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  1. Bman

    Should i put an clutch fan on?

    Well ive run into an issue. The fan i have is built for short bolts and nuts, my straight blade fan is put on with long bolts only. any ideas on how to convert this setup?
  2. Bman

    Should i put an clutch fan on?

    It was laying face down till I found it. How do I know if its okay? And so it allows slip when cool/ at running temp, but if it warms it will lock up more and spin faster?
  3. Bman

    Should i put an clutch fan on?

    Okay so my truck currently has a direct drive fan, no clutch And i found a clutch fan today digging around in my dads barn. seems to be in good working order. Should i put in on my truck? Is there really any advantages to having a clutch fan?
  4. Bman

    Temp gauge not reading right?

    Alright thank you! i dont think it sticking though. ive put two in it since i got it and they all did the same thing.
  5. Bman

    Temp gauge not reading right?

    So I installed a new sending unit alittle while ago with a 180degree thermostat. The gauge is working fine, but I think its reading wrong? when warming up the gauge goes up to just below 210 on the gauge, but when the thermostat opens it drops back to the second tick mark on the gauge...
  6. Bman

    oil pressure gauge unit?

    well as long as the clustor is original to the truck. its an 1983. and thats what im asking. what sending unit in that year was for the oil gauge and not the light.
  7. Bman

    oil pressure gauge unit?

    Okay so ive looked into this and im confused. I have the full gauge cluster. Oil, temp, volts, clock. and all works but the oil which is pegged at 60psi. I looked into getting a new sending unit for the motor (which is out of a g20 van) and i don't know weather the unit on the...
  8. Bman

    Brake light coming on?

    Alright ive gone through and re-bled the brakes. The rears shot out alot of air and now are fully bled. did the fronts too. now i have a great pedal and no brake light at all.
  9. Bman

    Brake light coming on?

    what do you mean by a 1 man vacuum bleeder?
  10. Bman

    Brake light coming on?

    ahh so the standard pump the pedal then hold while someone opens then closes the bleeder won't work? because what i noticed was the rear brakes would bleed, but the pedal never would go all the way to the floor when the bleeder was opened. ill have to try bleeding them again and see if it...
  11. Bman

    Brake light coming on?

    is there specific sequence for these trucks? it was me and my uncle.
  12. Bman

    Brake light coming on?

    The Master cylinder is fully topped off. and i mean its as full as it can be. I assume before when the light was always on i had a tripped proportioning valve that now had reset and working again. should i now re bleed everything one more time?
  13. Bman

    Brake light coming on?

    Okay so for the longest time the brake light was always on in the truck. just yesterday i replaced the front calipers and pads and tried to bleed everything. well the fronts bled fine, but when doing the rears the steel line blew out. So After get lines and replacing the line i bled them...
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  14. Bman

    Power window just wont.

    Yes, It was the problem. Still kind of is. So i Followed the wiring and found that in the rubber boot between the driver door and body was that one of the control wires broke. also the original ground. Repaired both and got the passenger side working. but only from the driver side. I could...
  15. Bman

    Power window just wont.

    ive replaced both, the driver side harness is okay. but the ground was indeed bad. so i ran a new one from the door to where the switch meets the harness. driver side is working fine again.
  16. Bman

    Power window just wont.

    Woaah. so where exactly is that ground jumping at? in the pic in the top it shows it jumps
  17. Bman

    Power window just wont.

    So ive got at the motor. this is passenger side tested it with 12v. it works both ways. up and down. The only visible issues with were a power wire to the motor was broke from the little boot that connects to the switch. and the switch was junk. so i fixed both issues. Well with...
  18. Bman

    look what i found today!

    thats the old cap and rotor. i put a new set on. runs great. im gonna do plugs and wires next
  19. Bman

    look what i found today!

    I already put new cap and button and all that in.
  20. Bman

    look what i found today!

    Any ideas what caused that to happen? i worried it could again.
  21. Bman

    look what i found today!

    In the famous words "Well theres your problem" -Mythbusters So i started off I knew the timing on my engine was off quite badly. just gonna check the timing of my engine. so i got the light and went to it. Well timing is right at 4 Degrees BTDC like its supposed to be. And i...
  22. Bman

    Hello! First time square body owner here!

    So i had installed a sunpro temp gauge. well it failed after 1 month. piece of crap huh? So i went and got the trucks original temperature switch and installed it. hooked it back up. and as it turns out the gauge works just fine. not sure why that was never done to begin with.
  23. Bman

    Hello! First time square body owner here!

    One thing ive noticed is. when i get the truck on pull up hill. and i give it the extra gas to keep up with traffic. theres this tapping kinda like rattling that comes out from under the hood. I thought it might be valves but the noise is only there if im pulling up hill. and it also doesnt...
  24. Bman

    Hello! First time square body owner here!

    Well as it turned out. its in the park safety switch. it wont start unless you hold the shifter just above reverse,
  25. Bman

    Hello! First time square body owner here!

    Well it worked absolutely fine when i got it. did right up until i noticed that wire. and or turned the the cylinder without the key to start it. Why suggest a whole new column? Edit:Problem solved. the wire i repaired didnt hold up. so it wasnt connecting to the solenoid good enough to...

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