78C10BigTen
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Much nicer!!
What have you done to your square lately??
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- 350/350/454
Thanks!
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Went to the shop to check on my truck. He's got 1 more leak to fix. The O-Ring on the tranny tube got pinched.
I also learned that it does not have a '73 rear axle. WTF? He says it's possibly from an '82. I bought the truck in '84 from a guy that only had it 4 months.
I've never had a problem with it until now so I guess I (it) was living on borrowed time. Truck had 164K on it when I bought it. Now it has 492K. I must be doing something right.
I also learned that it does not have a '73 rear axle. WTF? He says it's possibly from an '82. I bought the truck in '84 from a guy that only had it 4 months.
I've never had a problem with it until now so I guess I (it) was living on borrowed time. Truck had 164K on it when I bought it. Now it has 492K. I must be doing something right.
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Oohhhhhhh yeahhh... didn't this come up in the past? It's a 10 bolt axle that you have, correct?
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I received the new power steering return hose in the mail today so I cut it to length and installed it. I filled the reservoir and turned the pulley shaft by hand a few times just to see how it felt (ok). I decided to let it sit for awhile to to see if there would be any leaks with no pressure applied. Went out a few hours later, and low and behold,it's leaking like a sieve where the pump presses into the reservoir housing. Since I had installed a new o-ring there's nothing more I can do. Ordered a new one. The rebuild kit was only $13 so I'm not out a lot of money.
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@CRM bummer man.
AuroraGirl
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found a tire to put on my front pass side thats same height(checked after on, aired, and loaded under weight too)
so the ol bias ply is off and the odd one out is on the front.
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put wipers on the square again so i can move snow with it
Got that tire replaced so I can use 4wd to keep the trailer out of the deep snow like last year
Lubricated hood doors toolbox doors etc.
Got my trailer hooked up to it so square pulling square, the mathematics seems like we are getting into some Exponents that are scary with that!
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Even without a shroud, an overflow, and at the moment a wire hooked to the sending unit for coolant( it broke when it got pinched in valve cover whoops)
The truck doesnt overheat running which is awesome and gets heat.
Oil pressure and voltage are good too to see
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I have a 1985 GMC 305 cuin 1/2 ton long bed , one owner and 55,000 actual miles.. "0" rust... was always garaged. I Serviced the th350 trans, Waxed and polished hood and cab, replaced air filter, motor oil and filter, lubed chassis, replaced the Door strikers - both sides and adjusted both doors, Oh and rotated the tires... I was a busy little farmer... Merry Christmas to one and all....
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now i need to see your engine bay
is that an oil cooler behidn the grille on the left? not the turn signal
Nice tho. you could use some chrome trim
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Yea I just got the truck last week... but no it does not have a trans cooler... And yes it is going to be a work in progress so gonna make some changes to trim too,, I need to detail the engine compartment it is pretty dirty,,, but will post pics when I get it cleaned up
AuroraGirl
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any issues? that you have found
85 Squarebody76
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Yea I found that I need to replace the rear brake shoes and poss turn the drums. I believe they are the original rear brakes. Still have the retainers on the studs to hold the drums on during final assy at the plant. The front disc pads have been replaced once. There is two fine cracks in the dash though that I will have repaired that are about 1/32 wide and not curled up yet.. Other than that the truck checks out fine.. Oh it still has the original tires too.. Narrow White walls spare included..... Will need to change them soon.
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