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What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?
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And I’m not getting my weekly meditation on the lawn tractor so that makes me super cranky
seed it now, then when it does rain you will get new growth instead of just mud
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Oh man, I HATE seeing all that grass. This summer it was 105+ for a week or more..
My old neighbor calls and says, some grass looks a little tall. I say don't worry, I'll go cut it now..
Most of it was cut before, but there were a few patches of grass..almost done, the mower stops.. I look down, grass on the mowing deck is on fire!
I get off and start stomping it out, it's already spreading around the mower! I run 100yards back to the house, grab 2x 5 gallon jugs of water that were leftover from newyears celebrations, call my neighbor and tell him to get water and meet me. Run back to the mower now engulfed and start splattering water out, then I wet my shirt and start smothering it.. It's hot! I got 90+% done and ran out of water! Ran back to the house and called 911. Neighbor never showed up. Spread over most of the back yard. Firefighters came and saved my ass! All that time.. I forgot I had some old fire extinguishers in the garage..
mower still back there, wiring all burnt up.. Moral of the story: ignore your old neighbors. (and dont cut your tall grass when its 100+ I suppose...
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Not my property, so my mowing days are over!
Front yard gets muddy too, I ended up getting some crushed rock. Beats mud, and reminds me of the junkyard..
My old neighbor calls and says, some grass looks a little tall. I say don't worry, I'll go cut it now..
Most of it was cut before, but there were a few patches of grass..almost done, the mower stops.. I look down, grass on the mowing deck is on fire!
I get off and start stomping it out, it's already spreading around the mower! I run 100yards back to the house, grab 2x 5 gallon jugs of water that were leftover from newyears celebrations, call my neighbor and tell him to get water and meet me. Run back to the mower now engulfed and start splattering water out, then I wet my shirt and start smothering it.. It's hot! I got 90+% done and ran out of water! Ran back to the house and called 911. Neighbor never showed up. Spread over most of the back yard. Firefighters came and saved my ass! All that time.. I forgot I had some old fire extinguishers in the garage..
mower still back there, wiring all burnt up.. Moral of the story: ignore your old neighbors. (and dont cut your tall grass when its 100+ I suppose...
)Not my property, so my mowing days are over!
Front yard gets muddy too, I ended up getting some crushed rock. Beats mud, and reminds me of the junkyard..
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Sounds like you need a huge cap to keep your lights from dimming during the amp surges.Directly off the battery with that 4awg wire.
Yes it's an 0 gauge wire. It's in the picture there, but I'm planning on redoing my power terminal as well since that little 10mm bolt doesn't inspire confidence. I just have to plan out everything since there's 3 or 4 connections I have to make and 3 of them have to be fused. I hope that'll fix it, or it might be too late for this battery and I have to get an XS or something higher powered.
I can pull up on my window switches with the windows up and my headlights don't dim anymore so I know under the hood is rock solid.
I just think the amp pulls more power than it puts out and it pisses me off
That was pretty much standard with big amps about 20 years ago.
Damn broOh man, I HATE seeing all that grass. This summer it was 105+ for a week or more..
My old neighbor calls and says, some grass looks a little tall. I say don't worry, I'll go cut it now..
Most of it was cut before, but there were a few patches of grass..almost done, the mower stops.. I look down, grass on the mowing deck is on fire!
I get off and start stomping it out, it's already spreading around the mower! I run 100yards back to the house, grab 2x 5 gallon jugs of water that were leftover from newyears celebrations, call my neighbor and tell him to get water and meet me. Run back to the mower now engulfed and start splattering water out, then I wet my shirt and start smothering it.. It's hot! I got 90+% done and ran out of water! Ran back to the house and called 911. Neighbor never showed up. Spread over most of the back yard. Firefighters came and saved my ass! All that time.. I forgot I had some old fire extinguishers in the garage..
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mower still back there, wiring all burnt up.. Moral of the story: ignore your old neighbors. (and dont cut your tall grass when its 100+ I suppose...
Not my property, so my mowing days are over!
Front yard is muddy too, I ended up getting some crushed rock. Beats mud, and reminds me of the junkyard..
