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Finally had a chance to get this KKS radiator in. I must say I really like the fit in the truck, no modifications were needed. The only thing I would suggest is use the factory cooler quick connects. I didn't have a problem with the engine oil cooler ones but the trans ones both leaked badly. I'll k...

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Well I ordered a 3 core off eBay from a seller that's sells KKS radiators. Has both engine and trans coolers installed and the tanks are stamped instead of welded and looks pretty clean. As soon as it comes in on the 21st I'll try and get some pics up and give a review.

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Trust me, bummer is an understatement after swapping radiators 3 times in a month.

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Well update on the radiator and it's not a good one. The thing lasted a total of 3 months and that includes a good month portion of me riding my motorcycle and not driving the truck. It was leaking where the tubes go into the plate on both ends to hold the tubes in line and keep the cores spaced apa...

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If this is on a crew, have you relocates the diff breather tube? Stock location will allow water to be swallowed into the diff and cause issues.

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I've got the 3.73's as well. They really aren't that bad. Gives the extra umph for towing though. Welcome aboard.

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And Happy New Year!

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By chance do you have an aftermarket starter or remote lock key fob? Usually when these devices are installed not much care is taken to ensure a quality job with the wiring and random electrical problems occur. This is where I would start if you have such a device in the vehicle.

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First I would look over the wiring they spliced in for the remote start. It usually ends up getting hacked when installed and causes problems down the road.

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Custom made, and the screen in front of it to keep the bugs out will be the ac condenser. While I had the radiator out I took the house and back washed all the garbage out of the condenser and used a cleaner as well. There was a ton of crap restricting airflow.

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They are my warranty source as well. I've had a few people get custom radiators from them and always gotten great service. Figure this should last for the next 4-5 years, which is probably when I'll be looking to upgrade. As far as electric fan, I'm running the ls fan swap that HenryJ posted with th...

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The shop I went to was called Master Radiator, they're in Waterford, MI. I am unsure what facility they use, but they made it with the same mounting points along with engine and trans coolers with new quick connect fittings. Ran $450.

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Good price on the skid plate set. The engine plate cover will need the two brackets to attach near the control arms though just in case anyone was looking at purchasing.

I might be interested in the manuals. Mines an 02 but I know they're the same. I'll let you know.

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Ended up getting a 2 row 1" cores radiator made up, didn't offer 3/4" cores. Took extremely long to get, originally said 1 week lead time and took 3 1/2. Said their company was waiting on the engine cooler. Took for a test tow with the enclosed trailer while running ac and it was almost 80 out with ...

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At 204k anything is possible. Was this an independent shop that installed / programmed the ECM or dealer? A lot of ECMs if bought aftermarket are programmed before they're shipped so it is just a plug and play operation. Usually if it a misprogrammed ECM you would be having consistent problems and n...

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The heater circuit for the 02 is most likely a shot 02. Happens to them all the time. The heater is used at start up to get the sensor up to temp as quick as possible. It is detecting the sensor taking too long to warm up. Can you be more specific about the driving conditions setting the p0300? Is t...

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Well I've decided to go the custom route. Going to get a 2 row radiator made up like a stock one with 3/4" tubes. It will give me a 50% increased area over stock since total tube thickness will be 1.5". Wanted to keep the total core thickness down to help with airflow over the tubes. Also, the air c...

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I followed your V8 build. Have you towed much with it after doing the V8 swap? Only saw mention of driving it around. Pushing these 4.3l to pull 4k pounds in the summer heat and humidity couple with AC puts a lot of strain on the motor, which builds up a good amount of heat. I would guess more so th...

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Well just an update. The radiator came in today. To my dissatisfaction the core is only 1.25"

I measured the cores per inch and I am going to run to the parts store and check theirs to see if its the same or if I have a reason to keep the GM radiator over an aftermarket. I'll keep everyone posted.

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The engine will already automatically bump up idle when it senses the AC compressor kicking in by the added engine load. It adjusts to what it needs to keep the engine at a constant idle. You will hear this and see it in the tach when it engages. Bumping it up more than necessary will just waste fue...

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Well after doing some more investigating the core size of the CU1533 radiator is the same as our radiator as far as height and width so it will fit with no problems. The core thickness of the aftermarket CU1533 radiators is 1.25" instead of the 1" like the '96 and up radiators that are in our trucks...

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I had stepped away from this for awhile and just came back to it. After doing some more research on this. It appears the CU1533 radiator fit the 1995 S10 prior to the motor redesign. I'm curious as to why GM decided to put a smaller radiator in these trucks... Engine design may not have needed the e...

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Welcome to mail order parts... And you thought going to the parts store was bad.

