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I saw flipper when I was a kid and I liked that movie. So, yes
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**** those things
for the record...its not that im against sea life in general.
octopi are the most interesting sea creature

i wouldnt really call today a successful outing with the yukon. started out with having very little brake assist in the morning, assumed it was low on brake fluid and had a corner leaking - nope not the case at all, hydrobooster just didnt want to work this. i drive pretty softly, leave plenty of space. i stopped (and grabbed some brake fluid) but it was full. started up, pumped brakes a few times then all was good rest of the day. this evening crawled under there was a little leak at the pump so i tightened that up will see if it makes a difference, reservoir was still full for it. ac worked good, had charge temps 60-80 all day. the passive switch for the secondary pump is taking a little longer than usual to come in so i'll prob grab another one of those, getting into it a little the stock pump maxes out and it stumbles a minute, kinda annoying

grabbed subaru tire from buddy, waiting on ebay matching wheel, should be here in few days to mount the other. but subaru back in action, donut put away along with all the jack and wrenches n crap.
 
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literally the first thing to come up googling
**** those things
for the record...its not that im against sea life in general.
octopi are the most interesting sea creature

i wouldnt really call today a successful outing with the yukon. started out with having very little brake assist in the morning, assumed it was low on brake fluid and had a corner leaking - nope not the case at all, hydrobooster just didnt want to work this. i drive pretty softly, leave plenty of space. i stopped (and grabbed some brake fluid) but it was full. started up, pumped brakes a few times then all was good rest of the day. this evening crawled under there was a little leak at the pump so i tightened that up will see if it makes a difference, reservoir was still full for it. ac worked good, had charge temps 60-80 all day. the passive switch for the secondary pump is taking a little longer than usual to come in so i'll prob grab another one of those, getting into it a little the stock pump maxes out and it stumbles a minute, kinda annoying

grabbed subaru tire from buddy, waiting on ebay matching wheel, should be here in few days to mount the other. but subaru back in action, donut put away along with all the jack and wrenches n crap.

You killed the Subaru wheel? Or just replacing the donut with a full-size?

I’ve never had hydroboost give me issues, I’m actuallly highly disappointed with the rangers vacuum booster and already looking into hydroboost swaps.
 

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yep just setting up full size spare. i put the donut on the subaru and dropped off the wheel i had. he got tires and threw one on the wheel i dropped off

twas weird, i think the hydroboost was fine and the problem was with the "electric power steering pump", thats where a slight leak was. but i also just relocated the pump and stuff. drove it around a little but may have still had air in system that needed to work itself out
but i did park yukon without needing any major fixes so thats cool
 
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yep just setting up full size spare. i put the donut on the subaru and dropped off the wheel i had. he got tires and threw one on the wheel i dropped off

twas weird, i think the hydroboost was fine and the problem was with the "electric power steering pump", thats where a slight leak was. but i also just relocated the pump and stuff. drove it around a little but may have still had air in system that needed to work itself out
but i did park yukon without needing any major fixes so thats cool

You need a roof rack with multiple spares on top.

Ahhh, electric power steering pumps are something I’ve never touched. They sure do drive nice tho.
 

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You need a roof rack with multiple spares on top.

Ahhh, electric power steering pumps are something I’ve never touched. They sure do drive nice tho.
no, i dont

not this one.... little clunky being non standard, kinda of curious about using a new electric rack from a 2014+ but i heard they dont like oversized tirrs
 

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Well then that’s dumb.

My AC was so cold this morning I had to turn it down to fan speed 1.
i thought about rear mounted spare but then id have to move it everytime i wanted to get in the back so fug that. shit on the roof=decreased mpg
where the donut sits there is a lot of room, will only have to raise false floor like 2" to put fullsize under, thinking just trim it out with a 2x4 and should be gtg
 
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i thought about rear mounted spare but then id have to move it everytime i wanted to get in the back so fug that. shit on the roof=decreased mpg
where the donut sits there is a lot of room, will only have to raise false floor like 2" to put fullsize under, thinking just trim it out with a 2x4 and should be gtg

2x4 is what I’d do. Do you like that thing? I’ve heard they ride great on uneven gravel roads and whatnot.
 

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2x4 is what I’d do. Do you like that thing? I’ve heard they ride great on uneven gravel roads and whatnot.
i dont know about like, if i didnt "need" it for work i probably wouldnt consider buying one. a turbo engine would go a long way. its too big for what little power it has. handling rough roads is probably its strongest point. i would do 80 down some of these levees if it werent frowned upon, needs a little bit bigger tire to help roll over some stuff but again it cuts into the mpg. ill hit a washout@40 and itll fully compress suspension every once and a while but aside from those it handles ****** roads great
 

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Most of the levees are crap like this, taken just for you :naughty:
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