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    8.1 Throttle Body “no longer made”?

    I seem to find one diagram that 2001 Chevy orange/black wire is a ground for the sending unit. Could that even possibly be a problem? I appreciate the help so far
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    8.1 Throttle Body “no longer made”?

    I’m going to try that today. I pulled the fuse block out and there was mouse poop under it. One orange/black wire had about 2” of insulation chewed/missing. Wire itself was fine so I wrapped it. Not out of the realm of possibility but it seemed unlikely it could have shorted out on anything
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    8.1 Throttle Body “no longer made”?

    I’ve checked all of the connections and wiggled them while it’s running. The pedal, TAC module, both connections on the throttle body, the grounds. Is it worth putting dielectric grease on the connections?
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    8.1 Throttle Body “no longer made”?

    So two years ago coming home from Florida my 2001 suburban 8.1 went into reduced engine power mode. Codes showed throttle position sensor so I replaced that, cleaned all of the grounds, and still had the issue. I ended up replacing the entire throttle body unit with a new one and the problem...
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    2001 Suburban 8.1 Flooding

    Well I fixed it. The hose going to the canister seemed excessively long and was dropping down way below the canister. When I filled it with gas the hose would fill with gas causing this issue. I relocated the hose as high up against the body as I could and no more problem
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    2001 Suburban 8.1 Flooding

    Charcoal canister appears fine and doesn’t have resistance when I blow air into it. No fuel in it. I’m glad because it’s located on top of the cross member between the gas tank and transfer case and there is no way to fit it between either to remove. Appears you’d have to lower the gas tank to...
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    2001 Suburban 8.1 Flooding

    I’m hoping to take the charcoal canister out tonight or tomorrow and I’ll report back. Thank you for the help so far
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    2001 Suburban 8.1 Flooding

    Would a charcoal canister full of fuel only cause issues when the gas tank is full? Just as a side note I’ve had this suburban about five years and it’s happened since purchase (70,000 miles ago). I’ve tried to fix this issue before with no luck
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    2001 Suburban 8.1 Flooding

    Hello new member here. I have a 2001 Suburban 2500 LT with the 8.1 and the weird dual fuel tank system. When I fill the gas tank until the pump clicks off, it will flood the motor out at idle. If I hold the gas pedal down it will keep running. I do not overfill the tank. If I shut the pump off...
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