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  1. texas tough

    after watching many vids on how to set valve lash, I developed my own way,. easy peasy

    have used this method several times and it is spot on every time. loosen all of your rocker arm bolts so they are very loose. turn crankshaft clockwise with breaker bar 1/4 turn and make sure they are all loose, turn it 1/4 turn again make sure all loose, do this 2 more times when you are sure...
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    stuck in closed loop but runs like its not

    restoring a 93 chevy c1500 with 4.3 stock tbi engine. engine was completely rebuild as well a trans. engine starts, idles and revs fine,, hooked my autel obd2 scanner up to check things out, NO DTCs. measured coolant temp sensor resistance/ temp corellation and within spec.. engine had new 195 F...
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    if u wash your engine be very careful

    was changing my AC compressor yesterday and decided to clean the motor while waiting for the vacuum pump to vacuum system. after finishing, started the truck and it was idling very irradically, it finally smoothed out and I shut it down and took my air hose and blew the water off the engine...
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    WHAT IS THE FIX

    Got a sagging drivers side door on my 94 silverado.. have to slam it hard, if not it doesnt catch. also when I pick up on the door, it has play. are my hinges bent, or something worn out, like a shim? I saw a guy jack up the door of a vehicle to bend the hinges so the door would close. not...
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    ANYONE TRY THIS ?

    ok, I bought a 94 k1500 with the 350 and it had a blown head gasket. tore engine down to get rebuilt. when tearing it down , I saw it had a roller camshaft. checked numbers on block and turns out the engine is a 97 model. evidently someone took a roller block, and put the 191 heads on it, and...
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    BIG BLUE

    I bought this truck as a father son project. it had a blown head gasket and just normal wear for its age. we rebuilt the whole top end with high quality parts. we went thru everything , stem to stern.. fluids, brakes, emmissions , fuel , cooling. this truck runs STRONG.. It origionally came...
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