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    Replacing fan motor

    Hi, Went to replace my blower fan motor because its tired and doesnt spin too fast... Put it in and it made a ton of vibrating noise. Also, could see there are 4 shiny rivets on it on the outside with it in, and could see little tiny sparks on them every once in a while. Took it out...
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    Starter

    Hi, Put in a new starter the other day. Installed correctly, and it makes a whir after the engine starts, i crank it, and if i let off because the engine starts it still does it. If i start the truck, i can hear it just the same. Its like the sound of a whinibg electric motor when somethings...
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    What filter?

    Hi, truck has no fuel filter so im puttig an inline one in between the fuel pump and carb, what would you recommend? Found a good 40 micron one, russel preformace (on summit), should i be looking for something like a 10 micron or is that good? Has edelbrock carb, 4 barrel 600cfm, everyone says...
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    Carbon buildup/issues

    Hi, So i have an 83 k10, with what i believe is a '90 350, mated to a 700r4 to np208 with what i believe are probbly 3.55's or something similar for the axle gear ratio The 350 has about 40k on the rebuild, mild comp cams cam, i can provide link if necessary, msd ignition, headers, and a...
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    Hid headlight wiring

    Hi, So recently bought some sealed beam conversions from hidkitpros.com, with the bi xenon harness So my question is: where should i wire what would normally go to the stock headlight connectors? I have an isolation module, so that changes all the colors around, but the hid kit has a 3 prong...
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    No filter, making a setup

    Hi, So i discovered my truck has no actual fuel filter. No wonder why the carb was so damn dirty when i rebuilt it Has the one in the carb, but its just a mesh one so i assume it doesnt filter much of the actual fuel itself. I want to filter the fuel really well. So, i was thinking of having...
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    Np208 transfer case

    Hi, Need a new transfer case, have on in truck now says np208 on it, what else should i look for for identification? Believe is a '90, trucks an 83, but has a 90 motor and a 700r4 in it So what specifics should i look for on a transfer case? How many splines for this uear, what year...
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    shake

    Hi, I have a 1983 k10 with what i believe is a 1990, but deffinataly a 700r4 So when im sitting at a stoplight,once it turned green id accelerate pretty heavily, and at some point a few weeks ago when it went to shift from 1st to 2nd i would get a shake, if i let off a little the shake would...
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    Coolant boil

    Hi, So when i recently did an intake manifold gasket & heater core on my 83 k10 with a 350 Before i would shut the truck off, and the temp gauge wouldnt really go above 200 at all Now, it goes up to 215 wqhen off, start it up and it cools down The only problem i have with this is that it...
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    Headlight conversion, harness?

    Hi, i have a 83 k10 with a front clip off a gmc jimmy/ sububan, and plan on putting a sealed beam conversion headlight in with an hid kit. Does it matter what whattage hid kit it is? And, i have headlight wiring for a plow. Under the hood there in an isolation module, and thats where the...
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    Bright headlights

    Hi, So i have the quad headlights (83 truck, grill and radiator support out of a 90 chevy suburban or jimmy or something) Have replaced headlights, have wired in a relay, to only moderate increase in vision. If this were a newer truck, id put HID bulbs in it, but i know with these headlights...
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    Wheel Bearing?

    Hi, Doing some work on my front end... 1983 k10 w/ a 10 bolt corporate front axle How difficult is it to replace the spindle bearings and wheel bearings? What is the process? They arnt gone yet, but planning on throwing on some 1" or so wheel spacers so id rather do it now and have it last...
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    Issues

    Hi, So i have a 5.7 350, seeming to be out of a '90 truck: edelbrock 1406 carb, on a holley street dominator intake (probably swapped the intake so as to not have to add all the EFI crap into this truck) Used to run fine for a good while. Then one day like 6 months ago it dieseled, and...
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    Intermittent Wipers

    Hi, So i have a 1983 k10 that my washer motor doesnt work. So, instead of replacing the whole unit with the same one (wipers also have started stopping when i turned the switch off, not completing their path first). So, is there a switch i can wire in with a motor to have intermittent wipers...
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    Putting 35's on with a 700r4

    Hi, Ive asked this question before, i have an 83 k10 a '90 350 with assumably same year 700r4, mated to a np208 with probably 3.something gearing in the rearend. In 3rd gear, not overdrive, doing 65 i turn about 3000 rpm, so im guessing somewhere around 3.50ish (I know its not an actual ratio...
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    Decent sounding system

    Hi, Planning on getting some new speakers pretty soon... one of my 6x9's stopped working, and with only 1 now you gotta turn it way up to be loud at all... Planning on putting a new headunit in, this one being bluetooth for my phone, wiring in an amp, to a few speakers. I want to hook up a...
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    New lifters

    Hey, replacing my lifters as one is ticking This is the cam kit that is in the truck What should i search or use for lifters? I know hydraulic ones, but what specs? Thanks!
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    Door Pins

    Hey, so im a bit puzzled as how to remove and replace my door hinge pins, anyone care to explain it? Thanks!
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    Really hot after shut off?

    Hi, So irecently replaced the heater core in my truck, and just before that the intake manifold gasket as it was leaking coolant. So, now no coolant leaks. But, Whenever i stop and shut the truck off, the temp with go up to around 210-215 Temp is 160-190 driving around town, perfectly...
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    Coolant on passanger floor

    Hi, So i recently did an intake manifold gasket on my truck, and now there is coolant leaking on the passenger side floor, streams show its coming from the bottem on the firewall, not a ton but enough that in a day or 2 of driving it has streams covering it What would this be? Something...
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    Oil Pressure & Temp

    Replacing my gauge cluster, the oil pressure gauge and the temp gauge didnt work, so PO had put in those 2 as extra gauges, but the oil pressure ones mechanical. Can the temperature one be mechanical or electronic, or just 1? So, how do you attach the wire on the back f the oil pressure...
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    Head Gasket/Cracked Block? Rebuild

    Hi, So i have an 83 k10 with a 350, mild cam headers. Bought a few months back, PO said motor had been rebuilt about 30k ago, reciepts for camshaft and stuff but most of the other stuff is confusing, because it looks to be a GM crate motor (Bolts down center of valve cover) Leaked or burned...
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    Engine problems/noise

    Hi, I have a k10 with a 350 in it. PO said there was about 30,000 miles on the engine, whether rebuilt or crate i dont know, but it looks like it was a crate engine (Bolts down center of valve covers) So, ive noticed its been burning oil - and i think coolant too. Went to do an oil change, and...
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    Tick at start-up

    Hi, So when i start my truck in the morning (I havent correctly adjusted my choke for the cold yet), i pump the peddle a couple times, then when it starts up i get on the gas till it gets to around 2000 rpms and hold it there for a minute, for the first 10 or 15 seconds of this i can hear a...
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    Blower motor

    Hi, My heats making noise, and i think its the blower motor, not really anything else it could be i guess, makes a really high pitched really fast sounding whirring chirpping thing, so im gonna replace it I have no ac, a heat only truck which one should i get...

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