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    head gasket didn't seal!?!?!

    97' vortec 5.0 Initial problem... radiator boiling over. Bubbles in the radiator (watching with the cap off) = head gasket time. So that's what I did. And holy **** i was meticulous about it. For all the duct tape/ bailing wire crap I've gotten away with in my life, this one was gonna be by...
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    spark plug shrouds

    The stock little sheet metal shrouds, that bolt to the manifolds to help keep the plug wires from touching the exhaust manifolds. I know I've got one in the right place because it's got a cutout for the oil dipstick. The others I'm not sure. When I went to put the plug wires on yesterday the...
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    rocker arm adjustment

    Well... after a few weeks down, me being sick, and then getting rediculous with cleaning everything to make the engine compartment look showroom zero mile clean, The truck runs! but.... Well I of course adjusted the rocker arms after putting the head gaskets/ heads back on, but I think I...
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    Best place to pass Amp power wire into cab

    I'm doing a ton of cleanup work in my engine compartment while I'm doing headgaskets. Down the road I plan to add a amp/ soundsystem. While cleaning I took the overflow bottle out. I figure thats roughly the area that would work best to pass a 4ga or larger wire for a amp(s). So whats worked...
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    Overflow container restoration

    weird question I know. But trying to make the ol' engine look factory fresh. My trucks a super straight desert south west vehicle, so I figure its worth the effort to "restore" it now. I'm guessing these will be sought after not long down the road. Hell I remember squarebodies being dime a...
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    spark plugs

    So, I posting this to ensure that I look like a cheap ******* here on the forum. I don't mind forking out for "premium" parts but hate spending money on gimmicks etc. So on the subject of spark plugs..... I can get brand name spark plugs for under $2, but then comes the iridium option. Well...
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    mpfi injector removal from manifold

    I did the mpfi upgrade a few years back. I'm replacing the aluminum manifold for one in way better condition while I'm doing head gaskets. The injectors do not have clips like the original CSFI did and I don't remember there being any "snap" when placing them in the manifold. Well.... they don't...
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    head bolt torque/ angle

    Starting to torque down the heads in the truck. Got the drivers side head on. Initial 22 ft/lb. torque done. So I go to use the angle guage thing I got from orileys. Man is that thing a piece of ****. I had them order another hoping the one i got is just a defect. Even if the tool works as...
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    FI intake gaskets

    doing head gaskets on my 97'. The fel-pro head gasket kit I ordered came with the plastic backed (known to crack) intake gaskets. I really don't want to use these because I know they're prone to cracking. My machinist also said he's seen quite a few of those fail to seal around the water...
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    damn truck... need to vent

    so about two weeks ago I finished replacing the clutch slave cylinder in my 97'. I'd like to thank GM for the internal design of the slave cylinder. Managed to make a quick,simple job just a little more involved. Happily drove the truck for a week..... BAM. She needs head gaskets. (deep...
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    weathered side moldings

    The little (Plastic) chrome strip on the tops of the side and bumper moldings on my truck has discolored, burnt, and is peeling on my truck. So I'm looking at options. I may just remove it alltogether, but Keeping it really kinda fits the look I'm going for in the longrun. (5/7, stock steelies &...
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    tach not working

    Parked my truck for the most part for a good year +. Started driving it again, and for some reason the tach isn't working now??? 97' c1500. 5.0L 5 speed
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    bench seat modification (more recline!)

    Just got my 97' ext cab back on the road yesterday. I forgot how much I like driving the truck. One big complaint!!! The factory bench seat feels like it sits to damn close to 90 degrees. Its ridiculous. Has anybody attempted to modify factory bench seat to let it lay back a little? Of course...
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    97 c1500 extended cab clutch slave replacement questions

    Just joined this afternoon. I've owned a 97 c1500 extended cab for prob two years now. The clutch slave started going out about 9 months ago. I just parked it because I had a second vehicle and a lot going on. So now I'm back to the truck and have a few questions I need to clear up. As far as...

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