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    Horn works intermittently - bad clock spring?

    Relay tested good. If it poses issue again, I'll just swap it out cause it's easy enough Popped the air bag off. Connections in there didn't look terrible, but were far from shiny. Sanded them down anyway. Also pulled out that little spring loaded ding ding and did the same. Tossed a ball of...
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    Horn works intermittently - bad clock spring?

    Nice, I'll give that a go thanks!
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    Horn works intermittently - bad clock spring?

    That's about it. Pressing different areas doesn't help it. Nor does trying to rapid-fire it to see if I can dislodge dust or something. However, I can go from not-working to working by turning the wheel. 'Bout all I can think of. Does this track? I kind of want to be wrong because these little...
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    2000 yukon 5.3 falls on its face

    Pretty please? :)
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    2000 yukon 5.3 falls on its face

    Post a video of a 0 to 60 run at WOT
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    01 Tahoe - Hot AC Mystery

    Yeah the rear blend doors are just like.... Watch them move Both actuators are the same, so if one doesn't work, pull it off, see if the flap moves freely by hand, then you can just swap them over. If the issue follows the actuator, then you've got your fix!
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    01 Tahoe - Hot AC Mystery

    Blows hot Blend doors function correctly One of these is wrong lol Regarding the low charge and leak: you won't be able to replace that valve without an evac and recharge. Which... Should be done at this point anyway to get the proper charge in the system, being that there's an unknown amount...
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    Buying an 05 Tahoe LT any tips?

    That's a steal!! At ~240k, honestly, my main concern would be the transmission if it's not been replaced. That's on the high end of the 'bathtub curve' for failure rates if it's original. Things I would check / do: - Inspect coolant for deposits and buildup. Should change it regardless, but...
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    How many oil changes after a rebuild until metal shavings disappear?

    Small shavings in the filter will persist to 5-8k miles Wear levels in the oil will normalize after 20-30k miles I'm also curious how many metal shavings you're talking about though Oh yeah.... And in the future, run the break in oil. High ZDDP / Moly / other anti wear helps with easing...
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    Drop in oil pressure

    Yep. Years ago, I bugged one of the amsoil reps for sizes when I was sorting oil filters. While the chart they gave is specific for their product numbers, you can cross-reference to other brands. I've found it generally useful. Amsoil Style Height O.D. Thread / Gask OD Gask ID By-pass...
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    Drop in oil pressure

    Chiming in on the gm oil pressure spec: it's useless. 10psi per 1k rpm is what... 5-6 psi at idle? If you went by that, you'll be looking for a new engine in short order. While I have nothing concrete to prove this, it's been my findings from a LOT of reading that ~25psi at idle is the lower...
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    Cooling Issue

    This Lets sort the nature of the issue before we load up the parts cannon. OP, if I may, for each part - what was both the reason for replacement of each part, and which part did you replace it with? Product link would be helpful here. Do you have any other special / unique configs on your...
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    What power steering hose/line is this?

    fwiw, a new hose won't. Not saying to run out and throw money at the hungry hungry hippo, but that's one of my early markers to go ahead and replace the thing at next convenience. I actually did my trans cooler lines when they started weeping. Took about 6 months to go from looking wet, to oh...
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    Curious. I thought they all had efans starting in '05. That was actually one of the reasons why I was shopping in the 05-06 range was because it had factory efans.
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    Rear wheel bearing

    Pop the axle shafts out and see how they look. Smooth? good. Pitted? Replace.
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    Interesting I was always under the impression it was because of the baby boomer generation - thriving economic boom post WWII and sharp rise in birth rates. Didn't realize there was a double meaning. Learn something new every day!
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    For noise - quieter. They only run when they need. Performance - more. No parasitic draw. Cooling - yes. Our rigs have had efans since 2005. If your cooling system is failing you, you need to determine how and why. I still want to know how you're measuring temperature. The gauge on the dash has...
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    Right now I recommend finding your root cause and solving that. I feel like you're trying to sell yourself a solution to a symptom, not a problem. I'd love a link to this video if you have it
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    Same thing with water through the radiator. There's no such thing as too fast to remove heat. The reason why your vehicle ran cooler with a tstat has nothing to do with how fast it was moving through the radiator. It's because of the design of the water pump and thermostat. On the back of the...
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    faster airflow = more heat removal. At least until you get so much airflow that friction and compression is a concern. Supersonic radiator? :oops: Granted there are diminishing returns past a certain point because of boundary layer flow behaviors. But there's no such thing as too fast to remove heat
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    Dexcool is also ethylene glycol based. 99% of automotive coolants are EG based. "old" green is silicated coolant and based off an inorganic acid tech - IAT Dexcool is Organic Acid based - OAT Mixing a coolant with dexcool isn't the issue. Mixing different base chemistries, is. "new" green...
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    Electric fans with clutch fan possible?

    Yeah dude something else is amiss. I have efans on my rig, been in 115 degree weather going up mountain passes, stop and go, towing, and never had a lick of problem. How are you measuring temperature?
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    07+ CV axles on 2000-2006

    best way is a front differential drop kit. CV axles should be parallel to the road at ride height
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    Coolant Reservoir Clean Out

    I shoved a pressure washer in mine and got it clean enough for my needs. It wasn't particularly grimy in the first place though. If yours is nasty, just drop a new one in there. The time and effort (and chemical cost) to clean off buildup from bad coolant is more than the cost of just plunking a...
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    Need a favor and a tape measure

    Aaaand the dog now has her own private pool for hot days :P

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