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If that spare fits into my crew then I think we can definatly make a trade that would have us both happy. Where in NJ are you located? I am not home right now to look at the trucks current spare but I will check when I have time.

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Humm this could help. Can you send me a photo of the wheel that you have? I havent posted mine on craigslist yet. If your in NJ like your profile says you dont need that one tire anymore, they only do emissions inspections so it doesnt get looked at. Incase anyone is interested I also have a full fu...

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If it's not the ABS then you must have stuck/seized slide pins or stuck calipers or maybe both. Steve I cleaned and lubed all eight slide pins two days ago. That is not the problem. If either the pins or the calipers were stuck/seized , how would they free up and then restick/ reseize without usein...

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My brakes would do the same, they would get stuck on for long periods of times, or just slowly release. If you are in a quiet area, apply the brakes and release, can you hear any squeaking or creaking coming from the calipers? The CC has disc brakes all around usually and i found on mine I needed a ...

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Smart move for RF. I wont buy anything at that place except open box speakers for dirt cheap. I like how they carry Pioneer head units but only a bunch of the low models for high model prices. I went to 6th ave electronics to get the Pioneer head I have now loaded with USB, HD radio and all the good...

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Got it. The pic of the actuall sub in the truck is dead though, the links not working.

Removing the black trim piece seems to be the key here if you want to get one of these boxes behind the seat.

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I have to see this. There is such little room behind that seat I couldn't find anything standard or shallow bigger than a 10 that MIGHT fit.

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OK going to be changing the status of this thread, once I can figure out how. I am no longer going to be selling the truck for parts but I may have some compoents on it that I want to swap out and sell. For first and foremost, will be the wheels and tires as they are too wide. I want to try and get ...

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My two optimas I bought a few months back when I had my batteries die in both cars at the same time are still kickin. The GTI never started this good before and my power windows in the CC never went up and down so fast! I think I paid $140 shipped for each from amazon.com. Not bad considering the pr...

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Yes sir, I did. Got a reply too!

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Wheels are Ion Alloys. 15x8. The ones you see in the photos. I dont recall what the offset is at the moment, but they stick out further than stock. Great if you have a truck thats lifted and/or has the Skidz fares. I would sell the wheels and tires right now if you want them haha. I want to put the ...

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Sounds good to me! If you live in NJ chances are I can always meet you someplace. And nothing on the truck will be thrown out untill its given careful consideration of selling it haha.

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The power window/door lock switches are functional, but a bit worn out. Some of them are loose etc. I may have to hold onto this truck for a little while longer though a few unfortunate events happened and I need to drive a slower vehicle for a while haha.

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Well mine were never installed either. Two are under my couch and the other two are sitting next to it here in my room.

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Sorry, no hitch.

The flares are the standard black. Looking for $500, thats what I paid for them and all they have done is sit in my closet all winter so they are brand new still.

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The leather was factory, I had the driver side seats vinyl side repaired last october, along with the controls replaced and a new heating element installed, because the other one died. Both seats are full power with lumbar, heat and leather, along with the back seat which is matching leather too.

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http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/ ... rew%20Cab/

Here is a link to a photo album with some photos I just took of the truck, and a few old ones.

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Humm. Thats a tough question, the whole truck. The resale value as it is is not so high because of the mileage alone, not counting the damage. I just put a lot of money into it between having the front axle all redone, all new gaskets on the oil pan, new oil cooler lines etc to get rid of my oil lea...

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So its come down to the point now, I must part out my crew and get rid of it due to the engines loss of compression, the frame being bent and the body damage. Its a 2002, with all factory options. Power leather heated seats which were just redone 6 months ago, locking differential with disc brakes e...

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If your still looking for left doors I may be parting out my truck soon. the Driver door has some dents in it but could be repaired. Rear DS door is perfect, both have good power window motors driver door one is brand new.

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Went to my friends today and his fuel pressure gauge does not fit my truck, maybe because its for big Diesel rigs. Anyhow, we checked the plugs and #3 and #4 were BLACK. the rest were normalish brown. Replaced all plugs again with AC Delco plugs, and still having the same issue. Compression was chec...

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When testing the fuel system, what would the proper readings be?

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Yes, cap and rotor were brand new with the new distributor that was installed 2 weeks ago, All new plugs too. I will have to try switching plugs tomorrow. All intake gaskets were brand new when the fuel injector etc was replaced 2 years ago because they were leaking. I believe my spider assembly was...

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OK removed spark plugs today and I am defiantly getting good compression. Was not able to obtain a gauge, but I defiantly do NOT have lost compression on any of the cylinders. My father could not keep his finger over the spark plug holes so he says it cant be bad, and all cylinders have equal feelin...

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Yikes! Well since its all still a mystery of whats exactly wrong and I am trying to save myself from having to replace the engine I have not been driving it since we have messed with this. I test drove it around the local streets once or twice but yea... Not letting it get far until I know whats up.

