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And electric pump might be a possability. This again falls along the lines of the electric fans, better than stock at low RPM's but will probably not match the performance of the engine driven pump at high RPM's. Then again I have heard that stock water pumps don't do much above ~3000 RPM. The other...

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Sounds like wheel bearing. Mine started out as a little hum, eventurally got loud enough to where I couldn't have a conversation.

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Fram, Quakerstate AND Lucas, man you must really NOT like your truck. J/K The wifes Bravada was needing blades every two or three months, once I started cleaning them (with the RainX) they lasted ALOT longer. I just replaced them again because I figured it was about time. I used the ~$7 Trico blades...

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No real answers from me here, but you can get some air line dryers from a painting store that just screw onto the air line. They are cheap and easy to use. Might be worth it just to get a pack (comes with two or three) and use it when filling the bags.

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I think I'm going to install one on my 91 when I get the chance. By switching to the hydroboost I can run a larger master cylinder and get less pedal travel when stopping, and still get higher brake pressure when panic stopping. I the case of these trucks with relativly small tires I don't see a hug...

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S-Series.Org - Hydroboost Brakes Seems the Astro uses similar brake peices as the S-Series, one guy is swaping the Hydroboost brake system. Basically hydroboost uses pressure form the power steering pump to boost the brakes instead of engine vacume, if you didn't know what Hydroboost brakes were. B...

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OMG, that underside is SOOOOO clean.

Yeah, I'm from the north, under sides on vehicles only look like that untill they are off the car lot, then they are BROWN.

That is a super nice truck, definatly worth the price!

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I just use a pickle fork on the idler, havn't had to pull the pitman arm off the steering box yet though, I hear that can be a PITA.

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Yeah, hub centric really isn't needed on these trucks, it's kinda nice to not have the entire load supported on the lugs but it doesn't really matter. Some vehicles are hub centric only, in that case it would be important, but it's not something you have to worry about on these trucks. Just be caref...

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First things first, pull the vacume line off the front diff actuator and cap it. If the problem goes away what is happeneing is somehow a slight bit of vacume is getting to the diff and partially engaging the diff.

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I think HJ was posting the part numbers more than anything.

HJ, how are those HIR's working out for you.

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I use the suction gun as a removal tool. It probably could be cleaned and used as a filler, but would probably be prone to contamination and probably a bit messy. I use a parts washer with mineral spirits for washing the gun. At home you could probably just wipe the parts down good after a disassem...

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Dang, wish they wern't so expensive, I would like one for when I put the V8 in the 91. I hear these are an excelent addition to help the relativly weak 7.6 rear end.

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This coming february will be a year since I put my aftermarket wheels on. They're similar to yours--8" wide with 4" of backspacing, wrapped in 31x10.5x15's. No balljoint problems yet, but only time will tell. :) Good luck. I'm not to sure that some of the problem didn't arise from the 5 miles of re...

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WOW, thats AWSOME service. I will definatly be keeping them in mind when I go to look for stuff, heck I'm off to their site right now just to see what type of stuff they carry. You know what the best thing about this is? Because of the fact that they were willing to part with a could single sleepers...

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I have 1" lift shackles (1" of lift) and I also have higher arched springs, right now the rear sits 5" higher than the front, and thats with cranked t-bars (say +1.5"). Other than having some u-joint problems, that was strangly enough solved with non-greasable joints, there has been no problems with...

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Sweet!! I have wanted to do the same thing, but with three camers, one on each side for looking in the blind spot (and hopefully riged to switch to the proper one with the turns) and one for backup. Of course I also want to do a carputer. More info on that monitor is needed What/Where/How Much, bein...

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Funny thing, the wife just called and the ABS light just turned on.

Still havn't looked at the truck so it could be something stupid, but it's funny it happened today.

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I am also having them check the brakes they grab when wet and the pedal keeps sinking to the floor when I depress the pedal and hold it down. Here is the info as of today. Dealer is ordering me a new ,brake vacuum booster,They suspect a vaccuum leak in the booster is the brake problem They also fou...

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I didn't think I was going to like the leather in the Bravada when we got the truck, but it supprised me and I really like it now. Sure it's a little warm when the sun has been beating down on it, and a little cool in the winter untill the seat heaters kick in fully, but over all I like it. It does ...

