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    Diesel heater installation

    I'm planning on installing a diesel heater in my Burb, that kind that looks like a dry Webasto, but made out of chinesium. The idea is to add heating in the rear for camping. These kind of heaters are meant to be installed inside, on a mounting plate where just the intake exhaust and a fuel...
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    Random Service Engine Soon light

    Hi, I've got a CEL or "Service Engine Soon" light today. I've been rolling slowly in traffic when I've blipped the throttle to hear the engine. It downshifted as intended, increased the driver fun factor, but also threw the CEL, no other ill effects. CEL went away after shutting down, checking...
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    Door skins delaminating

    Look what I've found yesterday, this seam appears when I lift the door. My passenger door is sagging a tiny bit, I was replacing a hinge pin and a worn door striker when I've noticed it. This explains why this door had so much flex in outer door skin when I was using door handle. Also the whole...
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    How to flash high beams?

    I'm installing DRLs and I've realized that I have no idea how to flash high beams with headlights off. With headlights on pulling on the stalk works but I believe every time I pulled it hard enough to switch to high beams and had to switch back, instead of actually flashing them. I'm looking at...
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    IS 350 TBI compatible with E10?

    Hi, In Poland in upcoming year we can expect that gas stations will switch from E5 to E10 regular gasoline (95 RON octanes), with E5 most likely available only as premium gas (RON 98 octanes) as gas stations will be mandated to sell E10 gasoline. Is a small block 350 TBI fine with running on...
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    Driveshaft vibrations?

    I think I have driveshaft vibrations from both front and rear driveshaft. Around 55 mph on a clock I start to feel vibration which becomes unpleasant at higher speeds so I drive up to 55 mph. When I drive 55 mph with front hubs engaged, case in 2WD I can feel even more vibrations now coming...
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    AmCar Tuesdays / Amcarowe Wtorki (Warsaw, Poland)

    After attending couple of car meets I thought I'd share this one, because we had not one, not two but three square bodies in one place at same time ;) That's the record I think :) No, but seriously, there are some regular car meets that happen in Poland, with Warsaw being the capital and...
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    Rear bench won't latch

    Hi, my 3rd row bench won't latch to the floor. It won't go down enough for the latch to engage. Before I try to find the solution myself can anyone see something wrong with my bench latch? Nothing seems off, apart for the fact it bottoms out near the handle before latch can grab the rod in the...
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    Is rear side window identical on 1990 Burb and 1980s dual/bonus cab?

    Like in topic title. I have one layer of my rear passenger side window cracked and someone's parting out an 86' C30 which is super rare in Poland, so... Why not if it fits? Any differences in shape, mounts, thickness, whatever? Lack of oven tint is not an issue. Or actually it is because dark...
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    Cruise control works for a while then starts to lose speed

    My Cruise control is bit erratic. I've searched the forums and I couldn't find a thread that would describe similar issues. My cruise control works, but starts to misbehave after couple of minutes of driving. First it works correctly then it starts to slowly lose speed, applying too little...
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    Issues with seatbelts

    Hi all, My seatbelts suck & lack of proper seatbelts is a major issue for me. I have dual retractors, independent for the lap belt and shoulder belt and middle seats with adjustable lap belts. Retractors seem to work different than in modern cars, that is you can pull as fast and hard as you...
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    Solving gauge mysteries

    I'm in a middle of what I though will be a quick gauge bulb change that ended up being dashboard disassembled, checking gauges, cleaning and troubleshooting. All thanks to those odd (for me) bulbs that look like regular W5W or W3W, but are integrated into plastic sockets that need to be pulled...
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    Barn doors and door questions

    Hi again, My barn doors are rattling, they seem to latch correctly (can be latched either on one "click" or deeper on a 2nd "click"), however after closing they have still some play, can be pushed in compressing the gasket. Those latch ears are adjusted as far in as possible while the latches in...
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    Automatic transmission newbie asking basic questions

    I'm new to automatic transmission, especially of a mechanically controlled type. I have a 700R4 and I wonder how idiot-proof it is. While I was cruising in OD at I think around 35 mph and passed a tiny hill the trans downshifted to 3rd, then it did what if felt like couple of times shifting...
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    Options for tuning of Gen1 TBI in 2023

    Hi, I'm trying to find out what are the options for tuning of the 1990 TBI system these days. From what I've learned the ECU has a PROM memory, a one-time programmable chip that stores the base tune and adjustments are done on the go using inputs mostly from O2 sensors. That's similar to what...
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    Ideas for missing headliner

    Hi, In the Suburban I bought there is no headliner, not even the moldings, I have just bare metal roof. I know that $529.95 can get me a headliner from LMC, however shipping is an issue as I'm in Poland. I've searched the forums and I coudn't find if anyone has ever made a headliner from...
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    Welcome from Poland!

    Hi! After years of watching american car videos and over a year of looking around what to buy I got myself my first US made vehicle, a 1990 Chevy Suburban V1500. I secretly fallen in love with those things about a decade ago watching Roadkill, with Muscle Truck, Macho Grande and a ramp truck...

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