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    Rear defroster not working

    Kind of It's the hatch-to-body harness connector. Body side, by the hinge Looks like there's a sub-harness that has the hatch side covered But I cannot, for the life of me, find the chassis side https://www.gmpartsdirect.com/oem-parts/gm-liftgate-wiring-harness-extension-15173014 Grrr.... If...
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    Rear defroster not working

    Well **** She'd dead, Jim Gonna need both sides of the harness. Can I get a hand tracking down part numbers? My google-fu is weak on this one and I'm not turning anything up
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    Rear defroster not working

    Glass is good
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    Rear defroster not working

    Well..... I Noticed my rear defroster ain't working Fuse under the hood has power Rear cables have power when disconnected from the defrost tabs But when connected to the tabs, voltage at said connectors drops to 0v. Not even 1-2v, friggin' 0.0v. Like... dammit.... Wiper is fine. Defrost, is...
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    Road Noise

    Make a new thread, tag me in it, and I'll walk ya through what you need to know :)
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    Popping from front end? Tried everything..

    Adding to what's been posted, there's also a TSB about some body mounts. Might be worth looking at http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/heavychevy396/2010-01-02_123934_Underbody_Pop_or_Clunk.pdf
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    05 Escalade just hit 100k miles, ok to change tranny fluid?

    I personally hate the cooler-line-drain method. Apt to run the pump dry and shove air through the torque converter and hydraulics. Then you're spending the next day trying to purge the air out. Fiddling with those things is also likely to un-seat an o-ring and cause a leak, or wear out those...
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    Good grease gun?

    Honestly, they're all going to leak I hang mine in a 5 gallon bucket by the handle Tbh, I've never found benefit by getting a 'nice' grease gun. Especially not at the home-maintenance level. Just feels like a waste to purchase something that ultimately would have... A nicer handle? For the...
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    2002 Yukon xl Air condition freon filling

    I say this with all the love in the world Should probably leave this one to the pros. Or, their machine, as it were
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    Oil filter recommendations?

    amsoil eao64 // fram xg3675
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    Oil Analysis Results - 5000/170k mi

    Cavitation: I can only speculate as to why, given that I'm the second owner. I know the stock pumps are prone to cavitation at high RPM, but even with spirited driving - it's unlikely that these rigs see that RPM. Possible the o-ring was letting some air by, but the o-ring appeared in...
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    05 Escalade just hit 100k miles, ok to change tranny fluid?

    Wipe the dip stick off very, very, very well Then pull a sample Note the smell, put it on a white surface and look at it under light (air filter box sticker) Exclusion criteria: - Floating particles - Burnt smell - Dark enough to be confused with engine oil - Milky in appearance If none of...
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    Oil Analysis Results - 5000/170k mi

    Figured I'd do a health check on my rig. Mainly just to poke at the casttech heads and see how those are. But also to see how my weird maintenance habits perform in the real world. They came out pretty good, so, I figure I'll share my ways with y'all. Do with that what you will. - Oil pump...
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    In 4WD or not?

    A quick note about 4wd in our vehicles: The front end is disconnected twice. Once from the transfer case, and once again inside the front differential. In 2wd, you can just grab the front drive shaft and spin it with the vehicle in park and on the ground. That also means you can tell from a...
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    What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    Took 'er up to find some snow! ft. bonus dog got brainfreeze
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    What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    Nokian WRG4 The ones I had previously were the WRG3 SUV. They had a directional V tread on them with a 50k mile tread life. I got 40k on them before I opted to replace them at 4/32, so, fair enough. New ones have an inside-outside omnidirectional pattern with a 60k tread life. New pattern...
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    What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    New shoes just in time for winter They totally redesigned the tread on these. They're a hell of a lot quieter on the freeway. Will need to see how they do in snow to make a final decision Also changed oil. Pulled a sample to send off to Blackstone. See how things look and put my money where...
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    What Oil To Use in My 6.0 Denali

    35 at idle is perfectly dandy It's my opinion that >30 hot idle is just dandy on these vehicles. 25 is where I start looking for issues. Even though lower is technically 'in-spec,' it will anecdotally cause problems. m1 5w30 is on the 'thinner' side, having a viscosity of 10.37cSt as per...
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    What Oil To Use in My 6.0 Denali

    The prevailing wisdom used to be that higher ZDDP levels, a zinc + phosphorous based high pressure anti wear additive, found in diesel oil, would poison the catalytic converter in gasoline engines. Given that pretty much all modern diesels have cats though... I'm not sure how accurate that is...
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    What Oil To Use in My 6.0 Denali

    Fram has a wild product line. I wouldn't touch their low end glued paper filters (regardless of how many people on BITOG preach them) with a 10ft pole. But their ultra synthetics? I'd put them on the same pedestal as Amsoil. Honestly, even above. Has larger flow holes than the amsosil units...
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    What Oil To Use in My 6.0 Denali

    Not without knowing how loaded the filter is If I'm that strapped for cash, tbh, I'd rather put cheap oil in and change the filter anyway. Even the best lubricants will do no good if there's particulates floating around. I'll 'shop down' on the oil before I do the filter, to meet a budget. IF...
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    What Oil To Use in My 6.0 Denali

    I run some euro spec castrol 0w40 in all weather. From negatives, to 100's. Engine seems to like it. Going to be getting an analysis done in the coming weeks so I can quantify it
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    Anyone with a Champion radiator and using Dexcool?

    I see you too are a man of class fwiw I use phoat in mine Can be found branded as honda coolant Obligatory warning to flush the system several times with distilled water. Do it until you think you're done. Then do it 2 times more. You definitely do NOT want any side reactions to happen on...
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    What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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    AGM battery recommended?

    I tend to prefer AGM... But that's use-case dependent. AGM is more friendly to lower temps, vibration, and deeper discharges without hosing the battery. They also tend to (but not always) have some lower internal resistance and will charge up quicker for short trips. Fits me better If none of...

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