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    Suburban driving me crazy!!!

    When I was having some performance problems with my 94 GMC k1500 that I couldn't solve, I took it to a good mechanic up in the foothills. He is a former GM mechanic at a GM truck factory. I had put quality non-GM wires, dist. cap, ignition module, etc. on it as the original owner had not tuned...
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    Outside the GMT box.

    Schurky, the trailer is a Jayco Skylark that has a "V" front like a horse trailer to has pretty good aerodynamics. Is quite lightweight. Not sure how to get photos off of cell phone onto this computer and then to post. My education stopped in 1977. Right now towing with my son's 04 Silverado...
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    Outside the GMT box.

    Don't know where to ask this question other than here. I just posted that my 94 k1500 broke its crankshaft and therefore I'm out of here. However, do have one question someone might be able to answer. So now we have to find another tow vehicle. We just recently bought a Jayco Skylark trailer...
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    Bye-Bye

    Darn, going to have to say good-bye to GMT-400. Broke the crankshaft in my relatively new 383. As the Suburban is 30 years old, wife doesn't want to fix it, so its a parts truck now. She wants a newer truck. The sad part is that I put a lot of money into it to make it the ultimate tow...
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    Oil Question

    I agree with Schurkey, but wanted to add that Mobil 1 is also a synthetic, so only two oils actually synthetic. Apparently other oil companies sued someone and gained the right to call their oils "synthetic." They are super refined oils that don't do much more than Havoline 30 used to do. I...
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    Keep Manifolds or get shorties?

    Kept having trouble with cracking manifolds due to travel trailer towing, after 3 replacements bought JBA shorties, no more cracking. Price was right and fit was perfect. Noticed some increase in power but not much. Didn't want to go long tube as connecting to exhaust pipes would have been...
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    Travel Trailer help

    To add to this, I rarely look at supposed weight ratings. I towed a 25 foot TT all over the Western USA with a 3500 lb 1965 Chevy Van half ton. Installed a 292 inline 6 with a built Th350, Clifford headers, Weber 2 bbl, HEI, etc. That thing pulled that TT up and over the Cascades, Rocky...
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    Travel Trailer help

    Bought the K1500 about 6 years ago to tow travel trailers. 3.73, 350, 4L60e. Had 120,000 on it, one owner, always garaged, constant oil changes, motor had original plugs and wires. Tuned it up, new plugs etc. Bought a 28 ft Trail Cruiser a light weight trailer, 5,000 lbs dry. Probably 5500...
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    1994 K1500 Suburban is now 30 years old.

    Here in Washington, once your vehicle turns 30, you can register it as an antique. I save all of my old plates so I had a couple from 1994 off of our old '90 Corsica. So, on Jan 2nd, went down to the courthouse and registered it as an antique. It cost about $50 to do that and I don't have to...
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    Should I swap a 383?

    Yes. Installed a remanufactured 383 with roller cam in my 94 k1500. Stock 350 in good condition wouldn't pull mountain passes very well. Mainly against the wind on slight uphills in Nevada-Arizona-Utah I'd have to run in 2nd all day. Gas mileage wasn't good. With 383, no problem. No...
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    Towing Long Distance

    Shouldn't be a problem at all. Been towing a 5500 lb travel trailer since I bought the 1994 k1500 Suburban in 2016. Did install a 383 couple of years ago but did tow for a few years with the 350, gutless but got the job done. Just got back from 3000 mile trip from Washington to southern...
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    Broken rear exhaust manifold bolt

    When I bought my 94 k1500 about 6 years ago it had 2 broken bolt heads on both manifolds, was told that's normal with a 350. Dinked around with drilling etc. finally took it to my mechanic to remove the bolts, turns out the manifolds were also cracked. Bought a couple of new manifolds from...
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    Aluminum rims corroding, leaking air, help needed

    ('94 k1500). I had to replace one of my wheels as it was leaking around the valve stem. Les Schwab said there was no way to fix it. Found a refurbished stock wheel on amazon or ebay, can't remember which. So it happens with age. Also had to replace all wheels on my 1965 Chevy Van a few years...
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    Hi/Lo beam situation

    This might be an appropriate thread to ask if there is a way to have all four headlites on at the same time when switching to high beams?
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    Headers or iron manifolds?

    Looks like there have been many posts on this subject, but I don't have time to read them all so this response may be redundant, but I think its relevant. I installed JBA shorty headers some time ago, mainly because I kept cracking the iron ones. I was told I was doing that because I was...
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