What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[George B]

It’s called backer rod, available at any hardware store, Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc. It’s normal use is backer for caulk joints.

Pro Tip. If you want to pull it in and both ends of the weather strip are open you can use your blow gun to blow a fishing line down through the weather strip and then tie it to the rod to pull it in.

 

[iamdub]

3/8 foam rope is what I used on my nbs. Sprayed wd40 and slid it in. It kind of resembles a pool noodle just 3/8 round.

AKA "backer rod". Used for partially filling or damming a gap so less sealant is used, as with expansion joints in concrete.

*EDIT*
I replied from the previous page and just saw that @Rocket Man tightened y'all up.

 

[iamdub]

Hauled some stuff to storage cuz I'm inundated with projects and project materials. Since we got that golf cart from the grandparents in Florida, the Crispy Cart went to storage.

 

[Geotrash]

Drove down I-95 yesterday from Richmond in our ‘07 Denali, pulling our camper and camped at Tybee Island, GA. Toured Savannah today and it was spectacular. Glad to have 2 Denali’s because as some of you know, the ‘12 is under the knife getting a cam upgrade and it’s taking about a month longer than planned, thanks to lifter and cam failure on the first try.


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[RobsFreeland]

I’ll have to go back and position the springs correctly. Thanks much iamdub. I had a feeling.

 

[RobsFreeland]

It's basic LS engine knowledge that those are your "north" stripes. They indicate proper orientation/clocking of the springs. They should all be facing "north" or "up", towards the intake manifold. I hope you don't drop a valve.

Thanks dub

 

[Rocket Man]

It's basic LS engine knowledge that those are your "north" stripes. They indicate proper orientation/clocking of the springs. They should all be facing "north" or "up", towards the intake manifold. I hope you don't drop a valve.

Are you just messing? I always heard those are just identifying marks. Different colored stripes for different springs. Here’s a thread on LS1 Tech about them. I know the aftermarket springs I’ve installed have no orientation. Never heard about orienting valve springs but I’m no expert. https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/365501-valve-spring-stripe-color.html

 

[iamdub]

I’ll have to go back and position the springs correctly. Thanks much iamdub. I had a feeling.

DOOOOD! Leave 'em alone! I was messing with you! They're a metal circle- it makes no difference of their orientation.

Sorry for the bad joke. In my mind, it would've been taken like the instruction to position the valve stems of your tires at the 6 o'clock position when you rotate your tires so they're all synchronized.

 

[iamdub]

Are you just messing? I always heard those are just identifying marks. Different colored stripes for different springs. Here’s a thread on LS1 Tech about them. I know the aftermarket springs I’ve installed have no orientation. Never heard about orienting valve springs but I’m no expert. https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/365501-valve-spring-stripe-color.html

Of course I was messing! And, yes, the paint lines are for IDing purposes.

 

[RobsFreeland]

Shit , I used to work at a full service gas station way back and joke about air rotation in the tires.

 

[wjburken]

DOOOOD! Leave 'em alone! I was messing with you! They're a metal circle- it makes no difference of their orientation.

Sorry for the bad joke. In my mind, it would've been taken like the instruction to position the valve stems of your tires at the 6 o'clock position when you rotate your tires so they're all synchronized.

 

[Derick]

Well I finally took a little christmas cash and bought the plug and play flash logic remote starter. Knowing my luck, it will be 50 degrees+ for the remainder of the winter, and I'll never use it.

 

[Sam Harris]

Well I finally took a little christmas cash and bought the plug and play flash logic remote starter. Knowing my luck, it will be 50 degrees+ for the remainder of the winter, and I'll never use it.

Nice! Shoot, I remote start mine every time I drive. Get her closer to operating temp before driving. Lol.

 

[wjburken]

Nice! Shoot, I remote start mine every time I drive. Get her closer to operating temp before driving. Lol.

Same here.

 

[Just Fishing]

Reinstalled the spare. I was gonna lube the spare hoist assembly and cable, but decided I didn't want all that mess in addition to having to change the tire next time I have a flat.

It all looked fine:

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...And operated fine. I can turn the hoist by hand (using two fingertips with pinky extended because I'm a civilized Neanderthal):

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One day i need to try this thing out.
I would hate to try and figure it out on the side of the road...


I do have a tire patch kit and one of those 12v pumps.
Pretty much it's the spare tire setup i have for the vette.
C5 wheels, and C6 Brakes, can't clearance the original spare that came with the C4.

 

[Just Fishing]

Nice! Shoot, I remote start mine every time I drive. Get her closer to operating temp before driving. Lol.

Ditto,
I like how it turns on the AC for me when it's hot outside, and when it's cold the heater gets turned on with the heated seats.


I just wish it would run until full operating temp before it auto shuts off.

 

[Just Fishing]

DOOOOD! Leave 'em alone! I was messing with you! They're a metal circle- it makes no difference of their orientation.

Sorry for the bad joke. In my mind, it would've been taken like the instruction to position the valve stems of your tires at the 6 o'clock position when you rotate your tires so they're all synchronized.

Oh thank god. lol

I was willing to rotate the springs and all, but maaaan

 

[iamdub]

One day i need to try this thing out.
I would hate to try and figure it out on the side of the road...


I do have a tire patch kit and one of those 12v pumps.
Pretty much it's the spare tire setup i have for the vette.
C5 wheels, and C6 Brakes, can't clearance the original spare that came with the C4.

Yaaaas. So many forget to check the spare's air pressure and hoist operation. Subsequently, so many end up cutting the cable to get their spare down so they can have a passerby bring them to a service station to have it aired up.

 

[Rocket Man]

Of course I was messing! And, yes, the paint lines are for IDing purposes.

Well that was kind of mean....

 

[iamdub]

Well that was kind of mean....

Wasn't intended to be! The whole thing sounded too absurd to be taken seriously in my mind. I should probably put a disclaimer in my sig warning of misleading sarcasm because I'm too old and ornery to try to learn a second language.