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    Leakdown testing of the cylinders, looking for bubbles in the radiator. (And also for leakage past the valves, and assessing leakage...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread Upgraded injectors.
    HOLD THE CAMERA STEADY. I get dizzy watching that video.
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    Schurkey replied to the thread ECM trouble dtc 51 PROM error.
    MAYBE merely disconnecting the battery, removing the PROM, (using standard anti-static protocol) re-seating it, and reconnecting the...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread Rats... need a new part.
    I replaced a PCV elbow on my Luminas with an orange-silicone 90 degree spark plug boot. Seen on the front cam cover, left side of...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread 350 vortec choppy cam.
    ABSOLUTELY. You'd be throwing-away low rpm torque. A small-block in a heavy vehicle needs all the torque it can get. The deep first...
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    Schurkey reacted to Hipster's post in the thread 350 vortec choppy cam with Like Like.
    Sound is the wrong way to pick a cam, and usually results in less performance/goes slower.
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    Schurkey replied to the thread Slight knock?.
    Yeah, that's why I "Like" most, but not all of your posts. I'm trying to say that you have a way with words, and you have an affinity...
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    The '88 TBI/Emissions service manual says the small-block (and V6?) O2 sensors should still be active (allowing closed-loop operation)...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread Cap & Rotor.
    Near forever, IF the coil doesn't get overloaded/excessive secondary voltage due to failures of the plug wires or some copulating...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread Slight knock?.
    Thanks for that. An excellent mental picture. The voltmeter on my truck is an example of that. Lately the needle has been randomly...
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    Schurkey reacted to thinger2's post in the thread Slight knock? with Like Like.
    Everything Shurkey said plus A bad exhaust gasket or a cracked exhaust manifold can sound like a rod knock and then get less noticeable...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread Slight knock?.
    You notice that in my previous post, "Rolls-Royce" was in quotation marks. Yes, the Vortec 5.7L core short-block I rebuilt for my '88...
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    Schurkey replied to the thread 700R4 Information Thread.
    I'd be looking at the tag or numbers embossed in the trans case...but maybe there's an easier way.
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    Schurkey reacted to NickTransmissions's post in the thread 700R4 Information Thread with Like Like.
    Make sure you're buying a 2001-2006 4L65E or 2007-2013 4L70E if wanting the 5P planets, not a 4L60E as they have the same 4-pinion...
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    I'm pretty sure that when I ripped-out my 8.5" axle in favor of the 9.5" semi-float, that I re-used my existing park brake cables. I'm...
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