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  1. EddieC

    Drive with lift glass open?

    Ever notice how the rear glass gets dirty? There is a vacuum back there when driving and it will bring the exhaust fumes into the cabin through the opening. I wonder how many kids were put to sleep in rear seat of the old Vista-Cruiser type wagons. You could do like our dogs and hang heads out...
  2. EddieC

    Dimmed Backlit Dash and Radio/HVAC Lights

    My Tahoe has a dial to adjust the gage and radio lights and I leave it fully bright (just below illuminate dome) but when the system dims it's not bright enough. Now for a "DUH" moment. I ran across a video showing where a fellow cleaned the little ambient light sensor nipple and it affected...
  3. EddieC

    Dimmed Backlit Dash and Radio/HVAC Lights

    Not my year but I watched a video on a 2006 and it was major surgery to get the dash top panel off. Not possibly worth it just to chase dimmed dash reporting lights.
  4. EddieC

    Dimmed Backlit Dash and Radio/HVAC Lights

    I just replaced the Head/Fog Lamp switch (with oem) and all the functions work but the intermittent dim problem persists. Is there a light sensor somewhere? I see a little dark half sphere far forward on the dash that may be it, but I hope not because it must be inaccessible from below.
  5. EddieC

    OEM parts on Amazon?

    Right, the last thing I got from them came in an envelope with printing on it stating that the envelope replaces a box.
  6. EddieC

    Protective masks?

    Working on, at present, new fireproof blanket in the wood stove, painting various metal objects, running the mower over the parched earth to collect leaves (that's a desert dist storm!). There is a bit of concrete slag on a wall that could use grinding but it may be left alone. Those are...
  7. EddieC

    OEM parts on Amazon?

    Rock Auto is my "go to". They are not a fast as Amazon but not bad, three or four days and the parts are in oem packaging and appear to come from car dealers. Their pricing is better than Amazon. So I just cool my jets and wait for delivery. As for Ebay there are known trustworthy sellers there...
  8. EddieC

    Protective masks?

    Looking for ideas or guidance on getting protection from dust, grindings and occasional oil enamel fumes. Is there a mask that can swap filters to cover many potential risks in hobby and around the residence? I tried looking at 3M products but there are so many items that it got confusing.
  9. EddieC

    HVAC Temperature Sensor?

    No tech2. Swapped the sensor s I'll see what happens. The original one had quite a bit of fibers in the fan so maybe that was the issue. It was not making any audible noise. Funny, but not, that the oem replacement in a sealed GM bag had "made in China" imprinted on it. On closer look, the...
  10. EddieC

    HVAC Temperature Sensor?

    I see that sensor grille at the driver's side headliner, not the back seat. I got the new sensor in but I will warn that anyone trying that needs to be prepared to lose some skin on the hands. The is very little slack in the wire so I had to really squeeze in there and the headliner is really...
  11. EddieC

    Dimmed Backlit Dash and Radio/HVAC Lights

    Right, the dimmer knob (or shaft) works day or night. At the end of the rotation the dome lights turn on. My problem is that the dash lights randomly dim themselves without my touching the dimmer, When I say randomly, it's just that. It could go many days and then dim and come back to the...
  12. EddieC

    Dimmed Backlit Dash and Radio/HVAC Lights

    Thanks, I missed that.
  13. EddieC

    HVAC Temperature Sensor?

    Thanks. It seems I've replaced one of those some 20 years ago on a previous Tahoe but it slipped my mind. I recall the "headliner" part of it.
  14. EddieC

    HVAC Temperature Sensor?

    Recently our 2008 Tahoe dual HVAC system needs the heat controls turned way up (80 degrees) ti get hot air from the system. I am assuming that there is a temperature sensor somewhere in the cabin that might be needing attention or replacement. If that could be the problem, where is it. Any other...
  15. EddieC

    Dimmed Backlit Dash and Radio/HVAC Lights

    My 2008 Tahoe backlite dash/instrument/radio/radio lights seem to randomly get very dim and a while later they brighten up to normal without any input on my part. This occurs (randomly??) during the daylight and I don't know what could be causing it or how to fix it. Any ideas?
  16. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    That's about what I said to the Emissions Dept lady and she said "she doesn't make the rules". And we have 10 more years before the Tahoe is off the hook for testing. Do Tahoes last 26 years?
  17. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    I missed my test (by not knowing when it was due) some years ago and after paying the late fee (that bill came in a flash) I asked when I have to get the test now that I paid up; I was told don't worry about it. Draw one's own conclusion.
  18. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    Ok, after a hundred miles down the highway at 55 mph today the computer came completely back to ready state and passed the emissions retest. There was still a downside to passing the retest as the state cut the next test schedule spacing in half so one year instead of the standard two years. I...
  19. EddieC

    Does any use a Fumoto oil pan drain valve?

    I have a ValvOMax on two vehicles and love them. No more mess on my hands from turning out the drain plug. I was wary of the Fumoto but the ValvOMax has a double seal; the check valve ball is the primary seal but the dust cap has a seal in it and functions as the secondary seal in the event...
  20. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    Put the new valve on today after having to scramble around town to find an adapter wiring pigtail. Thanks GM for changing the wire plug socket shape in the oem valves that you manufacture now and not include the wire or even a warning! The aftermarket valves seen for sale include the adapter...
  21. EddieC

    Gas Cap Question

    Not by a long shot. OEM GM cap is around $38+ now a days. For a gas cap!
  22. EddieC

    Gas Cap Question

    My (yellow E85) gas cap clicks when I assume it is tightened but I just noticed that even after that point of tightening there is some play (rocking) in the yellow part of the cap. Am I wrong to expect that it should feel snugged down and not be able to be wiggled? I see that there is a...
  23. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    Today the only one still noted as "INC" was the obed system so some progress is made. Waiting on the valve delivery.
  24. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    There were three "not readys", probably because I had done CEL reset a few days before only for a P0449 code. I didn't realize that the action would erase other stored data but the CEL alone would be a test failure. The three things not ready were Oxygen sensor, Heated Oxygen sensor and the EVAP...
  25. EddieC

    Emissions Test Issue

    I have on oem on order. I can't afford therapy. Good video.

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