RooTBeeRthe1st
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You? Heating up brakes?! Nooooooo..... Haha
What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?
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RooTBeeRthe1st
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197,500mi
Added some coolant because I still haven't fixed the leak in radiator.
Added a quart of oil since she always uses 2 quarts through a 5, 000mi change interval.
Trying to get to 200,000 on these tires which is definitely pushing my luck, but of course, I just got a screw in them, first puncture of these tires, almost at 50,000 on them.
Figured what the heck and played with my plug kit and actually got it to seal up on the first shot pretty good.
Was only going to do that to run over to the tire shop and get it patched anyway instead of throwing the spare on. But it's holding way better than I thought so I'll just leave it and get the next set of tires on order.
Tire was down to 22 PSI but still didn't trigger the low pressure warning light
Got down to three PSI when I pulled the screw out and reamed the hole to put the plug in.
It's been holding for 24 hours now and I put 50 miles on it.
Added some coolant because I still haven't fixed the leak in radiator.
Added a quart of oil since she always uses 2 quarts through a 5, 000mi change interval.
Trying to get to 200,000 on these tires which is definitely pushing my luck, but of course, I just got a screw in them, first puncture of these tires, almost at 50,000 on them.
Figured what the heck and played with my plug kit and actually got it to seal up on the first shot pretty good.
Was only going to do that to run over to the tire shop and get it patched anyway instead of throwing the spare on. But it's holding way better than I thought so I'll just leave it and get the next set of tires on order.
Tire was down to 22 PSI but still didn't trigger the low pressure warning light
Got down to three PSI when I pulled the screw out and reamed the hole to put the plug in.
It's been holding for 24 hours now and I put 50 miles on it.
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plug are solid these days.
I don't even patch things anymore. not worth the hassle. my new tires got a nail in it few weeks after I got them. tire rack has free road hazard but honestly not worth the hassle to deal with. plug it and done. should he solid till at least the wear bars.
I don't even patch things anymore. not worth the hassle. my new tires got a nail in it few weeks after I got them. tire rack has free road hazard but honestly not worth the hassle to deal with. plug it and done. should he solid till at least the wear bars.
My wife will go what's that smell? Lol
Grady_Wilson
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I agree, I've been using plugs for years and years now and I have not had an issue with one for almost 2 decades.
Only tire I will actually have patched after I plug it is a motorcycle tire.
2 weeks ago I was out running errands one Sunday and I ran into a no crank issue. I tried several times until it finally cranked and fired up. In those attempts I did hear the relay single click each time. Though I was going to be stranded. Figuring my starter or the solenoid was going out. Plus recently having the engine replaced it could have been a loose wiring issue. As you could imagine my OCD went into orbit.
However when it did fire up it was very strong and sounded like it was fine. It did it again the next few stops. But those times it only took 3-2 tries. I got it home. First thing I checked was the battery cables and stuff that could have been disturbed during the motor install, grounds and such. Everything looked fine.
On a whim and following my gut instincts, I decided to pop open the under hood fuse box and start poking around. I wanted to check the relays and swap some around as a test. When I removed the starter relay I saw this:
However when it did fire up it was very strong and sounded like it was fine. It did it again the next few stops. But those times it only took 3-2 tries. I got it home. First thing I checked was the battery cables and stuff that could have been disturbed during the motor install, grounds and such. Everything looked fine.
On a whim and following my gut instincts, I decided to pop open the under hood fuse box and start poking around. I wanted to check the relays and swap some around as a test. When I removed the starter relay I saw this:
Very slight bit of that green corrosion on the blades. I swapped a fan relay into there and "see sawed" it in and out to try and clean the socket prongs. It fired up no problem after that. Of course I was still puckered in case it was another problem. I ordered a couple new relays and they showed up a few days later. I installed them. So far it's been performing flawlessly. Knock on wood.
Grady_Wilson
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You post makes me a want to go out and pull every relay and check the condition of the contacts.
I dissected the old one for your viewing pleasure and commentary.
