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    What is this part I found under the dash?

    Hey guys, I was under the dash of my truck today fixing the windshield wipers and found this part. I've never seen it before and looking up the number didn't seem to help. What is this thing? Also bonus dumb question, I fixed the wipers, how do I activate the windshield washer sprayer? Lmao...
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    1985 K5 350 always running rich?

    Hey guys, so I have a 1985 k5 with 350 and 4 barrel eldelbrock that was rebuilt by a highly reputable carb builder and the truck starts super easy and runs good it seems but no matter how you tune it it runs so rich that you can't hardly even drive it for the fumes! What should my plan of action be?
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    1985 K5 blazer, do they have rocker boxes?

    Hey guys, I’m about to do full floors from the front to the end of the bed and rockers on my K5 and noticed there’s no rocker boxes on my truck and no sign that they were ever there and I also can’t find any replacement rocker boxes for an ‘85 K5 so I was wondering if the ‘85 models had them at...
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    1985 K5 keeps breaking starters, help!

    I have a 1985 K5 blazer, 350 engine th350 trans. My problem is that I keep breaking starters. I went to the Chevy dealership and ordered factory GM knurled starter bolts, I have tried everything form no shims at all up to 5-6 shims and everything in between, half shims on one side or the other...
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    1985 K5 wiring diagram?

    Hey guys, after a 20 year sleep my 1985 K5 blazer has finally been brought back to life (mostly) with that being said however, the 20 years worth of rodents that made the truck a home was not kind to the wiring harness. I was wondering if any could get me a wiring diagram for the truck so I can...
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    1981 k5 blazer th350 boiling fluid?

    Hey guys, I have a 1981 K5 blazer 4x4 with 350 and th350 trans and it’s been sitting for 20 years, I changed the fluid and filter and started the truck to see if it would move, it engages all gears fine and I went about ten feet in drive and about ten feet back in reverse and when I shut off the...
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    Th350 lagging/late shift? Please help.

    Hey guys so I have a 1981 Scottsdale 4x4 with the th350 transmission and lately I’m having an issue with the trans not shifting properly. I put the truck in drive and it seems like it never wants to shift, I can get almost 30 in 1st gear with the engine revving like crazy before I finally get a...
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    How to tell if I have limited slip?

    I have a 1981 Scottsdale, 4x4. I have pretty bad leaks in the front and rear diffs and was going to drop the covers and get everything cleaned up and new gear oil put in tomorrow but I don’t have any sort of tags or anything on my diffs and have no idea at all if I need limited slip additive...
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    How to soften 1983 k5 blazer original vinyl seats

    Hey guys, I’m in the process of getting my uncles old 1883 k5 blazer back on the road and the truck has the original blue vinyl seats and they are absolutely perfect like new, however they are very dry and have no playability left. Getting in and out of the truck to start it up while working on...
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    TH350 disassembly and clean tips?

    Hey guys, I have a 1983 K5 4x4 Blazer with the TH350 and it was rebuilt and only driven maybe twice and then parked, now the seals and gasket are all old and the trans has some mud and such on it so I’m going to hope that all the mechanical workings inside are still in good enough condition to...
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    1983 K5 Blazer manual rear/tailgate window handle just spins? How do you take it apart!?

    So I have a 1983 K5 Blazer and as the title says the rear window handle just spins. The window is stuck in the down position and I have never been able to figure out how to take the components out, I have another tailgate and need to figure out how to swap all of the pieces to the good tailgate...
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    K5 weight without drivetrain??

    Hey guys, so I’m not sure if this would be the right section or not but I was wondering if anyone knew the weight of a 1983 k5 blazer with the front or rear axles, motor, transmission or removable hard top? I bought a parts truck for some replacement metal but if I can get 300 or 400 for scrap...
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    1983 k5 blazer stalls when no pushing gas pedal.

    Hey guys, I’m in the process of getting my uncles old ‘83 K5 Blazer running again and finally got it starting after new spark plugs, spark plug wires and entirely new destributer/rotor button/cap. Now the problem is that after starting the gas pedal HAS to have some sort of pressure on the pedal...
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    1983 k5 blazer starter grinding!

    Hey guys, I have a 1983 k5 blazer 350 engine with brand new duralast starter. The starter is grinding bad, normally I can crank the truck once or twice perfectly fine before the grinding starts, I have the correct knurled shoulder bolts but I’m not sure if they are in correctly (One short one...
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    Where to find replacement door pillars/jambs?

    Hey guys, I’m in the process of trying to restore my uncles old k5 blazer and need to fix some rust on the inside of the door jambs (where the jamb/pillar and the seam for the top of the cab meet) the flat piece and the lip for the weatherstrip are all rusted. Will I need to fab this piece or...
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    Question about replacing ’83 blazer rockers

    Hey all, I need to replace both inner and outer rockers on my ’83 4wd blazer (along with the whole floor) and all the listings for replacement panels state that they need to be modified to fit the blazers, I seen a video that said they need to be made wider to match oem, can anyone tell me what...

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