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Trying to figure out truck's value
I've posted on here a few times before re: restoring my wife's '87 R20. Ultimately, we've realized (read: she finally accepted the fact) we don't have the time or money to invest in restoring it. Could you guys give me a rough idea of how much I should ask for this? Body's in good shape. Engine...- Raffles
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'87 R20 AC Recharge
Getting ready to recharge the wife's AC, and I've never done this before. I'm looking at the AC, and I'm only seeing two ports (top center and bottom center). Can someone point me to the low side port? Also, any tips? Thanks in advance.- Raffles
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'87 R20 Fuel Gauge Not Reading Right
I've made a couple of other posts on here re: my wife's truck, and my tribulations while fixing it. Today I was working on getting the gas gauge functional. Currently, it reads top dead center, regardless of actual fuel level. I just filled up the passenger tank completely today, but no change...- Raffles
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- Forum: Gauge, Speedo & Instrumentation
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87 R20 5.7L Dying when Idling
Sorry for being MIA - been traveling a lot for work. I fired her up this morning to continue troubleshooting, and she ran like a champ. I drove her around the neighborhood for about 15 minutes, stopping anytime I could, and she refused to die. I got nothing.- Raffles
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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87 R20 5.7L Dying when Idling
Yeah, I was looking at taking that off today. As an aside, can anyone tell me what some of these missing hoses would go to (like that last photo)?- Raffles
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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87 R20 5.7L Dying when Idling
I'd dance at your wedding if you did. Alternately, I have beer and some other foreign alcohol.- Raffles
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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87 R20 5.7L Dying when Idling
Went to go check. Just realized this thing doesn't even have a tach, FFS. There's a tube from the air cleaner on the driver's side aft end, and the PCV's sitting on the foreward end of the passenger side. No CEL, but I'd actually be surprised if her granddad hadn't cut the wires to it. I'm...- Raffles
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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87 R20 5.7L Dying when Idling
Yup, battery's probably six months old.- Raffles
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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87 R20 5.7L Dying when Idling
Hey everyone. My wife bought her granddad's 87 R20, and I'm trying to get it back to being reliable. Tackling one problem at a time, I started with the engine idle. When you start it up (and it can take a couple tries) it'll idle fine. When you shift to drive, the RPM will dip significantly, but...- Raffles
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- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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New from Austin. Trying to fix my wife's truck.
Hey everyone. I got here from a recommendation on Reddit. My wife recently bought her granddad's 87' R20, so we're trying to get it back to being (at least) reliable. I have some basic mechanic experience, but I'm typically one of those "learn as you do" types, so be patient if I ask a dumb...- Raffles
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