What did you do with your truck/shop today

[Brandon Mayfield-Williams]

 

Rode around in snow

 

 

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[Chris]

What's wrong with the LEDs? I'm going with regular bulbs again.

Hot spots and way too bright in certain situations

[Daryl LBZ]

Hot spots and way too bright in certain situations

Ah I thought that's what you might say. That's part of the reason I'm not switching to them.

[Chris]

Ah I thought that's what you might say. That's part of the reason I'm not switching to them.

Had them for 3 years

[Daryl LBZ]

Had them for 3 years

Do you have a white face cluster? Edited December 19, 2016 by Daryl Z71

[Chevor]

What I find really fun is someone recommended turning out the mirror when those bright ass lights come up on the vehicle.

 

I have been doing this and some of the vehicles dive onto the opposite shoulder blinded by their own damn lights.

[84SierraClassic]

Up here in MN we had -20° last night so I decided I should warm up the old girl. Straight off had a completely dead battery, only two years old go figure, but I got it charged up ok with the little charger I got ... and well, first drive since the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so that's 4 weeks it's been sitting. I had the truck warming up 15 minutes before driving around, Took a drive and just around the block the temp gauge starts climbing up past 240. I just get in the garage and the gauge reads at 260, and the DIC displays coolant temp very hot. I get it shut off, pop the hood and check around. Slowly release some pressure in the coolant overflow tank and see it start to drip out the vent tube. Day didn't get much better after that, got the snowblower out shortly there after to clear out in front of the garage and it starts pouring gas out around the carb.

[Brandon Mayfield-Williams]

Actually there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with mine other than half the bulbs being blown out, but I want the whole thing rebuilt anyway. Probably going with blue needles as well, and also having them add a transmission temperature gauge.

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Edited December 19, 2016 by swampfoxjr

[Colossus]

Up here in MN we had -20° last night so I decided I should warm up the old girl. Straight off had a completely dead battery, only two years old go figure, but I got it charged up ok with the little charger I got ... and well, first drive since the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so that's 4 weeks it's been sitting. I had the truck warming up 15 minutes before driving around, Took a drive and just around the block the temp gauge starts climbing up past 240. I just get in the garage and the gauge reads at 260, and the DIC displays coolant temp very hot. I get it shut off, pop the hood and check around. Slowly release some pressure in the coolant overflow tank and see it start to drip out the vent tube. Day didn't get much better after that, got the snowblower out shortly there after to clear out in front of the garage and it starts pouring gas out around the carb.

Carb Needle stuck or not closing properly. what kind of blower?

[Coby7]

Hot spots and way too bright in certain situations

That's why I grind the lens flat, to eliminate hot spots. Plus you can get LEDs with lower mcd.

 

Edited December 19, 2016 by Coby7

[kstruckcountry]

Actually there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with mine other than half the bulbs being blown out, but I want the whole thing rebuilt anyway. Probably going with blue needles as well, and also having them add a transmission temperature gauge.

After all, just my opinion. But for the $$$ everyone spends to get a cluster with transmission temp and get it programmed, they could get one of these, that can pull codes, show up to 8 parameters, and even be used on the next vehicle.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZDNI8Y4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482167493&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=edge+insight+cs2&dpPl=1&dpID=41XV8e3LRoL&ref=plSrch

 

Also, some of the gauges (coolant temp) give a dummy reading and a monitor will give you actual readings. The touchscreen model will run a camera as well.

 

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[Jsdirt]

Just had a great demonstration of that minutes ago.

 

Did a t-stat on a '06 Impala, 3.9 - after I burped what seemed like 10k cubic feet of air out of the thing, the factory cluster gauge came up to the center, where it normally stays. Scan tool showed 170°. Drove it around, stopped, turned heat off and held it at 3k for a minute, then shut it down, and turned key back on. Hot soak got it up to 222° on the scan tool - the gauge had moved literally 1/16" from 170°!

 

I'd prefer a little more accuracy than that on my dash gauges, that's for sure.

Edited December 19, 2016 by Jsdirt

[StinkyCheese]

What I find really fun is someone recommended turning out the mirror when those bright ass lights come up on the vehicle.

 

I have been doing this and some of the vehicles dive onto the opposite shoulder blinded by their own damn lights.

I've been doing this for a few years now. I don't think it works well with the dually now though. Then again I have aux lights in the rear, great success turning those on and getting the turd muffin behind me to turn their brights off. :-D

[Daryl LBZ]

After all, just my opinion. But for the $$$ everyone spends to get a cluster with transmission temp and get it programmed, they could get one of these, that can pull codes, show up to 8 parameters, and even be used on the next vehicle.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZDNI8Y4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482167493&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=edge+insight+cs2&dpPl=1&dpID=41XV8e3LRoL&ref=plSrch

 

Also, some of the gauges (coolant temp) give a dummy reading and a monitor will give you actual readings. The touchscreen model will run a camera as well.

 

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I would probably do that if I didn't need my bulbs replaced too.

[Coby7]

Just bid on a new Candi module for my TechII, hope I get for cheap. My candi module has been intermittent for the pass couple of months and this morning while trying to do a FOB for a Malibu it crapped out. Luckily it worked long enough for me to program the FOB.