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    Fuel Pump Replacement - Cost?

    Did the fuel pump myself a few years back and while it was not technically difficult it is a pain in the ass. I feel like $800 for the whole job is about right.
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    Horrible Shaking 25+ Please Help

    I had bad shaking on an old explorer. It was the U Joints. I was able to take the entire drive shaft off and had NAPA replace the u joints for like 50 bucks.
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    Newbie with a tow question

    I tow with a '01 5.3 Yukon. We have a small 2500 lb travel trailer. Braking is a non-issue for us but power is a huge issue. These rigs are NOT made for towing travel trailers. Maybe OK for taking a boat to the water but that is about it. Any sort of hill and she is screaming at 4,000 RPMs...
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    Parking Brake works about less than half the time

    2001 Yukon 5.3 I am having some issues with my parking brake where it only works about half the time or less. I recently replaced the brake shoes and immediately upon doing so the parking brake seemed to work great. But soon after it starting sticking and only after I started driving would...
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    Oil Build up in Throttle Body

    brake cleaner At first I used carburetor cleaner but that didn't work at all. I tried brake cleaner and it took the grease off instantly. It might be a good idea to plug up some of the holes where the sensors are though so you don't mess those up. Also used a tooth brush but the brake cleaner...
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    Tip: Removing the starter

    So my starter went out on me today. 2001 Yukon with 128k on her. Figured it was going to go soon cause it was having labored starts especially in the cold. This morning went to fire it up and I got nothing. Not even trying to crank. Checked battery connection, rocked the car, tried it in...
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    Oil Build up in Throttle Body

    Thanks Thanks for the quick response. That just confirms my suspicions, much appreciated!
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    Oil Build up in Throttle Body

    Hey All- I decided to give my throttle body a cleaning the other day and when I got the intake all dismantled and got to the throttle body I noticed some sitting oil in the throttle body. Once I got the assembly off that back side of the paddle was also caked in grease pretty bad. Below are...
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    Driver Window Scraping Sound on the Inside

    Figured it out! Found a small rock wedged in the vertical weather stripping of the door. It must have been lodged in the horizontal weather strip and then after scratching the crap out of my tint got pushed to the side. Pulled it out and everything is back to normal. Thanks for your suggestions!
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    Driver Window Scraping Sound on the Inside

    Thanks, I actually did do that. I also pulled out the weather stripping that the window goes between and ran it without that in place and it is still making the grinding sound. Stuck a flashlight in the door to try and see where it is happening but no luck. Tried using my phone as a camera to...
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    Driver Window Scraping Sound on the Inside

    2001 GMC Yukon- Out of nowhere I started having a scraping sound on my driver's side window when using it. It is the sound of metal grinding on the glass and it is starting to put holes in my interior window tint. The holes are not in one single area... it is sporadic all over the bottom of...
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    I have an odd noise. Very loud intermittent. Only when ac is active.

    The tensioner is super easy to replace and it is roughly a $10 part. I did this a while ago upon the suggestion of a shop that "diagnosed" the problem however it didn't make a bit of a difference. If I ever getting around to fixing this I will post the solution.
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    I have an odd noise. Very loud intermittent. Only when ac is active.

    Did you ever figure out the cause of this? I have the same exact issue going on and a trying to diagnose whether it is a pulley, the clutch or the whole compressor. Got a big trip coming up and the wife isn't going to be too happy with me without A/C.
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    How to change the Fuel Filter

    Aw man, great idea. I wouldn't stink like gas right now had I known that. Nice tip!
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    How to change the Fuel Filter

    I am writing this short post to help anyone who is going to change their fuel filter. I just did mine tonight and could not find anything on here on how to actually do it. This is really easy to do and all you really need are two wrenches and something to catch the small amount of spilled...
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    2001 Yukon Screeching Brakes

    The brakes on my '01 Yukon start screeching/squeeling after about 3-5 minutes of driving. It only happens after the car has warmed up and only occurs when I am braking. It is happening on more than one brake as noise is coming from both sides of the vehicle. I recently pulled all 4 tires...
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    Shifting Problems after Big Puddles

    Just simple greened the engine and cleaned it out with a lightweight pressure washier (one of those crappy electric ones). Put plastic bags over the alternator and K&N. Let it dry out with fans on it for about 3 hours and then fired it up. Seemed to have gotten rid of the squeel and it sounds...
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    Shifting Problems after Big Puddles

    Sorry, '01 Yukon 5.6L. Going to clean out the engine bay today. Also, I had a squeel coming from the belt and now it is alot louder. Not sure if it needs replacing or tightening or if it is coming from something else like the alternator.
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    Shifting Problems after Big Puddles

    So today I was under the influence of a friend with a Hummer and decided to follow in his tracks through a 2 ft deep puddle. I was hammering on it pretty hard and having fun but after about an hour of messing around I hit the highway and ran into a problem . First off, the "service engine soon"...
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    E-Brake Cable Broken? Stuck Emergency Brake... Help Please

    Door Chime So I had the brake cable come apart on me and I replaced it no problem as described in this thread but now I have come across a new problem. The door chime will not stop and the parking brake light is constantly on. After I replaced the part it stopped chiming but then about a week...
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    E-Brake Cable Broken? Stuck Emergency Brake... Help Please

    This happened on my 2001 Yukon and I went and replaced the part as instructed in the post and it fixed it. About $40 from the dealership. The brake chime continued even after the replacement for about 2 days until the computer recognized the replacement part and then it stopped.
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    All Data DIY

    Can anyone attest to the quality of alldata.com? I was recently talked out of a Chilton Guide at NAPA and was told to check out alldata.com. I am about ready to pull the trigger on a subscription but thought I would see what people on here have to say first.

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