She's going back home for Christmas until Wednesday. Just me and the dog.
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1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)
- Thread starter Babaganoosh
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Me and you and a dog named Boo....
4 years ago today I brought that boat anchor of a 6.0 home.
We will give a moment of reverence in honor of the day.
Ok, now we're moving on. Burnout videos?
Don't temp me lol, last time Shawn had to tell me to cool it down 
Ho lee shit.Don't temp me lol, last time Shawn had to tell me to cool it down
In one week we've had a post with fumes telling us to get back to the tech, and now Shawn was the one saying to take it easy.
I feel like we are in an alternate universe
Another set back..... No idea where my flex plate bolts are. Looked through the box and thy are gone.
Went to the hardware store goes from m10 to 12 and went into orielys and the guy told me he has never hear of a flex plate so I walked out.
Guess I'll get them tomorrow through work from the dealer.
Went to the hardware store goes from m10 to 12 and went into orielys and the guy told me he has never hear of a flex plate so I walked out.
Guess I'll get them tomorrow through work from the dealer.
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
Probably could get them from summit and have them tomorrow if you order today.
Be cheaper of I over nighted them from work. I work at a dealer.
But hey I got a show car engine lol.
To bad the rest of the truck isn't this clean.
To bad the rest of the truck isn't this clean.
Went to the hardware store goes from m10 to 12 and went into orielys and the guy told me he has never hear of a flex plate so I walked out.
Oh the joys of trying to get parts. Yea I shake my head sometimes at the questions they ask to find parts on their computers.
Is that a a 4WD wiper or a 2WD wiper? What engine does it have? It might make a difference...
Is that a a 4WD wiper or a 2WD wiper? What engine does it have? It might make a difference...
I'm glad everybody knows everything about the parts business.....
I'm glad everybody knows everything about the parts business.....
Beat me to it, some of the questions they ask are really not that bad. I work at a dealer in parts so I can feel their pain.
Some of the catalogs are ridiculous and the parts are named something completely different.
The key to the business is knowing the slang and thinking outside the box
I'm glad everybody knows everything about the parts business.....
Not claiming to know everything about the parts business. But some of the questions are downright ridiculous (which is why I made fun of the windshield wiper questions).
And I'm often unsure how to best answer their questions. I have pieces of at least a dozen trucks, each from different years, floating through my fleet. And explaining my needs has become downright tedious. I regularly get lectures about how "the computer says this part won't fit your rig." So I have to be careful what I ask for.
Rig #1
If I want rear axle stuff, I have a 1997 G3500 express van
If I want front axle outers, I have a 1978 K20 pickup
If I want engine stuff, I have a 1982 6.2-powered [any-kind-of-truck]
If I want body stuff or front axle inners, I have a 1984 K10 Suburban.
If I want a fuel pump, I have a 1988 6.2-powered K10 Suburban
If I want a fuel filter, I hafta lookup a random NAPA number (no idea what OEM application was).
Rig #2
If I want parts for the back of my body (tail lights), I have a 1967 C10 pickup.
If I want parts for the front of my body or the chassis, I have a 1983 K10 pickup.
Same for engine parts, unless it involves the fuel pump (1988 6.2 Suburban) or the intake manifold (6.5TD of unknown year).
Rig #3
Body & engine from 1986 Blazer. Except that it's a CUCV, so it's really a 1984 model produced during the 1986 model year (
). And then modified.Rear axle from 1979 C20 or C30 (not sure)
Front axle from 1985 K20 pickup.
Transmission from a 1993 K3500 6.5TD dually.
Bell housing from 1986 SomethingOrOther
Clutch M/C & pedals from 1987 C10.
Seats from 1994 K1500
And then, being a CUCV, much of the electrical system doesn't match the part numbers in their catalog.
These are just the OEM parts that my head rattled off. Not to mention numerous aftermarket parts, and all the stuff that I forgot. Or the mods I have yet to complete.
My rigs just don't fit their questionnaire, period.
I have found like you said, just go off the oem application for the part you need.
A lot of my engine stuff was a guess, it's a mix of 02-04 stuff.
A lot of my engine stuff was a guess, it's a mix of 02-04 stuff.
Our system we use at work doesn't usually ask goofy questions, but every once in a while we get the questions that just make no sense.
Where do you work at?
