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    Quadrajet question

    I got 15+1 rds of 10mm .... let him come!
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    FOUND IT! '86 K5, 2 1/2" Jacked Front, Rear Stock Height ... etc.....

    Looking REAL closely, it appears that the lower bearing isn't really where the wobble is --- the wobble seems to come from the top of the shaft where the upper bearing/bushing lives and it is just using the lower bearing as a fulcrum --- ya know ... where it pivots when the upper is loose. But...
  3. 59840Surfer

    Quadrajet question

    That's backwards --- LEAN at idle PROMOTES "dieseling" because of the extra heat in the combustion chambers from the lean mixture. During the Retro-NOX years in California --- dieseling was a really big BIG problem 'cause of the very lean mixtures and retarded timing that in reality, created a...
  4. 59840Surfer

    FOUND IT! '86 K5, 2 1/2" Jacked Front, Rear Stock Height ... etc.....

    FOUND IT! The Pittman shaft in the box is wobbling. This is a rebuilt unit too! Isn't that upper Pittman Shaft bearing a "gusher style" and is adjustable? I've forgotten all I knew about the innards of theses boxes - except that the preload on the Pittman bearings can be adjusted --- but...
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    FOUND IT! '86 K5, 2 1/2" Jacked Front, Rear Stock Height ... etc.....

    Not professionally -- but I'm mighty handy with some chalk and string and a plumber's level --- just kidding! Reality-wise --- this is what I used to call a "PBJ" <Peanut butter and jelly> alignment with not much to do except toe and steering wheel centering. Toe was set at -3/32" for...
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    FOUND IT! '86 K5, 2 1/2" Jacked Front, Rear Stock Height ... etc.....

    The pitman is in very good shape - always was, really --- and the snowplow springs were on the truck for over 20 years with no bad symptoms before this time. Now with fresh springs --- installed because I thought my old plow springs were shot (they actually dropped a lot) and that by adding...
  7. 59840Surfer

    Stuck parking brake on 82 c10

    The parking brake pedal can release and go to the OFF position and yet the parking brake(s) may still be applied because of rusted up cables. It happens all the time when the driver doesn't apply the parking brake when they park the vehicle --- every time and always. They say "I'm not on a...
  8. 59840Surfer

    208 Transfer case Whines? "Pitch changes when I grab the shifter"

    Any noises in High2 range should be investigated since there's no pressure on the planetaries and they're just coasting really. But the OP said that if he pushes on the shifter, the sound changes. That's just wrong on many levels. It's back-to-the-shop for your truck, I think. But first...
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    FOUND IT! '86 K5, 2 1/2" Jacked Front, Rear Stock Height ... etc.....

    I had a set of 'snow plow' assist springs on the front and the ride height was OK for many years (over 20) ... but they just got tired or I did ... so I got a new full set of leaves with a 2 1/2"-3" rise, urethane bushings, new shox and yet .... ..... I still feel like I'm driving a unicycle...
  10. 59840Surfer

    Wiper washer won't stop and I have no intermittent wipers

    NOTICE --> Zombie resurrection ..... I lost the intermittent control module on my '86 K5 and I even found a used module but it too had the same problem .. Low and HIGH only and the intermittent part would not work. Several people told me that the capacitors on the circuit board were...
  11. 59840Surfer

    PCV routing check

    There was the Delco "Eye" battery that told you of the water level condition inj one cell ... Actually --- California just enforces federal laws - even if California initiates many of the laws and rules for manufacturers. They're fighting a losing battle - rotten administration and...
  12. 59840Surfer

    PCV valve rattle when running

    The only way you can get pressure in the crankcase is if you've eliminated the KV-side of the PCV system. It is there to relieve any pressure in the crankcase and send those fumes down the throttle body or carb throat. Did you add a custom air filter without the KV in it?
  13. 59840Surfer

    PCV valve rattle when running

    That noisy little "weight" inside the valve case is all metal and many times manufacturers will add a plastic coating to the floating valve itself in order to remove the rattling noise. The plastic coated silent ones will wear away and need replacement sooner - while I have never seen the...
  14. 59840Surfer

    PCV routing check

    "Pollution Control Valve" was the correct answer on the California Smog Installers' and Adjusters' test --- I just stuck with it. Did you know that the most important part of any vehicle is the battery? California thought so - and that's the one question I missed on the test.
  15. 59840Surfer

    PCV routing check

    OIL in that location means that there's a really high amount of blowby. That "useless filter" in your opinion, works in a decent engine but it can drip oil in a junk engine with junk rings and lots of blowby.
  16. 59840Surfer

    PCV routing check

    double post.
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    PCV routing check

    The "Bow Tie" filter was on the KV side of the PCV system. It was a fiber mat material that allowed excessive crankshaft fumes to go out there if the PCV couldn't handle the correct flow direction during that time. This was to keep the crankcase at times from being positively charged as there...
  18. 59840Surfer

    Aftermarket aluminum intake worth it?

    I specifically won't use a Holley because every time the sun goes behind a cloud you have to rejet it. I needed torque in my 383 stroker and although the extra length was supposed to do it - I found it to be a big disappointment. I didn't want to go high compression and just used some...
  19. 59840Surfer

    Anyone here ever tear down / rebuild a 208C transfer case?

    I usually use the Permatex RTV Copper or Red for these jobs. The gasket between the adapter and the transfer input case area is a joke! That's the best use for RTV 'cause the surfaces are never really gonna seal by using a gasket alone! I know -- BT - DT.
  20. 59840Surfer

    Anybody Bought/Own A Handheld Scope?

    I am working on digital signals from various sensors and sending units ---- the throttle position sensors to be the most important right now. I recently found out how to see the rising and dropping (X & Y) values of both the potentiometers on the GM fly-by-wire throttle controls (P2122 - yuck)...
  21. 59840Surfer

    Anyone here ever tear down / rebuild a 208C transfer case?

    Found a drawing of that shaft and short pin ......... Part #23. #26 is the fork I rebuilt.
  22. 59840Surfer

    Anyone here ever tear down / rebuild a 208C transfer case?

    I just resealed my 208 a couple of months ago. I had to manufacture a new High-Low fork, but it was worth it - parts aren't available unless you buy a whole unit. I didn't want to do that - so I fixed what I have. There is no brass synchro/clutch ring in this unit. That pin and circlip on...
  23. 59840Surfer

    Brass Synchro Ring in Transfer Case

    I converted from OE Auto Hubs to Warn Aftermarket Manual hubs and there is no brass synchro ring inside these units.
  24. 59840Surfer

    86 c10 Driveline is too short

    Where did you buy as "brand new trans(mission)"? Brand new transmissions are usually wrapped inside a brand new vehicle and I have yet to find any brand new ones (except for the ZF-Fords*) in all my 55+ years as a mechanic that were any more then Rebuilt, Reman'd or Used. * I ain't going there.
  25. 59840Surfer

    Too slow to low

    FWIW - I grow tired of all the misinformation about transmissions - especially the older one - which were my income for many years. As a retired builder of transmissions, you need the Throttle Cable (it's not really just a 'kickdown' cable) and the modulator to work in conjunction with each...

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