anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400 engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8
yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner

On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000

CORRECTION..sorry about that..its a G10/G20..not a C version

Had to reread that and it clicked in my puny little brain..

actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400 engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8
yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner

On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400

"Transmissioin"...again..doing something else and didnt get my head
wrapped around what I wrote until after I reread it 2x

Old age..my attention span..sob.....shrug

engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8 yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner

On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400 engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8
yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

Chebby Parts Dept guys will likely laugh in your face. "Nah, we
-never- had those."


https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

"Egad!" said the Ford man, now Toyota.

1) it's a Chebby,
2) it's in that stripped shape,
3) you want to smog it in _California_

and you _still_ want to work on it? Eek! Good luck. Yer a braver
man than I, Gunga Din.

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Chebbies are notorious for this and many models took shims for
decades. See if this is one of those (interference fit sounds like it)
and grab some.

Make sure you know the engine year/model/cid and tranny. They'll tell
you which starter you need. Then source one _anywhere_ else for 1/4
of their price. Hopefully, you can get by without another flex
plate/ring gear, but they're a lot cheaper than flywheels.

Do you use your forklift as a hoist for this kind of work, standing?

--
My desire to be well-informed is currently
at odds with my desire to remain sane. --Sipkess

On 7/19/2015 4:49 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400

"Transmissioin"...again..doing something else and didnt get my head
wrapped around what I wrote until after I reread it 2x

Old age..my attention span..sob.....shrug

engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8 yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner


Maybe in a pet store aquarium department. I've used their air fittings
often.

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 06:45:38 -0400, Tom Gardner
wrote:

On 7/19/2015 4:49 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400

"Transmissioin"...again..doing something else and didnt get my head
wrapped around what I wrote until after I reread it 2x

Old age..my attention span..sob.....shrug

engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8 yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner


Maybe in a pet store aquarium department. I've used their air fittings
often.

That stuff will withstand normal environmental heat in an engine
compartment?

Gunner

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 05:08:25 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 06:45:38 -0400, Tom Gardner
wrote:

On 7/19/2015 4:49 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400

"Transmissioin"...again..doing something else and didnt get my head
wrapped around what I wrote until after I reread it 2x

Old age..my attention span..sob.....shrug

engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8 yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner


Maybe in a pet store aquarium department. I've used their air fittings
often.

That stuff will withstand normal environmental heat in an engine
compartment?

Gunner
As good as the original crap did, perhaps??

wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 05:08:25 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 06:45:38 -0400, Tom Gardner
wrote:

On 7/19/2015 4:49 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:35:08 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

anyone know where I can get a good set of vacuum line connectors
for a early 80s Chevy C10/C20, with a 350 engine in it? Engine has
60,000
actual miles on it..was new from GM when we did the conversion back in
the early 90s.

The vacuum line connectors to the various bits on the manifold and
carby are going bad..simply rotting away and Ill need to replace them
all before putting the old girl back on the road.
Its a early 80s phone company van converted to a camper..well..it was
at one time. We lifted the body (C10) and slid a 3/4 ton frame/drive
line/power plant under it...stuck in a new motor and a few years
ago..put in a Turbo 400
"Transmissioin"...again..doing something else and didnt get my head
wrapped around what I wrote until after I reread it 2x

Old age..my attention span..sob.....shrug

engine. Its not been on the road in at least 8 yrs or more.

Any suggestions?

https://picasaweb.google.com/1040422...02602/ChevyVan

One further thing..the starter was replaced by the last driver..and it
only engaged half the flywheel..the bendix gear only traveled about
half the distance it was supposed to move..only about halfway across
the flywheel gear. I tore up the teeth on the starter a couple
months ago trying to get the old bitch started..so I need to replace
the starter..they are cheap enough..but I need to get the "right one"

Gunner

That stuff will withstand normal environmental heat in an engine
compartment?

Gunner
As good as the original crap did, perhaps??

You can buy packs of the correct fittings and line at
Advance/Oreilly/PEPBoys and any of the better parts places like NAPA or
Parts Plus stores.

--
Steve W.