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  1. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Alternative A/C Test Methods

    I’ve got the smallest A/C leak in the history of A/C leaks and wanted to see if y’all have ever had this happen to you. When the positive pressure slips below a certain point, the leak stops. Not enough pressure to kick on but doesn’t go totally empty. At rest, it reads 20+ PSI on the low, 25+...
  2. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Checking Back In - I Need to Do Better

    Hey all, Haven’t been around much in the past little while. Hope someone held the fort down while I’ve been gone. I’ve been working a standard week as a paralegal, which I’ve been doing so for a while. I hate being there, though. Mentally exhausted, and the things I want to do go by the...
  3. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Cruisin’ the Coast 2021

    Hey y’all, Haven’t been around much, or actually any, lately. I’ve been working in the crumbling remnants of our civilization. Still trying to get out of there and back to my more rural roots, at least for a while. Jimmy’s good. After six years of wanting to, we made it to Cruisin’ the Coast...
  4. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    FS: Toyota Airbag Clockspring

    This is for a 2003-08 Toyota Corolla/Matrix and 2004-06 Scion XA/XB. I bought this for a friend who wanted to get rid of several DTCs on their Corolla, and they had a fault for stage two squib circuit open. They sold the car before I could fix this particular code, but I’d like $15 plus postage...
  5. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Seeking 7.5” 10 Bolt Advice...

    At almost 300K miles, the Corp. 10 in my car is singing its swan song. I’m going to try and make it a little longer, but it’s time to start planning what I’m going to do after. Ideally, I’d just keep the current axle since it has the control arm ears and the spring perches. As it stands, it’s a...
  6. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Fontana Radiator

    So I saw a Marketplace ad for a brass-copper radiator that came out of a ‘71 Camaro, and I quickly found that it would fit in my car, which I’ve been passively looking for one of these for a couple of years. I assumed it was a GM-Harrison radiator, but when I got there, the tag said Fontana...
  7. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    1949 Cubbie!

    This has been my project for the past two or three weeks: a ‘49 IH Farmall Cub. After going through a myriad of trash lawn tractors, and then the bush hog on the big tractor being too destructive and rough of a cut that would require a finisher, I got this to cut the grass at my mom’s, and I...
  8. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Link Belt vs. (Double) Roller Timing Chains

    My old car’s started making a moderately loud knocking/rattling noise near the harmonic dampener and water pump. It’s not bottom end thankfully, and I’m 99% sure it’s not valve related either. I’m gonna get my stethoscope when the sun’s out, but it looks like I might be replacing a timing set. I...
  9. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    WTB: Brake Hardware

    I’ve got a six lug Corp. 10 Bolt and 11” brakes. I need at least one wheel cylinder - brake shoe link, but if you have any extras I’ll take up to four. If anyone’s got a spare drum that’s got some life to it before I have to go hunt down a new one, I’d take that. Or even two of the weights that...
  10. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Brakes a Mess

    The good news is that it’s just one: the rear DS brake. The bad news is I hate drum brakes. I knew because it was pulling to the right when braking even though the front have already been done, and are in perfect shape. I pulled this drum and found... One wheel cylinder link missing and the...
  11. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    WTB: TBI Distributor and Ignition Coil

    Does anyone have these two items to part with at a “square” price?
  12. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    ***SOLD**** FS: ‘93 K1500 Z71

    Selling this for my mom, and it’s in the process of being put on all the hot classifieds. Here’s the listing: 1993 GMC K1500 Z71 SWB - 305 TBI, 4L60E four speed auto, NP241 t-case, A/C equipped, power steering and brakes, manual everything else, lots of new steering and body parts, needs work...
  13. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Wanders All Over the Road

    I’ve developed a steering wander that has me pretty concerned, and I cannot put my finger on the reasoning behind it. It’s always been there, but it would only show up on takeoff and clear up within a few seconds. Hoping to make things more stable, I replaced my shot steering stabilizer with a...
  14. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Manifold Washer/Pilot Diagram for NEW A6/R4/V5 Compressors

    This is very important info for when you’re installing a new GM style compressor to the factory lines because the ports on new compressors are stepped, rather than flush like on OEM units, and you need the sealing washers to compensate and the pilot inserts if yours didn’t come with any. If you...
  15. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Transposing Relay Wiring

    I’ve had a months long electrical gremlin with the wires that go to the relay that controls my dashpot/idle up solenoid/fast idle solenoid, and something’s shorting out and blowing my ECM-I fuse. I did a “field dressing” when I was away from home that actually lasted a few months. When it...
  16. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    1986 Full Size Pickup Owner’s Manual

    It may look rough, but it’s solid. My 3rd grade math teacher always said that it doesn’t matter how the book looks on the outside because the knowledge inside is still the same. It’s all there, folks. $10 plus shipping
  17. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Help Me Settle This!

    I got rid of my truck again because I kept finding more and more rust, and the aftermarket and used parts market for Action Liners isn’t as amicable as what we deal with here. I hated because I loved the stupid thing, but for a Mississippi truck, it was really bad. I was looking at core support...
  18. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    A/C Discoveries & Problems

    Finally replaced my compressor along with accumulator and o-tube. A few observations that I made (some obvious and some that took a little bit of research/ingenuity) and problems... It was prudent to replace the o-rings since everything was apart. The flush seemed like an important step to get...
  19. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    WTB: 1954-87 GMC Fenderside Tailgate

    Looking for a used one in good shape. I found one in NC, but that’s kinda far, and I don’t even know what the price is. A new one is $240, but I’d like to get one a bit cheaper than that.
  20. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Body Work & Welding Options

    I guess I’m going to join the class of men and women who’ve had to do serious body work. It seems that the consensus is MIG is the all around best, and a Harbor Freight flux core unit is not the best, but will get the job done for the buck, but I have some stuff in my arsenal that I was...
  21. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    My A833 truck didn’t work out - what about a Saginaw Three?

    1971 GMC C1500 LWB Fenderside 250 I6/Saginaw Three - $800 bottom $ Tailgate, battery tray, and DS rocker are Swiss cheese. One cab corner and two symmetric fender spots have serious rust but no holes. Very simple truck. Guy says the 250 needs a new coil, battery, and fresh gas to run. I like it...
  22. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    What did the A833 come in?

    Looking at this ‘83 C20 in Texas for $1200, not running. They say it has a 6.2/NP833 manual in it. I’d like to get one with this gearbox setup, and the 6.2 would be reliable or I could put my 305 in it. Does this sound like a reasonable combo, or are they pulling my lariat? This transmission is...
  23. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    Selling this truck I just bought...

    1990 Chevy K1500 - SWB, five speed manual, power options, burnt 305... I bought this to put my spare 305 in, but the light of day revealed more than I felt like taking on. I bought it sight unseen, and maybe I’m too picky, but I’ve got too many projects to take something on this big. Problems...
  24. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    FS: RWD, LWB Frame & TH350 core

    My little brother asked me to see if anyone was interested in this. He wants $300 for both or $200 each. This is not the factory transmission with this vehicle, and the frame is a 1982 C10. Location is 39191. He’s gotta pull the cab and bed, which would take him roughly a day to do he says. If...
  25. 1987 GMC Jimmy

    FS: 81-91 Hood

    I’ve scrapped all the other stuff I was holding onto, but I’m not scrapping this. OEM part, no dents, needs light body work and one of the bolt holes retapped at most. Forty bucks takes it.

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