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you might try gmupfitter.com or, if you also work on/repair your vehicle, I can recommend getting a subscription to the full-service manual for your truck at a site like alldatadiy.com. It includes a complete wiring diagram, harness layouts, ground locations, connector pinouts, as well as diagnostic procedures for finding a variety of electrical problems. I also like using my Autel PowerScan PS100 to help with find electrical problems. Not cheap, but it works really nice and I don't have to fumble with getting both probes of a multimeter in the right spot to get a reading.

That's the stupid thing at Costco that I've noticed. All the carts are now outside, so you need to get the cart before going inside, then in the entrance, a person stops you and wipes off the handlebar. Stupid, as whatever was on the handlebar is already on your hands/gloves, and will go right back on the handlebar when you touch it 1 second later.

You really want to trade it in now? They know you want to dump it, do they'll lowball you, and there's a ever decreasing selection of vehicles to choose from to replace it...

So, nobody in your village gets a flu shot, and nobody gets the flu. Might as well tell the local doctor to get out of town, whenever someone needs him, they'll fly him back.

Well, we just explained how it would be introduced in that small town. And guess, what, unlike BigFoot, this can and will wind up showing up in small town Minnesota. And when it comes through your town, and the people with an attitude like yours, but that also happen to get very ill and require hospitalization, they will do a burnout getting to the local hospital, and when it's past capacity, they won't just go back home and say "oh, well, that's the price of freedom". They'll ****** and moan and complain that someone should have done something, and that gov't needs to rush resources to their town to help everyone.

B Because there is always new people added to that environment, delivering mail, food, fuel, just to name a few things.

First, turn your keys way down so the UCA isn't hitting that stop, then see how it rides. And if you go for putting on a proper lift kit, it likely/should come with or specify new shocks to go with it (they likely need to be longer than stock shocks).

The pic you have in 3 & 4 show the keys are literally maxed out, so the suspension is at full extension when resting. It's gonna ride like crap if it's anywhere near that configuration. This is what it should look like (assuming stock components) at stock height: The jounce bumper (the black rubber blob in the center bottom of the pic) is supposed to be slightly touching the LCA to be at stock height. If you truck is pogo'ing when it's like this, then your shocks are shot. If you want the truck lifted to it's current height, then install a proper lift kit. Measure how high a certain point is, say the bottom of the front bumper now, then turn down the keys so the jounce is just slightly compressed by the UCA, then measure again. The difference (assuming that's the amount of lift you want) is the size of lift you want to get. If you just go for turning up the keys and the UCA gets close it's bump stop like it is in your pics, it WILL ride like crap, and possibly damage the UCA from constantly hitting it.

I was referring to dolly tow with a regular tow truck (so all 4 wheels are off the ground). The thing with the 2-speed transfer case (at least with the GMT800 ones), is that when the transfer case is in neutral: -the front diff is unlocked, so if you tow with the front wheels down, it's no problem (to the front diff, it's just like driving around normally, and the front driveshaft doesn't spin, so the rest of the drivetrain is fine) -if you tow with the rear wheels down, the rear driveshaft spins the output shaft of the transfer case. This is ok, because the oil pump in the transfer case is driven off the output shaft, so oil is pumped through the TC, so everything stays lubed while in motion, and (also important) the output shaft of the transmission isn't being rotated For 2wd vehicles, the problem with towing with the rear wheels down and the transmission in neutral, is that the oil pump in the transmission is driven off the transmissions input shaft (so the transmission works with the engine running regardless of what speed you are going). But, with the engine off (typical for when you are towing), and the rear wheels on the ground, bits in the transmission are spinning without the oil pump going to lube them, which is "a bad thing". I don't know the internals of the 1-speed TCs or the front diff used with them, but most likely, they don't work the same way, and will be damaged if towed for any significant distance.

Well, then, perhaps there's something about the front diff that doesn't like being towed. Maybe you can phone up gm and get a more definitive answer? Does it really matter?

