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    Throttle body coolant bypass on 2005 Tahoe 5.3

    That bypass connected to the throttle body provides an additional benefit of creating the highest point in cooling system, which means all air in the cooling system will go to that point & be drawn to radiator when the thermostat opens In short, it's a great protection for the combustion...
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    Lost and more than a little bit concerned...

    If it runs with those security system/key codes then somebody has likely bypassed the VATS by installing a permanent resistor or disabling the system in the PCM If it was disabled in the PCM due to an intermittent failure caused by a failing key tumbler in the column, the original intermittent...
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    2000 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 2WD (5.3L) - Brake Pedal Goes to the Floor

    Your system is full of air, the computer bleed won't fix that; you need to thoroughly bleed the brakes in the correct order until your brake pedal feels normal; then use the computer abs bleed function to insure the abs system works as designed You also may have a pedal rod length issue since...
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    2004 Yukon - Feels like Ice Skating - HELP!

    You don't have enough positive caster in your alignment, nearly impossible to have too much but to little makes it feel like it doesn't want to go straight ahead but instead wander constantly with every road variation
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    No A/C, driving me crazy.

    Nonickatall outlined this perfectly! I would only add that any AC shop that told you your clutch is bad on a system that engages & works normally with the relay jumped has no idea how the system works, disregard everything they told you about your system; it never should have been opened up &...
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    2005 Tahoe A/C Problem

    The temperature is controlled by the blend doors on a 2005, these doors are adjusted with small electric "blend door actuators" that are a common failure point but are readily available Usually there are 4 blend door actuators in the front A/C Heat system, 2 control the temp for driver &...
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    California smog i/m 02 sensor code needs complete

    Your 03 has 4 02 sensors, all 4 are heated The 2 02 sensors located upstream of the catalytic converters assist the PCM in regulating the Air/Fuel ratio. The 2 02 sensors located after the catalytic converters are used by the PCM to compare the content of the exhaust after the catalytic...
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    Anyone waiting for the next gen V8s?

    All the more reason to buy one as soon as they are available But I suspect it will be much harder to return to the cursed state we are in now after everyone gets a taste of good vehicles, reliable appliances & affordable energy We got here slow like the boiling frog so many never knew how...
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    Summit racing performance LS cam

    I used that cam last year, pretty good but I paid less The order I did was turn off the AFM, VATS & make adjustments to the base tune to insure it would start, idle & run close to correct (Matt Sanford has videos on how to do this for most versions of LS, use a tutorial for any of the stage 2...
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    Anyone waiting for the next gen V8s?

    GM doesn't want DOD/AFM any more than we do, they are forced to use it to avoid EPA penalties on every engine they sell The EPA is easing up on these requirements so making engines that consumers want will hopefully be possible again soon
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    just changed my plugs....

    I say this a lot but for a rich/misfire condition my 1st diagnostic move is to unplug both primary (upstream) 02 sensors and drive it at highway speed for 5 or 10 miles This will throw a code but if tthe rich condition & misfire go away you know 1 or both upstream sensors were sending a false...
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    THREADS pulled out of oil pan drain plug.

    The boss on the pan is plenty thick enough to tap to the next larger metric straight thread (those plugs with seal washers are readily available on Amazon if you search the diameter you need with the thread pitch, example would be "10mm x 1.5 metric seal plug" if 10mm would work) Then just buy...
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    Engine dies at slow speeds inconsistently

    My bet is a false lean code from one of your 02 sensors, the ECM is trying to correct it by dumping more fuel Easy to check, just unplug the upstream 02 sensors & see if the smell & symptoms go away; it will throw a code for the sensors being unplugged but the fuel map will be much closer to...
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    Tie Rod End Question

    You boogered the threads so the nut hits resistance before the tapered tie rod end seats in the hole; so it just spins A good impact gun with a jack under the tie tod end to set the taper might work but not if the threads were beat up really bad So I would remove the nut before you try to...
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    Stripped Spark plug help

    Too loose blows out plugs usually, if you over tightened enough to strip the threads it would have blown out a long time ago after you changed the plugs I wouldn't over think it, pull the head and use a Timesert designed for aluminum heads (not a helicoil), the aluminum heads need a longer...
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