randeez
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ctsv made it back to the house, so far so good. work order for new converter, new (correct) fluid mobil1 blue label with a gm part number, new filter, anddd one more thing i dont remember what it was prob not important. i dont remember exactly how many miles it had when i dropped it off but its still real close to where i remember it so not like they hotdogged it around, and 50mi fuel economy was prob better than when i dropped it off so those two signs are good.
yukon - its getting there, i think i started talking in a different thread, but i decided more horsepower wasnt ever really the problem with it. nickle and diming the hell out of me. so im going to fix a few things (never ending story), going back to belt driven accessories, camaro water pump, hydroboost power steering pump. trying to get tie rod ends straightened out - i ordered a bump steer kit uses 3/4 heim joints and spacers, kinda made for lowered trucks but no reason it should work for lifted.
since all my radiators have AN fittings welded on, i figured fukit ill just get some 20AN hose from the radiator to a billet 20AN thermostat housing. the camaro pump was like $150, the billet thermostat was like $90, an fittings were like $60/each, 2' of 20an hose was another $50, fitting to convert the upper neck to 16an was another $70, and i had some brand new truck tensioners but they mount to the camaro pump different so i had to get a new tensioner also. i have a brand new truck water pump too i should just used lol... the outlet fitting is in a much better spot on the camaro pump tho, belt spacing is the same.
power steering pump, same thing i had a brand new one, but it sucks having to tee the returns in together, but i was able to just order the housing with two returns in it, i dont think there is any actual difference in the pumps other wise ill just order a new one of those too if it feels like the pump i have is struggling. also ordered some fittings to convert those over to 6an (return hoses have little/no pressure on them.
had a bad leak on one of my tranny cooler lines, the tube nut and sleeve wasnt right, wrong angle or something but it basically just straightened out the flare. i went ahead and ordered some new tubing, nuts, and sleeves. its going to need to be redone around the lower radiator hose anyway.
yukon - its getting there, i think i started talking in a different thread, but i decided more horsepower wasnt ever really the problem with it. nickle and diming the hell out of me. so im going to fix a few things (never ending story), going back to belt driven accessories, camaro water pump, hydroboost power steering pump. trying to get tie rod ends straightened out - i ordered a bump steer kit uses 3/4 heim joints and spacers, kinda made for lowered trucks but no reason it should work for lifted.
since all my radiators have AN fittings welded on, i figured fukit ill just get some 20AN hose from the radiator to a billet 20AN thermostat housing. the camaro pump was like $150, the billet thermostat was like $90, an fittings were like $60/each, 2' of 20an hose was another $50, fitting to convert the upper neck to 16an was another $70, and i had some brand new truck tensioners but they mount to the camaro pump different so i had to get a new tensioner also. i have a brand new truck water pump too i should just used lol... the outlet fitting is in a much better spot on the camaro pump tho, belt spacing is the same.
power steering pump, same thing i had a brand new one, but it sucks having to tee the returns in together, but i was able to just order the housing with two returns in it, i dont think there is any actual difference in the pumps other wise ill just order a new one of those too if it feels like the pump i have is struggling. also ordered some fittings to convert those over to 6an (return hoses have little/no pressure on them.
had a bad leak on one of my tranny cooler lines, the tube nut and sleeve wasnt right, wrong angle or something but it basically just straightened out the flare. i went ahead and ordered some new tubing, nuts, and sleeves. its going to need to be redone around the lower radiator hose anyway.
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