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I keep going through ball joints and I think the PO has the torsion bar cranked up. What is the starting point for factory settings. Do I need that key tool to loosen bolts? This is last set of ball joints before I switch to solid axle front end, I replaced everything related to steering and...

its time to change out my cooked trans. I'd like to get a core rebuilt and have it ready so when I pull the old one out, I have one to immediately install. My truck is a 97, what years are a direct swap? I mostly find 99 and up and the local wrecking yards want to much for a core. What is a...

I've posted about this before, but am I the only one that gets mice in the cab? There is no food in there to attract them. I replaced the entire interior and welded in all rotten cab panels where they could get in. I put hardware cloth in the HVAC outlets as I thought that was possibly an...

The transmission in my 97 gave up the ghost, and was the mystery rattle from a post of mine from last summer. I need a replacement and some direction or advice. I'm on the the fence as to send my tranny to have rebuilt locally or get a rebuilt/remanufactured unit shipped here and send back core...

I timed my IP a few years back around -1.94 and I want to get it closer to stock. Am I correct in moving to pump toward the passenger side a scribe Mark?

I havent been on here in a long while as I buckled down and finished culinary school before I turned fifty. I was on here the other night and warwagon had the part numbers for injector line clips and I can't find it today. I , like him never get those self sealing lines to seal. Thamks

The other day while driving home from Boston I heard a different noise coming from the engine bay. I got up the next day and the truck would not start. It needed a starter and is unrelated. At idle, there is no audible difference. Between 900 and 1kRPm there is a clatter and it goes away shortly...

I'm on Rockauto and looking at new starters. My choices are Remy Gold or AC Delco Professional. The money is about 15 bucks difference. Is one as good or better than the other. I don't do rebuildsand this is either gonna be a spare or installed. I have an electrical issue with present starter...

I keep getting Window 10 free upgrade on my laptop. Why would I consider/avoid it. I know nothing is free and probably a 30 day trial. I wish I still ran 7 to be honest.

I finally got a sample sent out where I didn't have leaks or some other reason to add new oil between changes. The verbal report sounds good, but I am hesitant to extend out to 6K intervals. This is my former construction truck and it is my DD. It occasionally gets a max load in bed. Maybe once...

I just drove to NJ to empty out a storage locker. It contains my old GM block, and I forgot the bolts to attach the hoist to the block. Does anybody know the size offhand so I can get some at HD. Thanks

I've been watching the factory volt guage go from 13.6 and slowly drop to 11 ish over the last week. I got a new remy on order from rock and got a AD244 that Ferm said was a better upgrade. My question is. The truck started fishbiting about the time I started noticing the Alt taking a crap. Am I...

I got new tires yesterday, and it seems the tech didn't know that you had to remove them before adding weights. I knew i was screwed when he asked me if they came off. At the time I was not thinking that he wound not know to install them either. Anyway, I own a set with tool marks, hammer marks...

I am replacing ball joint and tie rod ends. This make seem like a dumb question but need to get the right parts the first time from Rockauto. Are the inner and out tie rods on the right and left side the same part. In my logic the threads would be reversed, and its been years since I did this to...

The other day I was driving to Boston and it was -5F out. On the way there there, the injectors made a alarming clatter. SES came on, temp was at 205 and usually at 195. Injector noise sounded like air in line and confirmed by large bubble in clear line. The air restrictor sensor near the k47...

In my experience this only happens when a bulb is out, but none are. Any ideas. Its not broken, so hesitant to do anything about. The right side is normal. I have a few other gremlins since inerior and ful system redo, such as drivers power seat inop and fuel guage inop and compass. Probably...

On a dual battery setup, is there any harm in trickle charging batteries while installed in the truck. Will both the batteries charge by plugging onto one battery. Or should I disconnect them and charge them separately, like I usually do. This is more of a curiousity question than anything. I'm...

Like title says. When I push the button I hear the transfer case hunting, but not actuating the front end. I changed the actuator to no avail. I have no codes, but will 4wd codes show from the obd port". I'm awaiting a canbus cable from carcode, and not to change subject, but will the canbus...

While welding in cab/rocker panels on my 97, I've been welding up and recycling lug nuts,rusty foriegn wrenches, surplus cut nails, and horse shoes. Voila crabs.

I have the entire interior out of the truck with the exception of the dash, which has been reinstalled after HVAC blend door replacement. This is the first vehicle I recarpeted, that the old carpet is completely intact, and could be used as a pattern for cuts for seat mounts, center console...