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    Memorial Day Sale!

    what if i have hpt and have the truck unlocked? is this something that can be worked with? i have only done some very minor things engine wise ( very minor) and have done mostly trans tweeking to make drivability better. although i may have some others that i would want to do in the future. is...
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    Problematic P2135 code

    Well, another continuation of the last update. It has been acting absolutely perfect the last several times we have driven it. Multiple conditions. 2 hour round trip. In town idling. Rain. Wondering if the connections were not great on the other module. And once it had a chance to sync...
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    How many miles is too many for used?

    i have no desire to go past the 800 platform, although i believe in terms to engine life, if you take a 900 and delete the afm ( basically turning into an older engine mechanics then it has the potential to last as long as the old ones also). transmissions? that is another question. body...
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    How many miles is too many for used?

    i know i am kinda the odd ball, but all i have are highly used vehicles. my current ride ( in rough shape now) 03 tahoe i got with 226k with much different plans. my avalanche rusted to an unsafe point and i turned the tahoe into a daily, that was 6 years ago, it now has 267k and still...
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    Floor Jack Recommendations

    i know several guys that have had great luck with the hazzard freight jacks, and when i have to buy one this is probably what it will be, otherwise i have a couple old school snap-on that dad had ( was mechanic) that have been used to death over a great number of years.
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    Problematic P2135 code

    well some minor updates, however confusing to me too. something that i had suspected bu wasnt sure how to dive into was the remote start. the remote start on this truck uses the oem fob, and on the double press of lock when it would honk the horn, also activates the remote start. since i did...
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    i guess i am basically caught up for the most part the maintenance on the bike is to catch up on some things that obviously need some attention. but also, in preparation for a trip to the east coast in June. should be a couple thousand-mile trip. over a week. so far here is a list of what i...
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    Camper has skirt off, washed, cleaned, and just a couple very small things to roll out. ( Is listed for sale )
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    Wife's bike will be a barn find restoration when I get around to it. It has just sat a few years now and needs gone through Went to fire the car up, and found some things.
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    Silly wife got the lawn mower stuck in the yard from rain and figured to pull it out with the Denali. Finally got an enon stereo I bought from a buddy last fall. Liking it so far also.
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    So, as best I can ****** for now, is that it is a 79' that hasn't run since 06' or so. Has an electrical issue and many other things from sitting. But looks like is in decent shape, and I have a big hankering for it. Have to see what we can work out. I had talked with her dad about it...
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    While I'm there. Was the theme with the bike. Did plugs And added an android auto interface, that has tons, cameras front and rear, and some other things.
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    Had it apart to figure out why the one rad fan not working. Found a bad noise isolator. So pulled them both for now. Also did a wiring mod to the trunk. The lower lights in the saddlebag are tail brake. The upper light in the saddlebag is turn signal only in the trunk lid. There are...
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    All is good now and clean/fresh But I was back elbow deep in this thing. Again. And was given a trailer by a friend of ours that Dad passed away it was his. I'm also going to try to get the goldwing that he had. I'll cover that in a few more posts.
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    My latest Adventure, update 7/11/21

    We will say the bike was overdue for some fluid love Front brake res Rear brake res had a little slime Fluid tells a story some fresh and old The clutch was worse! Kind of surprised the clutch worked at all Look at that sludge
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