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  1. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    I've heard of that and I'll have to look into it. Thanks.
  2. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    I don't think I've mentioned it yet but I have already flushed the engine with diesel twice. New filters for each time and I'm planning on flushing with an oil change after that.
  3. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    It definitely cranked and started normally besides the knocking. I plugged the drain pan's reservoir so I could easily take a picture. That's why it looks so full. I didn't think of the oil cooler. Thanks for that. Would it not flush with the rest of the oil though?
  4. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    Was just thinking... Shouldn't I have gotten an engine code or two by now?
  5. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    Hey! We don't need that negative attitude around here! Let's say that did happen... Would I be able to tell if that's what happened if it still makes the same knocking sound when I get it running again?
  6. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    Gotcha. I don't know for sure but it seemed like the knocking was louder coming from the wheel wells and not as loud from the engine bay with the hood open. That's what I remember anyway.
  7. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    I think I've heard that about the 5.3L with one of those cams as well. So are you saying it would be much better to go with a 6.0L instead of one of the 5.7L's?
  8. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    So I could hypothetically order one of those crate engines from the dealer, swap them, and I wouldn't notice any differences besides more power? Why do you say they were tailored for cars?
  9. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    I would love to have a larger engine! We'll see what condition this one is in first... Did they make a 5.7L for this year?
  10. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    I had time to drain the oil at lunch but didn't have time for anything else. I sent the pics to my dad and he said without a doubt there's antifreeze in there. Judging by pictues online, it could've been a lot worse. I will check the underside of the filler cap. I do drive short distances to work.
  11. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    I ordered an oil analysis kit and I'll let you know the results. It'll probably take awhile. I guess that's about all I can do at this point. There's a million things running through my mind right now... I do not know what kind of heads I have. They're the originals as far as I know.
  12. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    Alright. So is the engine salvageable then?
  13. Justinj360

    Coolant in Oil - What Now?

    Started the truck this morning (2004 GMC Yukon 5.3L Flex 206k miles) and immediately noticed a knocking sound (with doors closed and windows rolled up). That was unusual so I shut it off, got out of the truck, opened the hood, and looked for anything obvious. I noticed the coolant reservoir was...
  14. Justinj360

    Best CV Axle for 3" Lift?

    I was hoping for a simpler route... I'm not too worried about wearing through them a little faster. If they wore out 25% faster I'd be fine with that.
  15. Justinj360

    Best CV Axle for 3" Lift?

    Looking for good quality CV axles for a 2004 GMC Yukon AWD with 3" keys. Up until now I've replaced everything in the front end with ACDelco Professional parts for the 200k mile service. The CV axles from ACDelco are very expensive though. They're about $350 each. Is it worth it to use those...
  16. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    I just talked to a friend who has a fairly mild torsion bar lift on his Silverado and he said basically what you are saying. To find an offroad specialist shop and he recommended the one he's always gone to. Okay I'll try Jeff too. Who does this Jeff work for? I'll let you know what I find.
  17. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    I appreciate the long detailed response. I definitely learned a lot. However, I just remembered I was having this same issue before I had the kit installed. I had the stock keys cranked up a bit and I started noticing the tops of the tires were kicked out. By a bit I mean maybe 1". Even after...
  18. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    Correct me if I'm wrong but from my basic understanding of alignments, they put in what vehicle they're working on and the machine brings up the factory alignment specs? Then the tech adjusts the suspension to match those? Since my vehicle isn't noticeably lifted could they just be putting the...
  19. Justinj360

    Head gasket replacement checklist

    You're not saying that's normal, are you? I'm planning on changing my intake manifold gasket soon and I don't want to find that under there.
  20. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    That looks like there's plenty of adjustment left to me. They're all about like that. How hard is it to adjust the camber? Is it a pain in the ass and they're just skipping it?
  21. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    That's what I don't understand, it seems like something can be done with it because the camber brackets aren't maxed out yet. I don't see how 3" is too much for the front... The keys aren't maxed out either. I just had an inspection at the same time of the alignment and they pointed out that...
  22. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    Whoops, looks like I was thinking of the 3 degrees for the caster. How can the camber read almost 0 degrees but the arrow is pointing way to the side?
  23. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    And the shop I just had it done at was Firestone because I have their lifetime alignment deal.
  24. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    That's exactly what I thought. But after multiple alignments done by 2 different shops over the past 3 or 4 years with this kit installed the camber always comes out the same. Except when I installed the lift kit and when I changed ball joints, those times I know the camber was adjusted. The...
  25. Justinj360

    Correcting Camber After Lift?

    I'm trying to get to the bottom of my camber issue. I've had a 3" torsion key and 2" spacer kit installed on my 2004 Yukon AWD for a while and the tops of my front tires have always been visibly pointed out like this: \\--o--// It's not drastic but my front tires wear noticeably on the outsides...

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