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slowboy72 · 07-04-2007, 12:22 PM

Hey everyone it's good to finally find a knowledgeable group with the same interests.
Got a 72 GMC Fleetside and am about as mechanically inclined as a rock.
I am on a steep learning curve right now though.
I want to replace the spark plug wires right now and have no idea what to use.
The baby has a 350 in it supposedly original, numbers faded.

killer71 · 07-04-2007, 12:26 PM

Ahh, now that's a classic!!! As I am about as mechanically inclined as a log, I'll let others chime in here. WELCOME!

eedgell · 07-04-2007, 12:43 PM

Welcome from western Colorado!! Please think about becoming a site suporter, because this place is 10 times as valuable As any repair manual that you would give the same $'s for. The guys here are very helpfull, and friendly. Plus they post pictures of what they are talking about. Enough about that. Go to your local NAPA parts store for your tune up needs. They can get you all fixed up with the good stuff.

eedgell · 07-04-2007, 12:46 PM

One more thing. The numbers on you engine for ID are stamped in and wont fade. Passanger side, front of the engine where the head bolts to the block ther is a small block or pad, that sticks out from the engine block with numbers stamped in it.

black05stxjt · 07-04-2007, 12:57 PM

welcome from texas

krue · 07-04-2007, 06:15 PM

Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Just go to a good parts store and tell them what you're putting them in. Replace the wires one at a time to make sure you don't get the firing order out of sequence.

DAJ 67 · 07-04-2007, 07:04 PM

From Missouri. Nice truck and glad you found us. Join the board when you get the chance. You'll be glad you did. Great benefits.

**LockDoc** · 07-04-2007, 07:54 PM

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Welcome from the corn state!

Get some good wires and they will last a long time and won't short through the insulation. (not Wally World) Take it slow and do it right the first time.....

LockDoc

slowboy72 · 07-04-2007, 08:05 PM

Thanks for making me feel at home everyone. Glad I found the site.

07-04-2007, 12:22 PM	#1
slowboy72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ottawa Posts: 4	72 and new to the group Hey everyone it's good to finally find a knowledgeable group with the same interests. Got a 72 GMC Fleetside and am about as mechanically inclined as a rock. I am on a steep learning curve right now though. I want to replace the spark plug wires right now and have no idea what to use. The baby has a 350 in it supposedly original, numbers faded. Attached Images __________________ slowboy72 72 and still goin'.

07-04-2007, 12:26 PM	#2
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: 72 and new to the group Ahh, now that's a classic!!! As I am about as mechanically inclined as a log, I'll let others chime in here. WELCOME! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

07-04-2007, 12:43 PM	#3
eedgell It's the air up here Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 710	Re: 72 and new to the group Welcome from western Colorado!! Please think about becoming a site suporter, because this place is 10 times as valuable As any repair manual that you would give the same $'s for. The guys here are very helpfull, and friendly. Plus they post pictures of what they are talking about. Enough about that. Go to your local NAPA parts store for your tune up needs. They can get you all fixed up with the good stuff. __________________ 1971 cheyenne k10 4 speed np 205 454 BB factory a/c Never drink down stream of the herd! Eric

07-04-2007, 12:46 PM	#4
eedgell It's the air up here Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 710	Re: 72 and new to the group One more thing. The numbers on you engine for ID are stamped in and wont fade. Passanger side, front of the engine where the head bolts to the block ther is a small block or pad, that sticks out from the engine block with numbers stamped in it. __________________ 1971 cheyenne k10 4 speed np 205 454 BB factory a/c Never drink down stream of the herd! Eric

07-04-2007, 12:57 PM	#5
black05stxjt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 16	Re: 72 and new to the group welcome from texas

07-04-2007, 06:15 PM	#6
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: 72 and new to the group Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Just go to a good parts store and tell them what you're putting them in. Replace the wires one at a time to make sure you don't get the firing order out of sequence. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-04-2007, 07:04 PM	#7
DAJ 67 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mount Vernon, MO Posts: 96	Re: 72 and new to the group From Missouri. Nice truck and glad you found us. Join the board when you get the chance. You'll be glad you did. Great benefits.

07-04-2007, 07:54 PM	#8
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,593	Re: 72 and new to the group - Welcome from the corn state! Get some good wires and they will last a long time and won't short through the insulation. (not Wally World) Take it slow and do it right the first time..... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-04-2007, 08:05 PM	#9
slowboy72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ottawa Posts: 4	Re: 72 and new to the group Thanks for making me feel at home everyone. Glad I found the site. __________________ slowboy72 72 and still goin'.



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