Recent content by Mike Napolitano

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    Fuel tank reccomendation needed

    The small tank will most likely not fit properly. Go to advance auto parts and get the tank from them. That is where I got the one for my 1997 chevy suburban k1500 and they are reasonably priced and you can get the straps
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    Dilemma

    Leave the head gaskets alone and do just intake gaskets and use either a GM gaskets or a fell to gasket kit which includes everything you need. Do thermostat, tune-up, air/fuel filters, pcv valve and your pressure regulator. When doing intake gaskets, put a thin layer of the ultra grey...
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    stuck throttle = dead engine? ???

    If there is s timing issue with cam/crank correlation and the distributor was never touch during your trouble shooting then check for a stretch timing chain. Remove distributor cap and with engine at top dead center turn it back counter clockwise to before top dead center and see how many...
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    Fuel pump brand question

    That Delco pump you had that went bad could have been an airtex in a Delco box. I have never seen a Delco pump fail that quickly. I would recommend a GM Delphi pump or a Bosch. I used a Bosch pump and they run whisper quite and the pump body is made of metal not plastic. I used a Bosch...
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    Steering Shaft?

    You do not have to remove the gearbox. The lower part of steering shaft is collapsible. I just replaced my steering shaft with a good used one from eBay
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    Coolant temp sensor

    Yes there is, the the one near the thermostat is for the pc and is a two wire sensor, the one on the driverside head is a single wire sensor
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    Still chasing why my truck keeps dying

    Additionally to my previous post the leaking fuel injector and coolant temp sensor issue the dying and hard starts are more noticeable when vehicle engine is warm to hot
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    Still chasing why my truck keeps dying

    If you have good fuel pressure and dies when coming to a stop you probably have an injector leaking down, this was common on the vortex set up. Also check the coolant temp sensor because on my 97 chevy suburban k1500 5.7 and my father's 98 Chevy suburban k2500 7.4L the coolant temp sensor...
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    AC help

    Do not use any Freon with sealer in it it will clog the a/c system. The sealer needs air to dry and if you have air in your system it will dry and clog. Before putting a charge in it, reseal the entire system with all new o-rings and new orfice tube, also pressure test condenser and...
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    Fuel pump question

    Get an acdelco pump from the dealer or go to advance auto parts and get a GM Delphi pump. Airtex is junk
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    K1500 engines from GM include 454, and other related questions

    Yes they did, a while ago I worked on a 1994 chevy k1500 pick up with 6ft bed step side with a 454 in it
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    Can Someone Identify This Bumper?

    Go on jcwhitney.com and you can get the factory style bumper with all the hardware to mount it for $300/$400.
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    Help! Power steering leak and no brakes.

    Pull the vacuum hose off the brake booster that goes to engine and see if thereis brake fluid in it and if so then the brake fluid is getting sucked out of master cylinder through the v acuum booster
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    Hunting for the misfire gremlin!

    Hook your scanner up and look at the o2 sensor data and at idle on bank 1 see if it reads a little on the rich side with no real fluctuation in reading and then open throttle and see if it starts working normally and switches rich lean rich lean and if it does the injector for cyl5 is leaking
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    Lower Radiator Hose Problems

    Use ultra grey silicone on water pump, thermostat where hoses attach then slide hoses on and let it sit for a bit then tighten clamps
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