Recent content by Carl1008

Thanks guys! I'll take this as a reminder I should take a flashlight and give a good look next time I'm under the truck. Ackevor, I'm glad the itemized list has been useful. If you'de like, let me know if I have the measurements [which I marked with a ***] correct. Then I can update my original...

Updated my post thanks to your expert advice. How would you suggest I proceed? - use my amateur mig-welding skills to fill in the holes (the holes I made are just big enough for a 3/8" extension) - chamfer the holes nicely and keep an eye out for cracks in the future - get an expert to weld...

There are three tubes on the M1008 fuel sender: Fuel out to the engine (duh), fuel return (semi-duh), and the mysterious 'drain' (huh). What's the drain for? How does it work? It's just a short tube that goes a few inches and then terminates with a 'CAP' as per the TM -20P. (Section II, Figure...

I wanted new (leak-free) clear (debuggable) flexible fuel hoses (or tubes, or even lines if, like me, you didn't know lines are the hard steel ones) in my M1008 and here's what I ended up using: NEW TUBING: I ordered McMaster Carr's Abrasion-Resistant Polyurethane Tubing for Fuels (McMaster...

Do you happen to know how many feet of rubber fuel line you ended up using?

Lesson learned, Autozone Part numbers are not stable over time. 36219 should be used now instead of 71350

CORRECTION I just got a new switch from LMC and it also has no momentary function. Also, a friend with an '86 K20 has no momentary. I'm beginning to think these trucks never had momentary. Anyone know if there is a newer chevy or some other car with a switch I could hack in?

Guys and Gals, I have a silly question. Keep in mind I'm 28 so, sadly, I never got a chance to drive a 73-87 chevy when they were new + working properly. I'm trying to decide if my high/low beam switch is broken It's relatively hard to pull the wand into the high-beam mode There's a lot of...

Apologies if it's been asked before but I can't find it from searching. I just broke a headlight just trying to pull the plug off the back! Needless to say I'm looking for a new pair of headlights Wishfully, I'd like the following (yes, some of these desires might conflict Legal (more...

Hopefully this helps someone in the future (maybe even me!) I recently replaced my 1985 chevy k30 m1008 hydraulic lines / hoses. We're talking about the hoses that go from the power steering pump to the hydro-boost brake master cylinder on the firewall, from the hydro-boost to the steering box...

My friend Matt and I just bought some plane tickets to Anchorage, AK on a whim and we're looking for things to do. Does anyone want to do some sighseeing with us? A chance to do some offroading or just learning about the people and the area would be great. We'll be there just this weekend (Dec...