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All the distributors have slight at in them. They aren't adjustable like the old carb motors though.

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If it's a crank no start I'm guessing the distributor is a tooth off.

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Now knowing that you have a separate ECM that has different timing curves and it does it more when installed I would definitely say the distributor is causing the issue. The ECM can only compensate so much for the variations and may work fine with a good distributor gear, using one that's wore is go...

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Being that it's an '02 it shouldn't have an EGR on the truck. I know some of the cylinders heads had valve issues where a valve wouldn't rotate, but that was usually just one. Since you're seeing it on more than one cylinder I doubt that is it though. I would believe the next step would be the distr...

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I would double check to make sure the master switch is plugged in fully and possibly the pins aren't bent over. That or if you know someone with another crew or 4 door blazer to swap master switches. If that goes bad it'll take out all the windows.

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When I purchased my replacement switch I ended up having the parts store ordering one. They offered the one in the "Help" section and then there was another that was order only. Can't remember who made it, but the cost was at least twice as much and I got questioned why I wanted that one when the ot...

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I have never seen these motors bleed off completely in 5 minutes unless you have an issue with something leaking or a bad pressure regulator. Sounds like you are having normal fuel delivery operation.

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Was there a reason you got the whole control arm? I've been having bad luck with moog lowers going bad. The joint has been wearing into the housing and getting hung up, not a smooth operation when turning and they pop. Reason I mention it is they will probably make you warranty the whole arm and not...

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Looking good! Would love to lift my crew, but put her to work too hard to. Lol

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Not sure if you are the original owner but the original fuel injector is known to clog and cause misfires at idle. The poppet valves stick from getting gummed up or debris a fuel filter did not catch. Like HenryJ said. Check all the routine things, make sure the "easy" things are covered before you ...

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I agree. Definitely not dead but slow. You have to realize its a truck that's been out of production over 10 years. The purge should be the same as all the trucks use the same engine. A quick parts store search would confirm. As far as a tank swap it has been my understanding the frames are differen...

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If you weren't smeeling it before then I'm betting the shop broke it, especially if they tried to epoxy it.

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I would agree, selling this so cheap makes you wonder what was skipped / not done correctly. That is a lot of mods to tackle with a huge potential to screw up, and then to basically give it away makes you gotta wonder.

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So I know there is a mod page on the upgraded radiator for our trucks, unfortunately it seems as if the Trans Pro ones have all been discontinued to the stock 1" thick core factory replacement. I also did a search and did not see much else on the site as a direction to go. Has anyone found another r...

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Glad we are back online!

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Weekend project was replacing the water pump, radiator, and installing an LS1 fan with flex-a-lite fan controller. Everything is working great! Wish I would've done it a year and 1/2 ago when I bought the stuff. Lol.

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Does the vehicle have a floor shifter? A lot of times you can take the center console apart and adjust the park interlock cable that goes to the shift column.

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Once you install the BCM out of the donor blazer you will need to do a theft deterrent relearn with the key cycle operation to get the vehicle started again. Even after that, you will have an airbag light on with a B1001 mismatch code set by the BCM or SDM, I can't remember which. You will have to t...

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Looks like C1 of the BCM location B12.

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No programmable unit, built into the receiver. Once its hooked up you go into programming mode and set the steering wheel controls to pretty much whatever you want. It works off analog signals. Ours and a lot of steering wheel controls work off of resistors built it, changes the value of the voltage...

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The display isn't washed out, vehicle was outside with the sun coming in and the way the photo was taken. Using the stock GM steering wheel controls that I got from a blazer a few years ago. To get them to work with the unit you just need to remove the factory 12V supply voltage that goes to the ste...

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Here's a photo of the head unit installed. I've been busy and hadn't had a chance to upload it. There's a few other pics I ill post later of the install. I still need to take it back out to hook up the steering wheel controls, which I have figured out now so it'll be all set this weekend. Still wait...

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Well the head unit is almost in! Pics will come later today after I finish it up. Part of the hold up yesterday was the steering wheel controls, which are still being worked on and waiting for a reply back from the company. Then once I got it hooked up I was playing around with it as well. I haven't...

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_STUCKY wrote:If you don't already have it, bravada's have the homelink console and a lot of other goodies.

Already have the homelink

i was pleasantly surprised this bravada has the heated seats as well! time to get swapping seat bases.

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Alright. I just got a hold of a guy. Supposed to be picking up a bravada after work today with a blown trans and some body damage for $500. It has the double din and I'm actually going to transfer the electric seat components over the to crew. Can't beat the deal because there's plenty to sell to ma...