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Also be aware, the convertor still locks in 3rd, however it unlocks alot sooner in 3rd than 4th. This is the first time I have ever heard this. :? How does the TC lock up in 3rd without the use of the TC lock up solenoid which is only activated in 4th gear. :? I'm certainly not saying your wrong, b...

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Bluetooth WOW, nice HU, although I almost choked on my Coco wheats when I saw the price. Does not look to bad either. I thought it was steep! Time + electronics = unbelieveable lower prices within 1 year :lol: I bought my PC in '02 and a DVD/CD RW drive was over $400 so, I declined. I just bought 2...

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Is it just me or are most HU's ugly? I'm sure you guys will say it's just me :lol: But seriously, I don't think I have seen an aftermarket HU that I like. They just never seem to blend with the truck, plus mot of them are single din and IMO look odd in the double din (or is it 1.5) slot on GM vehic...

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Is it just me or are most HU's ugly? I'm sure you guys will say it's just me :lol: But seriously, I don't think I have seen an aftermarket HU that I like. They just never seem to blend with the truck, plus mot of them are single din and IMO look odd in the double din (or is it 1.5) slot on GM vehicl...

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VARIATIONS: Isotopes identified with weights ranging from 95 to 300

If she ante 280, she ante a lady!

Awsome HJ, now to hide this from the Wo!

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I hear you HJ. Personally I would prefer to have a 4 wheel IS rig, great for on the road and bombing over rough terrain, and still able to do other things (think of the ground clearance). I would love to build a long arm IS system, I think if I were to do it though I would seperate the spindle from ...

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I have had no problems with my Rancho's, RSX's in the front and 5000's in the rear. That said they arn't perfect. I have found the RSX's to be too stiff when the t-bars are chanked. Granted that was when I was driving on 5 miles of bad dirt road a day. I will say though that they held up to that fin...

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Sonoma02, Removal of wheel bearing is really not necessary, removing the braket for the abs wire is....all he will need to do is get the axle nut off and pull the shaft out of the wheel bearing so he can get access to the nut on the ball joints.... Unless he has to replace the wheel bearings that i...

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You will need a pickle fork and a very large socket for the nut on the CV shaft, thats about it for special tools. Put the truck on jack stands, take the wheels off. Take the off the brakes and loosen the nut on the CV, probably will want to take a couple wacks at the end of the CV to make sure it i...

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I do believe that it was Ski-Doo that had some of the first ones (made by SHOE (sp) if I remember right), so one in Yellow should be available.

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f9k9 wrote:Apparently I only thought I saw a full face helmet that had a way to open up in stopped traffic (besides the shield).

Like this?

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I've been riding this 1990 suzuki for abot 2 yrs now. I've been thinking about trading it for a Harley but kinda wat to keep it because there are so few of these. http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10136/normal_small_version_of_bike.jpg Dang, I like that bike. That would look goo...

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I hear ya on the balljoints. With my bars cranked and the 4" BS rims I burn through a set of balljoints each year.

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torsion bars are fine uncranked but cranked in my last 3 trucks have been nothing but trouble. im leaving mine alone this time and i must say the ride is really nice, i guess i cuoldnt remember with the last trucks being cranked. Was it the bars that went bad? Or everything else? If it's the bars t...

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Could be!

I do know that when I changed the fluid in my 92 a couple years ago it made and AMAZING difference in the feel of the brakes. On the other hand I just changed the fluid in the Bravada and it didn't make much of a difference (except peace of mind).

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& what the heck are those plastic thingiemagummers on the rear pillars where the seatbelts hang? 2 bits of plastic joined by a peiece of elastic.. :? One of either side of the cab... Our Bravada has those too. I do believe that those are for the seatbelts, to pull the shoulder strap down for smalle...

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Hmmm, odd. I think I'm going to take a look at this on the Bravada, the brakes seem a little soft sometimes. I'm realy interested to know what that little hose does, it sure seems to me like a bad design if loss of vacume will cause no brakes at all. I think this issue should be addressed to GM. Sur...

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You lost vacume to the booster and the pedal went to the floor????? Obviously you got the problem fixed, but that just does not sound right to me. I lost vacume to the booster on my 91, body lift issues, noticed it on the "shakedown drive", and I had to two foot the brake pedal to stop from 10 MPH, ...

