Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Fosscore]

Battled some fueling challenges due to the pellets in the vapor canister. My buddy's shop replaced that for me. We watched it dump pellets before we launched it into the trash.



Ran well for a few months then acted up again. A couple times, especially after cold starts in the mornings, I would slow up to a stop sign, the engine would surge up, back to idle, surge and die. After it was warm (maybe totally unrelated) it would cooperate. Then be fine. One day it died at a stoplight on the way to school, near the train tracks and the the horn hate was real. The tighten gas cap light came on. I had to put it in park, start the truck again and it would work.

I was leaving town, so I called my buddy. He had the part in 30 minutes at his shop and popped it in for me no charge.

Changed out the ACDelco 214-1680 Vapor Canister Purge Valve under the hood and working good again.

 

[Geotrash]

Battled some fueling challenges due to the pellets in the vapor canister. My buddy's shop replaced that for me. We watched it dump pellets before we launched it into the trash.

View attachment 444517

Ran well for a few months then acted up again. A couple times, especially after cold starts in the mornings, I would slow up to a stop sign, the engine would surge up, back to idle, surge and die. After it was warm (maybe totally unrelated) it would cooperate. Then be fine. One day it died at a stoplight on the way to school, near the train tracks and the the horn hate was real. The tighten gas cap light came on. I had to put it in park, start the truck again and it would work.

I was leaving town, so I called my buddy. He had the part in 30 minutes at his shop and popped it in for me no charge.

Changed out the ACDelco 214-1680 Vapor Canister Purge Valve under the hood and working good again.

View attachment 444516

When I was a kid, we had on old Ford Maverick that liked to stall at traffic lights. It happened one afternoon and the guy behind us started laying on the horn. My dad was a big, strong guy (WWII Navy), so he got out of the car, calmly walked back and asked the guy if he'd go up and try to start our car while he sat behind in his car and honked the horn. Problem solved.

 

[Fosscore]

When I was a kid, we had on old Ford Maverick that liked to stall at traffic lights. It happened one afternoon and the guy behind us started laying on the horn. My dad was a big, strong guy (WWII Navy), so he got out of the car, calmly walked back and asked the guy if he'd go up and try to start our car while he sat behind in his car and honked the horn. Problem solved.

"and the guy behind us started laying on the horn. My dad was a big, strong guy (WWII Navy), so he got out of the car, calmly walked back". enough said. I had to keep composure as my daughter was in the passenger seat. Not that she hasn't heard me dress down other drivers often. fknidiotsfloridastupid

 

[Fosscore]

Both kids now drive. Insurance ++^^. They mostly both drive the Buick. Wife drives the long body when I am out of town. The kids can drive the Burb, but like how nimble and peppy the Buick is. Son is next for a car after the new year and daughter sometime in fall 2025. She has to run I-95 in the mornings to school, which gives us pause, so we track her down the road to make sure she gets there safely. She picks her lane and leaves a good cushion. hahaha Both kids are actually pretty good drivers considering their lack of longevity and experience behind the wheel.

 

[Geotrash]

"and the guy behind us started laying on the horn. My dad was a big, strong guy (WWII Navy), so he got out of the car, calmly walked back". enough said. I had to keep composure as my daughter was in the passenger seat. Not that she hasn't heard me dress down other drivers often. fknidiotsfloridastupid

A wise choice. I don't get enraged at other drivers ever - and certainly would never get outta the car to go have a chat with another driver unless we were in an accident and needed to exchange details. As dads we gotta model the behavior we want our kids to learn. Plus, too many people are armed without the ability to manage their tempers these days.

 

[Fosscore]

The Suburban had to go to the shop to get a screw pulled and plugged out of the tire the other day and during the oil change, I asked my buddy to check a clunk coming from the rear end again.

The emergency brake cable had been rubbing on the shock and the driver shock mount was loose. Also one of the bolts on the panhard bar had backed out a bit. He tightened everything up and the clunk was gone. Brakes and bearings looked good.

Coming up on 100k soon. The wife drove 1000 miles to Tampa and back over 2 weekends and her normal around town plus she has a trip with her parents (flying in from AUS for the holidays) to the Keys to see our niece get married just before NYE.

 

[Fosscore]

A wise choice. I don't get enraged at other drivers ever - and certainly would never get outta the car to go have a chat with another driver unless we were in an accident and needed to exchange details. As dads we gotta model the behavior we want our kids to learn. Plus, too many people are armed without the ability to manage their tempers these days.

"we gotta model the behavior we want our kids to learn. Plus, too many people are armed without the ability to manage their tempers these days."

The guns alone keep you in the car or someone will just run you over and not think twice. So many clueless fkwits/fktards that have zero concept of safe action on the roads that a punch up or verbal tirade will just end up in a bodybag. Straight Outta Compton style. No thx.