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    89 two gauge cluster to 90 five gauge cluster

    yeah, I think I'm just going to pass the ole girl onto my uncle. I though long and hard about putting a new motor in/rebuilding, but I just can't justify it. Especially since I've already got so much into my 84 Dodge cummins conversion and it's almost finished. I need to focus on one truck...
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    89 two gauge cluster to 90 five gauge cluster

    The sending units worked. At least I was able to get the coolant temp gauge to work. Before I ended up replacing the oil pressure unit, my motor gave up the ghost...
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    89 two gauge cluster to 90 five gauge cluster

    just ordered new senders from the local parts store, apparently there is a difference between the senders for switch/light only and the full gauges. there is surprisingly little online about this swap.
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    89 two gauge cluster to 90 five gauge cluster

    I didn't really see any way to pull the odometer out. Turns out the oil pressure gauge and temp gauge are not working. I have the service manuals, but they are pretty pitiful. My fear is that the truck isn't wired for those...
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    Review my overhaul setup

    I found a swap thread on another forum that the FItech system has a holley style TV cable linkage. I don't do anymore off roading than a rough fire road, and I don't tow anything. With this sort of power increase is it really going to be worth the hassle and expense of swapping in a 4L80E...
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    89 two gauge cluster to 90 five gauge cluster

    I'll reserect this thread since I just did this swap. My truck appears to be pre-wired for all of the 5 gauges, as they are all working just by swapping the two clusters. Only downside is that my truck now has another 143,000 miles on it because the cluster came from a really high mileage...
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    Review my overhaul setup

    It's been a long time since I built the 355, bit if I remember right, it had flat top pistons with valve reliefs. Which I'm calculating based on standard estimates to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 10:1 compression.
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    Review my overhaul setup

    My ole girl is drinking oil more and more by the day, and as it's my daily driver it's getting closer and closer to time to give her a refresh. Conveniently for my budget, my ole man is getting ready to swap the 355 we built in his 70 El Camino for an LS3. I'm planning on pilfering parts off...
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    FItech Go EFI system

    I'm really thinking hard about getting a setup when I do my overhaul.
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    FItech Go EFI system

    anybody used one of these things? It certainly is pretty reasonably priced and seems like a simple solution to really upping the HP of our trucks without the hassle of doing all the TBI mods and fooling with a computer chip tune?
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    terrible noise from tranny 700R4

    Truck is driving fine but the tranny is making a terrible noise at idle, and only in park I think- (couldn't get it to replicate in drive with foot on brake). Hope these videos do it justice:
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    New 700r4

    Well I feel a little dumb, showing my total ignorance of automatic transmissions, but my transmission guy said it was in good shape, all of the problems I was experiencing were engine related! Kind of a relief to save $1600 on the rebuild, but is making me think the motor is not in great shape...
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    New 700r4

    yeah that makes a lot of sense. Guy here locally that was recommended by several mechanics i talked to, all he does is transmissions, quoted me $1500-1700 depending on what upgrades I wanted and can get it back to me Friday. Said a couple of things like an upgraded 3-4 clutch pack, servo and...
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    New 700r4

    I just called my local mechanic, he's going to get back with me on some options.
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    New 700r4

    So the time has come to do some major work on my truck. It's got sentimental value so ill never sell it, but I'm moving out west in a month and it needs some work. I need it to be dead nuts reliable, and be able to pull a uhaul from Georgia to Colorado. I'd rather spend $4-5000 on this truck...
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    Checking codes- dumb question

    So i replaced my CTS, PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!! It idles like a brand new car, no miss, no shimmy, just smooth as can be! I'm FINALLY done tinkering with getting this think to run perfect!
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    Checking codes- dumb question

    I've been working on some mouse chewed wires myself. the woes of an old farm truck. Based on the reading i've been doing on this code, I'm suspecting the CTS. My truck takes several revolutions to start up when cold, but then idles great. It's only after it gets warm that it starts idling...
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    Checking codes- dumb question

    Awesome, thanks man! pulled a code 45. It drives great except at idle. feels like it's going to die sometimes. if I give it just the slightest bit of gas, the idle smooths right out. Any thoughts? CTS?
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    Checking codes- dumb question

    Alright I've read all over the place about how to check engine codes. My check engine light has been coming on intermittently the past couple times I've driven it. I get how to check the codes with a jumper wire, but here's my dumb question- where does the number of the code display? i.e. how...
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    89 350 tbi- seafoamed and no smoke

    I drove it about 15 miles after I sea foamed it. I definitely didn't floor it but didn't baby it either and definitely no smoke.
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    89 350 tbi- seafoamed and no smoke

    After getting the results of my compression test- all cylinders between 235-260 psi, and having an on going spark knock when I'm in overdrive and give it a little juice, I figured I have tons of carbon build up. Makes sense, as my grandfather drove it probably 8,000 miles over the past 17...
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    Losing oil in ti 350 - risks to continue driving it?

    I've been thinking some more about my compression, and what the results mean. It's gotta be a big build up of carbon, and makes total sense that it would be enough to cause a rough idle and spark knock. My grandfather has owned the truck since new. He quit driving it on the road in 98 when it...
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    What kind of mileage do you get?

    89 regular cab Cheyenne 4x4 long bed 1500 5.7. 16-18mpg Hwy at around 70-75 depending on what I have loaded in the back.
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    Losing oil in ti 350 - risks to continue driving it?

    Haha all 8 are there, just didn't put much space in between them
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    Losing oil in ti 350 - risks to continue driving it?

    Got the truck back. New shocks are on, seems to run a little stronger with the new coil and distributor. The throttle body gasket was replaced to fix a vacuum leak and as a result the idle is MUCH smoother. Still has little bit of a shake, but barely noticeable. I'm chalking it up to carbon...

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