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Squibbly, I would caution you on this approach. Back in the day GM often used a fitting that was pressed in and only featured a machined barb as a means of retention in the housing that it was pressed into. Your breather has obviously been snapped off. The round base that is left is...

Beautiful tribute to your wife. May she rest in peace. Condolences to you and your sons.

My son purchased one of these while the discount was active. It is a very nice piece. We are waiting for warmer weather to install it.

Let's all keep in mind that just about all salisbury design semi-float rear axles produced by GM or their suppliers still employ the use of the C-clip as a means to retain the axle assembly in the rear axle. Furthermore, if someone orders a locking rear differential (option code RPO G80) today...

Look up Inline Tube on the net. They are based in Michigan and offer CNC pre-bent brake lines for many vehicle including the M1009/K5 Blazer in both steel and stainless steel. This is the route I went on my son's truck and it worked out great and it was far from cost prohibitive. They even go...

I don't care who you are.....that is pretty funny!

I have an original pair (used). If you are interested send me an IM.

What are you using for paint? The finished product looks great!

The original upper radiator hose clamp at the t/stat housing will have a stainless steel deflector/guard that is part of the clamp assembly. This deflector essentially covers the bottom of the hose that can come into contact with the driver's side alternator belt.

My son and I are in the midst of a full on front axle rebuild on his M1009. Ran into a question regarding the proper depth of the needle bearings that are pressed into the spindles - after looking through the TMs I cannot for the life of me find what the proper depth should be in order to allow...

Had the tires dismounted from all 5 wheels and sent dropped them off at the blast/powder coat shop for some refurbishing. Looking forward to the results.

We seem to have all of the original parts and pieces except for the stock size carriage bolts/wing nuts which are no big deal to replace. I would just like to see a reference photo of the original parts and pieces in the factory original locations. We will try that first and then make changes...

Everybody, in an attempt to keep my son from being bored, I figured we would tackle what seemed like a simple project - putting the jack, the lug wrench, and the jack handle in his truck as it is supposed to be stored. Like I said, seemed like a simple enough job. If anyone has some photos...

A little heat on that water pump fitting via a Mapp gas torch and it should come out with relative ease. The threads are NPT.

Farmer1, what you are describing in your post above is exactly how the truck is setup from the factory. The driver's side alternator charges the front battery while the passenger side alternator charges the rear battery. Both batteries are wired in series to get to 24V. Both alternators is...