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  1. Steve Waddington

    $5.43/Gallon. Driving like Grandma from now on!

    I'm seeing anywhere from 5.85 to 6.69 for regular, in and around my neighborhood, here in beautiful North Hollywood/Burbank, CA.
  2. Steve Waddington

    Parking Brake SNAFU

    Yep! That's why I've never bothered with torches. Don't want to fry an innocent part! :)
  3. Steve Waddington

    Parking Brake SNAFU

    LOL! I know what you mean, but I am positive I am trying to turn the bolt the correct way! I have been working on classic cars my entire life, mostly GM and 1968 or before. These days, whatever I need and don't know, I can usually find on the internet. And with videos too! However, having...
  4. Steve Waddington

    Parking Brake SNAFU

    When I bought my Tahoe a few years ago, the parking brake didn't work. Guy told me it just needed adjusting. I'm in L.A...relatively flat, but we do like to go to the beach, or up Mullholland...and it would be nice to have the parking brake. (I have wheel chocks in the back, just in case.) I...
  5. Steve Waddington

    Air Conditioner Issues, 5.3 Z Vin

    Mine is more like this: https://www.amazon.com/LOCKING-CHAIN-CLAMP-WRENCH-FILTER/dp/B09BVS6LY1/ref=sr_1_5?crid=5DI3T2T6XEFL&keywords=locking+chain+wrench&qid=1653456908&sprefix=locking+chain+wrench%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-5
  6. Steve Waddington

    Looking for a rear cargo cover 03 tahoe

    Back in 2018, I looked for a month before I found one on ebay! They don't come up for sale very often, so you gotta keep looking. And when they do pop up, they're usually pricey!
  7. Steve Waddington

    Air Conditioner Issues, 5.3 Z Vin

    And, as a side note...I just replaced my compressor and tensioner pulley, and there was absolutely NO WAY it was coming out under the truck. Unlike every video I saw on youtube, there was just no pathway for it to exit! Too many lines and all the steering stuff. (And she's only a 2WD!!) I ended...
  8. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    After all was said and done...just like new! I don't have a link because I just searched ebay and bought the ones that popped up...but there were a few more. Like I said though, inspect the pictures carefully because some sellers were selling ones with broken clips!
  9. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    My ebay arm rest/door pulls came in (looed great!), so I took my door panels off. Easy job. The hard part was working on the back side of the panel without stretching the wires out too far. There are 3 wiring sets (blue, black & green) that clip into the bezel. Easy. But there is also a master...
  10. Steve Waddington

    A/C help please!!! (DONE, thank you!)

    Done! Thanks for all the help guys! This was a tough and expensive job...but still only less than half of what a shop would have charged...and now I have the tools!! I now own the manifold gauges and vacuum pump, and all the fittings...and I finally bough a cordless 20V impact wrench! And a LONG...
  11. Steve Waddington

    A/C help please!!! (DONE, thank you!)

    OK...so I replaced the a/c compressor/ tension pulley, belt, accumulator dryer (all-in-all...an AMAZINGLY difficult job!) TRIED to replace the orifice tube...and I got the exact same one...got the old one out...but the new one would NOT go in...no matter what. And placing them side by side they...
  12. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    Exactly! I bought my armrests and bezels. Should all be here by next week!
  13. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    This YouTube video shows it all!
  14. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    Here's a tip....look carefully at the pictures of the ones for sale on ebay. Some of them have broken tabs and it's not disclosed in the listing!
  15. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    That's what it looks like to me too...same problem I have on mine! In the picture of the underside of the armrests I posted, you can see what the slots are supposed to look like in the white plastic. And you can see that they are far too easy to break off! But after doing a bunch of research, it...
  16. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    So...you all are saying it's not the bezel itself, but something inside the door panel that's broken??? My panels are great looking. There has to be some other fix???
  17. Steve Waddington

    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    I fixed mine! LOL! Seriously though, I'd like to know if there IS a fix for this!
  18. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    OK...got all my parts and tools coming in. I have an appointment for Tuesday at a shop that will remove all the R-134 from my system so I can start! What a pain. Most shops around here don't want to do it if you're not letting them do all the work!
  19. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    So I'm assuming that's 12 oz of product inside the can? Then the can weighs something too. So I should use 3 cans, weigh an empty one, subtract that weight from the last can, and add that amount?
  20. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    The sticker is there. Can barely read it, its kinda faded, torn and wrinkled. Same with the belt diagram...but they are there! LOL! I believe it says "R-134 a, with front + rear a/c: Suburban 1.4 kg (3.0 lbs) or Utility 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)". But they sell the R-134a cans in OZ, not lbs...so that...
  21. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    OK...I'm stumped. I'm having a hell of a time trying to find information. I've decided to replace the compressor, the accumulator and orifice tube, the belt and tensioner pulley...got all the parts ordered. But I can NOT find how much PAG oil to put in! Or how much 134 to buy. Isn't there some...
  22. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    Can you tell by looking if its the proper compressor for rear air? I see a bunch advertised that do not say if they are for rear ac or not!
  23. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    Man, I'm seeing lots of different makes and parts numbers for the compressor! I DO know I need WITH rear a/c. And I'm thinking I should just get the complete kit with the accumulator/dryer, orifice tube, o-rings and oil. Does anyone have any recommendations on which brand? And how do I look up...
  24. Steve Waddington

    A/C broke...re-visited!

    Its been almost two years< and I had posted a thread about getting my smog done on my '03 Tahoe LT, when the a/c quit! Since then, thanks to all the help here, I replaced the likely culprits in the smog chain, put a few miles on it, and it passed smog just fine! So thanks for that! Now...I...
  25. Steve Waddington

    Cabin Air Filter Retrofit

    That looks like the kit I got from Amazon. The only problem I had doing the retrofit was the awkward working position. My 03 Tahoe is a California native, so there wasn’t much in there except a few leaves. No mold, no blockage to the accumulator, so I was lucky.

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