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I have been smelling antifreeze for about a month now and finally got some confirmation also we have got the first real rain this summer. That green on the floor is from the heater core but the line of water has got to be coming from the windshield kind of sucks will have to hold off on carpet till the seals are replaced!
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I chose a brass copper from summit came after a few days cost me around 70.00. It’s made in Mexico and has nice soldering feels good in hand...

We’ll see!
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A hurricane with some good rain went through The area and more water in the cab for a while I thought it was coming in at the antenna it looked like broken glass It’s not broken. Some is bad door seals, some is broken wing window, but the dash leak is crazy.

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it seems that the nice heater core from summit is not the right one it is about two inches short and its got the lines inal the wrong places. the fire wall seems to have rusted thru and the water also comes in there. a few of the fire walls I've seen have this offset. now to see if its better to modify the heater box and fix the fire wall to accept the offset or return and take the chance that I don't like the exchanged heater core (that is if they take it back)

There it is
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I kept the heater core after searching for a reasonable amount of time for a replacement don't have the same dimensions and or I don't like how they are made. so I filled the old holes and I will drill new ones after we figure where it will be. I have found the leak and I think it might be above my pay grade?

Right! Photos!
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This is my first attempt to weld sheet metal I think I’ll get better but my wife came out and said what are we looking at! That’s great right. Got to love her she’s into jewelry, not trucks.
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how do I fix the cracks in the firewall above the blower motor they go all the way through, we can see the other side above my welding ground. Are there two or three levels of sheet metal.... I just can't believe my luck how is that my rain leak.. part of me says cut it out and the lazy says just lay some metal down that. that crack has to much rust behind it and will blow up from what I've learned so far.. maybe some epoxy.

I also haven't installed the heater core upside down and to the left how will it burp air trapped in the top. the pump is fast and turbulent but there is a reason the outlet is on the top.

Well folks there are three layers of sheet metal meeting at the pinch weld above the blower fan. Maybe that is a common place to rust it is odd because this cab spent everyday of its life garaged since 1991.

I got a heater core from O’ uto parts It’s not the right size Or the right color picking it up in the morning.
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Made in China.
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Working on fire wall sheet metal and under the cowel is a hard lesson. I’m glad we have the tools to even try! Someday in the future all this will have to be redone. Things I learned are any rust will blow out and hotter is not always better and that seam under the cowel is rusty.
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Living in Ohio one has to have defrost and heat after putting everything back together. I packed a lunch and took the box to work for a couple stops. starts right up and loaded tools while the choke pulls off after the idle calms down I turned it off. Grabbed some water and closed the gate and off we go. lovin every minute of the drive shifts smoothly and after a couple mile I decide to try the heat/defrost switching between the two feeling it above the dash and below. I was thinking how well I liked the new fresh smell almost new car.

I get to a stop light and the idle is not calming down, I am running the vacuum advance distributer off the carb manifold port (yes it keeps the idle high for a couple sec) generally I push the gas like the machincal choke and it comes down to a nice idle.

today it just kept climbing it got so bad I between stops that I turned down the idle at the linkage and then turned down the mix. I limped it home surging all the way. I have trouble tuning and generally leave it alone when I think its close.

I broke down today and tore off the carb really blaming fuel contamination and gaskets. Chris’s boy Replaced all gaskets, cleaned, while I checked fuel pump for under six pounds and put it back on. the carb sat for some time before IT got used Also I had a leak I could see at the manifold gasket. Reving high as it got hotter and stumbling at idle. Wow it’s a different truck I think he swapped a rod but whatever it’s nice and I’m happy
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Since thanksgiving and Christmas is going to be just us my wife and I want a New bathroom. 40 years I lived with the old one, to the box To the dump working like a truck.
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Posted via Mobile DeviceI got some noisemakers coming from my chassis when I turn and enter driveway lots of chatter on back roads with wash boards I got lmc body mounts. That’s what I’m blaming!

The first truck my dad bought new!
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Took my brother in law for a ride today! Pushed the peddle harder than I ever have, she’s is still a little rich 763 miles and counting feeling better about taking it on a trip. I found the bed bolts loose that’s where the bangs were coming from.

