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    Good crate motor suggestions

    Hey guys, Can anyone give me some suggestions on who makes/sells reputable crate motors or long blocks that I could replace my motor with? I read that I should stay away from atk long blocks. I was just thinking about going this route since I can swap a motor faster than tearing my motor down...
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    Can I re-use my oil pan gasket.

    The gasket is about 6months old with 10k miles on it when I changed it back in October. It seems like it is relatively new so I wouldn’t be a big deal as long as I rtv the cover corners. I was just seeing if this is possible to do in order to save some money when I drop the pan to clean lifter...
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    Valve lapping

    When I replace them cam and lifters on my Yukon xl. Since then heads are going to be off, I was going to clean and rebuild them on my kitchen table. I was seeing videos and threads where people would lap the valves when doing this. I also have read where a member on here did a cam swap and afm...
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    Smart Method For removing stuck lifters in the engine block

    Hey guys, My Yukon xl had a lifter take a dump and eat the cam at 254k miles. Once my tax money comes in, I am going to tear it down to the short block and replace everything and rebuild the cylinder heads. I have been doing a lot of research on the repair and have been looking at what to do in...
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    L33 cam In lm7. Will it need to be tuned to idle without stalling

    Hey guys. I have looked all over the internet for this answer and cannot find it. I did for sure find that an lq9 cam in a lm7 will cause it to stall out while idling with the ac on without a proper tune. The thing is the motor ate a lifter and took the cam with it and I plan on replacing...
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    Vehicle feels like it is going over bumps on slow coast from a dead stop

    Hey guys, Yesterday I was in Reno for my wife’s doctors appointment and I went to pick up McDonalds for my daughter since she was asking for a happy meal. Anyways when I was in the drive through, when it was time to move up in line, this feeling of going over bumps after I let off the brake to...
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    Boost valve upgrade on high mileage 4l60e

    Hey everyone. I wanted to make some minor improvements to my tranny keep it running as long as possible. I think it’s the original tranny at 241k miles. I was planning on doing a vette servo and a 4th gear servo, but I was reading about boost valves and seeing the benefit of bumping up line...
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    Oil pump pickup tube o ring color from factory.

    Hey guys I got around to doing my oil pan gasket today which I think is the culprit to my leak since it was factory and never been changed in 241k miles. I did the oil pump pickup tube o ring too. It was a bluish green one that was in good shape. I replaced with a new red flepro one. Is that a...
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    Things to check after front end work, alignment, or just when doing general maintenance.

    Hey guys. I found something interesting today. I was checking the front end for play in the suspension items when I was changing the oil and rotating the tires this morning. I was getting some play as of I had a ball joint on the passenger side. I took a closer look and the upper control arm and...
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    Solution to Reduced Engine Power Message and p1516. Look Here

    I am sure this topic has beat to death on every GM truck and SUV forum out there in the internet, but I would like to share what I have found to fix the dreaded Reduced Engine Power message. I am sure more and more owners of these vehicles are experience this issue as these vehicles age. I also...
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    Reduced Engine Power on Cold Cold Star and Afternoon hitting Bumps

    Hey everyone, I have a 03 Yukon xl 1500 5.3 with the flex fuel motor. So about a month ago I was driving to work and hit a bump on the highway. I got the reduced engine power message on the cluster and pulled over. After about two restarts everything was back to normal and I continued on my...
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    Oil pan removal without removing the starter.

    Hey everyone. I have to do my oil pan gasket soon since it has a bad leak on my 2003 Yukon xl 5.3. I have done this before on a Silverado, but the starter side dust cover was missing so I did not have to worry about messing with the starter. Well by the looks of it, it seems like I can just...
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    2003 Yukon..Weird Grinding sound when I turn AC on for the first after a cold start.

    Hey Everyone. Since it is finally starting to get nice out to where I have to turn the AC on when I drive my truck during the day, I have noticed this weird grinding/binding noise when I turn the AC on for the first start of the day. Like what I mean is a cold start in the middle of the day...
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    Normal oil pressure or am I just over reacting.

    So on this GMC Yukon I have, my oil pressure is being kind of weird compared to my older trucks that I no longer own. So when I start my truck in the morning, the oil pressure is a hair above 40 psi. I let the truck idle and warm up for about 15 minutes before I head to work. The truck is not...
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    New member from northern Nevada

    Hello Everyone, I am newbie from Nevada. I am not new to gm full sized trucks though as that I have owned two 2006 Silverados and a 2009 Silverado. I recently purchased a 2003 Yukon xl slt to replace my 98 expedition. It literally was falling apart and something new would break every week, plus...

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