Recent content by The Carpenter

Thanks. The block, crank, and heads are done. Probably p/u Tue or Wed. The machine shop is ordering the rebuild kit. Kit = Gaskets, bearings, .030 over cast pistons, chrome molly rings, stock cam, lifters, pushrods, high volume oil pump, oil pump pickup, new distributer shaft... am i...

Re: Model designation i've always had some confusion bout that. I bought a Haynes manual the day after i bought the truck. all it says about the VIN plate is that it's important. The 8th digit in the VIN is K. somebody told me that's the engine designation?? C is the 3rd digit...

spec charts? in searching the forum for cam specs i stumbled on this link posted in 2004 by Zip. http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/enginespecs.html http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/enginespecs.html claims to be info direct from GM factory service manual (which i still don't have). can...

R 10 is how my truck is listed with many of my local parts houses, it means 1/2 ton pickup. the R 20 is the 3/4. My truck is a 1987 R/V-series R10 1/2 ton 4x2 Silverado. Do you know what was the difference in specs on the 3/4 T cam? was that in a 350? I don't want a hot rod cam. if i can...

my 1987 Silverado - R10 - 350 - Throttle Body Injection (TBI) - 700R4 - daily rolling toolbox for almost 10 yrs is getting a fresh motor. The donor is an 88 suburban that got a crate motor 6 years ago. the old motor's been sitting at my wife's-father's-half-sister's-daughter's husband's shop...

amen!!!!!!

high idle i have been fighting an intermittent high idle on my 87 r10. i spent some time trying to track down what i was sure was a vacuum leak. i think there is at least a good chance that it may be a small leak at the back of the intake gasket. my truck got hot one time, and i will never...

when i signed up i thought i would be on all the time, not just looking for help but trying to help on the rare occasion when i know anything about the question. life gets real full sometimes. I just set this forum as my home page in my browser so i won't forget again. Thanks roadhazard...

i have wasted a few hours trying to find fuel delivery problems that ended up being being a question of lack of delivery TO THE FUEL TANK. Talk about checking your basics. Thanks for the reminder. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas guys! May All Your Trucks Run Right!! And thanks to everyone for all the great info and awesome trucks i get to check out on this forum. Hey David Hall - you gonna get that truck running before Christmas?

I think that truck is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. Really.

I've wondered about this myself. i googled "swap chevy 350 for cummins diesel" and found these two links first: http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/0905dp_cummins_diesel_engine_swap/index.html http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/0905dp_cummins_diesel_engine_swap/photo_04.html

That's a nice looking truck for 400k miles Don. I'm guessing my '87 at 160k or 260k and I WISH it looked that good. My doors both need hinge bushings. I've been driving around with them in the door pocket for a couple of years now.:rolleyes: Good luck with finding a good body shop. I've given...

New O-rings installed. Rattle gone. I owe you guys a beer.

Thanks Thanks a lot. I'll look for the o ring - didn't know about that. i had to replace one of the bolt/pins awhile back - it broke driving. i've had these brakes apart a few times over the years but never noticed an o ring. the piston is working fine. thanks again.