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    1990 Silverado- Console lock spins with key but does not open

    Any idea on how to open or take out the lock cylinder on a center console door for my 1990 Silverado? The key goes into the cylinder and spins and spins. If I end up drilling the lock cylinder out, where do I get a new one aside from GM, if they have? Thanks for any info or ingenious ideas...
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    Leaking Master- does it leak into the Booster?

    Dumb brake master cylinder problem/question...my 1990 454SS has some seriously low brakes. Upon inspection, the MC was extremely low on brake fluid. About 10K miles ago, I changed out two of the rear wheel cylinders that were leaking, and have reinspected the lines at all 4 corners and no...
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    1990 454SS TBI rough idle, but under throttle no problem issue...

    As the title states, under no throttle my 1990 454SS 127K runs like it has a lumpy cam, but under throttle it runs OK. Also has a gas like, but not pure gas odor. Does it have something to do with anything vacuum related or is there an idle adjustment that worked its' way loose or broke?
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    GA HOT! Won't start, cuts out due to heat- but when cool it starts/run- 1990 454SS

    My 1990 454SS has this problem only in the hot heat of summer. When running for long periods of time in the afternoon, sometimes it just cuts out, and sometimes when turned off, it won't start. When it cools down, it starts. This happened last summer, and I replaced a lot of the ignition...
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    Brake lights don't work- need help for a non "electrical" guy

    I have a 1990 454SS. The brake lights stopped working. Here is what I know, and again, I don't know too much about voltage, amps, ohms, joules, gigawatts, and whatever else you are supposed to know about electricity. - rear turn signals and driving lights work - there is no power to the...
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    Stock 454SS- need exhaust- want loud- what do I need to buy?

    OK, in a nutshell, the 454SS is my high schooler's truck. It has 125,000 original miles, stock exhaust manifolds, catalytic converter in for now, one pipe into a Cherry bomb muffler, and dual pipes coming out to the back. It sounds good, but not real loud. We want to raise the exhaust sound...
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    Baffled on a 454SS and don't know where to begin..Starts, runs, shuts off, no restart

    Very confused on this one... My 1990 454SS with @ 122,000 miles, starts, runs ( hear the fuel pump in the tank when I turn the key), then either shuts off on it's own after 5-10 minutes and does not restart (upon re-cranking no fuel is going into the TBI) or if I turn it off after idling...
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    Fuel Pump on a 1990 454SS problem??? Not sure if it is the fuel pump.

    My son has a 1990 454SS with @ 123,000 miles. We bought the truck when it had 114K on it. He always runs the gas tank low, as paying for gas has been tough for him- teenagers, go figure! Well, we were away for 2 weeks on vacation, and when he took the truck out, he put in @ $23 worth of...
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    Install bench seat in a 1990 454SS

    I know, this seems sacrilegious, but my teenage son wants a bench seat, temporarily in his '90 454SS. This way, he can drive 2 of his best friends to school, vs. only 1. What modern seat, since finding a decent red bench from an '88-'98 is hard to find in good condition, will work? Also...
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    Bleeding a clutch master and slave cylinder problems on a 1990

    I put on a new clutch master and slave cylinder in my 1990. The problem was the clutch depressed all of the way as if it were attached to nothing when I went to put it in gear. I looked under the truck and noticed fluid leaking around the slave unit pretty bad. No problem, so I changed that...
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    Reverse light hookup from Automatic to Manual NV3500 in a 1990

    Does anyone know the best way to hook up the rear tail lights for a 1990? I put in an NV3500 from another 1990 and took out the automatic.
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    Reverse light for automatic to manual transmission 1990

    Does anyone know the best way to hook up the rear tail lights for a 1990? I put in an NV3500 from another 1990 and took out the automatic.
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    Sorry, another Stupide Climate Control Panel Question- Power?

    I have a 1990 1500. My Climate Control Panel completely went out- as in power. The AC- heat- vent do not work, nor can be seen. I checked all of the fuses and everything is good. The panel was never even on as in being used (AC or Heat or Vent) for them to blowout. Stupid question of the...
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    Engine Surges or "Pulses" with A/C AC on- another AC question

    I have a 1990 454SS with 116K on it. It runs fine with the AC off, but when it is on, and I am cruising on the highway, it feels like the engine is either surging or pulsing (throttle has small skips). Where should I start looking first to diagnose?
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    Slow to hard crank question....1990454SS

    Recently my truck stalled and would not start. Cranked, but did not fire. A week in the shop led it to be a faulty or gone bad distributor. A new distributor, correct timing, and it now runs. I was at the shop when they timed it, and matched it up to the factory specs. However, it now...
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    In a jam- 116K mile '90 454SS was running great, then cut out. Has fuel, but no fire.

    My 1990 454SS with 116K was running great, then after my kid stalled on the clutch (it has a 5 speed installed), it would not start again. Fuel flows fine when it cranks, but does not fire up. Shop says all electrical components (ignition coil, fuses, etc.) look to be in operating order, but...
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    Heavy gas smell from my 454SS engine compartment, but truck runs fine. Cannister?

    I have a newly acquired 1990 454SS. It is missing the original air intake and charcoal emissions cannister/hoses (I think this is what they are called). Anyway, the truck runs fine, but in stop and go traffic, with the A/C on and off, I smell heavy fresh gas coming from the engine compartment...

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