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tblough · 03-31-2003, 03:09 PM

Hello,

I recently recieved a 1984 C10 with an inline 6.

A couple of years ago it had it's head planed down due to warping. The gentleman who did the work is a pretty good backyard mechanic. However, I have vacuum lines that are all over the place and I'm not sure what is supposed to go where.

Can anyone point me in the right direction of figuring out what gets plugged into where? This is a great concern because I didn't pass Ohio's emission test and their is little to no vacuum going to the distributor.

Thanks,

mckpaul · 03-31-2003, 06:28 PM

Welcome to the board! Don't know if I'm having a network problem or what, but it's Monday afternoon the 24th and from the looks of my screen, no one has posted at all since Friday night. Anyway, go here:

http://www.cybrrpartspro.com/Chilton...7CH04_IDX.HTML

There's a bunch of vacuum diagrams there.

Hope that helps!

tblough · 03-31-2003, 09:41 PM

Thank you! I couldn't find the info at the library or from a dealership.

This forum is great! I'm hooked.

gchemist · 04-01-2003, 12:10 AM

Hey another newbie!!
Welcome to the board. You'll be swapping that I-6 pretty soon.

tblough · 04-01-2003, 11:36 AM

If I did swap I'd move up to a 292. I beat the truck in my younger years, my father used it for hauling coal and shale up and down Pennsylvania hills, It never died (except when we ran it with no oil). Although it doesn't have much power, I fell in love with the inline 6. What I would like to do, however, is drop a five speed in it and learn more about what rear end ratio would suit for highway traveling since I moved to the flat lands of Ohio. Posi-Traction would be nice. My wife continues to remind me of budget constraints too.

gmcbob · 04-01-2003, 09:39 PM

Holy Cow Paul!! That site is a gold mine! Thanks for the post!

03-31-2003, 03:09 PM	#1
tblough Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 42	Newbie Vacuum Rats nest Hello, I recently recieved a 1984 C10 with an inline 6. A couple of years ago it had it's head planed down due to warping. The gentleman who did the work is a pretty good backyard mechanic. However, I have vacuum lines that are all over the place and I'm not sure what is supposed to go where. Can anyone point me in the right direction of figuring out what gets plugged into where? This is a great concern because I didn't pass Ohio's emission test and their is little to no vacuum going to the distributor. Thanks, __________________ tblough I love my Truck! '84 Custom Deluxe C10 LWB Inline 6 250ci 4.1L 2wd Last edited by tblough; 03-31-2003 at 03:12 PM.

03-31-2003, 06:28 PM	#2
mckpaul Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 300	Welcome to the board! Don't know if I'm having a network problem or what, but it's Monday afternoon the 24th and from the looks of my screen, no one has posted at all since Friday night. Anyway, go here: http://www.cybrrpartspro.com/Chilton...7CH04_IDX.HTML There's a bunch of vacuum diagrams there. Hope that helps! __________________ Paul 1984 Chevy C-10 LWB/305

03-31-2003, 09:41 PM	#3
tblough Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 42	You are awesome Thank you! I couldn't find the info at the library or from a dealership. This forum is great! I'm hooked. __________________ tblough I love my Truck! '84 Custom Deluxe C10 LWB Inline 6 250ci 4.1L 2wd

04-01-2003, 12:10 AM	#4
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Hey another newbie!! Welcome to the board. You'll be swapping that I-6 pretty soon. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

04-01-2003, 11:36 AM	#5
tblough Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 42	Swap I-6 If I did swap I'd move up to a 292. I beat the truck in my younger years, my father used it for hauling coal and shale up and down Pennsylvania hills, It never died (except when we ran it with no oil). Although it doesn't have much power, I fell in love with the inline 6. What I would like to do, however, is drop a five speed in it and learn more about what rear end ratio would suit for highway traveling since I moved to the flat lands of Ohio. Posi-Traction would be nice. My wife continues to remind me of budget constraints too. __________________ tblough I love my Truck! '84 Custom Deluxe C10 LWB Inline 6 250ci 4.1L 2wd

04-01-2003, 09:39 PM	#6
gmcbob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 57	Holy Cow Paul!! That site is a gold mine! Thanks for the post! __________________ Bob 1978 GMC Sierra Classic K15 Shortbed, 350/350/NP203, 31's on Rally's, Restored to Stock Condition. Two-tone Russett Metallic / Buckskin. 1987 GMC Sierra Classic V1500, Longbed, 350 TBI, NP205, 33’s on Chrome Spoke with 4” Suspension Lift. Black. 2014 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax Crewcab



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