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Door switch for courtesy lights on 1974 c10

Today at 01:57:48 pm by fiddler | Views: 112 | Comments: 5

I have a titled 1974 chevy C10 with parts from a multitude of vintage. The switch that turns on the dome light when you open the door (door jam switch?) has failed. Turns out the spring has springed too many times and is now in pieces. So I ordered replacement from truck. it's too long. It appears the 1973 and 1974 model switches were shorter. Does anybody have a source for these switches? The tube after the hex area is proud by .23 inch. Suspect was supposed to be .25 but is appears a bit mushrooomed by 52 years of opening and closing the door. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Noisy AC Compressor

April 14, 2026, 09:36:00 am by fiddler | Views: 543 | Comments: 3

i have a titled 1974 C10 Stepside. Lots of different years of parts on it so I say titled. The engine is a 350 with no port for a mechanical fuel pump so maybe an 80s block? Anyway it is using R134 gas for cooling. The compressor is stock. I think the guy who replaced it for me years back said an A4. Anyway it is cooling great but is annoyingly noisy. Has been noisy since it's installation, but I am becoming more annoyed by the noise. Is there an after market compressor that is known for quiet operation? Any way to quiet down the compressor? Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks in advance for your response.

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Fuel Lines from the top of the tank to the selector valve replacement

April 11, 2026, 11:49:49 pm by 78 Chevyrado
Views: 768 | Comments: 3

Well they've dried up and cracked and are sucking air now. Trucks been sitting for a few months cuz I haven't gotten to it yet.

Which do you guys think is easier, Raise the bed enough to access them (bed bolts were removed 18 years ago and tack welded to the bed floor) or drop the tanks (which have never been removed from new)?

I think it's gonna be raise the bed. What's the best way to do that? Do I have to remove the step bumper? I last replaced those hoses 18 years ago when the bed was off for painting but we didn't have ethanol gas back then. I have new good hoses for that now, just askin which you think is easier, I think it'll be raising the bed.

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Windshield and Backglass Chrome Locking strips Question

April 11, 2026, 11:43:16 pm by 78 Chevyrado
Views: 838 | Comments: 6

So both my Chrome Locking strips on both windshield and back glass have yellowed like they all do. The rubber Gasket was installed around 2008 or so. Do you think it would be a problem for me to put a new lock strip in that old of a window gasket? I want them to look new again but I don't want to cause leaks or tears in the old gasket by installing them. If I need to put in a new gasket I'll wait a good while longer to replace them...lol

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Battery cable replacement

April 10, 2026, 08:01:42 am by Rough75C20
Views: 1770 | Comments: 15

Hello,

Simple question just to double check. I want to replace the positive battery cable on my truck. The new cable doesn’t have the splice with the smaller cable that splits off to go to the back of the alternator. Can I just run a separate wire from the positive terminal to the back of the alternator instead of splicing it like the original cable with the red plastic box? Any idea what gauge this smaller wire needs to be? Should I add a fuse? The splice in the red box currently doesn’t have a fuse. The new setup would be just a large positive cable to the starter and a smaller wire going to the alternator directly from the positive terminal.

Thank you

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