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    Fusible link burning up key off

    Just got an 82 k10. Had it running and idling before I bought it. Battery was weak so we boosted it. Was said to have a trans line gone so I had it hauled home. Replaced the battery when I got it home. When I hook the leads to the terminals. It fries the fusible link, with the the ignition off...
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    GForce Cummins Swap Crossmember and Engine Mounts

    Has anyone on here done Cummins swapped used the gforce drop crossmember and engine mounts. Says they are bolt in, don't require any body lift or other modifications of used together. Any feed back greatly appreciated.
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    47RH Swap Shift linkage

    Got a chance to buy a full donor truck. 94 12v ppump, 47RH and t-case. Not sure on what t-case tho. I'll be swapping it into my 87 1 ton, that I 4wd swapped, currently has 350tbi, sm465,np 208. The truck was standard but I do have an auto shift column out of an 83, to use. Only concern I...
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    350 TBI, Can't push gas pedal while idling

    Went out and started my 87 C30 after sitting for jsut over month while I was away. Truck fired right up like usual and idles fine. But my gas pedal is extremely hard to push and when it do move she jumps to really high idle and stays there's even after u let off the pedal. Turn off the truck...
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    Sm465 knocking while in reverse

    Almost finished swapping my c30 from 2wd to 4wd and I've come to get a knocking in my gearbox while in reverse. I swapped the old 2wd 465 for a 4wd one. New pilot bushing. Changed the clutch. Got a 208 t-case and got a new one piece drive shaft. All I know it has is a 14 bolt rear end. No front...
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    Oil pressure gauge pegged high

    Got an 87 350 TBI, all gauges working except my oil pressure gauge. Gauge is pegged high all the time. 3 o clock position. When I originally got the truck the wiring was hacked to pieces. Lose ends everywhere. But yet everything works fine, truck runs fine, except oil pressure gauge. I...
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    Drive shaft options

    Getting clued up in my 2wd to 4wd swap. Got my new trans and tcase in. Now I have to adjust the length of of my driveshaft. Drive shaft originally was a 2 piece with a carrier bearing. Universal on the trans end. Slip yoke in the middle by the carrier bearing and universal on the diff end. I...
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    Gearbox swap for 2wd to 4wd conversion

    Hey guys, doing a 2wd to 4wd swap on my C&C. I have a Dana 44 and 4 inch lift springs installed on the front already and trying to figure out what to do to install my transfer case. Right now it has a 2wd sm465 in it. I have another sm465 and 208 transfer case here to swap in. Question is, can...
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    O2 sensor wiring

    Been a couple weeks a way working and before I left I put on some long tube headers in the one ton. In the heat of the moment removing the old exhaust and i just yanked it all out and not paying any mind about my o2 sensor. My headers have a bung for one so I figured I may as well put one in...
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    TBI Fuel Pump and Regulator

    Looking some guidance on a pairing a fuel pump and regulator for 350 TBI. Gunna be running saddle tanks so I decided to go with one external electric fuel and two older style non baffled tanks and sender's cause baffled tanks seem few and far between where I'm from. I found a reasonably...
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    Two tone paint jobs with white steel wheels

    Going to be getting the truck to the body shop in the next couple weeks and I'm stuck between Colors and schemes and what will look right and what won't? Was originally gunna go with a dark blue, with a white side panel. Along with white steel wheels. My west coast mirrors are also already...
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    What size tires are you running on your dually?

    Getting around to looking at and ordering some tires for my dually. Having a hard time trying to find the size I'm looking for. Want to keep the original 16 inch steel wheels. But I want a taller narrower tire. Something around an 8-9 inch wide by 33-34 inch high. Something in an all terrain...
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    Gas gauge wiring question

    Planning on installing saddle tanks on my 87 one ton. Truck already has a single tank with an in tank pump. The gas gauge don't work. I want to install saddle tanks with an external fuel pump because I already have two new sending units without pumps on them. Question is, to wire my gas tank...
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    Sm465 Squeek

    This week I undertook the task of changing headers on my 1 ton and installing new rad. In the process of installing the headers, I discovered they interfered with my PTO on my gearbox. So naturally I had to drain the gearbox, remove, cover, refill. Ever since, there seems to be a squeeking in...
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    Radiator Fit Question's

    What determines what height radiator you need? Is it the rad support? Or is it model or year? I have an 87 1 ton, the radiator leaked back, so I ordered I new one. But by mistake I measure off another rad I had there thinking they were the same. Originally it had a 18 inch tall rad and I...
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    Parking brake cables

    Trying to figure out or track down the lengths of the park cables I need for my truck. It's an 87, C30 C&C. It had the cables routed like the one in the picture but LMC doesn't say any lengths. Rock auto has a lot of different lengths, not sure what I need. Thanks
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    80s front clip change not fitting

    Just getting the straight axle swap done on my 87 and I was replacing the front clip with another 80s single square headlight front clip and fenders. But nothing seems to line up. Was there any differences in front clips/rad supports throughout the 80s, or is it just a matter of adjustments?
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    350 TBI won't fire

    Been working on my 87 350 TBI. Went to bring her in the garage today and wouldn't start. Turned over and fired, ran kinda rough and died. Cranks over perfect but won't fire, makes a little sputter ever so often, I've tried gas down in the the throttle body and won't even fire then. So I'm...
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    TBI to Carb swap

    I have 350 TBI, it's registered as an 86 but I was told it was an 89, the TBI been giving all kinds of trouble and the PO had said he picked with it and stuff. So I have an 83 with a 350 also with a carb. So my intention was to swap the intake and carb onto the TBI and make it all mechanical...
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    Carb with no choke

    I have a 350 SBC with a quadrajet carb and electric choke. I want to put it in my project truck, that I plan I using just for summer Sunday/weekend driving. Not daily use but just summer use well say. I was wondering what would it be like to run it carbed with no choke in the summer time only...
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    TBI Starting Questions

    Recently picked up an 89 C3500 C&C. 350 TBI, truck runs and drives. Issue is, truck is real hard to start cold, turns over 30-45 seconds before even making an offer. Put some gas down the throttle body and start right away and starts fine after its been running. PO mentioned a choke and that it...
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    2wd to 4wd conversion

    This topic has probably been pounded to death but here it is again. I was planning on building a 3/4 ton 4wd pick up from the ground up. I just got the axles under the chassis and got it rolling. . The body was shot, the only donor truck I could find with a decent cab was an 86 1 ton dually...
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    Manual locking hubs disassembly

    Does anyone have any experience with dismantling this kind of locking hubs? I wanna change rotors and wheel bearing. But now I'm stumped, there's some play in it but it don't want to budge, I don't know if it just needs force and is being stubborn or there is something I'm not seeing.
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    Front and Rear Axle Install

    Hey everybody, the new springs for 3/4 chassis finally showed up so I'm gunna be getting ready to install and get some axles innit finally and get it rolling anyway. I have a 14 bolt rear end there and another 10 bolt front end. What would be some things to look into with axles? I was gunna...
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    Cab swap help and pointers

    Hi everybody, I'm new here to the forum but I have some questions but first I'll explain my situation. Currently right now I'm building a truck, basically from the ground up from about 3 different donor trucks. Right now I have rolling K20 chassis, with tank and fuel lines, that's it. I'm...

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