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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Portland Oregon
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
Thanks Leon I'll look into that down the road a bit as tough times have arrived in Burbanville.
 Last week I noticed that the drivers side exhaust was blowing a fair amount more white vapor than the passenger side when the truck was cold. Before I could take a closer look at it the weather got down into the 20's and snow was being forecast. Then last Saturday I went out to go to work and the truck cranked over a couple times and then the battery wouldn't turn it over. (So I hopped in the S10 and got snowed in at work with no snow tires. Oh yay! Those Firestone Indy 500 tire aren't much of a snow tire. Photo #2.) At the time I was thinking that it was cold and the battery was getting old or possibly I messed something under the dash when I was wrestling with the wiper motor replacement and now I have some parasitic load on the battery. Fast forward to today when I decided to get to the bottom of the issues. First I pulled the battery (Dated 9/19 not new, but not antique) and after hooking it to the charger it showed 8 volts so that was encouraging. Next decided to retorque the head bolts. However the inside of the valve cover wasn't very encouraging (Photo 1). All of the head bolts were all at torque. Then I started pulling spark plugs thinking I might be able to locate a bad cylinder and when I pulled #7 a couple tablespoons of antifreeze ran out of the cylinder. Uggggg.... I guess the battery is probably okay as it appears I hydro-locked the engine. Well I guess it's time to make a Summit order.
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help.  RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 |
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02-19-2025, 10:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Near Canon City ,Colorado
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
Dang it!
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'35 1/2 ton Pickup (bought 2020) '68 C10 Suburban (bought 2021) '72 K5 Blazer (bought 2013) '67 Stepside (bought 1997-sold 2021) '96 Bronco Eddie Bauer (inherited 2010) My 1st day here-'67 C10(sold)and '72 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=702056 "Another Blue Chevy"(1935) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799203  MIKE |
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02-19-2025, 11:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montezuma, Iowa
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
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Well, that sucks...  It looked like your weather had been kind of crappy lately. I hope it is something you can correct pretty easily. Good luck on it.
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Yesterday, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: So. Torrance, CA
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
Fingers crossed for you!
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
What a bummer, I hope it's not real bad.
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Yesterday, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Portland Oregon
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
Thanks everyone! I'll be popping the heads off next week.
Stay tuned I'm sure there'll be more carnage to view. 
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 |
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Yesterday, 11:41 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Vacaville , CA
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
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