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Does this diagnosis sound correct? low oil pressure blue smoke on start
Hello, I was hoping the collective could help me out real quick... So when I got my truck, (approx 50k original miles) back in the spring, it blew some blue smoke on start-up. about a month ago(after driving all summmer), I noticed my oil pressure had dropped from 30ish down to 10-15. Oil...- fumehappy
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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EGR port size mis-match
Good morning, So, I replaced my EGR valve. 1984 c-10 stock 5.0 Liter engine. Low altitude Emissions. Quadjet carb. I pulled off the old EGR, and was surprised to find there was a riser plate beneath it. But then I noticed that the rectangular opening in the riser plate matched the size...- fumehappy
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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brake hose replacement complexity
I have not done brake hoses before... I was looking at a set from inline tube: http://www.inlinetube.com/#!product/prd14/2473746821/1979-87-pickup-1-2-3-4%2C-blazer-surb-2wd--ct1004 Do I have to empty the whole system for this procedure? Should I leave the cap on the master cylinder before I... -
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Weight of Hood and Bed
Good Afternoon, I need to pull the Hood and bed for my 8' 84 C10 for painting/cleaning purposes. I don't really have helpers, so I was wondering how much each weighs. I have a "loading" area that's only slightly higher than the bed I was thinking I could slide it off onto with some 2x6's or...- fumehappy
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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Temperature Sending gauge question
Hello, trying to troubleshoot a problem. My temp gauge keeps pegging to the right, or infinite hot. I took the lead of the sending unit on the head, and there was no change. Taking a multimeter and placing it on the sending unit with the read lead (black to chasis ground) i got 1.410.. and it...- fumehappy
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- Forum: Gauge, Speedo & Instrumentation
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Hello!
Hello, Just introducing myself. I'm from the Hudson Valley in NY, and I've got a 1984 Square body that used to be mine, was sold, sat for 15 years, and now is mine again! Scottsdale, C-10 305 longbed.- fumehappy
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- Forum: Introduction
