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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...

    Did plugs about 5,000 miles ago. Again, this problem only happens at idle. Upon acceleration, no hesitation or issues.
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    1990 454SS TBI rough idle, but under throttle no problem issue...

    I tried the EGR valve and thought this fixed it, but after a week, it started doing the same thing again.
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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

    Thanks, but when it doesn't start, it doesn't even crank. As if it has a dead battery, but the power accessories work.
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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

    Saw something on the old switch that is adjustable. However, in my Service manual, there is no mention of adjusting anything. Again, this is a 1990, if this makes a difference?
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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

    Will do. Thanks.
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    Baffled on a 454SS and don't know where to begin..Starts, runs, shuts off, no restart

    Fuel is a fan now.
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    Baffled on a 454SS and don't know where to begin..Starts, runs, shuts off, no restart

    I used allegedly, because it is not fixed. What is happening now is that it cannot idle without stalling. Once we let off of the accelerator it stalls. Driving, it may sputter here or there, but it goes. However, at the light, I have to do the two step and keep the accelerator pressed down...
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    Baffled on a 454SS and don't know where to begin..Starts, runs, shuts off, no restart

    The problem, allegedly, was the Ignition Coil and the Ignition Control Module.
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    Baffled on a 454SS and don't know where to begin..Starts, runs, shuts off, no restart

    Distributor / cap / rotor are new from 8 months ago.
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