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Tightening shift linkage on a TH400 ('89 K3500)
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Hey fellas, just trying to confirm if what I'm doing is correct. I have an 89 K3500 that won't quite go into park. I only see one...
Sep 4, 2024
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Instead of putting a hinge, put some nutserts around the perimeter and bolt it down. If you need a hinge, you're in there too often.
Aug 31, 2024
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'89 K3500 VERY rough idle, losing power while accelerating, hard to start.
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Yeah I could do that but blind hinges are gonna leave it looking a lot cleaner than 4-8 bolt heads poking up in the bed. I don't intend...
Aug 31, 2024
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'89 K3500 VERY rough idle, losing power while accelerating, hard to start.
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Okay fellas, she lives again. Cut an access panel for the fuel pump/sending unit, replaced pump and fsu, literally every sensor, did a...
Aug 30, 2024
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Sitting on the side of the road 1000 miles from home, with the camper in tow and an unhappy wife... Trying to unbolt and lift the box...
Aug 28, 2024
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'89 K3500 VERY rough idle, losing power while accelerating, hard to start.
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Funny that you mention neighbors, he came over yesterday evening asking if I wanted an extra pair of hands and I told him I just figured...
Aug 28, 2024
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Nobody in here wants you to drop a tank because a gauge might be fibbing to you. But if the OTC says 6 psi then if I were your neighbor...
Aug 28, 2024
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'89 K3500 VERY rough idle, losing power while accelerating, hard to start.
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Okay then I should probably just bite the bullet and drop the tank. I REALLY wish I hadn't just topped the thing off! Hahaha. I could...
Aug 28, 2024
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You're testing the pump dead-headed. No actual fuel flow, and the pressure regulator is not in the fuel circuit. With fuel flowing...
Aug 28, 2024
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'89 K3500 VERY rough idle, losing power while accelerating, hard to start.
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Thank you for the thorough and concise response. That makes perfect sense to me. I will grab the pressure gauge you recommended...
Aug 28, 2024
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Greetings Anchor-Enthusiast, The overall success of a sharp troubleshooter is due as much to the quality/accuracy of their test...
Aug 28, 2024
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Good to hear you found what may have been one of the problems, I overlooked the fuel pressure from your post and as @Schurkey already...
Aug 28, 2024
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That's half of what it should be. Maybe less. Spec is 9--13 psi, most folks want it towards the higher end. Is your gauge accurate...
Aug 28, 2024
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'89 K3500 VERY rough idle, losing power while accelerating, hard to start.
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I forgot to elaborate on why it made sense to me, the guy at Napa said the pressure in the large fuel line is always lower than what's...
Aug 28, 2024
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I have 0 confidence in the pressure tester I'm using. It's a harbor freight special that maxes out at 10psi. It is specifically...
Aug 28, 2024
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