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    Transmission Upgrade?

    Hi all: I've just recently got my 89 V3500 back on the road. It's got the TH 400 transmission in it. 454 motor. I can't remember what the rear end gearing is (I didn't mess with it). When I discussed it with the machinist who rebuilt my engine, he didn't think I'd get more than 1 or 2 mpg...
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    1980 Squarebody Dually: Pictures Added

    hey everyone, I've got a 1980 squarebody dually. If somebody wants it, it's yours, make me an offer. Here's the skinny: When I got it, it was running, and I drove it to my place about a year and a half ago or so. The guy I got it from had rear-ended somebody though, so the hood and front end...
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    Cab mount bolt fell out

    All: This forum seemed like the best place for this question... Yesterday, one of my daughters discovered one of my cab mounting bolts laying in the driveway, along with the washer. When I remounted my cab (truck is here...
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    Source for those black fender flares?

    All: Anyone got a source for those black fender flares that wold fit my 89 V3500? Just need the front ones. I'm striking out so far. Something like in picture is what I'm looking for. Can see here: https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/89-v3500-rehab.33188/page-2#post-876687 the problem I'm...
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    Replacing headlights

    hey guys, this is probably a really dumb question, but... I can't figure out how to replace the low beam headlights on my 89 v3500. I just put an aftermarket LMC grille on it. Do you actually have to remove the grill, to get the old headlight out? from the front, it looks like the headlight...
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    recommend some tough seat covers

    I'm in the final stages on my 89 crew cab 3+3. I want to get some real tough, comfortable seat covers for my front seats. It's the buckets, no headrests, with the center seat with the flip down console. Anyone got a recommendation for seat covers you've put through the wringer and have held...
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    Source for 4" backup lights?

    All: Anybody got a source for some non LED 4" backup lights? I've got a flat bed I'm currently in the process of mounting. It's got two canisters for mounting the taillights, and two empty 4 1/2" holes that I'm guessing were for mounting backup lights. Looking around the forum a bit, it looks...
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    Anybody got a Jetta TDI?

    I ended up with a 2003 Jetta TDI. Anyone here ever changed the transmission fluid? It's got a sealed trans, apparently VW wants you to take it to a dealer any time you want to change the fluid. No thanks, and in any event, I'd have to drive 2 hrs to Boze-angeles, as the rural MT contingent calls...
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    Help me figure out what to do with this truck

    Hey everyone. Looking for some thoughts on what to do with the truck in the picture. It's a 1980 Chevy dually 2wd. 4 speed manual, custom deluxe, 350. This will take a minute to explain, so bear with me. Here's the story: I ended up with it for a year or so ago. I bought it for the flat bed...
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    Blend door on chevy suburban

    hey everyone. I've got a 1995 Suburban 2500, 454 engine. My heater doesn't work. It's got a new thermostat, both hoses going to the heater core are warm when engine is warm, and I've flushed the heck out of the front heater core. Back heater doesn't seem to work either. I've seen some youtube...
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    Diagnose alternator on '95 Suburban?

    All: So recently, I noticed that my voltage was dropping, and then kicking back up again. Then this evening, my voltage dropped clear down to 9 volts, and I barely made it into the grocery store parking lot. I've never seen an alternator gradually go bad like that, but I can't think of anything...
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    Multimeters?

    hey everybody, just wondering if you've got recommendations for a multimeter you've been happy with. I've got an old junky one, need to upgrade to a more versatil digital one that's easier to read. I rebuild a lot of old woodworking equuipment, in addition to working on my vehicles, and I'll...
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    sound like a fuel pump to you?

    So I'm headed home on labor day, and my 91 Ford Escort dies, out on the interstate. (Yeah, I know, I know, it's a Ford...). I try to start it, and it chugs a bit, starts without coming up to full idle, and dies. I sit there for a while, and it starts again. I go another couple miles down the...
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    I can't get my ashtray back in

    Ok, so this is really dumb, but I can't get my flip-out ashtray housing back in, and I failed to keep track of how I removed it. It's an 89 V3500. I've been trying it from the front of the dash, and I can't see how I could get it in from behind the dash. From which side does it install? I'm...
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    Can't get my vent windows out

    Everyone: So after fighting with my window felt for over a week now, it looks to me as though I just need to pull my vent windows, put the felt channel in, and then reinstall. I've looked through youtube, watched the Brothers video on vent window removal, but I still can't get it out. The video...
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    Making multipurpose shops work

    Hey everyone. So I'm mostly a woodworker, but am currently finishing up my 89 V3500, and have a good bit more mechanicing to do, in future, including on couple more squarebody pickups. Anyway, I've got concrete floor on one side of my shop, and wood floor on the other, with one great big wood...
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    How do you guys clean primer before top coating?

    I got my cab all primed and sanded and more or less ready to paint. I'm not sure that I'm getting all the sanding dust off the primer though. I started off using acetone, and quit, when I discovered that I could actually rub through the primer with that. Live and learn.... then I just went to...
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    pittsburg torque wrench

    I'm trying to torque my new cab mounts to the specified 55 foot pounds. I picked up a cheapie Horror Fright 1/2 drive torque wrench a while back, figuring that it would be fine for occasional use. (Maybe I was wrong...). I've gotten it to click on exactly one bolt, so far, and I can't get it...
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    Best way to fix broken shock mount studs

    All: So after days of soaking, heat, soaking, heat...., I broke both upper mounting studs for my rear shocks. I picked up some grade 8 bolts that should work but am contemplating the best way to fix them. I could cuts the mounting brackets off, drill a hold through where the original mounting...
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    Trying to figure out my new cab mounts

    Hi all, I'm trying to make sure I get these new cab mounts put together correctly, and am scratching my head. So the big "washer" with the prong and the oblong hole in it, on the left, goes on top, right under the frame, right? Then, according to the picture, I should have the vaguely...
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    Is this grille worth trying to fix?

    I'm not particularly attached to this grille or anything, but am starting to run up against the end of my budget for this project, so if I can fix this one without driving myself crazy, I'd like to. Had thought of trying to weld in some patches, and then hit the grille with some heavy rhino...
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    Dump Bed Question

    All: So I'm in the middle of rehabbing my 89 crew cab. I gave a guy 300 bucks for a running 1980 dually that had a good flat bed on it, which I'd then intended to cut down to the right size for my non-dually crew cab. However... I've got a friend who has a dump flat bed that came off a 76...
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    Gorilla spray for headliner

    I bought some Gorilla spray glue, for gluing my new headliner down to the pad. Now I see that it says on the can: "not recommended for headliners." Grrr. Can anyone think of why that might be? Anyone used it anyway, and had good results? Aaron
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    Tutorial on door disassembly?

    All: While I waiting on getting a big dent in my roof pulled out, I'm getting started on the doors in my 89 crew cab. It's got power windows. I've been looking around for some info on disassembling these doors, but all I can find is stuff with crank handle windows. I've got to paint all 4...
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    replace heater core or flush?

    All: I've got my 89 3500 crew cab completely apart, and am about ready to start putting the whole thing back together. I was thinking that I'd go ahead and replace the heater core, as long as I had it apart. The heater worked ok before, but I have no idea how old the core is. (And if it matters...

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