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My buddy has a 96 chevy 1500 truck. The motor has to rev to about 2500 rpms for it to drive in reverse. I think it takes about 4k rpms for it to go in forward gears. We swapped out the transmission and torque converter thinking that would work but it didn't. We also changed out the computer...

I am looking for a new proportioning valve but am having troubles finding one. No one in my area carries one. I wanted to replace mine to be able to rule that out for a break issue I'm having. I've already replaced master cylinder, pads, drum pads (not sure what their called), wheel cylinders...

My carrier bearing has about a 1/2" worth of play, and I'm told that's really bad. To clarify what the bearing is, it's the one in between the 2 sections of drive shaft from the transmission to the rear axle, I just learned this today haha. Anyways I guess that could explain the bad vibrations...

Hey fellows, been awhile since I was around here last. Been pretty busy with work. Anyhow, my last issue was the steering or gear box (I think thats what it was called, sits on the end of steering shaft) was leaking fluid. Now I have a kind of new thing going on and I'm wondering if it's...

I have an 84 Suburban, 3/4 ton, rear wheel drive, 6.2 motor. I'm pretty sure the torque converter is about to crap out. I called O'reillys to get a price on a replacement and they need to know which transmission I have. So is there a way to tell by looking at it? Mine has overdrive if that makes...

I think this is a very odd concern but my motors running about 30 degrees colder than normal. I switched the fan clutch the other day because my motor was originally running between 195 - 205 and it hasn't even hit summer temps yet (that's with a load). After switching the fan clutch the...

Hello, I have some power steering fluid leaking out of what I think is the gear box but I'm not sore on that. Whatever it is, it sits at the bottom end of the steering shaft. The picture is from the bottom since above it is too cramed with hose and stuff. So I guess if anyone can tell me what...

For some reason my truck won't start unless it's plugged in for awhile. I woke up today and forgot to plug it in last night, but it's like 68* right now. It cranks real fast, and that's all it does. It doesn't even sound like it's trying to go. Any suggestions? A couple things: 1) My glow...

I have smoke coming out of my oil filler tube and the intake (only when the air breather off). The oil filler cap isn't a regular one, I bought this motor from boyces so I'm guessing it's some military cap. But it looks like a miniature keg in shape, and it's a little bigger than an injector in...

I'm on to my next issue...haha. The oil pressure gauge needle is pointing all the way to to the right when I turn the truck on. I'm thinking the gauge itself is bad because it did the same thing on the last motor I had in the truck. I think it started doing it around the time motor started going...

Just when I thought I had all the bugs worked, I forgot about the electrical part...haha. My problem started the other day when I noticed the alternator gauge was showing very low voltage. I checked and the alt belt was broke off laying in the side by the wheel well. So I put the spare belt...

Anybody know the specs or a model number for a starter that works well with the 6.2? I've heard that the one that the autoparts store gives you is the wrong one and doesn't last long at all. Somehow on mine the 2 long and narrow bolts that run through the whole thing actually loosened up. I...

Alright ready for my newest problem?...haha. My heater control valve leaks, and finding a replacement has proven to be difficult. All the units they sell at regular auto stores aren't the right ones. My sub has rear heat also so there's 2 heater cores. My heater control valve has 6 ports total...

Hello everyone. I'm tearing down my older 6.2 motor out of my 84 suburban for extra parts. The motor when together orginally had an issue with oil (alot of it) in the cooling system but not the other way around, then later on me and my friend had the heads checked (they turned out fine but...

The symptoms are, it loses power going up hill, black smoke, the engine shakes around a bit, when I go to take off from a stand still it bounces around a bit, and when I'm stopped at a light or something it jumps a little like it wants to take off. I have had a leak in my fuel filter/housing...

Today on the way home from work I noticed the coolant temp rising to 210 when on average it hangs between 190 -200. So when I got home I checked under the hood and behold, water was leaking out of the bottom of the water pump. I also noticed some oil there too. I'm not sure if the oil was...

I'm having a problem in the mornings with starting the truck. Every morning for the past 3 mornings I have to bleed the fuel filter for air and the truck will eventually start. My uneducated guess is that somewhere between the fuel tank and the fuel filter is probably a leak where it's...

Hello everyone. Well I'm trying to install a block heater in my 6.2 84 suburban. I've managed to poke a hole in the plug but can't seem to pry it out. I read somewhere that I could use a hacksaw blade and cut from my hole to the block and that might break it loose. But I'm not sure if that'll...

It's me again. For some reason in the morning when I go to start my truck to let it warm up the glow plug light comes on and stays on. I shut the the truck off after about 10 to 15 seconds though. Then I keep turning it of and on till it eventually works right. But this morning it wouldn't, no...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows or has experienced any short or long term effects of using the methanol, lye, used cooking oil bio-diesel fuel? I have a 6.2 liter. And this book my Grandpa let me borrow "From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank" seams to be pretty in depth. They talk about the...