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    Is it possible?

    If it uses the corvette style filter/regulator then you replace that with a regular fuel filter, extend the return line up to the engine compartment, get a set of fuel rails off of an 01 with the regulator in the rail, install that rail & hook the return port to the line you ran from the old...
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    Differential damage due to tire tread?

    No, you're not at risk of damaging anything including the differential & no gimmicks are required I would get a new tire guy, nothing wrong with a patch only for a nail hole; you bought a tire for no good reason
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    Misfires on one bank

    My vote is also the O2 sensor Unplug the bank 2 sensor 1 and drive it, if it runs normally you found it; the check engine light will come on but it will run fine if that sensor was sending a false lean If that's it resist the temptation to change them all, new sensors all suck; you might have...
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    Safe jobs from A-I

    I have been testing all the AI's regularly for about a year now, asking questions I already know the answer to regarding auto repair, home maintenance, history, current events; just whatever The accuracy of the answers is atrocious on every subject, it's like Wikipedia in that regard So I...
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    *fixed*Antifreeze leak present for 3 days gone the next

    Sometimes the internal water pump seal or shaft gets a small flaw in one small area, when it's warm it seals but when you shut it off if those flaws line up then it starts leaking when it cools; a new water pump & coolant will take care of the issue I would but new water pump mounting bolts at...
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    NO SHIFT, SHERLOCK

    I think what your saying is the physical shift arm on the column won't move out of park, some of the responses seem to think your problem is that you can move the shift arm but the transmission doesn't respond If I'm correct & the issue is they physical arm on the column won't move out of...
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    What is the consensus on replacement engine battery?

    Battery's are like 02 sensors now, I have given up thinking specific brands are "safe" regarding quality; 3 years ago I would have a list of those I trust but every one has burned me enough over the last couple years that I have accepted they all come from the same low quality sources who have...
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    Rear main seal

    The flex plate bolt holes pass directly through into the crankcase, blow by creates pressure in the crankcase that seeks an outlet which can cause oil leaks through the flex plate bolts They aren't "wet" regarding coolant but they are most definitely a direct passage to the crankcase Blue...
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    Rear main seal

    For the upper Bellhousing bolts I use a cartoonishly long extension so I am working from behind the transmission When you did the RMS last time did you uses thread sealer on the flex plate bolts? They all are wet holes to the crankcase so they will leak oil if they don't have sealer on the threads
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    Thoughts on a transmission drop and refill

    Exactly, I always do a complete fluid replacement as well; the voodoo about old fluid retaining clutch material that keeps the trans working is intellectually offensive
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    05 TAHOE, DRL/FOGS NOT WORKING.

    Exactly, as soon as I know it's been cobbled that's the first place I look when it gets glitchy
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    05 TAHOE, DRL/FOGS NOT WORKING.

    Wherever the modification was made that moved DRL to the fog light circuit has most likely failed since losing both bulbs at once is not likely Anytime you scab the wiring together, always look there first when troubleshooting The fog light circuit has only one fuse so if you're using that...
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    CAI Cold Air Intake

    The factory air intake is better in almost all cases at providing cool air to the throttle body, these are a gimmick; a useful gimmick if you swap the engine into an older car without a provision for the air intake but they're the equivalent of health nuts taping magnets to their wrists if you...
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    Hello and a question because why not.

    My daughter & son in law have 4 kids, their Yukon XL is the main family car but they also have a Sierra crew cab pickup that they can all fit in if it's needed by folding up the center console & putting the oldest in the front middle with them It's tight but everyone has a seat belt
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    6.2 engine problems

    The rules aren't getting harsher, they are getting rolled WAY BACK under the new EPA Administer Lee Zeldin Much better days are coming for vehicle reliability but I don't think there was time for the 2026 models to reflect major changes; but 2027 will be a remarkable year in much the same way...
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    Low Oil Pressure

    I also see the sensor advice regularly, but I can't remember anyone ever saying that their consistent readings of oil psi range turned out to be significantly different than when measured with a mechanic gauge It's easy to put a mechanical gauge off the pan so I do it but if the dash gauge is...
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    P0521 after DOD delete

    Since that code is described as a situation of being either above or below a predicted oil psi, and your pump change has resulted in significantly higher oil psi; it sounds like the system is working as designed The PCM doesn't know you changed the pump and/or blocked the bypass (common in...
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    Feel like a kid on chrismas

    I didn't say he needed a cam to preserve street manners or to hit his power mark, I said he needed a cam that is ground for the power profile he wants; if he likes the GM truck power profile he can keep using that cam but most people looking for 600 hp want the peak above 5200 RPM My comment...
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    Feel like a kid on chrismas

    Your trans won't take those numbers, a 4L60E can be built to live at 550 but few shops who claim to know how to do that actually can; so you are looking at a Gearstar replacement transmission built to those numbers and convert it to 4WD as opposed to AWD Then budget for a better differential &...
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    P0300

    Unplug both forward 02 sensors and go for a drive, if the issue improves then one or both of your new 02 sensors is reporting a false lean condition I can't overstate how bad new 02 sensors are these days, every brand regardless of where they're purchased are failing very quickly & often right...
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    Need Help if frame can be fixed

    If you have to hire someone it won't be worth the expense, if you just by the cross member and put it in yourself it costs almost nothing, same with rockers If I owed money on it I would fix it, the dealership screwed you like they always do & maybe you can get some relief because of that but...
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    Lifter Tick

    The warranty security blanket is never as warm as a correctly repaired problem that won't fail again DOD is a system that will fail, a proper delete will last indefinitely; any private mechanic that "won't touch it" is not a mechanic I would trust for anything important
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    Will a DOD delete fix a lifter tick?

    If your DOD is the issue the problem isn't a lifter bleeding down, it's a lifter not remaining locked in the normal position when it should be; it drops below the locks & creates the lash that is an audible tick, when the lifter manages to relocate in the normal position the preload is restored...
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    Why have more than one SUV?

    All the GMT800 vehicles are essentially worthless to sell in spite of being the most reliable series ever built by any manufacturer & enormous aftermarket support for parts & procedures that make keeping them reliable pretty cheap & simple; so I keep them Insurance is 30 bucks a month & the...
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    Truck stalled while leaving parking lot. What may have caused this?

    If I had to guess I would say a dying fuel pump, sometimes it doesn't wake up or keep running & sometimes it will; but to verify that requires a diagnosis when it's happening because once it comes out of it the pressure will be normal If it happens when you have no tools lay down and kick the...

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