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    Can I use gasser downpipes?

    Does the small bock down pipes fit the hangers?
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    Can I use gasser downpipes?

    Hey guys I was wondering if I can use 454 down pipes on my m1028? I read that you can but I thought I would ask. I just want the front half of the exhaust to be smooth bends and not that rinkle bend stuff
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    Please help me figure out what’s wrong

    I have a m1028 1986 th400/208/456gears with the stock 235/85/r16 tire size. According to rpm calculators at 3000 RPM I should be going a little over 60 miles an hour. I’ve also been told that there are individuals doing 65 miles an hour at 3000 rpm i’m doing 35 miles an hour at 2000 RPM i’ve...
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    What should my speed be with overdrive?!?!?

    As far as I know, I’ll get her vendors only has one gearing ratio, and that As far as I know, I’ll gear vendors only has one gearing ratio, and that’s .78
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    What should my speed be with overdrive?!?!?

    I installed a tack onto my alternator and as far as I can tell, it’s reading correctly at idle it’s at 650 High idle around 800 and 35 miles an hour I’m doing around 2000 RPM without overdrive with overdrive I can do 45 miles an hour at 2000 RPM
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    What should my speed be with overdrive?!?!?

    Do you have a stock setup with gearvenders?
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    What should my speed be with overdrive?!?!?

    Yes, you can feel the overdrive kicking in and you can see the RPMs drops
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    What should my speed be with overdrive?!?!?

    Hey guys, I recently installed a gearvenders over drive into my truck stock 456 gears and 235/85/r16 tires I love the set up my only issue is I found a post on here that said that with the overdrive turned on but he was doing 45 miles an hour at 1800 RPM or something like that and 75 miles an...
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    Gm 14bolt yoke bolt not lined up

    Is there a way to tell if I need to replace it or not?
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    Gm 14bolt yoke bolt not lined up

    Hey guys I Took my yolk off my rear axle because I was putting in a overdrive unit and I wanted to replace the pinion seal on the axle while the driveshaft was out and I marked the bolt with a paint pen and I used some carb cleaner and it came off of the splines but it was still on the bolt, but...
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    Sm465 swap questions

    I’m going to be swapping in a sm465 in place of my th400 and I’m wondering, do I need to shorten the front drive a shaft at all? do I need to relocate the transmission crossmember? i still have the 24v starter do I need to modify the hydraulic bell housing to have the 24v starter fit? I e been...
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    Over charging issue

    Hey guys I rebuilt gen1 for the fourth time in a row and finally the light went out after turning the key and the tach works again but the resting voltage of the truck is 34 V when I first stop the truck when it’s running today at measured 40.8 V and the voltage gauge is in the green and the...
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    Front battery not charging

    Hey guys, I have a weird issue I have a vdo 4K tach in my truck that stopped working when you turn the key the needle moves up to zero and when you turn on the engine the needle goes up to 200 rpm then back down to zero but never holds at 200 RPM just goes up and goes back down when you turn the...
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    Vdo tach stopped working

    Hey guys I put a vdo 4K tach in my truck about half a year ago and all the sudden it stopped working you can see it’s getting power because the needle rises up to zero but when the truck is running it doesn’t read anything and I didn’t mess with the switches on the back to calibrate it I didn’t...
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    receiver options

    Hey guys, i’m trying to find a receiver for my m1028 and I don’t wanna drill new holes and I don’t wanna cut anything apart to make it fit I also have a spare tire under the bed and I’m worried about the shackle mounts getting in the way what are my options? Every form I’ve read people say they...
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    Alternator driven diesel tach?

    Great thanks!
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    Alternator driven diesel tach?

    Do you when what settings I need for the tach?
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    Alternator driven diesel tach?

    So you have the isspro? Does it matter witch one? Also how did you hook it up to the alternator?
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    Alternator driven diesel tach?

    Hey guys, I’m looking for a 2 1/16 size tach gauge and I found a isspro gauge but it saids “ sensor required“. Has anybody not used the sensor and wired one up to the alternator? Or does anybody know of any 2 1/16 diesel gauges that wire up to the alternator I found 4000 RPM gauges that say they...
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    Why is the truck leaning on the drivers side?

    I posted some pictures of the rear to me the driver side leaf pack looks not as arched as the passenger side and all the bushings look fine
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