Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | i remember reading about rust under the windshield - i'll pull the dash a little and see what it looks like... i know in my old '95 water came in from the top of the windshield... | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 | Both the 87 and the 89 I have know needed heater cores re-placed.......
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| | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | i've got a couple pics here, showing the rust and i found, i think, where water is coming in from- that'll be the last pic... the driver's side is perfectly fine... Mill supply has this panel for $40 so i'll either buy it from them or grab it off of Rosalyn... | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,552 Likes: 137 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,552 Likes: 137 | That don't look so bad.My buddy's 78 had huge holes.We had to put down new metal and relocate the passenger seat about 2.5 inches back. Arianrhod:2003 Chevy Astro Black Magic: 1985 Dodge B-250 Serenity:1985 Chevy G-20 The Outcast:1983 Ford club wagon Luna 1974 VW bay window transporter Freedom:1990 Ford E-150(parts van) Outcast Vanners van club Support your local 2% | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | yeah, it should be an easy fix - i was just surprised at the rust whereas the rest of the van is great...!
i' going to put swivels in the front, so i'll be pulling both bases to completely cover the floor... | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | ok, now i know why it won't run... that's the #4 exhaust pushrod, and the intake was very loose... so either the lifter's stuck into the block from being revved to high, or the piston smacked the valve... either way - this 305's days of living in my '84 are over... | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | Ouch! Time for a 350, maybe? | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | time for a 350 definitely...! can't wait to take the 305 apart and out - lookin forward to this very much actually...! | | | Re: 84 Chevy '20... | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,265 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,265 | 350! mm...lol good move | | |
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