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_STUCKY, It's a regular android device, it can run games or anything you want on it that supports the 4.4 "kit-kat" OS version. Looks like I will have the radio tomorrow. By chance do you have interest in getting rid of that charcoal double din dash bezel? Struck out at 2 yards and people apparently...

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If you want to download new apps that don't come preinstalled then yes, it needs to be connected to the Internet. Which usually if you have wireless at your home you will just need to be in your driveway. As far as running the apps like torque or dash command, no you don't have to be connected to th...

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I'm not sure on the measurements, but I know the radio opening is slightly narrower than the opening for the HVAC controls. Then the top is slightly taller than the opening for where the blazer back hatch controls cutout is. But that would work well, I need the charcoal color actually. Im going afte...

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Somehow I dont trust something called Autopumpkin and has alot of flashy images. But let me know how it works out. I was planning to eventually get a Pioneer app radio for mine if I do decide to upgrade. You can get a pioneer unit for around the same price, it doesnt run android but its compatible ...

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I have taken the plunge to go with an android headunit for the crew. Here is the radio I ordered. http://www.autopumpkin.com/new-products/2-din-universal-car-dvd-gps-navigation-pure-android-4-4-stereo-head-unit-with-6-95-inch-lcd-hd-capacitive-touch-screen-3g-wifi-bluetooth-obd2-free-mic.html My 200...

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I would suggest the t harness for sure. Plugs in on the left frame rail near the rear shackle.

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I did with my install. The unit I used from Hopkins has a 4 flat end so you can just plug right into it.

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What year truck did you put that Pioneer in? I've got a 2002 which I'm pretty sure is just 1.5 DIN and I really don't want to change the dash out to put a radio like that in it. Does the Dash command app has trans temp as one of the PIDs? Looks like I could keep my steering wheel controls with that ...

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Yes I used a dremel on the 7pin body to take a couple larger passes, then i just used sandpaper to trim down the rest because there isn't a lot of material in a couple spots and you could go through it. After I got it trimmed down it slid into the existing hole where the license plate light normally...

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As far as maintenance goes it sounds like you have done a few good precautions already with the addition of the trans cooler as well as having the fluid flushed. The other thing I would suggest is check the condition of the coolant and get it flushed if needed. If you really want to get geared up fo...

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Here is where I mounted my 7 pin plug in the rear bumper. Had to shave the body of the plug down slightly and then used clear household window caulk to seal it in place. Stuff is water resistant and does not freeze, and thoroughly tested in the -20s the last few Michigan winters. http://i48.photobuc...

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Extremely late reply on this, but here is the rancho steering stabilizer on my truck

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I replaced my sensors around 80k when I replaced the cat. The other thing I did was replace the fuel injector to the updated unit. Mainly because unburnt fuel will severly damage the converter and stuck poppet valves will directly cause this. Didn't want my brand new converter being subjected to a p...

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Mines in my truck as well, 109k. Going to grab a ZR2 rear end when summer comes around. Too cold to swap now!

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Nice looking crew. Welcome.

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Did a starter on my '02 earlier this week. Lasted 109k until it started acting up.

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I would replace all the vac lines you can see on top of the motor to start. Looking at the line you have its toast and disintegrating in your hand. Looks swollen as well and I'm sure the other ones connected to it are in just as bad of shape.

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Be interested in seeing pics of these worn parts. how many miles on the truck?

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Good luck getting flares from GM. They are still an active number in there system but I have been waiting for 9 months for set to show up. They're coming out of mexico, can't remember the supplier off hand. My mounting brackets ended up rotting apart and the only way you can get them is on the flare...

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Check the control arm bushings. My truck being 12 years old and 105k miles over the summer they were dry rotted badly. Ended up replacing the bushings with moog problem solvers and while having the torsion bars out used white lithium paste to lube the sockets. The bushings really helped the feel of ...

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Call the dealer and get the number? They'll ask for the last 8 or 10 of your vin

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The lack of power can definitely be due to a clogged cat, especially since you're hearing a rattling sound as well.

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This one just went up on craigslist in Michigan. Green in color, no pics as of yet though.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/pts/4676259036.html

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All 3 are the same AC Delco number. Just replaced all 3 beginning of spring at 90k. Same time I did the fuel injector upgrade.

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I will end up emailing superlift directly about this, but does anyone know where the flares came from on the crew they have pictured on their 6" lift kit? Figured since this is the crew headquarters someone might know, because I'm sure contacting superlift will likely be like talking to a brick wall...

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Replaced the upper and lower control arm bushings in the crew yesterday. Needless to say after 12 years of service they were in dire need. They were causing a huge amount of slop and would shift and pop on corners. Front end is now all tight and back together.

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