What were they thinking (92 S-10 blazer 4.3 spark plugs)

I know that this has been posted before but its got to be said again. WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING, Puting the steering shaft DIRECTLY in the way of the Number 3 spark plug. Hell you need hands the size of a 5year old to get the damn plug started. Jeez what a pain in the ass. Thank you for letting me bitch

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seeray
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Mike Levy

Yes, my 92 is easy if you go through the wheel area. I don't even pull the tire. Just reach in with a log extension and take it out.

Lannie

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LS

I had to unbolt my steering column to get to it, Ihave a 98 Sonoma 4x4 4.3 Vin W so obviously, thru the whole life of the Vortech 4300 V6, the decided to be asses and not fix that problem :(

Jason

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Jason Sobol

Is it really the fault of the engine that GM did this? Yeah, the

2nd-gen trucks need the steer>I had to unbolt my steering column to get to it, Ihave a 98 Sonoma 4x4 4.3
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Mike Levy

Yes, a 350 V-8. I have seen multiples of those in S10's....

~KJ~

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KJ

Not from the factory...

Offhand I do believe that there have been bigger V6s out there though, albiet none of them from GM (I think).

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SBlackfoot

No not from the factory, it was just a joke.

~KJ~

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KJ

Take both front wheels off, pull the flap back, get a seat, and remove all of them this way, almost fun! A Wobble extension makes it nice also. Andy

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Andy & Carol

there have been the 305, 351E, 351M, 401, 432 and 478 V6's in old 60's GM trucks

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Ron

WTF are you talking about? The 6-cylinders offered in the 60's were the 250 and 292 (there was one smaller one, can't remember the size). None of them were V-motors, they were all inline. Nuthin' bigger that's a gasser.

Doc

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"Doc"

Hi, Doc. He's talking about GMC only. Most of those sizes he mentions were for full-sized trucks like dump trucks. I used to drive some of them with the

305 and 401 V-6s in them. The 305 in a truck with a 15 ton load of sand was a real dog! Also, there were a few GMC pickups out here in farm country with the 305 in them, but were rare. This was in the very late 60s-early 70s. Dale K.
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hantayo

FYI: in the 60's in medium duty trucks gm DID offer a 500 ci V6 engine. it was somewhat of a pig, but it did exist. -Pete

250 and 292 (there was one smaller one, can't remember the size). None of them were V-motors, they were all inline. Nuthin' bigger that's a gasser. Doc
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pete carb

p.s. the smaller inline 6 was a 194 ci. my friend had one in a chevy II

250 and 292 (there was one smaller one, can't remember the size). None of them were V-motors, they were all inline. Nuthin' bigger that's a gasser. Doc
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pete carb

That's the one! Spec was 90 HP, 110ft lbs or something like that wasn't it?

My buddy has a 64' Fleetside with a 292 and it went pretty well, but the 250 was a bit of a pig. Reliable, but doggy.

Doc

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"Doc"

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Ron

i had a 65 chevy II with the 194. i installed a 3 spd with electric overdrive on it and would cruise 70 @ 1200rpm. wasnt fast, but it was a nice cruiser.

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Ron

Re: "Hi, Doc. He's talking about GMC only. Most of those sizes he mentions were for full-sized trucks like dump trucks. I used to drive some of them with the 305 and 401 V-6s in them. The 305 in a truck with a 15 ton load of sand was a real dog! Also, there were a few GMC pickups out here in farm country with the 305 in them, but were rare. This was in the very late 60s-early 70s. Dale K."

--------------------------------------------------------------- Last year at the sod farm I talked to a guy with a 1969 (I think) GMC custom camper with a 351 V-6.

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Brian Orion

Well I'll be goddamned......................never seen any of those before.....................thanks for the education!

Doc

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"Doc"

there was a 307 V6 in the 60's.... was in the same generation as the trailing arm/coil spring rear ends... I forget the years. There's a guy who lives down the road from my parents that has one... pretty neat truck.

-Bret

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Bret Chase

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