flyboy2610
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What did you do to your GMT today? [Part II]
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northcreek
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Well, my babied 91 motorhome sold and it's kind of bittersweet because the people who bought it will probably trash it.
I say this because when they came to pick it up I had some extras to put in their van, as they opened the slider I was hit with a cloud of cigarette smoke and the insides looked like a dumpster....alright, maybe I'm exaggerating but, it was sick.
Oh well it had a good life and they did pay up so they can do whatever ....
I say this because when they came to pick it up I had some extras to put in their van, as they opened the slider I was hit with a cloud of cigarette smoke and the insides looked like a dumpster....alright, maybe I'm exaggerating but, it was sick.
Oh well it had a good life and they did pay up so they can do whatever ....
Swapped the winter tires for the summers on the TB, however, one of the TPMS sensors is dead. I'll have it replaced after tire season is over at the dealership. And the tires are getting pretty old, manufactured in 2015 so this may be their last season. They're still in good condition but it's not recommended to run them more than 10 years. They're Firestone Destination AT.
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Mike534x
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- Apr 9, 2012
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I almost pulled the trigger one those! Only dislike I had when seeing them was the thread didn't seem as aggressive as the prior A/Ts.
Took the Envoy out on the highway after it basically sat for the last 2 months. Forgot how fun the go fast pedal is when you jump from the I6 to the V8
Threw a can of B12 chemtool in, and top off the tank with fresh gas while I was at it. Only issue was the CEL coming on, and a slight rough idle that slowly developed. Torque is showing the codes as pending for the Driver Upstream and Passenger Downstream sensors. Looks like my Densos are on the way out after 4 years of use. I cleared the codes for now, and will continue to driver her until they pop up again. I believe the PCM and monitors are a little out of whack from the fuse pulling/battery disconnecting.
Matt
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- Dec 2, 2011
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Did the front rotors and pads on the boys Forester on Saturday. Went to do the rears and found a seized slide pin on the drivers side.
I'm not messing with it so we're ordering 2 new rear calipers.
I'm not messing with it so we're ordering 2 new rear calipers.
Matt
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- Dec 2, 2011
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Well, I've been here for a million years and don't have a GM product now but I did do work on a vehicle, so...and to be fair, if GM made the Forester, there'd be a bit more wrong with it than needing brakes. 😬Didn't know that GM made the Forester
Mike534x
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- Apr 9, 2012
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Ordered a new upstream and downstream O2 sensor for the Envoy. Went with NTK, seeing how the AC Delco unit was stamped with the NTK logo for the Trailblazer when I replaced it. Fingers crossed I don't cut my arms up on the heatshield again!
Also went for a car wash earlier, then it started to rain....oh and the door molding decided to snap off during the air dry. Didn't know these were unobtainium. The ones I did find are basically stickers and look nothing like what's on there. I guess I'll be spending the next few weeks peeling these off, and removing the adhesive.
Also went for a car wash earlier, then it started to rain....oh and the door molding decided to snap off during the air dry. Didn't know these were unobtainium. The ones I did find are basically stickers and look nothing like what's on there. I guess I'll be spending the next few weeks peeling these off, and removing the adhesive.
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flyboy2610
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Changed the oil and filter. Not having a garage means I'm at the mercy of wind and weather, and that hasn't been real cooperative on the weekends lately!
This is a map of what the weather was like yesterday afternoon.
I live in Lincoln. This evening and through Sunday it's supposed to wet and windy! But this morning was dry, sunny, and calm! I figured I'd better take advantage of it!
This is a map of what the weather was like yesterday afternoon.
I live in Lincoln. This evening and through Sunday it's supposed to wet and windy! But this morning was dry, sunny, and calm! I figured I'd better take advantage of it!
Mike534x
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- Apr 9, 2012
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With the weather getting warmer here, decided to test out the Envoys A/C. Outside air was blowing from the vents, popped the hood and the compressor isn't even kicking in. Looks like the freon leaked out over the last few months, judging by the build up. Going off the spray pattern on the accumulator, and the condenser below it looks like it sprayed out from the Schrader valve. Haven't figured out if this was due to age, or the tech cranking down on it while it was in for an A/C service mid-summer.
Ordered a new orifice tube, and a valve kit from Four Seasons that should be here tomorrow. I may go ahead, and order a new compressor and accumulator. Even before the leak, it struggled to hit 70* (while set to 60 with recirculate on) the last few years. Might go ahead and just suck it up and have one of the shops nearby install it, after seeing the hoops you've gotta go through on the V8 I'd rather let someone else handle it.
Ordered a new orifice tube, and a valve kit from Four Seasons that should be here tomorrow. I may go ahead, and order a new compressor and accumulator. Even before the leak, it struggled to hit 70* (while set to 60 with recirculate on) the last few years. Might go ahead and just suck it up and have one of the shops nearby install it, after seeing the hoops you've gotta go through on the V8 I'd rather let someone else handle it.
