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So happy to share a positive repair story!

 

I was on my way to Royal Oak for a concert on Friday and my temperature gauge wouldn't move, resulting in the infamous radiator fan blast. Soured my mood, ended up getting a check engine light and my truck sounded like an airplane taking off.

Checked the code next morning, typical P0128 called for the thermostat. I figured there was not a chance, I had just replaced this with the updated design not even a year ago when I replaced my radiator.

So this morning I went to Autozone and bought a new Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor, replaced the old one, disconnected the battery, and everything is back to normal!! Cheap, 15-minute repair 🙂

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16 hours ago, OffTheAir said:

So happy to share a positive repair story!

 

I was on my way to Royal Oak for a concert on Friday and my temperature gauge wouldn't move, resulting in the infamous radiator fan blast. Soured my mood, ended up getting a check engine light and my truck sounded like an airplane taking off.

Checked the code next morning, typical P0128 called for the thermostat. I figured there was not a chance, I had just replaced this with the updated design not even a year ago when I replaced my radiator.

So this morning I went to Autozone and bought a new Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor, replaced the old one, disconnected the battery, and everything is back to normal!! Cheap, 15-minute repair 🙂

Same thing happened to me and my co worker. Three times for me and once for my co worker. The last time for me I got me an ACdelco instead of VATOzone and it’s going on almost a year now. 

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Finally had our first 60 degree day, after a long ass ND winter. She's been neglected for the past 2 months and after turkey hunting last weekend, the first hand wash of the year was much needed! Running boards are next on the list.. 

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On 5/1/2022 at 2:29 PM, OffTheAir said:

So happy to share a positive repair story!

 

I was on my way to Royal Oak for a concert on Friday and my temperature gauge wouldn't move, resulting in the infamous radiator fan blast. Soured my mood, ended up getting a check engine light and my truck sounded like an airplane taking off.

Checked the code next morning, typical P0128 called for the thermostat. I figured there was not a chance, I had just replaced this with the updated design not even a year ago when I replaced my radiator.

So this morning I went to Autozone and bought a new Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor, replaced the old one, disconnected the battery, and everything is back to normal!! Cheap, 15-minute repair 🙂

I just did both in the same day and yes, very easy repair

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11 hours ago, boettcher40 said:

Finally had our first 60 degree day, after a long ass ND winter. She's been neglected for the past 2 months and after turkey hunting last weekend, the first hand wash of the year was much needed! Running boards are next on the list.. 

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Truck looks good!! I'm in South Carolina it was damn near 90 today

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After a day of work, even found the time to undercoat it. 
 

‘Tis a great view, showing half of my fleet. 
 

 

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On 5/4/2022 at 9:39 AM, boettcher40 said:

Finally had our first 60 degree day, after a long ass ND winter. She's been neglected for the past 2 months and after turkey hunting last weekend, the first hand wash of the year was much needed! Running boards are next on the list.. 

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are those fender flares oem? or another brand I am looking for some thin ones just like those, just enough to protect the metal and not stick out.

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Those are OEM on all Sierra's. The fenders and box sides are designed with the flares in mind, they are stamped different and have premade holes for the "flares".

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5 minutes ago, CamGTP said:

Those are OEM on all Sierra's. The fenders and box sides are designed with the flares in mind, they are stamped different and have premade holes for the "flares".

ya I see the Sierra's have a different flare i like that style, kind of searching for a close match for the Silverado but they all seem to be thicker I just want minimum coverage to protect the metal and not some 4" plastic, maybe if I could get a painted set it wouldn't look so tacky.

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On 5/18/2022 at 11:51 AM, doubeleive said:

ya I see the Sierra's have a different flare i like that style, kind of searching for a close match for the Silverado but they all seem to be thicker I just want minimum coverage to protect the metal and not some 4" plastic, maybe if I could get a painted set it wouldn't look so tacky.

Putco makes a fender flare that is low profile similar to what you are describing.  They have chrome and black platinum (though I can't find any place that has the black platinum in stock.  Link to Putco website for the black platinum: https://www.putco.com/black-platinum-fender-trim

 

Link for chrome: https://realtruck.com/p/putco-stainless-steel-fender-trim/v/chevy/silverado-1500/2015/?kpid=go_cmp-135323109_adg-22677118869_ad-99421359549_kwd-5206448949_dev-c_ext-_prd-_sig-Cj0KCQjw1ZeUBhDyARIsAOzAqQLDnan0jJm0Zd1K3hGdb6-gucK_esvSei_4L-14JeDKKsCqOt5z6XQaAnpKEALw_wcB&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Fender Flares&utm_term=putco fender trim&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ZeUBhDyARIsAOzAqQLDnan0jJm0Zd1K3hGdb6-gucK_esvSei_4L-14JeDKKsCqOt5z6XQaAnpKEALw_wcB

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Been a while since I did more than wash and drive her around.  Not that I drive her much now that I daily drive my 05 Suburban.  Last weekend I took her to the Battle in Bama in Mobile.  Just short of a 1000 miles on the trip and she drove great.  That said I got tired of the rubbing of my front tires.  My truck is lowered 2/4 on 22" stock wheels and has rubbed on tighter turns no matter the adjustments I had made, short of getting smaller tires.  I didn't want to get smaller tires because she rides smooth now and I didn't want to impact that.  Since I did just get new tires I figured it was time to do something about it.

 

So today I was able to take the day off from work and perform surgery.  Inspired by the Nor Cal mod that the big wheel boys have to do to avoid rubbing, I performed a Cen Fla mod (just made that name up).  Basically I pulled the inner liner out and then usign a grinder I trimmed the metal seam down where it was rubbing.  Not as involved as the a Nor Cal sicne I didn't actually cut any of the metal parts out.  Took about 3 hours total.  Now the rubbing is gone and I am immensely happy.

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On 5/19/2022 at 10:32 AM, UofAZCats said:

Putco makes a fender flare that is low profile similar to what you are describing.  They have chrome and black platinum (though I can't find any place that has the black platinum in stock.  Link to Putco website for the black platinum: https://www.putco.com/black-platinum-fender-trim

 

Link for chrome: https://realtruck.com/p/putco-stainless-steel-fender-trim/v/chevy/silverado-1500/2015/?kpid=go_cmp-135323109_adg-22677118869_ad-99421359549_kwd-5206448949_dev-c_ext-_prd-_sig-Cj0KCQjw1ZeUBhDyARIsAOzAqQLDnan0jJm0Zd1K3hGdb6-gucK_esvSei_4L-14JeDKKsCqOt5z6XQaAnpKEALw_wcB&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Fender Flares&utm_term=putco fender trim&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ZeUBhDyARIsAOzAqQLDnan0jJm0Zd1K3hGdb6-gucK_esvSei_4L-14JeDKKsCqOt5z6XQaAnpKEALw_wcB

thanks it looks like the black is either no longer available or out of stock, I did find some matte black carrich's that are pretty much identical, while searching it appears the 2500 & 1500 are the same as long as it is not a dually or high country.?

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bummer they get really really poor reviews on amazon, flimsy metal, only looks ok from the front unless you paint, install problems....

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