy a rivet gun, use the plates with clean paperwork. There is no need to get any state officials involved, they don't care about a 35+ year old, plain jane, nothing rare or special vehicle. Don't overthink, K.I.S.S.
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    Changing the stock manual to a car style four speed

    A car style bell housing for a muncie might not fit around a 12" flywheel/clutch that should be in front of the sm465. :cheers:
  3. Rickf

    Adding convertor (s). Yes, I said adding.

    Would ceramic coated or wrapped headers push the heat towards the long tube collectors? :cheers:
  4. Rickf

    Headlights quit

    Also look at the wires from the + post on the starter, they may or may not have fusible links. :favorites13:
  5. Rickf

    Harmonic Dampers

    The 5 in my garage all have 3 bolts and are from '86 or older BBC & SBC. I thought the main difference is the location of the timing mark. I could be wrong, I am old. :happy160:
  6. Rickf

    Missing vin on k10 can they be swapped over from a parts truck with most of the parts?

    I will neither confirm or deny that I have done a similar swap in MA. The "rosette" style rivets came from ebay. Make sure you can get a title from the donor vehicle first.
  7. Rickf

    Starter Support Bracket

    Looks like the starter bracket on my '86 6.2 blazer.
  8. Rickf

    My 1984 K5 Plow Teeruk 6.2 Rear Diffy Is Bad...

    Did you check out the "can this be welded?" string in the technical section? Might be what your diff looks like.
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    Ryobi 1/2" impact

    I've used a 1/2" ryobi impact for a few years has not failed me yet. I also use a torque wrench on lug nuts, just in case. :cheers:
  10. Rickf

    Can this be welded, or

    It's a spicer diff from a polaris ranger w/a diesel, used by a nearby ski slope for hauling guns & hoses up and down the mountain. The gear oil looked like never seize and blew an inspection hole in the case. The pinion nut loosened and walked back into the carrier then locked up the rear end...
  11. Rickf

    Can this be welded, or

    should I use JB Weld? :D
  12. Rickf

    31-40gal gas tank upgrade

    Will a 1-3/4" filler from a '87 bed fit the '78 bed? You might be able to get a radiator hose with the two sizes. :cheers:
  13. Rickf

    1984 K10 Radiator

    I thought they got wider and thicker not taller, but I've been wrong before.
  14. Rickf

    help to find parts

    Mine came from a Chevy, they also had the spring and curved plastic puck.
  15. Rickf

    Cant Stop, wont stop.

    Did this problem occur before you worked on the brakes? Does the truck have a vacuum booster or hydra-boost? Are the rears locking up? Is the proportioning valve working properly?
  16. Rickf

    Starter sometimes just quits

    Also check the condition of the wires at the solenoid and battery.
  17. Rickf

    Cleaning up my wiring. What does this plug go to?

    Will it reach the front of the head? Dual alternator set up?
  18. Rickf

    Coolant leak after replacing heads

    Air bubbles in the radiator is another indication of head gasket problems.
  19. Rickf

    194 to 250 Head Swap

    If it was my project I'd set both heads side by side and measure everything. Are the tops of the valves the same? Do the rocker studs and bosses look the same? Are the 250 push rods the same length as the 194? You want to make sure the 250 has the same rocker & valve geometry. You might find...
  20. Rickf

    Trying to fix up dual tank fuel system

    Before you buy new sending units, put an ohm meter and test them. As the float moves up & down the reading should change.
  21. Rickf

    Looking for Down Pipes for '76 K20 with a 350

    Try searching for pre-catalyst dual, maybe '74, pipes.
  22. Rickf

    diesel tach

    You might be able to get a gas tach to work on a 6.5. If you put a HEI where the vacuum pump goes and run an ignition+ wire, then you'll have a tach signal to run to the gauge cluster. Of course you'll be missing a vac pump. I had an aftermarket diesel tach that had a pick up hose clamped to...
  23. Rickf

    14 bolt SF disk brakes

    I've been gathering those parts for a while to do the disc conversion , the only thing I'm missing are e-brake cables. I don't recall which vendor the brackets and hardware came from. I found caliper cores at a scrap yard and re-built ones at a local parts store.
  24. Rickf

    frame paint

    I've used both and had better luck with por-15. You need to get rid of any scale for either to work well. Use a chipping hammer, needle scaler and lots of elbow grease to prep.
  25. Rickf

    Exhaust Manifolds

    if the manifolds had the 8 smog tubes, I think they can be plugged with 1/8" pipe plugs.

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