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  1. Baighn92

    sending unit not really accurate

    Then don't drink any water and straight to bed.
  2. Baighn92

    sending unit not really accurate

    Ok, good to know we're all dealing with same issue. It's kind of funny because after fill up, if I baby it, the gauge doesn't move for almost 100kms. It's a magical fuel efficient wonder-truck that burns no fuel for 100km! Something at GM was out of whack when they designed that.
  3. Baighn92

    sending unit not really accurate

    Has anyone ever noticed their fuel gauge takes alot longer to go from full to 3/4 compared to 1/4 to Empty? I can get almost 200kms in first quarter tank, 150 in second quarter, 75 in third quarter and like 50 in last quarter. Seems odd. Not sure if I bought a *****/wrong sending unit or what.
  4. Baighn92

    Parking Brake Cable Lengths *Updated*

    Thank you for this. So sick of buying the wrong cable lengths.
  5. Baighn92

    Ride quality

    I replaced everything in my front end: Bushings, sway bar, sway bar bushings, tie-rod ends, shocks (bilsteins) and i actually think it rides just as bad if not slightly worse. HUGELY disappointing. I set my "Z-Height" as instructed by the Factory service manual for 6.180" and torqued everything...
  6. Baighn92

    Cruise Control Issue

    Don't ever snap the plastic parts on the cruise cable ....GM doesn't make them anymore and they are very difficult to find (for 89-93 anyways). Everyone in the junkyard i went to had theirs removed by other people who broke theirs too probably.
  7. Baighn92

    1991 GMC 350 TBI Engine stumbles and dies at idle after warm up

    Update again: Even after the ignition coil was replaced, I noticed the odd miss here and there. I finally said f*ck it and bought new Delco platinum plugs for it. Upon removing the old plugs (that my former mechanic had installed) I checked their gap and was embarrassed to find that he did not...
  8. Baighn92

    Sputtering

    When I first had this happening it turned out to be my spark plug wires ($90). You couldn't see it in the daylight but at night it had cracks in the insulation and was arcing when a load was put on it (E-brake on, put in gear with A/C compressor on). The other time I had this happen, it turned...
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    1991 GMC 350 TBI Engine stumbles and dies at idle after warm up

    Just an update....truck is running perfect. Absolutely no stumble or miss. Over a year long problem finally fixed. Thought an ignition coil either worked or didn't, learned it can give you some false flags leading you to think it's other issues.
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    1991 GMC 350 TBI Engine stumbles and dies at idle after warm up

    Recently my truck was running very strangely. After all the work done to correct the stumbles and misses, it started to misfire bad when a quick load was put on it and then a couple weeks later it lost all power and misfired terribly...actually back-fired a couple times (back-fired....not...
  11. Baighn92

    engine oil cooler hose line problem

    Just an update to this: I actually ended up putting in the fittings I mentioned before. The end product is fantastic but man.....was it a **** ton of work. took me 6hrs. I put in Parker fittings instead....1/2" to 3/8NPT and then tubed the lines in 316 annealed stainless tubing. -Had to remove...
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    1991 GMC 350 TBI Engine stumbles and dies at idle after warm up

    Hahaha nono...all those things that were replaced were done one-at-a-time and then ran for a bit to see if it worked. Didn't do all that stuff at once. Engine still stutters at idle to this day. Did notice better fuel mileage though.
  13. Baighn92

    Snapped Exsaust manifold bolt

    I had a broke stud past flush with the surface. I center punched it, drilled it and then hammed a Torx bit in it. You have to drill the hole so the torx bit barely fits so there is as much grip as possible when you hammer the torx bit in there. Don't use too large of a torx bit or it will dilate...
  14. Baighn92

    Revitalizing my AC system

    I did this with my truck, new compressor, hoses, dryer.....and then, a year later, the evaporator developed a bad leak and now I have to remove my whole dashboard to get to it. sucks.
  15. Baighn92

    1991 GMC 350 TBI Engine stumbles and dies at idle after warm up

    I have a very similar problem. But still haven't found the cause. My mechanic did the following and the stumble at idle still has not gone away. -changed coolant temperature sensor, and verified proper resistance, good. -changed fuel filter. -checked fuel pressure, good (12psi). -Rebuilt TBI...
  16. Baighn92

    Headlight fitment question

    I bought some from a auto salvage yard.... You know the ones that take vehicles apart and sell them in an organized fashion. Not the shithole junkyard kind with some oddball miserable old man running it. One of the lenses was a bit foggy so I bought one of those "headlight restoration kits"...
  17. Baighn92

    Still sloppy!

    I feel your pain: I replaced my steering gearbox, steering shaft (with new rag-joint) and center link......and I have unacceptable sloppiness as well. From what I can tell it seems to be in the NAPA (Dorman?) rebuilt gearbox. If I turn the steering wheel (engine off) left and right in short...
  18. Baighn92

    My door wiggles after hinge pin replacement

    Those Dorman (Chinese) hinge bushings are total garbage. It's cast bronze and they literally crumble if any pressure is exerted on them. The little flange at the top of them can be broken off with a flick of your fingernail. I think I'm just gonna spin some up on the lathe and take the recently...
  19. Baighn92

    engine oil cooler hose line problem

    You know, looking at those fittings that go into the oil filter housing, I noticed that the thread are NPT... Why not just remove them and install some stainless Swagelok fittings. Cut that goofy o-ring/clip end off and swage the tube right into the Swagelok fitting. Guaranteed never to leak...
  20. Baighn92

    Door Handle and Door Pin Replacement

    There is a cheesy little "e"-clip that comes with the roller. It is really dinky, but in reality, the new roller pin is quite a interference fit going in that it is highly unlikely it will wiggle out over time.
  21. Baighn92

    plastic repair

    For ABS crack repair I used Oatey brand ABS cement and some fiberglass cloth. Man, it worked great. It's definitely for areas out of view. but if it's not in a spot you'd see, it works great, dries quick and paintable. If you really want to strengthen a crack, cut a piece of ABS from a junk...
  22. Baighn92

    Is this a fuel or an electrical problem?

    Man, I had that exact same issue. I checked everything. Long story short......it was the plug wires (even though they looked new). The heat shields were rotted off my exhaust manifolds and made the plug wires crispy and cracked near the manifold (out of view). When under load the engine has...

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