What did you do to your 21+ T1XX today?

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Happened to me on my 2021 Tahoe HC while out in the woods earlier this year. Luckily, I had a Noco jump starter I carry with me. Highly recommend carrying one for this exact reason. You do need to remember to keep it charged though. As it turns out, I run into enough other people that need to use mine that it helps me remember to charge it.
I changed the battery a moment ago. There's a few extra steps involved to remove it, but it beats going to the dealership and getting charged $600 bucks. All you need is a socket wrench, 10" extender, 10mm, 13mm, and a flathead screwdriver.
 

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I changed the battery a moment ago. There's a few extra steps involved to remove it, but it beats going to the dealership and getting charged $600 bucks. All you need is a socket wrench, 10" extender, 10mm, 13mm, and a flathead screwdriver.
Definitely that's the way to go. I do batteries myself, but at least here in Florida, just about all of the auto parts stores will install the battery for free if you buy it from them.
 

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Happened to me on my 2021 Tahoe HC while out in the woods earlier this year. Luckily, I had a Noco jump starter I carry with me. Highly recommend carrying one for this exact reason. You do need to remember to keep it charged though. As it turns out, I run into enough other people that need to use mine that it helps me remember to charge it.
I have a Noco and a Gooloo or something from Amazon. When I check the Noco after a few weeks it's usually around 75% but the Gooloo is still full. I keep the Noco in my Son's 4 cylinder since it doesn't need as many amps to crank. We usually get around 5 years out of an OEM battery here in Houston so I haven't bought anything for the Yukon yet. Aftermarket batteries are lucky to last 3 years in this heat. I have had good luck with the Walmart AGM Platinum models though.
 

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Definitely that's the way to go. I do batteries myself, but at least here in Florida, just about all of the auto parts stores will install the battery for free if you buy it from them.
Not in southern California. Once you buy it, they want you off the property... Not loitering for an hour or so, making a mess in their parking lot. :lol2:
 

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Changed the oil at 500 miles since I had copious amounts of 0W-20 on hand after we traded in our Wrangler. Surprisingly the jugs said Dexos on them. The swivel type Fumoto valve I put on the pan is not ideal for drain direction but should clear the sway bar with a small section of tubing. Made a mess of my arms and shirt with the wax junk on the frame. I was hoping they had finally started painting these darn things.
 

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Changed the oil at 500 miles since I had copious amounts of 0W-20 on hand after we traded in our Wrangler. Surprisingly the jugs said Dexos on them. The swivel type Fumoto valve I put on the pan is not ideal for drain direction but should clear the sway bar with a small section of tubing. Made a mess of my arms and shirt with the wax junk on the frame. I was hoping they had finally started painting these darn things.
Yea thats terrible. It dosnt hold up for shit either.
 

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Yea thats terrible. It dosnt hold up for shit either.
I thought I had read the new trucks were getting painted frames and didn't think much of it when I looked at the diff cradle and transmission cross member were painted. We are near saltwater but not as bad as environment as up North.
 

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I thought I had read the new trucks were getting painted frames and didn't think much of it when I looked at the diff cradle and transmission cross member were painted. We are near saltwater but not as bad as environment as up North.
My ram (painted frame) has been through 10 norther michigan winters now. The undercarriage still looks WAAAAAAAAAY better than the wifes 4 year old denali did. It was almost embarrassing.

I have seen frames rotting out on newish chevy pickups to the point that you cant safely pick them up with a vehicle hoist. And the body still looks good. That tells me paint may be better than a rubberized undercoating.

When you can walk up to a brand new vehicle on the lot and lightly scrape your fingernail down the frame and take it to bare metal…thats just junk.
 

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My ram (painted frame) has been through 10 norther michigan winters now. The undercarriage still looks WAAAAAAAAAY better than the wifes 4 year old denali did. It was almost embarrassing.

I have seen frames rotting out on newish chevy pickups to the point that you cant safely pick them up with a vehicle hoist. And the body still looks good. That tells me paint may be better than a rubberized undercoating.

When you can walk up to a brand new vehicle on the lot and lightly scrape your fingernail down the frame and take it to bare metal…thats just junk.
I would definitely say paint is better than a non-hardening coating. We had some knucklehead scientists use bags of salt to hold down a tarp on some items in the bed of a brand new Silverado at one place I worked. They had to do a field demo on some hardware I built. The frame was totally rusted below the drain holes in the bed. I was shaking my head at those fools.

Got the beast tinted this week. 20% front windows and 70% all around including windshield. The ceramic seems to keep the truck a little cooler but it was not cheap. I mainly wanted the sides to match and not stick out too much for law enforcement. The installer said the light meter showed very close match.

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Glued a fender washer to the fuel door. Now have a place to park the magnetic fuel cap while fueling.

Washer: 26¢
Spray paint: --
Gorilla Glue: --
PPE fuel Cap: $$$
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I've had capless gas and diesel tanks for nearly 20 years now. My first was a 2008 Roush Mustang 428R. I've never purchased any aftermarket caps but yours is pretty slick. Will I get one? Unlikely as I've never had an issue. I do like yours and it certainly won't hurt to use. I've ordered another diesel.
 

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I've had capless gas and diesel tanks for nearly 20 years now. My first was a 2008 Roush Mustang 428R. I've never purchased any aftermarket caps but yours is pretty slick. Will I get one? Unlikely as I've never had an issue. I do like yours and it certainly won't hurt to use. I've ordered another diesel.
I had an aftermarket cap on my previous diesel truck for the sole reason of should anyone else drive it, I wanted to make it very clear that it takes diesel. Last thing I needed is someone borrowing the truck and thinking they’re doing something nice by filling it up with regular gas.

The cap even said diesel fuel only.
 

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I had an aftermarket cap on my previous diesel truck for the sole reason of should anyone else drive it, I wanted to make it very clear that it takes diesel. Last thing I needed is someone borrowing the truck and thinking they’re doing something nice by filling it up with regular gas.

The cap even said diesel fuel only.
Same here. I found one on Amazon for like 6 or 7 bucks. Works perfectly. I'll guarantee you a whale of a lot cheaper than what that cap cost...
 

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I had an aftermarket cap on my previous diesel truck for the sole reason of should anyone else drive it, I wanted to make it very clear that it takes diesel. Last thing I needed is someone borrowing the truck and thinking they’re doing something nice by filling it up with regular gas.

The cap even said diesel fuel only.
Nobody borrows my vehicles..... ;)
 

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