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    Trade In

    And that is why you buy on the last couple days of the month. I am guessing that this deal wont be available tomorrow morning. Prices have dropped a bit since January I guess. I had no problem getting 13.4k trade in for my 07 LTZ.
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    New owner of a 08 Z71 Tahoe!...with questions

    Maintenance wise you should consider replacing all filters and all fluids, especially coolant and brake fluid. Let the dealership run the vin number for any outstanding campaigns or recalls. Even if you do not replace the serpentine belt, pull it off and spin all of the pulleys checking for...
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    Daytime running lights

    It's not so much that people don't notice, though I am sure that many actually are oblivious. Removing the headlight housing calls for removing the front bumper cover. Removing the housing is the only way that I can get my hands in to address my light issue. That is a lot of effort for a...
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    Will Autotrack II hurt my transfer case?

    Actually you are not entirely correct. At least for 2007 the Autotrak 2 fluid was the recommended fluid for transfer cases with the auto mode. The requirement must have been changed at some point after that.
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    Will Autotrack II hurt my transfer case?

    If you have the auto option on your transfer case knob, then you need the autotrak 2 fluid. If it does not have the auto, then use dex vi.
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    6.2 or 6.0 swap

    His LTZ is a 5.3 and is already geared to 3.73. Are you going to rebuild whatever you put in? Or will it be a basic fix the leaks and drop her in? If you are going to rebuild anyways, you can pull more than the difference out of your stock 5.3l for less than the cost of the 6.0l or the 6.2L...
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    A/C only cools, not cold at all.

    R134a is difficult to get a good reading with using good gages, let alone the junk they put on those cans. Therefore, it is a common and preferred method to do as Sumo recommended. It is not common for most people to be able to do this safely and properly, so you should have the evacuation and...
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    Found Possible Break In...

    The stock alarm is so so at best. I had a rear window completely broken out and it never set the alarm off. I am guessing that that was because they never opened the door. That sucks about your weatherstripping and that scratch on your door. On the bright side, that stuff is pretty easy to...
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    CNC Heads, Shorty Headers and other engine mods..

    I believe the reason that you cannot find the stall rating of these torque converters is because they are electronic lockup and controlled by the TCM. Which I interpret to mean that it is programable. However, automatic transmissions are not a strength of mine, so I could be way off.
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    Do I need a transmission cooler on a 2012 Yukon Denali?

    I haven't bothered to look at instructions for a trans cooler in a very long time, but make sure that you get it installed correctly. You will want line from the trans to go into the cooler, then into the radiator. So your flow path will be something like Trans >> Cooler >> Radiator >> Trans...
  11. J

    2011 suburban making a squeaking/squealing sound from drivers rear

    Glad you figured it out, but they should have found it when they "block sanded" your pads and rotors...:hmmm2:
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    CNC Heads, Shorty Headers and other engine mods..

    A couple of things first: -That electric water pump added to the HP number for the stock engine. There were also no paralytics from the alternator, power steering pump, ac compressor or tensioner/idler pulleys. -The shorty headers vs the long tube headers will affect your numbers. -Those...
  13. J

    Hub Replacement time

    Look around. There is a procedure that someone posted for greasing these sealed units. If yours is not loose, then I would give greasing it a try. Never tried it, but I would risk a dollar or so of grease to save $100+ on a hub. Assuming that I can afford the time to pull that corner apart...
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    Looking for brake upgrade

    What Crash Test Dummy said. Change your brake fluid. I used to be a fan of switching between the super gold and the super blue fluid, but the super blue has gone the way of the dodo. For your application, pretty much any decent fluid will do the job. Recently, I will use any of the name...
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    2011 suburban making a squeaking/squealing sound from drivers rear

    It's good that they sanded both sides. I am assuming they checked that the pad had enough life left that you are not hearing the 'squealers' telling you it's time for pads. Ok, so your squeak is outside the cabin, constant at any speed but goes away when you press the brake pedal and it...
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    2011 suburban making a squeaking/squealing sound from drivers rear

    Hopefully when they sanded your pads and rotors, they did both sides. If not, that could make your ride pull towards the side that they worked on if you have to make a hard stop. A few questions: Is this a speed related noise? Louder or quieter the faster you go? Is it engine speed related...
  17. J

    What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    It will depend on where the duty cycle is at on his stock injectors on his current tune. Judging from the recommendation to not run e85, I would guess that larger injectors are needed. I would probably look at injectors from a flex fuel 6.2L if you want to add e85 to your tune. I am not a fad...
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    What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    At this point, he would also need a retune (obviously), but with that tune he will probably need the alcohol sensor re-enabled and the ethanol maps added back in. he will not 'need' to fuel up solely at e-85 stations IF everything is added back in correctly. His ECU will be able to recognize...
  19. J

    Ready to burn this thing. PLEASE HELP!!!

    I had the same electrical issue. It ended up being the positive wire coming from the battery. I usually just had to give the wire a bump and everything would come back. Replaced it and everything was back as it should.
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    Cleaning Leather Seats

    I am a fan of saddle soap and the soft bristle brush found in the shoe shine kits. It wont remove dye from blue jeans, but it did an amazing job of getting all of the dirt out of the creases and grains in the light gray leather in a BMW that I used to own.
  21. J

    Magniflow to quiet. Whats next?

    Too quiet seems to be a common complaint of the oval Magnaflow mufflers. The round magnaflow mufflers don't have that sort of feed back from people. I suspect that that will be true for just about any oval vs round muffler that is a straight through design like yours. I would recommend...
  22. J

    Tuning up my xl 2500

    Dude, it's your money and you can spend it that way if you want, but like Drakon mentioned, there are other options. -For the tires, I would only suggest that you get a set with a load rating appropriate for your 2500. -Slotted and dimpled rotors are purely aesthetic in the case of your 2500...
  23. J

    Coolant Pressure 6.0L Vortec

    The temperature going up after the engine has been turned off for a few minutes is normal. You basically lose coolant flow through your engine when you turn it off, but the engine is still hotter than the coolant so it will continue to shed heat into the coolant until you start it back up, or...
  24. J

    2008 Yukon 2500, need a lift?

    You got your wife to daily a Yukon XL 2500? Props. Your Yukon is not currently leveled, the slope of the driveway just makes it look that way in the picture that you posted. Saying that you want a "295" tire to clear is pretty meaningless without more information. To have the best chance...
  25. J

    Coolant Pressure 6.0L Vortec

    An '05 and an '07 have different part numbers. Doesn't mean that it wont fit or work, but something is different.

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