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    Heater Hose Connector

    I've used a shop vac in the opening to attempt to get any loose pieces. Put a thin towel in a hose fitting to catch any pieces coming out. Didn't seem to find any. Anything else I should/can do to trap stray pieces before firing her up? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Heater Hose Connector

    Thanks a bunch! Went out and bought a set of these this weekend. Got it punched in there and was able to get it out without much effort, although it took 3 separate times as the old nipple kept falling apart as it came out. Now just to clean up the threads and retrieve any shards/pieces that...
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    Heater Hose Connector

    My biggest concern is losing pieces down the hole. Are you saying put the paper towel in the shop vac hose to catch the pieces? I saw a YouTube video that mentioned doing something like that.
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    Heater Hose Connector

    Yep, that's the one I purchased. I hammered it in as far as it can go, until the end of the tapering, then put a ratchet on it and it wouldn't budge. Added an extension to the ratchet handle to get more leverage, and it finally gave and bore out the inside instead of loosening from the threads...
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    Heater Hose Connector

    Well, I'm sure many of you know the pain of the quick disconnect heater hose fitting. Mine (1998 5.7 1500) was leaking so I went ahead to replace it. Tried to take it out nice and easy, but of course it snapped off, leaving the threaded portion still in the manifold. I purchased the special...
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    Issues with my suspension. Got an alignment but my tires still aren't straight.

    Yep. More caster = better return to center and a heavier feel. Cross caster = pull hard to the side with less positive caster. You definitely want them close to even.
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    Issues with my suspension. Got an alignment but my tires still aren't straight.

    Caster angles are what really give you a hard pull, and if those are screwed up you wouldn't be able to see it. By the sounds of it though, you have some toe and camber issues as well so you'd want to correct those or say goodbye to your tires. I'd take it back to the alignment shop and have...
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    The Stupid Lift Questions Thread

    Are people generally going with Spydertrax spacers for C1500s? Looking at their 1.75"
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    88 C1500 Levelling issues

    What size spacer did you use? And by higher shocks, do you mean longer ones?
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    It might be time... 1998 GMC C1500 for sale

    Agreed! But it's only to pursue another 400 I have my eye on. Here is an updated Craigslist posting: http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/5563369617.html
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    It might be time... 1998 GMC C1500 for sale

    Truck is located in San Antonio. I've had this truck for 6 years and absolutely love it, but it might be time to move on and try something else. Lots of new parts and always well taken care of while I've had it. Less than two years/20k miles ago I took her on a 5000 mile cross country trip with...
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    Grandpa's 1995 C1500 Reborn

    I'm partial to the OBS wheels myself. Good luck on the purchases though!
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    tire wear question

    I've found the Bilstein HD (4600 I think) to be an awesome shock. I've got 65,000 on mine now and they're showing no signs of needing replacement anytime soon.
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    The Stupid Lift Questions Thread

    I have 1" or 1.5" spacers (can't remember which) and regret it. Alignment and drivability have never been as good as stock, and install is fairly difficult. Stock length shocks work up to 2" I believe. I run Bilstein HDs on mine. If you can afford it, going straight to a spindle lift is an...
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    Grandpa's 1995 C1500 Reborn

    Man that is looking awesome!
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