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I had a horrible time trying to get the rear rotors off our Bravada, although it wasn't near as bad of a time as the guy in the stall next to me with his 98 Blazer (this was at the base hobby shop). In the end I had to loosen the parking brake cables as much as I could, losen the residual tension on...

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Don't go over 1.5" on the front, and DON'T buy one of the t-bar lift kits as that is just to much, you can get more than you want (in the long run) with the stock stuff.

I noticed a rougher ride and alot more balljoint wear on my 92 with the t-bars cranked.

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Watch for leakage from the intake manifold coolant passage to the heads. There have been some with problems there. Most of those were the early 4.3L that had gaskets that were incompatible with the OAT formula used in the extended life coolant. Be carefull, my truck had what looked to be the same t...

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Hey, don't get me wrong, the LS-1 fans are great (and if you have it and it works why change it). BUT, the Taurus fan pulls plenty of CFM (enough to cool a mild V-8 with a stock HD rad.) and are at least two stage so your not always pulling the high amps. Hmmm, wonder how the taurus fan would work w...

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Or just spend $30 bucks and get a taurus e-fan. Add a couple more bucks for a temp switch to turn them on and BAM, good cooling.

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Thanks HJ, will do.

And DANG, I need to work on my spelling.

Snoman002 wrote:Mind if I borrw that for anothr forum?

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WVHogRider wrote:Note to self--Get parts from Autozone first thing in morning, Kick store manager in groin for having 160's and 195's but no 180's before leaving, put ordering of 180* stat on future mod. list....

HJ, that is a great graph. Mind if I borrow that for another forum?

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Jumping WAY back! I looked at the louvers from Race Ace, but at $100+ for a set they just don't seem worth it. Heck for alot cheaper you could probably get a peice of sheet metal stamped with louvers, whih is all those things are. Personally I removed the gasket at the rear of the hood when I had so...

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LG LX350 through Sprint I like it, although reception is not quite as good as my old Sanyo 8100. I still have not used the Bluetooth and I'm not really impressed with the camera (of course it does not compare to my 4mp regular camera), I do like the video capture though as I now have a short video o...

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Also, don't forget to adjust the steering box. It should take 20 in-ls's (if I remember correctly) of torque to turn the output shaft off of center. This needs to be done with the box off the truck. You adjust the amount of force using the lash adjustment on the top of the box. I have heard this is ...

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First off you don't need the fairly rare ZQ8 box, there are LOTS of boxes out there that will just bolt up and give you the quick ratio steering. http://www.chevelles.com/techref/shea_3.html The link is a list of the Saginaw 800 boxes that should just bolt right into the truck, there MIGHT be some i...

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Standard ignition makes high amp connectors. Many of the tow shops use them for jumper cables on their tow trucks. They just pop in and the big ones can handles something like 80 amps, but they did come in smaller and cheaper versions. Ok, I guess they are the same as the Warn quick connects, so pro...

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Bla, exhaust first. And if you want performance get a set of headers before you put a muffler on, you will gain the most from exhaust the closer to the motor the mod is. That is if you can find a direct fit header for the CC for $150, which might be hard. Then swiss the air box to open up the intake...

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How fast does the surging happen? Kinda of a slow rise and fall, or fairly rapidly? I had more of a bucking happening with my 99 Bravada that was a tranny problem. Try just VERY lightly touching the brake pedel when it happens and see if it goes away, touch it just light enough to turn the brake lig...

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Since this topic was brought back up...... For trimming around the edges I used a fine file and used the file to cut the tint RIGHT at the edge. If you run the file at a 45 degree angle to the glass right over the edge it will cut the film perfectly at the edge of the glass. This makes the window lo...

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I just wonder if that wondering is related to the loose end link. Before you start messing with stuff take it for a drive with the new stuff in and see if it helps.

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Blaze One wrote:It looks like I need to find some time sooner than I thought .
Smoke started coming outa my Hazard button area today , that can't be good

Bla, mine did that months ago and it's still fine.

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OR, instead of pulling the cover you could get a $10 suction gun and suck the fluid out the fill hole. Won't get ALL the fluid that way but if the fluid is in good shape (read: proper change sequence) then it should be fine. Do the CC's use the 7.6" rear? I figured they would all have the 8.5". It ...

