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Shumif1

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Just picked up a 2014 Z71
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Welcome to the forum from Oregon.


We recommend that you put all your rig(s) info in your signature so we all don’t have to guess at year, make, model, engine size, trans, rear axle locker…….etc. While you may have posted pertinent info in your first post, you may forget to do it again and the info is needed by us anyway. Makes it way easier on all members that attempt to help, to have that info right up front. It is also recommended that you take a pic of your RPO codes, on the inside cover of the glove box, and post that image in your signature. All this info will greatly help those that will try to help with a problem.


If there is any other info, like upgrades, mods or recent mechanical/maintenance work done, that would be helpful in any post as well. Too many times a question is asked by the poster and after about 10 responses we find out that the poster has done recent work to attempt to fix the problem or work that was done that SEEMS not related to the problem.
 

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Welcome from Miami Beach Thomas!

Nice find on your low mileage 2014 Z71 Tahoe. Looks to be in excellent condition. Nice color.
 

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Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Great find! More pics, please.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.
 
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Welcome Thomas! Nice Mocha Steel truck, what are your plans with it? Any issues?
Just had to replace the radiator due to corrosion, I heard that Dexcool is bad for the coolant system . Plan on upgrading the stereo head unit . 3 in lift and tires.
 

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Just had to replace the radiator due to corrosion, I heard that Dexcool is bad for the coolant system . Plan on upgrading the stereo head unit . 3 in lift and tires.
just a bad radiator it happens sometimes they last seemingly forever and sometimes not my 2012 radiator cracked at about 83k had nothing to do with dexcool
 

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Not always, but typically the reason a plastic/aluminum radiator cracks at the tanks is that if the coolant is low and then driven to operating temp, the super heated steam above the coolant is way hotter than the actual coolant and the crack is caused. It has been my experience that most cracks are near the top of the tank where that super heated steam would be. The tanks made now be made of a different material and has addressed this but I am talking about back a few years.
 

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Not always, but typically the reason a plastic/aluminum radiator cracks at the tanks is that if the coolant is low and then driven to operating temp, the super heated steam above the coolant is way hotter than the actual coolant and the crack is caused. It has been my experience that most cracks are near the top of the tank where that super heated steam would be. The tanks made now be made of a different material and has addressed this but I am talking about back a few years.
Makes sense. That's where mine cracked too.
 

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