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    4L80E questions and reliabilty when towing

    im a firm believer in the trans-go shift kit for towing/heavy use/abuse
  2. 4

    Need help finding a new radiator

    its not a cover, the tanks are plastic and prone to cracking.
  3. 4

    engine swap oil filter question

    as long as the seal is in the same place
  4. 4

    37x12.5x16.5 on stock wheel?

    nothing to worry about, I ran 35x15.50x16.5 on 8.25 wide wheels for years.
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    engine swap oil filter question

    all the major filter manufactures make different lengths of these filters. ive seen really short, like less than a half quart, up to 2 quart capacity. if you don't want to buy the adaptor to kick it sideways, just get a short enough filter to go straight up. any parts store should have a...
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    stock Body bolt size or link???

    take 1 cab bolt and 1 box bolt out, measure them and subtract your lift and get bolts that length
  7. 4

    engine swap oil filter question

    some big blocks came with the adaptor to tilt the filter and can fit the full size quart capacity filter, some thread straight up like the old school engines but came with the shorter filter, ac# pf454 if I remember correctly. my 97 has the filter sideways, my friend has a 00 and its straight up...
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    14 bolt help! Small hole in tube

    nothing should rub the axel tube, the spring mount are welded to it. what are you talking about? either way welding isn't needed, smear rtv or jb weld over the hole and your good.
  9. 4

    Need some advice on a 454 vortec top end rebuild

    idiots born every day. if you cant afford a payment you cant afford a parts or repair bill.
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    Blown oil cooler lines?

    the 6.5 diesels are gutless junk anyway, weak blocks and weak hp/tq. they are a completely different animal than a gas engine, there is no comparison. the oil lines are the same gas or diesel, crap. your engine should be fine, you weren't under load when it failed, fix the lines and go on with...
  11. 4

    Brake Control Harness?

    any 7 pin connector is not factory, any plug at all is not factory. on a used truck with who knows how many owners I would recommend re-wring the entire truck
  12. 4

    Blown oil cooler lines?

    the fittings for the oil cooler side of the rad are the goofy flare with an o-ring.
  13. 4

    Brake Control Harness?

    no, that's the diagnostic connection. there is no plug in for a trailer brake controller on these trucks.
  14. 4

    Blown oil cooler lines?

    update? im curious if the line actually failed.
  15. 4

    Failed GA emissions test. Need help.

    the best thing you can do at this point is move to a non-communist state that doesn't have that bs testing, problem solved.
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