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Love the look of your truck. Can't beat a square stepside!

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Thanks, sure is a step side. I have the rest of the story getting lost in the Q/A section; The lunch box.

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Just caught my stupid auto correct. Can't beat a stepside. Love the truck

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Looks good, nice welding!

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Thanks its coming along nicely. I've only welded on the truck and my camper. I learn something everyday I pick up the trigger.

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That original heater core you purchased was for a truck with A/C. Not sure if yours has A/C, but doesn't appear it does.

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Yep found that out the hard way. no A/C. I even welded up the holes. Glad its the practice truck ;) and just a heater core. You should have seen what I did when it was the tranny.

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Got two new sofas for the wife. Don’t forget the fabric! No one asked any questions when I bought them with no fabric! Unpacked the box to foam and frame. So I rode the Wife’s blue oval back down. The truck sure does feel faster.

Got a new tailgate and passenger mirror
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Well I went and blew all the cash I was planning to use on the frame and a modern engine. But getting into the woods is important to me.

My wife doesn’t like the new bike in the lunch box. I haven’t had time to build a trailer but it makes the journey even better that the hot rod gets me to the trailhead. Hopefully it doesn’t disappear into the hallows of southern Ohio over night.

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Natural looking pair!

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Driving daily to work! Working on dents with a hammer and dolly and primer the bare metal.

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Just love the look of a squarebody step. Yours is looking great. :metal:

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Sharp little truck. You're making good progress. It doesn't look like the sealer on your fire wall is as thick as I'm used to seeing. Also doesn't look like it has adhered very well. That might be the reason for your unusual leak, despite it being kept in a garage.

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I know right!

The cowl behind the fire wall seems to be one of the hardest places to fix. Grinding there throws metal around places it should not be; plus its not the best place to learn to weld. Thanks for the positive words.

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I bought some hitch stock from the first street yard 12.50 a foot. Welded me up a nice little receiver. I did not like anything that was out there as most are made for a bumper. The project took way to long but it turned out nice. Learned a lot welding it myself and utilized the factory holes.

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So I built a debacle of a boat trailer should’ve started from scratch but I used somebody else’s piece of junk it pulls straight. Doesn’t bounce too much with the weight of the boats. The lunchbox and it’s new receiver and Hitch didn’t break off but she’s got awful short wheelbase for Towing. the transmission got hot and didn’t like first I think the only fix for that is the scrap yard.

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It turns out that the clutch needed adjustment that fixed first gear not wanting to go in when hot.

I took a spring out of the trailer rides better yet.


I had been struggling with the q-jet that turned out not setting the electric choke stone cold.

Sold my Yukon and ordered a 2022 6.2 Silverado black on black its in the garage, can't believe how much faster a new truck is. lunch box is my daily and still force my wife to ride it on date nights. Nothing beats a manual with an exhaust note rattling down the road sometimes I think that's just me.

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Yep, so the clutch had become worse with every mile and by the time winter was in full swing she had to be turned off to change gears. I did what every hot rodder does and bought me a beater for the snow and salt put the lunch box in the back of the lot and let it set.

There was a few times on a nice day I would go out and ponder why. Remember it getting hot that was the beginning of the failed driveline. I would adjust the rod to the clutch fork and it would go bad in a few hundred miles. Then tens of miles. Finally it wouldn't make it home. This week we moved the lunch box into the garage for some love and up grades.

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When I would really romp on the truck it would pop out of gear in third gear. The saginaw is the weakest link right now. It has to go. I know everyone of my friends say it also you need a more modern driveline. Nope what I need is to keep on practicing what I got so that I can drive it.

We bought a muncie 4 speed. this is the motivation I needed to get in there and find out why the clutch was failing.

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I like your truck.

There is nothing like a new Clutch.:metal:

Only thing better than that.

Is a New Windshield that does not have all the Gravel chips in it.:chevy::chevy::chevy:

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I found the problem the clutch fork migrated somehow and broke