92 Sonoma

[GMC91]

Im bout to try to round up enough scrap metal to buy me a fuel filter, air filter, and some lucas cleaner. Hopefully that will get the motor running smooth again. Also, I traded my 305 the I just got done putting back together for a set of 15in wheels and tires. Ill get pics of them once I get them. There are 2 reasons I traded, 1 he was my friend, and 2 I cant stand driving much more on the wheels I got lol.

[GruntMoanCough]

Originally Posted by GMC91

You can fill it up with fluid and drive it for a few hours before you need to top it off agian, where is the most common places for these to leak at?

I think the slave cylinder would have to be replaced, like spudz posted, if you haven't already. Probably cheaper than all the fluid you would be going through.
I'm thinking that maybe Seafoam would be more effective in cleaning the fuel system. Scroll down and it shows how to clean the injectors, etc.

http://www.seafoamsales.com/how-to-u...treatment.html

[GMC91]

I went and bought the air and fuel filter and a bottle of lucas already. If the lucas doesnt help it, then I will try some sea foam. And actually I mis-judged the leak, I got to top the fluid off maybe every 2 days.

[USSkoval]

The slave will need replaced. If you have the 4.3, it will be very hard to bleed the air out of it.

Here is my '91 4.3 5 speed longbed, it's a great truck. It only cost me $30 to lower it. The springs were given to me, so I only had to buy the rear blocks and u-bolts.

[GMC91]

Mine is a 2.8, but so far its been 2 days and I havent had to put fluid in it. I did get some different wheels on it though. Looks a lot better now, looks like a truck again IMO. I do have a question, I was having to use the truck to hual a motor to my friends house, and the truck shook so bad in 1st and 2nd that it was hard to shift. But when I have no weight in the bed, it rides smooth as a baby's bottom.

[spudz]

that shaking is the clutch contaminated by fluid from the leaking slave.

[GMC91]

Ya I know the slave needs to be replaced, but I dont have the money for it just yet. I know its only like $30-40 but I wont have that for awhile. But I think some of the vibration is also the driveshaft, its very easy to move it around under truck.

On a side note, here are the new wheels.

[GMC91]

Does anyone know where I can get a good how-to on the slave replacment? Im gonna attemped it this weekend.

[GMC91]

What is a good muffler that will sound good on my 2.8? I dont want no crappy popping sound or anything like that, I want a nice tone for the truck. It will have to be a single in/dual out muffler, and I am keeping the cat on the truck. Even though I might do a high flow or something for it.

[GMC91]

Replaced the clutch slave cylinder today. Found out exactly why the thing was leaking, the rubber seal thing that the rod goes through was wallered out.

[Zane M]

Originally Posted by GMC91

What is a good muffler that will sound good on my 2.8? I dont want no crappy popping sound or anything like that, I want a nice tone for the truck. It will have to be a single in/dual out muffler, and I am keeping the cat on the truck. Even though I might do a high flow or something for it.

I have a Magnaflow single in/single out on my '88 S10. I think it sounds great. Not "ricey" but a nice deep tone(well, as deep as a 2.8 gets). I don't really think you'll gain much by going dual out, but that is strictly my opinion.

[spudz]

not bad at all

[BarryB]

nice patch work, I have a 91 s10 2.8 . I had a mufflershop remove my cat and install a flowmaster I had from a junk car i got. sounds pretty decent and after the cat was removed my truck started running better. feels like it unleashed a pony or two. but it's still a 2.8 not to many gerbils can be unleashed without some major mods.

[jb1016]

Nice work with the patch panels!

[GMC91]

Thanks guys, this was my second ever attempt at making patch panels. Not to bad for a ball pin hammer and a bench vise.

[GruntMoanCough]

You're getting pretty good at rust repair. Is that the only spot you have to deal with?

[GMC91]

Yup, its the only rust hole anyway. There are to more holes, one under the seat and on in the roof. The one under the seat had a rubber hose with some wire running through it and the one in the roof is the CB antena. I plan to patch them when I get from Texas.

[spudz]

I just put a jack under the door and use a drift and hammer to knock the pins out, then a big pair of channel locks to get the bushings out and install the new bushing. If im not mistaken I think they may be two different size bushing for each pin so make sure u put the right bushing in the right spot before installing the pin or it will be just a loose as before.

[GMC91]

This is starting to be routine, get one thing fixed something else breaks, either by my foolish self or the truck. I got the bolt that was stripped out of the passenger side seat belt and I replaced the door pins. But I was loading scrap Thursday night and I shattered my back glass It was my own fault and I wasnt mad at anyone or anything, just kinda stood there as it shattered lol. I was throwing go-kart pistons in the bed and clipped the corner of the glass.

[GMC91]

Ran into a little problem, I need new alternator brackets, but where do I find them? The bracket on the bottom broke off, and so did the one on the side towards the drver side of the alt. Does anyone know where I can find some after market stock brackets at?

[GMC91]

Not really an up-date, just some pics of the little beast.

Back glass the night I shattered it.



Taken out, drove like this for a week. It was cold...



This is one of the bolt I had to remove, this was the passenger side seat belt bottom bolt.



I also replaced the door pins on the driver side, door shuts and opens nice and easy now.



The truck earning its keep, for a $600 truck, it has defiantly paid for itself by a long shot.





I ended up have 1500LBs in the bed of the truck, brought me $150, plus some aluminum. It totaled out to be $179.

[GMC91]

What wire comes from the fuel sending unit and goes to the gauge?

[v8blaze]

its most probably the sending unit. Mine only works when its almost to E and it just bounces around when it does. Once you put any gas in it, it just goes way past F and stays there until your almost out of gas. Its done the same thing with 2 different guages. Its possible it is the guage, but s10s are notorious for having sending unit problems.

[GMC91]

Been doing some body work past 2 days. Gonna try to paint it over my Christmas break.

Had to shrink the 2 spots you can see in the hood. Started filling one dent, Im guessing someone decided my hood was a seat and left a nice size dent. Not deep, but wide. Well here are the pics.

Here is were I started yesterday



Todays progress





Tomorrow Im gonna get the hood done, hopefully, and start on the driver side fender. Tell me what ya'll think so far.

[spudz]

looks good, your not afraid thats for sure! I don;t know what brand filler your using but dont use bondo brand. get like some cheap evercoat or something.