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    The Mystical Misfire...

    Okay, let me start off by saying I haven't been on here in a while due to being an engineering major in college... not much time for this crazy aspect of life called 'fun' :) But anywho, I have this really bad misfire going on that I cannot get to the bottom of... 99 tahoe 5.7, 160,xxx. 4...
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    Bad Bearings :(

    The other day I was taking a drive from Chicago to South Haven when I heard a loud bang, lost all power, and all oil pressure. Freaking out in terror, I put it in neutral (to avoid any more damage), and pulled off to the side of the road while i still had some vacuum in my brakes left. Well I...
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    Horn location?

    Just wondering where the stock horn location(s) is/are, and if these trucks use a separate high/low tone setup? Im just asking because I'm ordering a crap load of parts, but I don't have the truck with me, and know I need to get a new horn (got smashed in an accident, and now is way higher pitched).
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    How many of us spend wayyyy to much on these things?

    I'm just wondering, has anyone else put way more money into their truck than what it's actually worth? I know I have, In the last four years I'm approaching 10K... :)
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    Possible misfire?

    Alright I know I posted about this last year, but I'm experiencing this issue... :emotions122: Basically, I feel like I have a misfire in cylinder 6 or 8. It doesn't happen in cold weather, all winter it was fine. The other day however, when it warmed up, the issue returned. When the engine...
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    Death Of A 4L60

    Well my transmission decided to take a hard sh*t today! :party33: It's been acting just fine lately, no slippage, no clunks, no skipped gears, no issues shifting out of park, nothing... But then this morning it all hit the fan: I shifted out of park and into reverse, normal. But then I...
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    Rear ended somebody today!

    I got scammed today. insurance scammed, that is. Basically what happened: I was doing about 40, and a hundai elantra came along and cut me off. I wasn't like a normal cut off, he cut across three lanes of traffic almost hitting another driver, and ended up about 4 inches in front of me. About...
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    I need a part number

    Back when I did my intake gasket swap I accidentally ripped the wire out of the temp sender in my block (the one for the gauges). I went out and bought another, not the proper one. It read too hot. Then I got another, read too cold. And then I got another..... you get the idea. So now my gauge...
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    If you're looking into brakes...

    I recently did my front pads/rotors a few weeks ago and decided to take a gamble on these new pads from napa, called 'Adaptive One'. They're a ceramic based pad. I replaced my pads with those and bought brand new OEM rotors (yes, i know, i should've gotten some power slots...) to go with them...
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    My Brakes is chafing

    Alright, so my brakes is chafing. :emotions122: Replaced pads and rotors about 6 months ago (OEM rotors and NAPA ceramic pads), the passenger side is completely worn down, so much that the steel backing on the pad is digging into the rotor. (thats the 'chafing' brake) Driver's side is fine...
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    Royalty In The Shade of Purple

    Okay, well my neighbor is just begging me to jump to royal purple. He uses it in his 'stang and just rants and raves about how great it is. I wouldn't mind switching to it, as I know it's some pretty high quality stuff, but I can't justify it myself. It's expensive, hard to get, and I've heard...
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    Ducks Unlimited Hoe?

    Okay so I've been trying to figure this out for months, my hoe is no regular hoe. It's the 'Ducks Unlimited' outfitters edition. The only problem is; after moths of research I can find literally NOTHING about it as far as how many were made, options, etc. I would really like to know because my...
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    Has anyone changed the lights on the stock radio?

    I'm just wondering if anyone has replaced the lights in the stock radio, mine are slowly burning out and I can't see it at night anymore. Are they even replaceable? Yes, I know its like shining a turd, i could just get a new HU, but I'm really fine with my stock system and I like keeping the...
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    2 random issues...

    All right well my baby decided to throw a fit today.... It ran fine all day, it had been sitting maybe 20 minutes when i went out to start it. I turn the key and lost ALL power, I mean everything was dead. Checked all the battery connections, everything seems good. Then I went out about an...
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    Am I Misfiring?

    Alright so as most of you know I've just replaced my intake gaskets. Well now it hesitates really bad from a dead stop, or under load (A/C on at a stoplight causes a really rough idle) There is no water coming out of the tail pipe, nothing in oil, and antifreeze is fine too. I've also checked my...
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    Overheating after New Intake gaskets..?

    Hey everyone, Ive spent the last week and a half laboriously and meticulously replacing my intake gaskets. I replaced them with a nice fel-pro set. After that i changed the oil after washing the valley with a quart or two to get all the debris out, etc. Well now I have her all buttoned up, so...
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    ABS issues

    Allright so the last few days, whenever i turn my ABS kicks on, regardless of me touching the brake pedal or gas pedal. Just got new front hubs about 6 months ago so I'm pretty sure it isn't that. I pulled the fuse to make it safe but I would like to have ABS (I dont really care about it but my...
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    Odd Fuel Pump Issue

    The other day my fuel pump went out on me. I'm not surprised it had 120k on it and I run the tank to E all the time... Anyways, I got the pump replaced at a shop since I needed the truck back ASAP because the beater car isnt running to well these days. With the old pump (and I know for a fact...
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    4-High Mod Overheating

    Hey everyone I'm a little perplexed, here's my issue: Today I bought some diodes from Radioshack, the same ones that are used in the how to for this mod(the one that 99Yuk wrote): http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062579 I soldered it in and all the good stuff and it...
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    L31 code?

    So I've looked at a few websites to get all my RPO codes, just out of curiosity, you know? Well anywho, I decided to look up the L31 code (Which I'm already quite sure defines a Vortec 5700) and I'm told it defines a 400 CID 3 something horsepower V8.... Was I not properly Informed of this when...
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    Torsion go snap!

    So earlier this winter I hit a curb after sliding on some black ice in a parking lot. Ever since then I've heard this weird snapping noise whenever I turn, hit a good bump, etc. Well I took it to my local mechanic who said it was "ok" and "safe to drive". So I drove it for a few months and the...
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    New kid from chi-town

    Well lets see here, where do I begin. I'm In high school, but I don't like it when people underestimate me because of my age. (which happens quite often... :mad3: ) I've done quite the bit of auto/ motorcycle work and I know my stuff. I recently inherited my dad's hoe, it's a '99 4 door Duck's...

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