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I don't have a compression tester, I have a friend who says hes going to bring one over and help me do it. The plugs are brand new we just changed them last week so only reason its coming out is to do the test. The only code I am getting right now is P0303 Cylinder #3 Misfire detected. There are no ...

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Yea, had to put that off again for another day. That requires disconnecting the steering shaft to get that spark plug out so we haven't done it yet heh. Spent the afternoon getting my sisters boyfriends car ready to move to south carolina. The MAF cleaner didnt do a darn thing but at least thats one...

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What does the IAT sensor do? This sensor is missing on my friends 94, the truck still runs but has a SES light, maybe thats the problem LOL.

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Gotcha... Will go grab some now and give it a shot!

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Sure, if you like kidney punchers heh. Im still a firm believer that if you want good sound, you need to move the air in your truck not the filling in the back of your back seat. Get something like a bazooka thats side firing and stuff it back there, may be less wattage but you'll save yourself on t...

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I did, I used the brandy new napa one. I am gonna look for the AC delco though I am smelling arching under the hood so something just is not right with these crappy caps. So cleaning the MAF might be another option? Someone mentioned that to me in the past? I seen some spray you can buy at the parts...

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OK turns out crummy barely drivable running was improper firing order. Idiots! It still runs like crap under 1,000 RPM like its missing somewhere. When I fire it up cold start it runs fantastic untill it reaches operating temp. Back to square one same place I was a year ago! Ill still check compress...

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Absolutely! In fact I am going to make sure that when I pull the screws out that the idiot used the ones I left out that I REMOVED the locktite from so that it would not get jammed up in my new distributor!

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I bought a new cap, the idiot did not install it when he put my new distributor in

Im bored, I think I am going to pull the nose in the garage now and play.

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OK just dug into this a little deeper, finally got my hands on the truck today to mess with it after a long day of dealing with the car. First off, there is now blow by. Took the oil filler off and didnt have any air puffing out it only had minimal suction when I placed my hand over it. Second, it w...

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True. Ill be in DC next week for work, I have a week to make up my mind about what I am going to do with it. Its one of those split situations, I have a lot of money into it but at the same time it still needs a good amount of money into it to make it perfect again. I never had a problem doing that ...

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Sounds good. Ill give that a try later today or tomorrow. If its lost compression/no compression there isnt much you can do about it? Ill probably be looking to part the thing out because I cant afford a new engine right now along with all the other things I need to do to this truck to make it compl...

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How do I tell if I have excessive blow by? I dont know a damn thing about taking the valve covers off but thats not to say I couldn't do it with proper instructions and maybe someone with a little experience. I got a phone call from my dad and he told me that the mechanic he had look at it said I ha...

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Well I ended up having to pay someone to change the distributor because we couldn't do it ourselves. After replacement it does run sorta better, but the #3 cylender is not firing. He says I have lost compression on that cylinder completely so it looks like this may be the end.

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Thanks for the info. I opted today to just buy a new one, as my dad also mentioned considering the mileage on the truck. My dad seems really confident on putting one of these in so I should be good haha. I found the instructions last night and I will print them out for reference anyways.

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Moving along in my ever lasting quest to make this crew cab run correctly, I changed my spark plugs today, which were near destroyed. The 3 on the driver side being the absolute worst. After I changed them the truck ran great, till it warmed up, then it begun its misfire mess again and worse than be...

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I changed the fuel pump back in October and cured the problem completely. Along with my consistent check engine light, which only comes on now and then for the misfire at #3.

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Alot of these gauge clusters have cold solider joint issues. Im not sure about us crew cab guys, but everyone I know thats owned a blazer with these same clusters has lost their odometer at some point because of this problem. The one in my crew decided that the oil pressure was going to peg over on ...

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Yea after going under the truck today I saw the difference in person. I was having a friend do it since I am busy with work. The pickup actually is different from the blazers it seems. I will have to look for one on line. Its amazing the stupid little differences while the body etc remained mostly t...

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Not exactly a crew cab question, but maybe some here who have S10 experience can answer me this riddle. I have a 94 blazer that needs a new drive shaft for the 4x4. I was going to steal the one from a 87 extended cab pickup. Everything appears the same, but it does not fit. Why might this be? What m...

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The issue I had with distortion there is because of running the door speakers and the dash speakers together. Trying to pull a little to much power from my head units amp and with the lower ohms, it just wasn't giving me the clarity at higher volumes. Once the lower speakers were removed from the eq...

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Humm. I wonder if this could be the reason why my low beam headlights would randomly NOT work? Could a headlight switch cause the same kind of reverse effect? Id be damned if thats the problem since it seems that switch has had issues with staying lighted ever since I first took the dash apart lol. ...

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In my rig I got a set of 4x6 speakers for the front super cheap open box clearance at WorstBuy. I also picked up a few weeks later the set of shallow mount matching rear pioneers. I would have left my fronts alone because the stock tweeters and woofers in the front arent too horrible, however one of...

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Sweet!

