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    What is proper power steering pump bleeding procedure? Nothing seems to work!

    Just replaced my leaking pump, pulley, and high pressure line on my 88 C1500. I jacked the front wheels off the ground filled the PS pump up to the cold full line and with the engine OFF turned the wheel side to side bump to bump probably 200 times, I refilled the fluid occasionally but it...
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    Best crate 383 for a 88 single cab C1500 that came with a L05?

    hey y’all I’m looking for a good affordable 383 that will fit in my single cab 88 Silverado C1500. My main questions are as follows: Can I use any Chevy 383? Or do I have to use one specifically made for my truck? I plan on ditching TBI and switching to carb with a HEI Are all 350/383...
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    Copper shavings in oil? What’s going on!

    Hello everyone I have a 1988 Chevy c1500 that I’ve found a new problem with, it’s got a L05 5.7 liter 350 2 bolt main. First of all I did a cam swap for a cl122494 cam from comp. I’m not happy with the install as the cam was made primarily for Vortec heads and my engine runs lean now so...
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    Best Vortec head spark plugs for reliability and performance?

    Hi everyone I’m curious what spark plugs I should put in my 350 when I install my vortex heads, I heard AC delco are the best. What would you recommend? Headed to advance auto tonight
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    Thread size on TBI water pump?

    Anyone know the thread size on this plug in my water pump? I need to get a Vortec coolant bypass in order using this plug hole, I assume I can do that
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    Good hydraulic flat tappet spring kit for Vortec heads and questions

    Hi everyone I’ve been looking at the comp cams beehive springs, I understand they are duel spring, for running a 450 or lower cam should I remove a spring? I also want springs I can use for not only my peanut cam, but my other cam that I want to put in that has 470 of lift or if I just...
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    Z28 springs on Vortec heads

    Hi everyone I bought a pair of vortecs https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/514080/10002/-1 Linked here^ I’m pretty sure the springs on these heads are for a roller cam which I don’t have. I have a set of Z28 springs made by a company called engine tech, got them for 60 bucks on eBay. I am...
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    “Duramax fan”

    Hi everyone I’ve been reading up on this forum about the different cooling fans available for our trucks. It’s been a mixed bag but it sounds like there’s a fan out there called a duramax fan, it has 9 blades, is this something I could find at a junk yard? And if so what engine/models. What...
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    Best setup for low-midrange torque on a stock 2 bolt main L05 88 350, with stock trans and converter?

    Hi everyone, after getting a much better job in the HVAC field I will have much more money to throw around, I’m no longer trying to build an engine with the least money possible. I originally wanted to use Vortec heads on my block but it sounds like afr enforcers are a straight upgrade My...
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    Facebook scam?

    Saw a pair of “new” Vortec heads. The seller claims a 168 cc chamber and 180 CC intake runner. Is this a scam? Are those numbers good? I know most Vortec heads are 164 CC. He also claims these heads can handle something like 575 of lift curios if I should drive out and buy these since every...
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    Summit or JEGS Vortec heads?

    Hi everyone, so the heads I wanted to initially get for my truck were the summit heads (linked here) https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-151124 These heads are out of stock and I’ve had them ordered since May!, it’s estimated they’ll ship in November and I don’t plan on waiting that long...
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    Serpentine belt thrown twice on a 1988 C1500 5.7 350 Silverado

    I replaced my belt about 2 years ago after a smog pump delete. I never had any problems with it and never noticed any out of the ordinary wear and tear, a couple days ago after driving through a rain storm and going through several giant puddles that made my truck look like a boat I noticed my...
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    Slightly lower oil pressure, worn bearings or kooky sensor? (After cam swap) C1500 5.7 1988

    Hi everyone I did a cam swap this spring, went from my stock cam to a comp CL122494. Just slightly larger then my stock cam. Everything has been behaving after driving about 1500 miles. I have noticed, and did notice a slight decrease in oil pressure many months ago and the “problem” still...
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    Is this the wrong filter for my 700r4

    Hey everyone I’m doing a filter/fluid change on my 1988 700r4 trans and the new filter that said it would fit at advance auto looks completely different then my old one. My old one is the chunkier square one and the new one is more of a rectangle shape, are these interchangeable? I bought the...
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    Carb swapping an 88 5.7 TBI, parts recommendations

    Hey everyone so I figured I might as well carb swap 350 and just pony up to buy another intake that will fit my TBI heads, then I can deal with a head swap and bigger cam later this summer. So I’ve decided what carb I'm gonna run, a edelbrock thunder series AVS 2, mainly because they have it at...
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    Good ready to install vortec heads?+cam recommendation

    Hey everyone, the summit 151124 vortec heads I originally wanted have been out of stock for some time now, says they’ll be back in stock in august and I don’t plan on waiting that long to do my head and intake swap. Does anyone have any recommendations for ready to bolt on vortec heads already...
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    1988 C1500 350 carb size? Two PCV valves?

    Hello again everyone, I’ve installed a pretty mild cam (CL12-249-4), I’m very happy with the power gains. I plan on running some vortec heads with Z28 springs, I also have short tube headers, and I have a duel plane intake I’ll install when I get the vortex heads. My question is, what size and...
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    Engine and car shakes bad/ misfires on the road after cam swap (CL-12-249-4) 1988 Chevy C1500 aTBI 350

    Hey everyone, I’ve made a couple posts here about my cam swap I did on my truck. Well I finally got it idling 950 rpm in park with a rough idle, 550 in gear when the truck is hardly in motion and 1000 when the truck is moving very fast down the road with my foot off the gas. Timing is set at...
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    Crank no start 1988 Chevy C1500 5.7 350 tbi

    Truck was running fine after the cam swap it idled smooth and revved smooth, everything was working properly and I didn’t wipe the cam, it was lacking power on the road that I now know was a incorrectly set transmission cable and never setting proper advance timing. I decided to try and...
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    TBI issues

    Hey yall I lost the flat white plastic washer on the male end of my fuel return line adapter that screws into the tbi housing, when I re assembled everything my truck ran fine but I noticed a drip on the passenger side fuel pod, it still sprayed but was dripping. Figured id try and fix it and...
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    Is top dead center both timing dots facing eachother or both dots at 12 o clock?

    Hello everyone Ive heard very conflicting answers on how to set your cam and crankshaft timing. Ive heard that you want both dots facing each other and then to rotate the engine till they both point straight up and this is TDC on the compression stroke, ive also heard that both dots facing each...
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    1988 5.7 hardly drives after CL122494 comp cams install

    Hello everyone im new here so please forgive me for any rules I break or mistakes I make. Im so glad I found this sight because I am at an absolute loss right now. I want to turn my daily driver/work truck into a old school hot rod. I have alot of plans for this 88 single cab c1500 but a...
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