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Affordable fuel injection tbi kit questions.
How did they have you tie the MAP sensor into the intake manifold? Got an installation manual, and parts supplied sheet you can you share with us? Maybe a schematic? A trouble shooting procedure? How is intake air temperature calculated with that system? MAP sensor data can be converted to air...- Xombi
- Post #10
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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EFI upgrade?
Diagnosing the reason your truck is running rich will add to your skill set, and keep the silver in your pocket where it belongs. Better mpg, more coin for thee. Really rich runners wash down the sides of the cylinder wall leading to scoring, oil dilution, bearing wear. You can clog a cat if...- Xombi
- Post #14
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Brakes and lines
Junkyard calipers and rotors are going to be better than those possibly recently replaced on your truck? As cheap as that stuff is new/reman ? Not a good bet to make. I recommended that course of action to a friend when I knew the car in the yard, as it had been mine and I totaled it, and...- Xombi
- Post #3
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
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Dome lights not turning off just dimming
https://www.gmt400.com/threads/dome-light-wiring.53408/. It will give you picture of where the grounds are. There's your dinner. Process of elimination.- Xombi
- Post #2
- Forum: Audio + Electronics
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Gas Tank Replacement
Buy the flexible fuel line you will need from a bricks and mortar store to assure that it is ''ethanol compatible''. Fleabay sells a electric 12v fuel pump for $10 us delivered, (item 3751494515640). It was 2 for 15 so I splurged. With some vehicles you can hook the pump to a line that feeds...- Xombi
- Post #27
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Can a Th700r4 be used for towing?
If you are borrowing a truck strange to you with electric brake controls make sure that they are compatible with what you are towing. That your tow vehicle has been serviced. That it will pass a DOT check. And that it and the controller works. If you lack the skill set to do this find someone...- Xombi
- Post #43
- Forum: Transmissions
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Can a Th700r4 be used for towing?
Being grossly overweight and rolling thru the scales is at best an unpleasant expensive experience. Being grossly overweight and in an accident could cost you your freedom. In my experience it can be easier to get an overweight load moving, than stopping. You will have an Oh Sugar moment, and a...- Xombi
- Post #32
- Forum: Transmissions
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5.7 Vortec tick after replacing lifters and cam
Perhaps by increasing back pressure on the exhaust you could more readily diagnose an exhaust gasket leak on a running engine. You can also pressurize an exhaust system of a non running engine, rotate the crankshaft and sometimes find leaks that way. You would also close off the TBI. I am not...- Xombi
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- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Hello......where do I start. Hello my name is...
Always go with a Factory Service manual. The small amount extra will pay serious dividends. Different factory service manuals are organized differently, and it will take a bit to get into the rhythm of it, but once you are there you can dance. Some steps are easier to learn. Coffee and...- Xombi
- Post #22
- Forum: Introduction
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Hello......where do I start. Hello my name is...
If you have found your oil pan full of metal specks and shavings you have them distributed throughout the block. When building an engine cleanliness is more important than godliness. First a block and all oil passages are cleaned and blown out. You may have eaten cam bearings, lifter bores...- Xombi
- Post #15
- Forum: Introduction
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Hello......where do I start. Hello my name is...
The first step is to establish a budget, add 20 percent to the estimated costs, and fifty percent to the time. A brutally honest assessment of if you can swing the project given the scope and cost of it. Map it out to the finest detail. Will the household be in agreement? People on the...- Xombi
- Post #3
- Forum: Introduction
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body moulding brackets
Is it better or worse from a resale perspective to save the aftermarket fiberglass moldings? The truck was garage painted before the fiberglass was put on. To me it looks like a hot wheels special. I bought it because it was a rust free platform to be a DD (It has a believable 80K owned by an...- Xombi
- Post #5
- Forum: Paint / Body / Detailing
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body moulding brackets
In addition it is blessed with some of the most fubar aftermarket lighting wiring imaginable. Under body lights, a power windows from rollup conversion with no power. A sound system, and lots of funny led's. Inline fuses, household wire nuts. No aftermarket builder tag to be found.- Xombi
- Post #3
- Forum: Paint / Body / Detailing
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body moulding brackets
I am new to the forum and am appreciative of suggestions. I bought a rust free started project truck, minus a box or two of parts. A reg cab short bed 4.3 five speed. It has the fiberglass fender moldings on it, but is missing the brackets that hold those moldings in place. Could someone direct...- Xombi
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