86 5.3 C10 Swap
04-21-2013, 09:08 AM
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Everything is together all the fluids are topped off and turned the key and nothing. I didn't have much time to do much i did swap the coil connectors and still it just cranked. I noticed it didn't turn over to fast. The MSD is grounded to the back of the head a.d the hot wire is connected to the old coil wire. I haven't checked for spark yet. That's on the agenda along with a bigger batt'ry. If all else fails Im going to need a crank or cam sensor.
04-22-2013, 12:14 AM
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I was wrong to jump to conclusions about a sensor. I regrounded my negative cable and it fired right up. Now i get to work on something else like my caprice then again one project is never really done, lol.
04-23-2013, 07:29 PM
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Im glad my box didn't fry either. I did get to take the truck out. It ran great it wanted to stumble a little bit, it may have been where it wasn't warmed up. I think i may need to invest in another cooling fan or i got some grime in the steam port piping because it got a little hot when i pulled in the driveway.
05-15-2013, 09:58 AM
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05-15-2013, 11:17 AM
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I went to napa and got a p/s repair line. It came with a 16mm fitting and 6" of hard line. I flared the other end of it and put a 3/8" hard line fitting. I think the threads were 5/8x11 or 5/8x18 and used a coupler. The other side i just used a hose clamp and a piece of rubber hose.
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05-18-2013, 10:57 AM
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lol. Zone you did a swap on a later model truck what pan did u use. Do u know if there are any difference in the frames from yours to mine.[IMG]
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05-21-2014, 09:39 AM
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A year later I've got around To The 5.3 that blew up in my truck. It lost compression and was over heating. The drivers side didn't look that bad when I took the head off but the passengers side was a different story. The passengers head has a chunk missing between 2 & 4 cylinder combustion chambers. Has anyone else seen this? The drivers side can this be honed out or does it need bored?
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08-21-2014, 09:16 PM
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truck looks good man,i had a question iam doing a similar swap5.3 l33 with a hair dryer on it. my question is how did you do your alternator wiring? i have the 2 wire plug in it,my battery is in the bed with the ground on the frame and positive ran to the starter. the wires i got from the junk yard had a battery cable for the negative side with a 8 or 10 pin plug in it.... what do i need to get this thing to charge?
08-29-2014, 09:17 PM
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truck looks good man,i had a question iam doing a similar swap5.3 l33 with a hair dryer on it. my question is how did you do your alternator wiring? i have the 2 wire plug in it,my battery is in the bed with the ground on the frame and positive ran to the starter. the wires i got from the junk yard had a battery cable for the negative side with a 8 or 10 pin plug in it.... what do i need to get this thing to charge?