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http://www.chevelles.com/techref/shea_3.html Other possible steering gears other than the ZQ8. Not sure what the travel is on the ZQ8 box but I believe that the stops for the secong gen S-10's is on the controll arms, that means you can just get a box with a high travel (read: NOT FIREBIRD boxes). h...

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JimmyDiamond wrote:There's a guy that has a local Line-X dealer and he has an 80's Jeep Wrangler that they Line-x'd every sq inch of inside and out.

Dang, talk about adding a quite a bit of weight to a truck. Granted it's not that much metal but that stuff is HEAVY. Would be nice on the trails though.

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OR, instead of pulling the cover you could get a $10 suction gun and suck the fluid out the fill hole. Won't get ALL the fluid that way but if the fluid is in good shape (read: proper change sequence) then it should be fine.

Do the CC's use the 7.6" rear? I figured they would all have the 8.5".

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Well if you remove the TPS and the IAC you don't need "sensor safe" cleaner. In fact I just droped my TB in a parts cleaner and went to town (and STILL couldn't get all the crap off). In fact the TPS is very easy to remove and I STRONGLY recomend you take the IAC out so you can clean the passages (d...

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Pull the vacume hose off the actuator and see if the noise goes away. Might be a bad transfer case switch partially engaging the front diff.

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Forget where I was but somebody mentioned pulling the switch apart and cleaning it up, something about the di-electric grease drying out.

Somebody wish to attempt this? If it works it would save some people some money, a aftermarket switch is around $200.

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Snoman002 , is this problem only for 4L60E's made before 1999? Steve Yes, from my understanding it only is a problem in transmissions with a build date of near the end of 99. Unfortunately you never know if the build date of the tranny is anywhere near the build date of the truck. I beleive that it...

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The list above shows the common failures for the 4L60E along with the symtoms and the appropriate fixes. If anyone knows of other problems and the correct fix I'm sure HJ can add them to the list, however if you only know the problem or symptom and not how to correct or fix the problem then it can'...

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How 'bout the harsh 1-2 shift and bucking between 40 and 55.

Torque converter lockup apply piston problem.

Commonly seen with a P1870, but not always.

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Oh, somebody mentioned the axle dosconnect. I have been thinking on how those components would work, they are fairly large and are hardened.

I might have to drag my extra diff out and take a look.

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HJ, I like your idea of a electric disconnect, in fact I was trying to think of something similar myself. The only issue I see with your disco design is when connected the "connection point" is only on one side of the bar. That means that when the bar is placed under stress it will place a side load...

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Maybe he's doing something like this. image Or maybe he's doing this image Nope, just street driving (granted, their was quite a bit of rough dirt road driving at that time). And I do regular maintance on the front end parts. Going to a zero offset rim places more than twice the force on the outsid...

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Here is what I wrote over at ZR2.com I can't wait to figure this out for my 91. Unfortunatly my sway bar connects to the bottom of the LCA and there is no way to remove it easily. I thought about a center dissconnect but the BIG problem with that is because the mouting points on the LCA are so far o...

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GeorgesBlazah wrote:my junk deos the same thing. and you know what i also remebrr seeing smoke coming out from my hazard button.

Same here, scared the heck out of the wife.

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If the back blinkers work, you only mention brake lights, then it might be the brake switch.

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I may have to do the work shipping thing. I am always hauling ass home to see if something was delivered, and to keep my wife from seeing it first. It sucks when something takes like 2 extra weeks to be delivered. Don't spend to much and start saving up for some balljoints and wheel bearings, those...

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I couldn't see any closeups of the sway bar setup, am I missing something? DOH, never mind I found it. There were some good pics there though. I like the comparison of these two shots. I'm guessing that in the first one the stock sway bar is still connected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/Mu...

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WOW, I was just thinking of this last night and wham, here is a post on it. I want to get the 91 out and wheel it when its back up and running, but two open diffs and IFS is just asking for trouble. Judging from muslhed's pics disconnecting the sway bar would make a HUGE difference. Unfortnatly the ...

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Congrats.

I'm taking care of my 5 month old right now so I know what you are talking about.

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