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    Compression problem on 84 k10

    So I have been having a spark knock on my chevy and hunting the problem for months. I checked the compression in all cylinders today and all were 150 except for # 3 & 5 . They read barely above zero on the gauge any idea? I am personally leaning toward a possible blown head gasket but have no...
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    Snow day Weird spark knock on my 84 k30

    So we got some snow the other day and I couldn't wait to fire up the old truck and go play it as we never get snow. When I got out on the road my truck seemed kind of underpowered and had a spark knock that get worst when it's under load. I checked the distributor and my fuel filter and they...
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    Fuel gauge not working 88 crew r20

    My fuel gauge went to pass full today I have never had a problem before any ideas?
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    Speaker mounting

    So I am doing a audio upgrade in my truck new pioneer cd play and new pioneer speakers. I picked up some 6x9's to do cab corner mounts and I also picked up some 5.25's any ideas on how to mount these anywhere around the dash area in my 88 r20 cclb?
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    Head unit instillation

    what is the best way to install a single din cd player without it looking like a hack job and I also need to all new speakers ? Is there a better location then in the stock dash spot? I know I wanna put two 6x9 behind seat.
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    Rebuild the old 350 tbi or order a crate motor

    what is the best and most cost affective way? Do I rebuild my current motor in my 88 r20 350 tbi or go to crate motor? This is my daily driver so not wanting anything to extreme.
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    Swapping in dually hubs up front cclb

    So I converted my 1988 cclb r20rear to dually and I am really happy with the way it trueness out. I have decided to try to do the front. What all do i need to make this change and what year trucks will work? A guy down the road has a 88 but it not a classic square body would the hubs work off of it?
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    1988 cclb r20 pulling power?

    So as some of you might have read in my other post I have a 1988 cclb r20 that I recently converted to a dually. It has a decent running tbi 350/sm465/dana 70hd 3.73 gears and tires or about 31" .I am thinking about using this to pull my 85 cc bobbed bed k30 mud truck to a mud park about an hour...
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    Guage install now R20 wont crank?

    I installed a new set of gauges in to my 1988 cclb r20 and now it wont crank. It already had an existing set of gauges I just swapped in some new ones oil pressure, water temp and amp. All I can get to do is spin oven it wont even fire any ideas on what I could have knocked loose or what fuse I...
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    Swapping in a dually axle

    So I have a 1988 chevy r20 with a 14 bolt srw in it. I recently picked up a dually axle out of a 1980 1ton to swap in. I believe the axle is a Dana 70 but not positive. What's the best way to identify this axle? Also if it is a Dana 70 what type of diff fluid to I run in it?
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    New guy from middle Ga

    Hi my name Scott and I am form middle Ga. I currently own to 3+3 square body's a 1985 k30 bobbed and a 88 r20 that I am converting in to dually. I am looking forward to meeting some great folks and gathering some new knowledge on these trucks...

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