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    Where can I find this part?

    Does anyone know what the part on the brake booster line (highlighted with the red arrow in the picture) is called and where I can get it? I may need to replace the vacuum booster hose and I'd like to get this as well. I can't find the hose either...
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    What do you make of this timing?

    Here's a link to a short video showing what I am seeing when checking the timing. I am not sure why it doesn't hold steady. The advance connector was disconnected The truck was at operating temperature https://www.dropbox.com/s/64hylrwwos7fssu/20170408_123212.mp4?dl=0 Any thoughts...
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    Surging Idle: Thinking out loud

    I know this is an oft discussed topic and I've done a fair amount of research already. I would like to jot down what I'm seeing in the hopes that I'm on the right track or maybe someone knows another thing to look at. 1987 V2500 5.7L TBI. Motor has about 28K miles on it (new block) with...
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    Seat belt bolt removal tips?

    I need to replace two of the seat belts in the back seat (no shoulder belts in the 87) but I cannot figure out how to get that bolt out. I bought an electric impact wrench and impact T50 socket but that bolt is just stuck in there. Any tips? Should I move to pneumatic tools instead for more...
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    87 Suburban Rear Inner Fenders Repair?

    We noticed today that we had some water seepage inside the cab near the rear speakers, so I went looking in the fender wells. We live in the Seattle area where is tends to rain a bit, so I thought that the water might be coming from a rusted area in there. Well, on both side I have at least a...
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    I thought I had this nailed....[front end pull]

    So, when I bought my V2500 it pulled to the right when stopping. That was a little over 2 years ago and I've done a lot of work since then. Included in that was new brakes on all 4 wheels, new shocks, and I rebuilt the front end completely. Today, after all this time I thought for sure that...
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    Strange issue coming out of park

    We've been noticing times when the V2500 Suburban won't come out of park. As a warning that we are about to have the issue, the truck's parking brake light will be on when we start the truck (and stay on). The parking brake system is working fine and in these instances it is not set. In fact...
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    Bypass and remove the "height sensing" proportioning valve?

    Hello everyone, I was out doing some rear axle maintenance today and noticed that the rear proportioning valve was wet. So, I moved the linkage and quickly got drips from the valve itself (not the lines going into it). This part has obviously failed. Nobody has a replacement and I've read...
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    Can't figure this out...TBI and hesitating on acceleration

    Replaced parts: 1. TPS 2. EGR valve 3. ICM (Echlin brand) 4. Entire engine (all new motor from GM) 5. Injectors 6. Distributor cap/rotor (10K miles on it) 7. New coil (10k miles) 8. New spark plugs and wires (10k miles) 9. Battery Fuel filter has 30K on it. ICM was replaced just 2...

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