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    97 S10 blazer #3 spark plug help...

    whats the trick to doing a #3 plug... ended up snapping off the insulator and putting a shallow 5/8 socket on a universal and getting it out that way... not comfortable on how tight i got the new plug in there. seems like its binding up on the steering column and i don't want to break a new NGK...
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    spark plug thread depth

    ok question... my 97 blazer 4.3... pulled the plugs... great looking brand new delco rapidfire platinum #1's... well all great except... it calls for a rapid fire platinum #14. .708" plug... not a .460" plug. what kind of problems would having a short plug cause? incomplete burn...
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    Map Sensor Reading

    What should a MAP sensor read on live data at idle on a 97 blazer 4.3 vortec.... i'm searching for a really severe fuel economy issue (11.6 mpg) and the ONLY sensor that i can see not reading correctly (i think) is the map. it shows 10.6 HG... i'm not sure if that correlates to inches of vaccum...
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    Gas mileage help

    Here is the skinny... i'm getting extremely bad gas mileage... 11.5 mpg avg in mixed town/hwy driving, over 3 fill ups miles driven / gallons filled at pump. Driving like a sane human being. -97 Blaser LS 4 door 4x4 -235/70R15 tires, even tread, 40 psi hot, no major alignment issues...
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    97 4l60E trans issue

    I have a 97 Blazer 4 door 4.3 4x4 4L60E. Runs and drives great, with the exception of one little problem. Once it gets warm/hot, the transmission starts banging into 1st gear, when downshifting. for example. Driving along, 35+ mph. Come to stop sign, apply brake, stop. Let off brake...
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    97 Blazer 4x4 transmission limp mode

    well... as title says... 97 Blazer, 4.3 4x4 4L60E. Ignition switch has gone out...Keeps the key in, you cannot turn it to the OFF position. there is however, a hidden button on the inside of the column. you access it by using your key to pop the panel off, its about the size of a dime and...
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    97 hydraulic clutch help!!!

    Ok... 97 s10 2.2 Hydraulic clutch.... sucking air into the system. Replaced the master cylinder and hydraulic clutch line... its not actually leaking fluid. Just sucking in air. If i press the pedel repeatedly and pump up the system till its got pressure then it works as long as i press...
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    97 2.2 S 10 question

    OK, here is the skinny. I recently sold my 89 K5 blazer/jimmy, and bought a 97 S dime with the 2.2 (guessing its an ecotec?) with 5 speed. Truck runs great, has absolutly no power, AC blows cold, and is in really great shape. here is the low down on the motor. the guy i bought it from...
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    tps wiring help

    OK, well going back to a stock TBI unit vs the Holley (big suprrise there right?) and the TPS was snipped and crimped to a new round style connector. whats the wire color order on the flat plug? i got a new pig tail connector ;but the colors are different. with the connector pointing down...
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    Holley TBI unit

    OK. Just to clarify... i DID NOT pay for this unit. I did a Fuel pump, tune up, and gave the guy my factory TBI for the holley unit that was less than 2 weeks old. Runs GREAT! needed a little bit of maintenance to it, (injector o rings weren't sealed right and had a RIVER of fuel coming from...
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    89 TBI 350 problems

    Engine runs....very rough. getting code 42. timing light on, you can see it go from 16 deg to zero, back to 16... surging. PUT it in gear, timing drops permanently to zero. Brown wire with black stripe is plugged in. engine has new TOP end, Holley TBI, TBICHIPS.com stage 2 chip. Was...
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    Putting a Cam on my 89 TBI 350

    what all do i need to take off of the front to get at the timing cover. Fan, Water Pump, Ballancer, Timing Cover. any of the serpentine belt brackets need to come off?
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    build questions

    ok here is my current build... doing all the external bolt on stuff before i rip the engine apart. summit headers, 3" collectors using reducers to 2.5, flowmaster y pipe into 2.5" pipe. Borla Pro XS 2.5 in 2.5 out single muffler. side or rear out... not sure which direction i'm going to...
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    89 350 TBI head question

    I have a 89 GMC jimmy, and i'm ready to replace heads and a cam. i believe i have a cam picked out... but am ready to do heads. what heads are a "direct" replacement.. L98, vortec, ETC. i would like to currently use the stock intake manifold... with a 50MM bored TBI unit from ebay. about to...
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    Strange Vibrations...

    where to start... ok as of recently... i'm gettin strange vibrations, i will try and describe it as much as possible. accelerating under 1/2 to WOT and no vibrations, motor pulls great. cruising, slight vibration if i cruise at 45, and try to barely accelerate up to 50, IE keep it from...
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    Looking for Middle GA Wheelers....

    Looking for someone to go out and get dirty with offroad in the middle Georgia, Macon/Warner Robins/Perry Area... send me a text at 478-919-958six Edward
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    New plans.... need some help however

    OK... so i just got a lead on a set of ported/polished L98 heads 083 casting numbers, from a 89 camaro. heads have only 4k miles on them since they were completely gone over by machine shop. are the l98's direct bolt in on a 89 TBI motor? they are the original stock heads on the camaro...
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    Greetings from middle GA

    well, been on here a while and missed my "introduction post". I am Ed, a 7 year Veteran and still active duty Air Force, stationed at Robins AFB GA. My current vehicle is a 89 GMC V1500 Jimmy otherwise known as a K5 blazer. all its info is in my sig. i am quite comfortable working anywehre...
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    TBI mods/help

    OK... my 89 K5 Jimmy (V1500 Jimmy but who cares) has a 5.7 TBI Motor in it... it runs quite healthy, does do a small puff of smoke when i start it up after sitting but thats negligable to me. I understand the motor has been gone through, but i don't know to what extent. I always will and...
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    91 TBI 5.7 Missing

    so my 91 TBI has 130K miles on it, has full tune up, new distributor cap rotor, shaft, new wires, new plugs (AC delco rapidfire plats gapped .035) i can't for the life of me, get this little miss... about every 2-30 seconds, kind of random, just a slight miss, you can hear and feel it in and...
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    700R4 question

    ok my truck has a 700r4... on the drivers side, rear side of it, their is an electrical plug, (Torque converter lockup i'm guessing?). well i have a steady leak from it, if i park pointing uphill.... i pulled on the thing, and it came pretty much right out. covered in fluid. their are 3...
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    best or most popular Front IFS locker

    ok, well i'm used to having a locked Solid AXLE in my 83 blazer, and now with my OPEN IFS axle in my 91 k... i can't drive through half of hte stuff i used to... with a bigger and badder truck with 35x1250 mud terrains... got stuck in something my blazer drove through MANY times with 33x1250 all...
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    AC issue....

    ok well my AC blows cold... the canister inside the engine compartment is starting to even frost slightly (95 degrees here), but the AC doesn't seem to blow as cold as it could. i move the hot/cold arrow from the coldest to the hottest, and it gets warmer obviously, but when i moved it back...
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    HELP! Cracked Axle Tube

    So i have managed to crack my Axle Tube.. 4x4ing (really long story i'l post it later). its the passenger side axle tube, bolts to the Pumpkin. is their a place i can buy this? or can i repair it (welding?) or what. i really need to get my truck back up. i'm thinking of going to the pick a...
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    AC Retro isn't very cold

    OK... so my recently bought truck... (see Sig) had factory AC, but didn't blow cold... so i bought the autozone RETROfit conversion and did it up. blows cold... well kinda... i know an R12 converted to R134a isn't the greatest... but this still isn't very chilly.. albiet it is 96 degrees out...

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