xXxPARAGONxXx’s 1999 Chevrolet K2500 Crew Cab

[Caman96]

The vinegar only works when you submerge the part for several days in it. Cowl standpipes for my old barracuda. That was 1 week submerged. Then scrubbed with a wire brush and rinsed with TSP and water.

Very nice and agree with submersion.

 

[454cid]

It's year old gas. I'd rather not use it.

A year isn't that big a deal, especially if it gets diluted with new gas.

 

[Caman96]

Is your rear driveshaft getting refinished as well? If so, consider a 6’ piece of pvc, soak that first, then front. Of course you could soak either in order.
Edit: not sure if 4” is big enough, maybe 6”.

 

[xXxPARAGONxXx]

Is your rear driveshaft getting refinished as well? If so, consider a 6’ piece of pvc, soak that first, then front. Of course you could soak either in order.

I guess. Thankfully I didn't install any U-joints in them, so I wouldn't mind soaking, etc. at this point.

 

[Caman96]

Or do you even bother. Maybe a quick wire wheel, leaving a thin film of rust, no paint, then balanced. It WILL turn to rust either way! Like you need another project.

 

[xXxPARAGONxXx]

Edit: not sure if 4” is big enough, maybe 6”.

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[Caman96]

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By 10 feet!!!!!

 

[Erik the Awful]

Wait! Take more pictures of the hvac box breakdown!

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I’ve never had one balanced. Seems like they would bring it down to bare metal or apparently they just incorporate chunks of rust as part of the balance. Unless you clean it up first.

A good driveshaft shop will clean it and charge you for the time. Clean it yourself, but wait to paint it afterwards.

 

[Caman96]

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A good driveshaft shop will clean it and charge you for the time. Clean it yourself, but wait to paint it afterwards.

Would hope so, I wouldn’t trust a rust encased driveshaft as “balanced”. Probably not as much of an issue in Texas.

 

[xXxPARAGONxXx]

Moving on to work on transfer case.

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