It's fine for the 10-20 feet the vehicle moves to get it on the flatbed or on dollies I don't know the specifics of your vehicle, but it likely has to do with lubrication in the transfer case. It may be something that your front diff always spins the front driveshaft, and the transfer case doesn't get lubricated in that mode.

wow, you turned the keys so much the suspension is sitting at maximum extension... I would recommend installing a proper 4-6" lift kit that moves everything by that 4" or so, so at rest the suspension is roughly in the middle of it's range of motion.

Maybe post an image about what bump stops you are talking about? I know the LCA's have what a lot of people think are bump stops, but they are actually part of the suspension and are supposed to be slightly compressed against the LCA (at least at stock height).

Sure, you can do that, but that just covers up the problem. Those plugs don't normally look like that after 50k. Something did that, either they were defective/knockoff (unlikely as it sounds like they were original) plugs, or the engine is running too hot, or something weird is happening with spark generation, or perhaps somethings up with the fuel. And I would also go with the idea that whatever the problem is, burning up the spark plugs isn't the only things being damaged...

maybe get a used one from a junkyard or used-part place?

I would first replace the brake hose to that wheel, then perhaps the brake line to it. Short of a big wad of crap somehow getting in the abs module, it's unlikely to be the problem.

That sounds like a train wreck waiting to happen (patching up a frame rail that has rusted through from end to end). It'll be cheaper/faster/better to get a used frame from a junkyard, a truck being parted out, or a used part place...

Maybe check the fuel trims? If the engine is running lean for whatever reason, it burns hotter, which would result in the plugs burning like that. Note, the fuel trims reading may say the engine is running rich (ie, the O2 sensors read too much fuel, so the pcm orders less fuel injected into the motor).

Because you can still use it with the hitch out? Just because it doesn't happen to suit you, because you prefer to leave your hitch in, doesn't mean a lot of other people find it very useful. I'm sure if A/C was just being introduced, you would be posting about what's the point of that, when you can just open a window.

First, your murders/people go hunger points are irrelevant. Second, all the other ones, those people in the US get access to health care that give them a chance at living, if it's possible and mostly even if they don't have a lot of money. This social distancing is about giving the system enough time, and reducing the peak number of people at one time that get COVID19, so those people that do get it and need hospitalization, can get access to health care that give them a chance at living. And so everyone else that don't have COVID19, but happen to have cancer, or get in an accident, or have some other health problem, also can get access to health care, and it's not just "Sorry, try another hospital, maybe they can help you".

brake fluid? check the reservoir before going, and test the brakes several times that they are solid before driving, and if they seem sketchy or one side of the reservoir has emptied out totally, get it towed in... If it's further back towards the firewall (and at all similar to older trucks), it could also be water dripping from an a/c drain hole (and would be completely normal).

It's only a couple million Americans. NBD.

Note, it's not just the direct deaths (those that catch COVID19 and for whatever reason, even with proper medical attention, die from it or from it causing other complications). There's also the much larger group of people who catch it and need hospitalization (either just a "regular" bed, or a spot in the ICU). And those two groups (those that need to be hospitalized, and would then either die or eventually get well with proper medical attention), is expected to (particularly if we go along with our fearless leaders plan of getting back to work really soon) exceed our hospitals capacity (both in beds and equipment). And at that point, it becomes everyone's problem, as it's not just COVID19 patients being turned away at the hospital, it's everyone, from babies with complications, to accident victims to any other medical problem requiring hospitalization. So that wack-job Lt. Gov in Texas's idea of just getting back to work and the old and infirm are willing to risk it so he can go back to making money, is lying in two ways: 1) he's NOT risking his life in any way. First sign of a cough, he's getting the nearest ambulance to toss out whoever's in it and get him to the nearest, best hospital with a police escort, and then drag someone out of their ICU bed for him to sit on until the best doctor in the hospital see's him and he says "I think I have a bit of a cough and I might have COVID19. You need to help me right now!" 2) he's risking everyone else's life, as anyone who happens to need hospitalization during his planned trainwreck can lose their life simply because of lack of resources, even if they don't have COVID19 or have recovered from it already.

Yeah, I would expect a much more specific "diagnosis" than "the engine is bad" before shelling out for a new motor. Did a roll of Benjamins happen to fall out of your pocket while talking to this mechanic?

And your fellow Texans are fortunate you are not in charge of anything related to medicine.