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Any possibility that we can get the actual home page to be that, instead of the picture of the crews that says Website Restoration in progress and then enter forums? Might be helpful for any other newcomers to the site. Just my two cents.

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Easiest way to troubleshoot this, after you shut down your truck and open the door, press the lock button on either the driver or passenger door. Does the door lock? Also does the door lock when you put the truck out of park? Mine would only LOCK manually but would always unlock electrically. The do...

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OH WOW! lol Fancy didnt even know that... Thanks again.

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Ahh see the problem is i had no idea that info was back up. When you go to www.s-10crewcab.net it goes to the Enter screen, click the link and your on the forums. Theres no other links or anything that bring us to that homepage you listed, www.s-10crewcab.net/wp/

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It works yayaya! Seems simple enough! I will have to tackle this also once it gets warmer out. It seems like the problem only exists on my truck when its very damp, which of course is why nobody can reproduce it including the dealer.

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Humm that page wont load.

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Understood but we have never seen this large of a decrease in economy in a "winter blend". My 30mpg volkswagen went to 22mpg this year. A friend with the same car in new hampshire hasn't seen any decrease like that with his during the winter and its much colder there. That's why I was concerned with...

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Ahhh I see. So I am assuming this is no good for us then. And NJ sure knows all about ripping people off. I really dont know where to dig either. I guess we are stuck. Looks like my only choice would be to consider transferring to Florida or some place that isnt going to kill my finances with poor f...

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? No idea. How would I find out?

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What ever happend with this? The linkys are no good.

I saw this part on Rockauto today http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=75663
I wonder if this is where the problem is? For $35 would save me some soldiering headaches.

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So my crew has been down in Miami this week since Sunday experiencing warm weather and better gas than NJ. I let my godfather borrow it for a business trip and it rode down on the Amtrak Autotrain. I spoke with him today on the phone and asked how it was doing. He said he didn't think so great. I th...

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LOL! Moving to South amboy soon. Not sure if thats considered part of the shore really, but this will always be home.

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Would be nice if there was! But I dont think they have cars that lock and unlock via bluetooth and wifi yet.

BTW nice to see someone else on here from NJ!

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Yes america is very anti diesel. Wish that would change. The VWs I mention though are us models sold here. The milageis real with our fuels and there's cars exceed our emissions standards. In fact for a few years cali banned diesel sales untill the latest TDI jetta was released whichhas better tailp...

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Im sure they are but the VW TDI Truth or Dare has been providing us with plenty of actual mileage from cars with the new cleanest diesel VW has and MPGs in the 60 and 70mpg range. Maybe the american trucks and pickups are seeing issues there but apparently some of the european cars arent maybe?

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This is true... Theres only I think 4 LCD panel manufactures in the world right now. Previously there was only one company at the end making picture tubes for every TV sold. There was one factory in the US and one in china or something. All tubes were made to the manufactures specs and then shipped ...

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Ah sounds like a mess. Ill scratch that off the list thanks!

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OK Cool. I like the idea of the auto dimming mirror. Those damn visors can go screw, I had that stupid broken cover for the mirror fall on my face one too many times trying to keep the button down for the lights. I finally unplugged the driver side one a few weeks ago, it hit me for the last time ha...

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I have a Cali emissions 4.3L in my CC with pre cat and all and my fuel mileage has dropped horribly since some stations here now are putting 15% ethanol in the gas. My GTI used to get 28 miles to the gallon I can barely get 22 in it now. My CC has dropped to 15mpg and goes from full to empty empty i...

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This sounds like a great idea but probably only if the vehicles are not stored in the same location? I could see myself walking out of my garage and all 4 of our cars locking and unlocking at the same time might be a problem lol. Would be nice if the remotes could have a switch on the back to go fro...

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Thanks for the info... Wow thats alot of stuff in that thread. If im reading this correctly along with the console, I will need the wire hareness as well to go from the console down to the side of the dash and then its plug and play?

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That was the thing for me couldnt get it behind the seat of the CC. I tried measuring it out and couldnt get one of these to fit. Maybe the 8 inch model will with modifications. I ended up putting my 12 inch shallow mount into my GTI and say what they want about power, im running it with an Alpine P...

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So if i want to put an Envoy or Bravada OHC in my crew its basically plug and play? Whats with the wires that go to the radio? If you have an aftermarket radio will that cause any issues?

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I was just in my local Napa the other day and he said his Napa batteries are provided by East Penn (Deka). Looking at his top model deep cycle battery it very closely looks like their Intimidator battery, just says Napa on it.

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Humm so get it hot huh? I guess it doesnt help its 28 degrees here right now. I was trying first with the box wrench but it wouldn't budge. Ill have to try again on a warmer day with the exhaust heated up some.

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Do I really need to remove my front axle driveshaft to replace this sensor? It seems impossible to get to. When I can get a wrench on it, it wont budge. Even after soaking it with PB Blaster for many times over. So my next option is to remove the front axle drive shaft and then get my O2 socket on t...

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