JMUBullnose Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Don't know what you found, but we have some 302 vacuum diagrams here: Documentation/Underhood/Vacuum Diagrams/302. But that may not include yours. If you know or can find the calibration code I can probably find the right diagram. Yup - that's the exact diagrams I found! I'll have to see if I can find the calibration label this afternoon when I get home! I was browsing RockAuto late at night last night (bad idea...) - I noticed they had window regulators/motors available now. I'm beyond fed up with the LMC kit that has slowly been falling apart. Do you think I could pull the LMC guts and put in the parts available on RockAuto? AC Delco parts at Rock Auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Yup - that's the exact diagrams I found! I'll have to see if I can find the calibration label this afternoon when I get home! I was browsing RockAuto late at night last night (bad idea...) - I noticed they had window regulators/motors available now. I'm beyond fed up with the LMC kit that has slowly been falling apart. Do you think I could pull the LMC guts and put in the parts available on RockAuto? AC Delco parts at Rock Auto I'm not sure what "LMC guts" you mean, but I think that part from Rock Auto will bolt into your door and give you a very reliable system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 I'm not sure what "LMC guts" you mean, but I think that part from Rock Auto will bolt into your door and give you a very reliable system. This is good to know! My grandfather installed the LMC window kit years ago - now the internals are starting to skip and grind on the way up/down. Almost making it useless. So what I'm hoping to do is get those regulator/motor combos, install and still use the switch that is on the door from the LMC kit. (This guy...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 This is good to know! My grandfather installed the LMC window kit years ago - now the internals are starting to skip and grind on the way up/down. Almost making it useless. So what I'm hoping to do is get those regulator/motor combos, install and still use the switch that is on the door from the LMC kit. (This guy...) You will probably have to do some minor wiring as it isn't likely the LMC connectors will plug into the factory connectors that come with the ones from RA. But it shouldn't be a big deal at all. And, it is possible that the LMC unit didn't use the factory holes in the door. But the ones from RA will. So they may not go back into the same holes, but the holes should already be there. The factory power window units bolt into where the factory crank units go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 You will probably have to do some minor wiring as it isn't likely the LMC connectors will plug into the factory connectors that come with the ones from RA. But it shouldn't be a big deal at all. And, it is possible that the LMC unit didn't use the factory holes in the door. But the ones from RA will. So they may not go back into the same holes, but the holes should already be there. The factory power window units bolt into where the factory crank units go. I like this idea. I think I know my March project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 And of course, the cowl drains behind the front wheel wells, on either side of the firewall. How do I get to those? Internal kick panels or pull fender liner? From the inside you pull the plastic panels by your feet. You’ll see the inner panels screwed in under there. I pulled the cowl up on mine and vacuumed in there and where the blower motor and resistor are. Pulled the inner panels and pulled out the most of it by hand then vacuumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 And of course, the cowl drains behind the front wheel wells, on either side of the firewall. How do I get to those? Internal kick panels or pull fender liner? From the inside you pull the plastic panels by your feet. You’ll see the inner panels screwed in under there. I pulled the cowl up on mine and vacuumed in there and where the blower motor and resistor are. Pulled the inner panels and pulled out the most of it by hand then vacuumed Great - thanks grumpin. I don't know how it is for y'all but it rained most of last week and will rain most of this week. Of course this past weekend when I planned to work on the truck, folks had other ideas. I'm complaining too much, got 1.5 bed loads of fresh oak rounds to split for next year thanks to my Dad and his pickup. Speaking of heavier loads, has anyone put Gabriel shocks on their trucks? I saw Rock Auto had some at a decent price. I'm also planning on switching out the leaf springs/shackles/hangars this spring to a F-250 set so the backend won't sit down so much when I do haul something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Great - thanks grumpin. I don't know how it is for y'all but it rained most of last week and will rain most of this week. Of course this past weekend when I planned to work on the truck, folks had other ideas. I'm complaining too much, got 1.5 bed loads of fresh oak rounds to split for next year thanks to my Dad and his pickup. Speaking of heavier loads, has anyone put Gabriel shocks on their trucks? I saw Rock Auto had some at a decent price. I'm also planning on switching out the leaf springs/shackles/hangars this spring to a F-250 set so the backend won't sit down so much when I do haul something. It is so wet here that we have water standing where its never stood before. And more rain in the forecast. On the rear springs, there are several F250 springs. The ones on Big Blue are way too stiff. You don't want them! They are the same ones Bill/85lebaront2 has on Darth, which is a crewcab F350, and they don't flex at all on bumps. When the engine for Dad's truck was delivered Tim placed it on the rear of the bed and partially on the tailgate. In other words, at the point where all of the weight was on the rear springs. And that 400 just barely flexed the springs. It is sprung way too stiffly for my likes, so I plan to pull some leaves out and go with air bags to level things up when/if I have a heavy load on it. The hope is that by doing so I'll get an acceptable ride out of the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 It is so wet here that we have water standing where its never stood before. And more rain in the forecast. On the rear springs, there are several F250 springs. The ones on Big Blue are way too stiff. You don't want them! They are the same ones Bill/85lebaront2 has on Darth, which is a crewcab F350, and they don't flex at all on bumps. When the engine for Dad's truck was delivered Tim placed it on the rear of the bed and partially on the tailgate. In other words, at the point where all of the weight was on the rear springs. And that 400 just barely flexed the springs. It is sprung way too stiffly for my likes, so I plan to pull some leaves out and go with air bags to level things up when/if I have a heavy load on it. The hope is that by doing so I'll get an acceptable ride out of the truck. That's a great insight Gary! I'll have to pay attention and figure out which one to buy when the time comes. I'm assuming the ones you have installed are some sort of Heavy Duty model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 That's a great insight Gary! I'll have to pay attention and figure out which one to buy when the time comes. I'm assuming the ones you have installed are some sort of Heavy Duty model. Big Blue's GVWR is 8600 lbs IIRC. So yes, those are HD springs. In your case I'd seriously consider air bags rather than heavier springs. You can keep the ride you have and then level things up when you put a load on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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