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Offline 1979C20

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Carb and trans.
« on: March 29, 2011, 05:05:13 am »
my idle is starting to surge like like I have a vacuum leak, but I have minimal vacuum lines, just vax advance and pcv. The others are capped or looped. Could my base gasket randomly start leaking for no reason? And ny shift handle vibrates quite a bit while cruising, and today I went to bump it out of reverse and shift.it into first, and the.shifter popped and moved freely in my hand like it was broken. I about crapped. I pulled the boot off and the ahifter came out of the tower, so I made sure it was out of gear and not stuck in reverse, put the shifter back in and pushed the little cup down and turned it to lock it back in. I can only assume that means the spring on the bottom of the shifter is getting soft which cause the vibrations and also made it possibke to pop the ahifter out. Is there a way to fix this?
1979 SCLB C20 Q-jet 350 SM465 14b F.F. 4.10 G80
1989 GMC Suburban V2500 TBI350 TH400 4in lift 35's 14b SF

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Re: Carb and trans.
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2011, 06:23:21 am »
Sorry about typos, im posting from my touch screen phone and I have fatty fingers
1979 SCLB C20 Q-jet 350 SM465 14b F.F. 4.10 G80
1989 GMC Suburban V2500 TBI350 TH400 4in lift 35's 14b SF

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Re: Carb and trans.
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2011, 12:24:07 pm »
Was it locked down properly.  They are generally a bear to get out.

Offline 1979C20

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Re: Carb and trans.
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2011, 02:56:38 pm »
It was locked down properly, but to put it back on I was able to use just my hands and press it down and turn it. When I resealed it I needed channel locks and both arms to push and turn it.
1979 SCLB C20 Q-jet 350 SM465 14b F.F. 4.10 G80
1989 GMC Suburban V2500 TBI350 TH400 4in lift 35's 14b SF