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  1. mistaake

    Rack and pinion?

    Hey all, so the other big complaint I've had with my older vehicles is steering slop. I've owned two vehicles with rack and pinion and the rest with traditional gearboxes. In literally every gearbox vehicle I've had to repalce the gearbox, and in the case of my Crown Vic the one I labored over...
  2. mistaake

    FiTech EFI?

    Anybody tried this on a square body? I got rid of my 77 burb due to repeated carburetor issues that had me really f***ing frustrated but I really miss it, so I am thinking to be on the lookout for a pre-smog (so, pre-75 gasser or a diesel converted to a gas engine) square and stick this...
  3. mistaake

    rear window 77 suburban off track or something

    it was fine when i got it so i don't know what happened but now it doesn't go up properly :/ as if it's off the track on the right side. how easy is it for me to fix this? right now it's just sort of closed and i taped off the other areas since it's finally raining here but it looks really...
  4. mistaake

    frustrated - quadrajet issues

    ok so when i bought the truck it ran really well. except for an intermittent stall out when going over a bump. it was a fuel issue because it would sputter out and then just need a lot of cranking to start again and it would blow a ton of smoke out. so the theory was the float was getting stuck...
  5. mistaake

    Light Bar + Switch Panel

    So right now there are these goofy lights up front that I really don't like how they look (link to picture). They also don't work - I'm pretty sure that's because the wiring was partially removed and I repurposed the switch that was probably for the lights for my stereo. Anyway, not only do I...
  6. mistaake

    what fluid?

    replacing gearbox in 77 suburban. what fluid? "power steering fluid"? or atf? or something else? thanks
  7. mistaake

    spark plug wire routing

    got new plug wires from oreilly auto parts - the cheap generic omnispark ones. hey, they were like half the price of acdelco wires on amazon/rockauto :) anyway, they are not universal fit - they are specifically sized for the truck. anyway, i'll post a pic next time i go outside of how it...
  8. mistaake

    Overhaul complete fuel system - 77 suburban

    I have a new carburetor on the way, but I want to go way overkill and overhaul the whole fuel system. I don't want any junk to get into the new carb and I don't ever want this truck to leave me stranded again - at least for fuel issues :) In addition to replacing the carburetor I am thinking...
  9. mistaake

    3/4 gallon of lucas fuel injector cleaner in gas tank - problem?

    so, i was cleaning the truck out, and instead of having this whole gallon of lucas crap rolling around why not use it? so i poured it all in the tank. about 3/4 gallon was left. the tank was almost full. i am getting a rebuilt carburetor next week so my thought was to clean whole fuel system...
  10. mistaake

    TH350 to 4L80E Tranny Swap in 77 SBC K25 Suburban

    The Suburban originally came with a TH400. At some point in the past before I owned it a TH350 was installed. Why, I have no idea, but it is what it is! I'd like to do a 4L80E conversion when the TH350 dies. I can't afford to do it right now, especially because there isn't anything wrong with...
  11. mistaake

    Michael's 1999 GMC Suburban K1500

    I paid almost $4k for it but it's only got 123k on it and looks super nice! I will use this one when meeting with clients for my business. This will replace my 02 Envoy which runs ok but is just really beat up. The Envoy definitely feels quicker but that little 4.2 is really rev happy. The...
  12. mistaake

    Dies on speed bumps/sudden spots

    Dies on speed bumps/sudden stops OK... this is a wierd one... Literally 5 mins after buying the truck I was driving to my friends place to pick him up so he could drive my other car home. Anyway, his apartment complex has some nasty speed bumps. I take them too fast... the burb would die...
  13. mistaake

    Screw California - Passed Smog Except for Gas Cap/Evap

    Would a bad fuel cap cause it to fail the evap as well?
  14. mistaake

    Installing Tach in a Non-Ghetto Way?

    After I get my 77 burb all fixed up one of the things I want to do is add a tach. It's not a matter of "I need it" but I'm so used to having a tach on all my other vehicles and I just like to know what the engine is doing. When I had my C20 I got a $20 eBay tach and screwed it to the dash. It...
  15. mistaake

    Carbureted Big Block Supercharger CALIFORNIA?

    I'm eyeing an 85 GMC Suburban High Sierra 2500 454... any California CARB compliant supercharger kits with EO numbers that will let me pass smog? I looked online and didn't have much luck. Thanks!
  16. mistaake

    1985 c10, 5.0l 305

    http://www.royalmotor.net/1985_Chevrolet_CK%2010%20Series_San%20Leandro_CA_260544703.veh A vastly overpriced 305 C10... but... if I can finance it then pay it off in a few months, that would be pretty cool. Since a dealer is selling it, it has to have passed a basic inspection as well as...
  17. mistaake

    89 3/4-ton burb parts interchangeability with 95 1/2-ton burb

    sup everyone i still have not decided what i'm going to do about my vehicle situation. what i'd like to do (as of this moment) is sell the colorado, pay off the loan, and daily the big blue turd (95 suburban) while having a square as a back up vehicle. that way if the 95 poops out the 4l60e...
  18. mistaake

    Buying an RV

    My mom wants a small-ish RV. We went on Craigslist and she liked this one. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/rvs/5296918794.html I told her... I'm happy to help you find one but it's got to be a Chevy or Ford. None of the 1970s Dodge RVs that are cheap, because I don't want to have to fix it...
  19. mistaake

    How much MPG does your 454 get, and TBI conversion?

    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5192101690.html It's overpriced but it's a cool truck. Curious how many MPG a 454 typically gets and if anybody has done carburetor to TBI conversion and if it improved or decreased MPG. Thanks.
  20. mistaake

    what is this liquid and why?

    I am still smelling hot burning smell initially the problem was ATF but I think that's resolved. About a month ago I fixed a fuel leak where the filter goes into the carb it was dripping onto the intake manifold and evaporating that spot is dry now. Now I smell it a lot again and I decided...
  21. mistaake

    th400 pushing fluid out of dipstick dripping onto engine

    Did this for the first time about a month ago (terrible smell of hot ATF on exhaust manifold and lots of smoke while I was driving scared the crap out of me), drained 1qt of fluid and thought it was solved. Today on the way home from work I didn't see it but I did start to smell it again. Popped...
  22. mistaake

    1983 C20 350 V8 TH400 Long Bed 2WD $2100

    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5095837764.html Selling my truck as a down payment on a new car with more interior space/seating and better on gas. Let me know if you have any questions or are interested. I'm probably going to get a Chevy Cruze to replace the truck.
  23. mistaake

    Broken Part on Carburetor

    http://imgur.com/a/ETjAT Hi, please refer to image 4 +5 in this album. I was taking pictures of everything to hunt down a fuel leak and found this broken off. It's at the back, that's why I never noticed it before. Please advise if this is important, what it goes to, and how to fix it. PS...
  24. mistaake

    Horn help

    Hey everybody :) My horn has never worked since getting the truck. So we tested the stock horn - it was bad. I work part time at an e-waste recycling company and found a two-horn assembly scrapped from the Tesla dealership next door. Wired it up and it works when we put the wires together, but...
  25. mistaake

    noisy power steering

    My truck makes an awful squealing noise when I am turning all the way left or right. It's not loud when straight or normal turns. I will check the fluid level in the pump tomorrow. If it's low, what should I add? Just any "power steering fluid"? I remember in my 89 Ford econoline I had to...

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