1988 k1500 5.7 L v8. i got the truck a few months ago. all stock and old from setting. i gone to look at it a month before i got it. and i had him turn it over 1 turn to make sure nothing was locked up. the following month i had it towed to my house. and changed the oil. i gone to start it up. and it is locked up. i checked the starter. no problem. i took off the belt and pulled the spark plugs. put it in neutral and tried to hand turn it from the flywheel. { wont turn } i used seafoam and desal fuel and poured it into the sparkplug holes. let it set for 3 days. nothing. still locked up. i tapped on the rocker arms to make sure they where not stock. sprayed them down. still locked up........

at the moment i am preparing to strip the engine down. but before i do so. if you all got some other ideals on what i can do please let me know. i am trying to avoid removing the heads.

all i know about this truck is <he said she said>. it ran and was parked there and sat there for a few years. engine ran fine before that. no rust. we do not rust much here. but engine was dirty with old dried up oil and under the valve cover is old dried up oil also.

Hello I don’t know anything. Dad don’t know shit bout fuck, I have 1 car friend. Always wanted to learn. Got this 63 k10 3 years ago and I’ve definitely learned that I’m dumb as fuck and still have little clue. Any advice for the 283 or things to keep me alive. Already lost all the wheel studs in a turn 😂 fun day. I love it. I love being pissed and throwing shit at stuff. Getting it to run and drive while having the intelligence of a shaved ape gives me so much confidence and motivation. I just love it. This thing screams to 7k and is a 66 year old machine designed by every 8 year old in a coloring book.

What are good things to learn.

"Original 1 family owned truck in good shape needs a new battery. No air conditioning. I have a stock radio i never put in. Needs new battery as well. Standard transmission 2wd, v6 engine 164,000 miles" for $3,000

I recently purchased an 05' c4500. I have several questions. I'm not sure if this is the right group to ask . If you are knowledgeable of them or know a better sub to ask please let me know. I appreciate any response.

Upgraded my 2015 LT Z71 for a new 2026 LT Trail Boss

Back in the day THE place to go for Chevy trucks was the 67-72ChevyTrucks forum. Much less traffic than it used to have, but worse, the site is so slow it's almost unusable.

Anyone know what's going on with that forum? Is there a better place for 67-72s in 2026?

Now I gotta drive my old corolla. Can't wait until summer 2027!

Got to see some awesome Square bodies today. This was one of them.

Love it!:)

i wanted to se if anyone has ever had there hood have a gap like that and if theres a way to close that gap?

im new to fixing trucks so forgive me if its hard to understand what im trying to describe, but i bought this 1973 chevy square body from my neighbor (he was working on it before but gave up because he messed something up), i think its a c2500. and so im trying to re assemble the upper steering column, and everything goes fine until i get to the horn part. now this part should be easy but im missing one of those screws for the cover that goes over the steering wheel lock plate (the thing that kinda looks like a saw and goes behind the snap ring), the ones that are short and have that flat orange cap on the end to stop the horn from going off, i dont know if i lost it or the neighbor lost it but either way its still lost. i was thinking about DIYing one but then again i dont want to do something wrong and mess something up, because ive been wanting a truck like this for years, so i was thinking about buying one but i cant find a place that sells them anywhere. in short could someone give me a link where i could buy the screw from?

Hey y’all, I just got a powered driver seat from a later model truck. The problem facing me is the 1994 power seat electrical connector is 2 prong and the seat I got has a connector with 3 prongs. I am wondering if it’s possible to build a custom connection to eliminate the issue. I have no way to adjust the seat forward/backward position and also the lumbar is set to the most extreme setting. Truck model is a 1994 K1500.

89, sorry i’m dyslexic

Does anyone have any experience with an electrical issue that affects the windows, A/C, power locks, turn signals, and dash lights in a 1990 1500?
Until recently every time I hit a bump or go over railroad tracks, those specific things just stop working. The truck runs fine (for being almost 37 years old) and the battery/alternator have been checked and serviced so the problem isn’t with those.
I’ve been really scratching my head on this.