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Got my TB running as a daily driver again. Noticed a light rattley grinding under the hood. Likely the tensioner pulley needs a new bearing and there is a bit of play in the water pump. This weekend I will swap out bearings and hope its not the pump.
Still have to find time to run her into the shop for the ac and abs....
Still have to find time to run her into the shop for the ac and abs....
Its not a GMT... Just wasnt sure where else to post it...
Shop just got done doing a rebuild on one of the fleet trucks, 2016 Volvo VNL with a 13L diesel, 699k miles.
New head, turbo, and a single piston liner.
They asked me to take it out for a test drive..
2 miles later, the front bull bumper fell off. They forgot to put the pins in it.
12 miles after that, the engine grenaded. New inspection port in the side of the block.
They should have done a full in frame, all 6 piston liners, crank bearings, etc.
That was a expensive mistake!
Shop just got done doing a rebuild on one of the fleet trucks, 2016 Volvo VNL with a 13L diesel, 699k miles.
New head, turbo, and a single piston liner.
They asked me to take it out for a test drive..
2 miles later, the front bull bumper fell off. They forgot to put the pins in it.
12 miles after that, the engine grenaded. New inspection port in the side of the block.
They should have done a full in frame, all 6 piston liners, crank bearings, etc.
That was a expensive mistake!
flyboy2610
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Changed the oil and filter in the wife's '06 TB.
Earlier this week she informed me that the HVAC blower motor was not working on any speed. It never has worked on speed 5 since we got it, so I figured that the resistor had finally departed this life. I also decided that since I was going to be standing on my head under the passenger side dash anyway, I would go ahead and replace the blower motor. They aren't terrifically expensive, and they are a potential cause of a failed resistor, so I made the call and replaced that as well.
Here's the resistor. It's not good, but I've seen worse:
Between the new resistor and blower motor she now has AC on all 5 speeds!
Something else that needed attention was that the reverse light on the passenger side no workie! 🙁
I bought a new bulb for it about 2 weeks ago, and tried changing it, but that didn't fix it. I did discover that someone else had been in there at some point and did a real hack job on the wiring to that bulb cluster! I took this pic today when I finally had a chance to repair it:
All 5 wires had been cut at some point (I'm guessing to replace the taillight assembly) and then twisted together followed by a wrapping of electrical tape!
Underneath the tape all looked like this:
Eeeewww!!!
I separated all the wires, and used some waterproof butt connectors (the heat shrink type) to reconnect them. Before I installed the connectors I put a 2" length of heat shrink tubing over the wire bundle. I did that to help seal everything up.
The finished job.
I didn't take a picture of the last step, but I gave the whole thing a good wrapping of electrical tape, pretty much covering it from one end of the black heat shrink tubing to the other. It's well sealed and has good strain relief for the wires.
Unfortunately, this did not fix the problem. ☹️
So I'm going to have to dig a bit deeper to find out where the break is. But, hey, I do know one place it's NOT!
The brake light, turn signal, and hazard flasher work, though. It's supposed to be stormy tomorrow, but I'll get to it when I can.
Earlier this week she informed me that the HVAC blower motor was not working on any speed. It never has worked on speed 5 since we got it, so I figured that the resistor had finally departed this life. I also decided that since I was going to be standing on my head under the passenger side dash anyway, I would go ahead and replace the blower motor. They aren't terrifically expensive, and they are a potential cause of a failed resistor, so I made the call and replaced that as well.
Here's the resistor. It's not good, but I've seen worse:
Between the new resistor and blower motor she now has AC on all 5 speeds!
Something else that needed attention was that the reverse light on the passenger side no workie! 🙁
I bought a new bulb for it about 2 weeks ago, and tried changing it, but that didn't fix it. I did discover that someone else had been in there at some point and did a real hack job on the wiring to that bulb cluster! I took this pic today when I finally had a chance to repair it:
All 5 wires had been cut at some point (I'm guessing to replace the taillight assembly) and then twisted together followed by a wrapping of electrical tape!
Underneath the tape all looked like this:
Eeeewww!!!
I separated all the wires, and used some waterproof butt connectors (the heat shrink type) to reconnect them. Before I installed the connectors I put a 2" length of heat shrink tubing over the wire bundle. I did that to help seal everything up.
The finished job.
I didn't take a picture of the last step, but I gave the whole thing a good wrapping of electrical tape, pretty much covering it from one end of the black heat shrink tubing to the other. It's well sealed and has good strain relief for the wires.
Unfortunately, this did not fix the problem. ☹️
So I'm going to have to dig a bit deeper to find out where the break is. But, hey, I do know one place it's NOT!
The brake light, turn signal, and hazard flasher work, though. It's supposed to be stormy tomorrow, but I'll get to it when I can.
