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    Question about backfire on throttle release

    So I've rebuilt my carb, installed new rotor, distrib cap, ignition coil, plugs, installed new header gaskets and collector gaskets. Things were running fine, but a little weak on acceleration and a rough first to second gear shift. After a lot of reading I decided to change out the vacuum...
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    Replacing rubber brake lines, i'm about to lose it

    I did my rotors/calipers/pads the other day. I want to do the rubber lines as well but I cannot for the LIFE of me get the hard line screw to unscrew from the rubber line where it penetrates the frame. I have tried for days with Blaster letting them soak and I've gotten nowhere. It's like...
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    Question about vacuum line for Charcoal Canister

    I have just gotten my truck tuned and timed correctly, and I've noticed that there's a line just hanging open in there that I figured out is from the intake manifold to the charcoal canister, which is no longer present. When I fully plug the line I idle lower and sounds a bit better, but it...
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    Question about pulling to left while braking.

    So I just replaced bearings, rotors, calipers and pads on my front axle. I was having an issue of a pretty decent pull to the left on hard braking before I did the brakes, but they were in bad shape so I assumed that was my issue. After what I've now done, I still have the same problem. What in...
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    Not sure if I want to do brakes on my own, what's a decent price?

    Like I said, I'm not sure that I want to do the brakes on my 83 c20 ony my own. Also I haven't had the wheels off to take a look yet, but they're making a shitload of noise and i'm kind of preparing for the worst. If I need to do a full pads/calipers/rotors replacement on my front axle, anyone...
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    Messed up somewhere installing new distributor cap/rotor and cables. Need some guidance.

    ‘83 Chevy C20 with 350. So yesterday I did the swap out mentioned in the title. I did not set up the cables to distributor cap in the same way it was already set up, because I noticed it was set up in some weird order. I set it up based on the photo in this post taken from my Haynes manual. With...
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    I pulled the trigger on the truck. Now a newbie is looking for guidance!

    Hello all! For those that saw my post earlier this week, I bought the truck! Got a '83 C20 with a 350 and turbo 400 transmission. Truck is running, though not smoothly at idle. Like I said before, I have a very basic knowledge of what i'm doing here. But one of my goals of buying this...
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    New to old trucks, just joined. Questions about a probable purchase.

    Hey all! Glad to be here. I’m new to these old trucks. My knowledge about working on them is basic, but that’s a big part of why I want to buy one. I really want to learn. My questions are about a 1983 c20 I’m looking at buying. Looks like I can get it from the guy for $2k-$2.5k. It runs, has a...

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