What did you do with your truck/shop today

[Coby7]

Just realised a post in which I posted a picture has an error in it as I was LEDing an HVAC panel for a member here. Post #14080 page 939 is too old for me to edit so I will post the correction here. If an admin could replace the same picture with this new one I'd appreciate it. I would make me look like I know what I'm talking about.

 

 

Hope this is what he was aiming for...

 

Edited March 9, 2017 by Coby7

[Black Denali Canada]

This is a butcher job on the backplane of an instrument panel done by somebody who whatched a youtube video and all of a sudden thought he was an expert. This is what it's suppose to look like after you're done.

 

Yikes !!!

 

What does this mod achieve

 

 

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[Coby7]

It's not a mod, he tried to change the stepper motors in his 2005 Sierra instrument panel. Watched a YouTube video and it looked simple enough. Simple if you have the skills. He's a lumberjack by trade, this was a little off his beaten path.

[Black Denali Canada]

It's not a mod, he tried to change the stepper motors in his 2005 Sierra instrument panel. Watched a YouTube video and it looked simple enough. Simple if you have the skills. He's a lumberjack by trade, this was a little off his beaten path.

Ahhhh lol

 

 

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[Colossus]

Today I smoked out an intersection with my duramax. Not on purpose either. Truck went into a regen and pumped out a bunch of whiteish smoke for a few seconds as I accelerated normally from the stop light. It is not supposed to do this. It's been to the dealer twice, both times, they couldn't do anything about it or were not able to duplicate it. Now it's out of the factory extended emissions warranty as of last month. Lovely.

[crafferty]

Today I smoked out an intersection with my duramax. Not on purpose either. Truck went into a regen and pumped out a bunch of whiteish smoke for a few seconds as I accelerated normally from the stop light. It is not supposed to do this. It's been to the dealer twice, both times, they couldn't do anything about it or were not able to duplicate it. Now it's out of the factory extended emissions warranty as of last month. Lovely.

Delete it and be done.

 

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[Jsdirt]

Another brainstorm, brought to you by GM and the EPA!

[Colossus]

Believe me, I wish I could delete it. Emissions test required here. I am however, going to trade it in in the next year or two. <sigh> First GM truck to let me down. Albeit stupid emissions crap. Engine/drive train wise, it's solid. But I'll get me another GM. Probably a Silverado Gasser 6.2L. Oooor.. I might try a Ram out.

Edited March 9, 2017 by Colossus

[Colossus]

And here is my 2000th post Whoopie. I now have 2000 posts. I have no life and count how many posts I have on here.

[crafferty]

Another brainstorm, brought to you by GM and the EPA!

This DEF fluid creates so much soot build up its scary. Doesn't seem to be too much of a problem if you drive lots of miles. But for people who don't and can't or don't realize there truck is regen. Well yeah, that's going to be a fun bill.

Believe me, I wish I could delete it. Emissions test required here. I am however, going to trade it in in the next year or two. <sigh> First GM truck to let me down. Albeit stupid emissions crap. Engine/drive train wise, it's solid. But I'll get me another GM. Probably a Silverado Gasser 6.2L. Oooor.. I might try a Ram out.

You won't be disappointed in the 6.2L. By then I would think GM will have the 10spd tranny hooked up in thier trucks.

 

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[CadillacLuke24]

It will be interesting to see how the 10 speed stacks up.

 

Got my tailgate handle on, my skid plates on, and a new air dam on. They all look great, especially the tailgate handle. Now only if the weather would warm up, so I can wash my truck and take pictures!

 

I finally got the wheels I wanted, just waiting for the Laramie GM dealer to get back to me. All I have left is exhaust and a bedliner.

 

 

Time to talk to Line X

[Jsdirt]

My ol' man had nothing but trouble with the DPF on his '09. Every 200 miles he'd have to go to the dealer for a forced regen - of course GM doesn't let the BUYER do this on his own ...

 

After pissing away $1,800 in dealer visits, he had it removed it and tuned out ... but several years later, the state started cracking down on inspections. He had to revert the truck back to stock! What a friggin joke. All I can say is it's a good thing he held on to that stock pipe! Probably would've been over $2k ...

 

Lucky for him, he sold it right afterward. My brother sold his the year prior, but that was because the truck was just rusting away to nothing. They both bought new Rams last month.

[crafferty]

It will be interesting to see how the 10 speed stacks up.

 

Got my tailgate handle on, my skid plates on, and a new air dam on. They all look great, especially the tailgate handle. Now only if the weather would warm up, so I can wash my truck and take pictures!

 

I finally got the wheels I wanted, just waiting for the Laramie GM dealer to get back to me. All I have left is exhaust and a bedliner.

 

 

Time to talk to Line X

Make sure your Line-X dealer removes the tailgate access panel and plastic covers inside the bed.

My ol' man had nothing but trouble with the DPF on his '09. Every 200 miles he'd have to go to the dealer for a forced regen - of course GM doesn't let the BUYER do this on his own ...

 

After pissing away $1,800 in dealer visits, he had it removed it and tuned out ... but several years later, the state started cracking down on inspections. He had to revert the truck back to stock! What a friggin joke. All I can say is it's a good thing he held on to that stock pipe! Probably would've been over $2k ...

 

Lucky for him, he sold it right afterward. My brother sold his the year prior, but that was because the truck was just rusting away to nothing. They both bought new Rams last month.

Why was he wanting to regen so much? The whole DEF concept is dumb. Same with the idea of recirculating the exhaust/crankcase back into the intake. All it does is cause either soot build up (diesel) or you introduce this milky fluid into the engine gunking up the heads. Thank god for catch cans and deletes. How are your family members like the Rams, did they go diesel? Those trucks have come a long way in recent years. I still don't like how they haven't changed the exterior since 2003. It's time to give it a full overhaul.

 

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[Jsdirt]

They're happy with the Rams so far - they're the 1500s with the Hemi. Definitely have come a long way!

 

After all the crap they went through with the diesels and all the emission crap on the new ones, they decided to go gas this time around. The trucks are really sharp looking, IMO. Ride nice and have tons of power too. Factory bed liner, and factory lighting under the bed rails is a nice touch. My favorite is the covert cooler in the floor there in back. Has a drain and everything.

 

 

It wasn't that he WANTED to regen ... it was that the truck went into limp mode due to constant regen failures. Would never regen on it's own like it's supposed to. Every single time we'd tow the boat down the Cape, we'd end up in limp mode, in the right lane doing 45 MPH. Infuriating in a truck he paid over $40 LARGE for ...

 

 

 

My dad got the silver, my brother got white. The wood chocks are there because we were rotating the tires. He's got 7k miles on her so far.

Edited March 9, 2017 by Jsdirt

[Coby7]

Today so far, sold and programmed a FOB for a 2007 Silverado Classic, then repaired a ( KBRASTU15 ) for an 04 Maxima, then repair a 2003 Silverado cluster with a rare problem. An actual component had failed. Replaced a glass diode and she fired right up. The guy was pretty happy that he didn't have to get a new one.