Well the "Temu Kit" arrived so here's a short review
Almost identical, feels like ABS plastic, fits right in but you gotta look out for that groove slot, it will only fit in in one direction. Can't be removed after installing unless you want to buy new ones
Feels very sturdy and high quality, fits right in. Price was rather high in comparison to the other stuff so my guess is more resources went into making a quality finish
Just a tiny bit wider diameter, rougher grooves. Less slippy but the finish feels a bit cheap in your hand. Once in place you'll forget they are not original in no time.
new one is to the left
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Great song!
I love that orgranizer! Can't imagine not having one...
I love that orgranizer! Can't imagine not having one...
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The organizer looks great.
I may just get one but I do like to keep my EDC in the console when it's not on me, the organizer would hinder access.
Or, I'll just have to keep it somewhere else.
We went to the movies yesterday, one of the slots are perfect for a small sized popcorn bucket though you will lose that armrest. So it does provide some snack-time potential. Other than that it's nice being able to put your phone and wallet away without having to fidget around in the void when arriving at the store. I tend to keep a bunch of hand tools and manuals in there, the space is great but it gets messy. Come to think of it, a flat sheet of plastic on top of that and it could be kinda nifty for sharing fries with the passenger after a drive-thru.
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You'll love it for all the little junk... money pens knife flashlight receipts tools keys charging crap.
There is still good bit of space underneath to store..
But if you frequently need to pull it out, maybe add on a handle or grip of some sort..
Wheel swap, TPMS relearn, now waxing
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Mucked around with the rig for a couple hours while the air temps were warm.
I had ordered that steering rack stiffening kit off Amazon, which was mentioned in another post, that comes with a replacement polyurethane bushing for the passenger side, and a stamped steel insert to fill the voids in the two factory bushings on the driver's side.
Problem is that the neither the product description, the parts instructions, or the guy in that other post, mention that its impossible to install the steel insert with the front differential in place. So... F that for today.
Anyways while I was down there I swapped harmonic balancers back to the one that was on the old 5.3, which I was lucky enough to have saved before selling the motor.
I had bought an allegedly brand new balancer, in a sealed GM / AC Delco box from a supposedly reputable eBay store, but I suppose the occasional crib deaths are to be expected. The "new" balancer just never seemed smooth, and you could see the belt tensioner moving a ton to compensate for the lack of concentricity on the bad part. What a bummer, but at least it's easy enough to swap the parts with the correct tools. The only fancy tool you need is a Chrysler puller, which I found for like $30 on the Jungle Website.
Pull the old one off, and then use a torch on the mating surface of the new one to get it hotter than a $2 pistol. It'll slide on far enough so you can get the crank bolt threads started enough with a big ratchet or impact gun.
I used a ARP bolt, and it's 100% worth it considering you just need to crank it to 235ft./lbs. and be done with it.
Made a huge difference compared to the "new" balancer.... The serpentine belt tensioner was barely moving at idle after getting all buttoned up.
I had ordered that steering rack stiffening kit off Amazon, which was mentioned in another post, that comes with a replacement polyurethane bushing for the passenger side, and a stamped steel insert to fill the voids in the two factory bushings on the driver's side.
Problem is that the neither the product description, the parts instructions, or the guy in that other post, mention that its impossible to install the steel insert with the front differential in place. So... F that for today.
Anyways while I was down there I swapped harmonic balancers back to the one that was on the old 5.3, which I was lucky enough to have saved before selling the motor.
I had bought an allegedly brand new balancer, in a sealed GM / AC Delco box from a supposedly reputable eBay store, but I suppose the occasional crib deaths are to be expected. The "new" balancer just never seemed smooth, and you could see the belt tensioner moving a ton to compensate for the lack of concentricity on the bad part. What a bummer, but at least it's easy enough to swap the parts with the correct tools. The only fancy tool you need is a Chrysler puller, which I found for like $30 on the Jungle Website.
Pull the old one off, and then use a torch on the mating surface of the new one to get it hotter than a $2 pistol. It'll slide on far enough so you can get the crank bolt threads started enough with a big ratchet or impact gun.
I used a ARP bolt, and it's 100% worth it considering you just need to crank it to 235ft./lbs. and be done with it.
Made a huge difference compared to the "new" balancer.... The serpentine belt tensioner was barely moving at idle after getting all buttoned up.
Buffed
Still need to do the roof and hood
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Do mine next!
