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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    Yep, different than what I have now, appears to be a part specific to the '91 R/V 2500/3500 trucks (not that I'm surprised by that either), and unavailable everywhere. Looks like I'll be crossing my fingers, saying a prayer in 2 dozen different languages, and hoping I find a '91 in a junkyard...
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    Big block cast exhaust manifolds or headers for turbo applications, side exit?

    Nothing like that...exits out the side and over the frame rails, not down. Or in other words, exhaust going straight out of the head, and not making the 90* turn downwards.
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    Big block cast exhaust manifolds or headers for turbo applications, side exit?

    Some time ago, when I began my search for headers for my K5 BBC swap, I had found a company that made cast exhaust manifolds with a T4 flange that exited straight out the side, roughly between the middle two cylinders. Basically it would be pointed straight to the fenders, over the frame rail...
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    Why do you love your TH350?

    Tires can make a world of difference one way or the other. My Caddy is a 320HP car, which would vaporize the stock Goodyear rears at will from a standstill...I really had to pay attention not to stand on it too hard without traction control turned on because it was so easy to spin the tires...
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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    Front pump seal? Wouldn't it be leaking fluid from there if that goes out? Every time I've lost a front pump seal in the past, it resulted in my truck resembling a crop duster going down the road, and I quickly lost all drive. While I've never tried to bolt up a trans with a converter not...
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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    That would be awesome, thanks! I dropped the pan today and changed out the Power Torque filter and seal for a Wix 58836, which according to Rockauto, is specifically for an early 4L80e with shallow pan. Noticed I dropped about 1.5 gallons out of the pan, and the dipstick is contacting the...
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    Break-in oil

    You're getting 20 gallon pails at a Walmart? Is that a rural thing? I don't think I've ever seen anything bigger than a 2 or 2.5 gallon jug at the Walmarts around here, and even those are diesel oils only. All the gas motor oils only come in 1 gallon or 5 quart jugs.
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    Break-in oil

    Probably one of the same articles I read, where he was doing tests that actually simulated what happens inside of a running engine, as opposed to the simple shear tests of a bar applying pressure to a roller, and had a butt load of different oils tested instead of just half a dozen of the...
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    Reproduction/modified emissions labels?

    Did some more searching, and found these guys...still expensive, but also more reasonable given what they include - https://www.phoenixgraphix.com/techdecals.php#GM I'd still like to find someone that can do modified stickers, but if I ever get the K5 back to a semi-restored state, this could...
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    Break-in oil

    All of my engines have been broken in, and continue to run, on WalMart's SuperTech oil. Yep, the cheap stuff. They're all made to the same standards anyways, and the tests done on that specific oil has always come out good. I just wish I could get this stuff in big drums, or at least 5 gallon...
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    Sealer on intake manifold

    My way for years has been to start with a good gasket, such as a Fel-Pro (doesn't have to be Fel-Pro, just avoid the bottom of the barrel parts store generics), and clean/chase the threads of the intake bolt holes to ensure they can be easily run down with fingers. Make sure your block and...
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    Reproduction/modified emissions labels?

    Whoa! Them are some pricey stickers! If that's the going rate for these things, I don't think I need them that badly, lol.
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    Reproduction/modified emissions labels?

    Some years ago I ran across a source of reproduction emissions labels - the ones usually stuck to the core support that lists engine model/displacement, spark gap, ignition timing, etc., as well as the ability to have it modified to show current engine specs after an engine swap, specifically...
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    4L80E dipstick part number? Filter differences? Dropping out of 1st gear...

    I have a '95 4L80E in my K5, that I converted to full manual operation...there is no ECU/TCU anywhere in this truck, shifting is 100% manual. Basically I'm now controlling the shift solenoids via the pressure manifold assembly and manual shift valve, with the line pressure solenoid locked out...
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    New guy in Phoenix...

    and because I can only do 5 pictures per post.... What's left of the '85 K20 that I picked up for the 454 that was in it for $1000..original plan was to yank that motor, clean it up, reseal it, and slap it in the K5. Then after yanking it, I found a PO installed a 350 flywheel on it, which...
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    New guy in Phoenix...

    So I finally remembered these today... The trailer queen Samurai on a SOA, 31" Maxxis Bighorns, 2.0L engine swap from a Vitara, 6.5 t-case gears, 1350 joints rear driveshaft, the Harbor Freight winch still on the front, bunch of other smaller mods, and some time in the near future I want to...
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    New guy in Phoenix...

    It actually ended up being more lopey than I expected it to be. I chose the cam based on it going into an otherwise bone stock 80's truck 454, then going to a higher compression 489 build happened after buying a bunch of other parts, when I dropped a piston during assembly and bent the skirt...
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    New guy in Phoenix...

    It's alive! :D
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    Cleaning rust/scale out of radiator, OUT of truck...?

    NEVER NEVER NEVER add water to an acid, ALWAYS add acid to water. Though the acid concentration in CLR type products is already low, it's still a good habit to be in. Reason being that adding water to an acid causes a chemical reaction that creates heat. On higher acid concentrations, this...
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    Looking to get a winch

    That is legitimately the first time I've heard it, but I always figured SOMEONE had to like them, as the mounts/cradles have been getting sold for a long time...couldn't ALL be getting sold to the image off-roaders, lol. For me, I never expected to need it that day, and wasn't planning on...
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    Is there market for used winches?

    I had 12K in my head from the beginning of the post, and I'm splitting my attention between work stuff and here....typos happen man..it's all part of being human. No, I don't work for Warn, but I do get paid to go off roading nearly daily. If I did work for Warn, I probably wouldn't be running...
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    Is there market for used winches?

    Market, yes. Buyers and sellers both with wildly unrealistic expectations? A BIG yes. Yep..I've gotten some of that pushback on winches that I've sold - "I'll give you $100...Why would I give you $500 for that old 9K Warn when I can go buy a brand new 12K at Harbor Freight for $200 less...
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    Converting 89 r1500 into a 1 ton 2wd

    Merely adding a bunch of bracing/boxing/support/crossmembers/whatever does add additional strength to the frame in the sense of , and "beefing it up" will very likely cause it to fail sooner than just leaving the 1/2 ton frame alone if you plan on loading this truck up like a 1 ton, either with...
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    water pump, Alaska 86 GMC Sierra classic 1500 4x4

    The flange on my BBC reverse rotation water pump has a different BC than the standard rotation pump, and is a metric thread. Found that one out the hard way after getting the new motor installed, and the fan clutch wouldn't fit on. Ended up having to use the fan and clutch off the 350 in the...
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    700r info. Good deal or not?

    The lower 1st really isn't that much of a gain when you consider the large gap between 1st and 2nd gears. Even the drag guys have pretty much abandoned the 700 in favor of the 200-4R as a result of this. If you really want OD, the 4L80E is the way to go, with a standalone trans controller if...

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