Suburban K20 1986 Silverado - "Silvester"

[kikkegek]

I installed a timing tab i can see from the front of the car to be able to check my timing.

installed a mr gasket 8" balancer timing tab....added some BLING to my ride. hahaha








also replaced my broken choke pulloff with a working one from a friend.

[motornut]

gee gotta remember to buff that,ma bling is dirty
but looks like yours

[kikkegek]

hahaha, I only have to make a new mark for timing..because this tab is in a new position...

did you do that yet?

[motornut]

nope I think i have the older block,diff from you....dip on drivers
dosn't the mark change,by the block style
but i havn't seen my timing light in a while,to see where it is since i've been twisting the dist

[kikkegek]

Today addded a mr gasket 929 kit to my ingition.

new weights, bushes and springs. used the softest springs, because I mainly drive on LPG and that can take faster advance and less advance.


dont really notice a difference. Will have to waite untill I get gas the next few couple of times.

[pat386]

Always love seeing people across the pond enjoy our steel! Nice ride!!
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[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by pat386

Always love seeing people across the pond enjoy our steel! Nice ride!!
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thanks man! Appreciate it.

I am gettin close to finishing my HID Projector Retro.

The Morimoto Mini H1 projectors seem to fit my headlight bowls perfectly and I tested them 2nite in the backyard (yes, in the Netherlands, we have small backyards)...

[kikkegek]

installed them last night to see if they are also projecting straight mounted in the car and they seem fine.

check out the difference in output between top is halogen en bottom is projectors with 5000k bulbs

[motornut]

they look great
quite a difference
bigger then my back yard,sure can't get a truck back there lol

[kikkegek]

finished my Xenon projector Retrofit.

gotta glue the lenses back tomorrow and then throw them back in the car.

[kikkegek]

update. headlights mounted. here are some pics:


















http://youtu.be/-nQZ7nf1kIQ

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

Today addded a mr gasket 929 kit to my ingition.

new weights, bushes and springs. used the softest springs, because I mainly drive on LPG and that can take faster advance and less advance.


dont really notice a difference. Will have to waite untill I get gas the next few couple of times.

Take that out, ASAP. Those plastic bushings wear out fast, then the weights start egging out on the posts. If anything, just use those weights with the stock springs and bushings.

[68Timber]

The headlights turned out sweet.

[kikkegek]

he Bruiser, thanks man!

are you saying that about the bushings from personal experience?

[68Timber]

Yes, and by the time mine was worn out I had tossed the factory weights and springs. I bought new kits to keep it going but they never lasted long.

[kikkegek]

thanks but the curve of the factory springs is way too slow. I need fast advance, because I drive LPG 99.9% of the time.

I'll check the bushings regurlarly, thanks for the warning.

[68Timber]

You can use the lighter Mr. Gasket springs with the stock weights and bushings. Hold on to them if you still have them.

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by BRUISER

You can use the lighter Mr. Gasket springs with the stock weights and bushings. Hold on to them if you still have them.

I still got them. I never throw away stuff, because here in Europe things are a lot harder to get then over there with you guys. But I think the stock weights were worn out..

[kikkegek]

finally some snow over here!

and now the engine broke down.

it used over a quart of cooling liquid last week and the cooling system had pinut butter like residu in it.

monday the local shop is checking it out for us..

for now...enjoy..

[motornut]

hope things arn't too bad with the block
how did you find the lights driving?
are you going to make another set?

they sure look cool,clean install

[kikkegek]

hahaha, thanks, thats funny. Quad setup would be very cool yes...but expensive and time consuming..need t spent my money probably on th engine.

the shop is gonna look at it monday.keep you posted

[kikkegek]

shop called today.

they think the engine runs supersmooth....thats the good news, hahaha.

they will replace the headgasket and while they are at it, they will check if I need to replace the heads with refurbished ones (new seals, flattened, etc)...probably will...

and then everything is fine again....pretty happy about that.

[motornut]

great,thats good news

[kikkegek]

got the car back! And everything is fine again. We were lucky, because they discovered that one of the old heads had two cracks in it. On was not repairable. Theb didnt charge us extra.

glad we can cruise again!

[will scratch]

Please tell more about the natural gas system for fuel is that you originally installed.