Thread: chev 302's back from the dead

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from what i see i see alot of headstrong stuborn people on here that like to argue about anything and everything....
I like to come on here and talk to people cause i'm bored i have 2 step daughters and a pregnant girlfriend who is due on june 27th and i work full time art an auto parts store. So i don't get to work on anything as much as i used to and i'm dieing to work on my 48 dodge truck but yet i'm couped up watching kids, working, cooking dinner, helping doing homework, putting kids to bed, I don't drink and hang out with friends anymore when i use to go out every friday and saturday night, i didn't go to any car shows that i wanted to over the summer, the only thing that i've got to do is work on my dads car and its been a month since i've touched it since i don't have time and i might get her back together by this spring i'm hoping. but otherwise i work my ass off and have a stack a bills and i don't dare do anything to blow money cause we might need it for food, power, heat, whatever. and its so frustrateing and stressful to struggle month to month. but yet i come onto this site to try and get away from that for a while to bullshit about cars and engines and share what i do know since i don't get to work on them as much as i'd like to.

Yeah i hear you denny i'm always looking for a better paying job to try and get ahead and be able to afford to do the things we use to and then some cause we would like to buy a house by next fall. Right now we're renting a trailer house from a family friend for $300 a month plus all utilities and car payment and insurance cel phones house phone internet propane it all adds up ya know and gets overwelming at times and kinda shows no hope of doing better. plus having stuff pop up like my 97 s10 GMC jimmy broke down and wonder where we're going to get the money to fix it?

speaking of which its a 97 GMC jimmy 4x4 and i used it to try and pull out my 91 s10 blazer to get that going for a 2nd vehicle. but it has push button fourwheel drive and when i had the tow strap hooked up i put it in 4hi and started to pull out the blazer and it would go into 2hi on its own so then i tried 4low and started to pull and it went into 2hi again when you start to break traction then when i tried to put in in 4hi or 4low again the buttons were flashing at me so i gave up and drove it home well when the old lady took it the next day to go to an appointment it broke down when she got into town it started making a grinding noise so she pulled into a gas station and my sister rescued her and they brought it to the shop. I'm wondering what it is do you have any ideas?????????????

Originally Posted by DennyW

I understand. I have seen many days like that. Just keep going forward, and things will be ok as you make a little headway. When the winter breaks, that's going to help a lot also, as you know. Hang tight, and keep the family ties tight. Keep your spirits up, and think it could be worse, then, it's not so bad where you are at. That's what I do.

yeah i know but its harder than you think the econome sucks here in duluth MN hard to get a job and have you seen the housing market there are tons of forclosers here and even if you do get a job the pay sucks and then they slap you in the face by offering you part time LOL it sucks here so bad that me and candy talked about moving south where there isn't snow and gets as cold a 40 degrees but i mean what do you do sell everything and start over or what??

i work at checker auto parts and i have a interview at napa today so i hope its better than checker. it sounds to be cause their looking for someone to work fulltime morning shift lets just hope the pay is better

[QUOTE=That 4x4, you say is push button. Does that mean you have a vacuum setup ? If so, probably water is frozen in the lines. Make sure you put a good drier in line with it. Other things, like un even tire sizes will cause trouble also.[/QUOTE]

I don't really know i know the older ones like my 91 were vaccume but this one has a electric motor on the transfer case to select 2hi 4hi 4low? its a 97 4dr S15 GMC jimmy SLE 4x4 4.3 vortec and either a 700R4 or a 4L60?

my 91 is a 4dr 4x4 with a 4.3 TBI & 700R4 and a new process (NP) transfer case NP 205 or 208 or something?
as far as tires they both have new tires the 91 has 29 x 9.5 x 15 aggressive tread and the 97 have new goodyears on them 235/75R15 all season

Originally Posted by speedy55779

Like you should talk Eric you were quick to run off at the mouth at alot of people. I'm the one who origonaly posted this thread to see what people thought about it and all it is is a bunch of arguing bullshit. and as far as you talkin about the 289 and turbo's and whatever, i collect old car magazines and i have a 1969 hotrod magazine where they have a naturaly asperated 289 at 450hp with solid cam and lifters and i was saying what we could pull out of it today with all the aftermarket parts that are out today compared to 1969. P.S. maybe some people don't want to use their real name because of the whole identity theft shit.......

What people are you taking about??
Can you be a little more specific??
I was not talking about you or some article you read in any mag.

Now is a real good time to be nice and help others . COOL

Originally Posted by tango

Now is a real good time to be nice and help others . COOL

Yes,I will try and be more helpfull.

I am a bad mannnnnnnnn......Bugs Bunny

Originally Posted by erik erikson

Yes,I will try and be more helpfull.

Me to . Hay lets get back to the 283/302 build . What heads do you think would be good for a 302 . With 11.5.1 C/R Over 525 lift cam strip only 2800lbs car with a 488 gear 4000 stall ? COOL

Originally Posted by DennyW

Yes, good luck with that full time job. For a long time as I worked my way through things, I worked a full time job, and a part time job, for a long time. Girls are very expensive when they get older. I seldom got over 4 hours sleep. Yes, it is hard to get above water, but, just stick with it, and never give up.

That 4x4, you say is push button. Does that mean you have a vacuum setup ? If so, probably water is frozen in the lines. Make sure you put a good drier in line with it. Other things, like un even tire sizes will cause trouble also.

i got the job and start on feb. 18th to do a 2wk notice with checker as far as my jimmy i'm worried its going to be some big $$$$$$ cause it has to do with the tranny and four wheel drive if you think its froze up then whats the grinding noise? i don't know cause i wasn't with her when it happened and you know how it is when the mrs. tells you about noises and stuff.

Originally Posted by tango

Me to . Hay lets get back to the 283/302 build . What heads do you think would be good for a 302 . With 11.5.1 C/R Over 525 lift cam strip only 2800lbs car with a 488 gear 4000 stall ? COOL

What pistons are those??

The DZ 302 Type Pop up ones .

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I am a bad mannnnnnnnn......Bugs Bunny

now that there is funny i do not care who you are