Jump to content

Hurricanes

GM-Tech

By GM-Tech
in Ask A GM Technician

Recommended Posts

GM-Tech Senior Enthusiast

GM-Tech

Posted
Posted

We got another one brewing and looks like it's heading our way, so don't expect timely replies to any questions you may have. Besides preparing at home, work is a little crazy too.

 

It's still pretty far off, so no one knows for sure, but it is projected to come right across South Florida (where I'm at), hopefully only as a category 2. Right now it's a 5 and the strongest storm ever recorded in the atlantic basin!

 

This is getting tiring. Putting shutters up, taking 'em down, putting 'em up, taking 'em down. Jeesh.

05Quadrasteer Enthusiast

05Quadrasteer

Posted
Posted

Be safe and take care of yourself and family first. I know you have experience with these storms. I lived through a couple down in Mississippi in the past. Then went down back in September to do relief work after Katrina. I had never seen anything as bad as that, not even in the combat zones of Afganhistan or Iraq.

 

Have a good day.

 

Bill

Instrument 40 Enthusiast

Instrument 40

Posted
Posted

When I heard about another storm I got a knot in my gut. I think it would be nice if I had a shutter or for that matter a house to put shutters on. Sorry its coming for your guys but we can't handle another storm.

Worn out from South Louisiana

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

Posted
Posted

BS man...You better not leave. :crazy: You get off your lazy butt, buy a laptop and WIFI card, then go camp at a Barnes and Noble for the next week...You're letting down the 17,000+ members of GM-Trucks.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kidding man, good luck, and stay safe. :chevy:

GM-Tech Senior Enthusiast

GM-Tech

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Looks like we got a little reprieve. If it makes it here at all, it'll probably be Monday instead of Saturday. Still way to soon to tell where the heck Wilma will go, though all the computer models agree on South Florida somewhere. 50 miles one way or the other can make all the difference in the world!

trever1t Enthusiast

trever1t

Posted
Posted

Hurricanes SUCK!!!

 

I went thru Hugo in '89 in the Carribbean, a #5 and lost my business, home, car, motorcycle et al.

More excuse for the oil co's to jack us around. :chevy:

Jerther Enthusiast

Jerther

Posted
Posted

I heard on TV today that wilma just went through florida, and seen some pictures. I hope everything's fine on your side!

GM-Tech Senior Enthusiast

GM-Tech

Posted
  • Author
Posted
I heard on TV today that wilma just went through florida

 

Did it ever! Man, that was a nasty one. The winds were howling, we could hear stuff ricocheting off the roof for several hours. Power went out early, even before the real nasty stuff started. Amazingly, we got our power back this morning. Nearly a million are still without power, so we're really counting our blessings.

 

The roof got stripped of quite a few shingles, our screened in patio is toast, fence along the width of the backyard is down and out. Crap all over the yard.

 

I went by work and it looks like we'll be down and out for a while. No power, the 6 huge roll up doors for service are all flapping in the breeze. Can't open or close 'em, so no way to get any cars in our out. No power so it's black as night inside, lifts don't work, no computers, etc.

Jerther Enthusiast

Jerther

Posted
Posted

Great! Glad to hear that! And good luck cleaning all this mess... I got some more on tv today, man, flood everywhere! And boats that are in places they shouldn't be :D

 

Well it's our turn here. We have a snow storm happening right now. Nothing really serious though. It's quite early in the year to have snow, but we all seen worst. Electricity didnt go down here, but did in some farther towns.

 

Best of all, this weather is 4x4 paradise ;)

GM-Tech Senior Enthusiast

GM-Tech

Posted
  • Author
Posted
I got some more on tv today, man, flood everywhere! And boats that are in places they shouldn't be :D

 

That was probably mostly in the Keys or right on the coast. Wilma was an extremely dry hurricane. The streets around here were barely wet at the height of the hurricane! We get more rain from our regular summer thundershowers.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • fondupot
      Exhaust heat while towing!

      By fondupot · Posted

      You can install tailpipes that direct the exhaust sideways vs the OEM one that goes straight back. There are several on the market, do you own research. HOWEVER, you need to make sure the Venturi vents are still intact, otherwise it will throw a engine code. There is a sensor somewhere that detects back pressure on the exhaust. And if it doesn't collect the correct metrics, it will throw the truck into limp mode. 
    • Atlas
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By Atlas · Posted

      "Teardown" is complete. Head surfaces are clean and ready, new intake is prepped and ready. Coolant drained and water pump is removed, radiator is removed, new hoses and pump are ready.   The replacement intake is also from a '95 (with I think 260k, the odometer said). Noticeably less pitting where it covers the rear coolant passages. I'm not sure if that's a tribute to more frequent use, more frequent coolant changes/upkeep, or if the intake was machined at some point. But it appears I found a good one.   My coolant hoses were original, and the lower hose still retained the factory spring inside. It's not really rusty, but it's got deposits all over it. Unsure if I should re-install it (will thoroughly clean it first). Someone said hose technology has gotten better since 1995 (has it?) and I don't need the spring. I think modern EPDM is what made those hoses last from 1995-2026, so it's a question of how much suction can the water pump really pull, and will it collapse the hose without a spring?   I'm stopped and waiting for parts, however.   When I first brought the truck home, the fan was intermittently hitting the radiator shroud. I could see someone had monkeyed with the shroud (put a bunch of cardboard as a spacer between the upper/lower shroud halves. Someone said the motor mounts have likely failed and the engine has sagged. I wasn't sure I believed that. The engine is really solid in its mounts: To remove the old intake I *just* nearly permanently welded to the heads with freshly cured RTV and gasket snot two weeks ago, I literally had to use the arms on my lift and a chain with a bolt attached to the intake to pull it loose. It almost picked the front of the truck off the ground before ....scuuuuuuuuuuup.... I could actually hear the gaskets tearing and it broke loose and the whole truck settled back down. Motor barely moved.   SO, those parts I'm waiting on... The lower radiator mounts/bushings had completely failed. The radiator needs to be insulated from the rad support, and the bushings help the rad stand at the correct height. The plastic "baffle" was also destroyed at some point. Someone had attached the shroud to it incorrectly, overlapping a joint that should have been underlapped, creating another suspect issue potentially causing things to hit the fan. Broken tabs, side is busted off, and it's perma-formed/bent where it was jimmied incorrectly.   The baffle? Unobtainum. Long since discontinued from GM, of course. Aftermarket/capa/chinese? Also unobtanium. In GM's infinite wisdom, it appears there are at least two different variations whether the Blazer is 2 or 4 door, and I can't yet tell if they shared the same part with the S-pickups. Plan B, if I can't find a viable used one, will be to create a bracket to re-assemble the critical joint I need to seal a gap with the shroud. But that will bug me, it won't be...perfect.   The water pump bolts appear to have been installed with...plumber's putty. I guess, sure, if it works...? I've found a few "backyard fixes" like that. Someone's been here before....   If I can't find someone to jam bamboo under my fingernails to fill my free time this week I think I'll install the driver's power window motor and replace the rear door speaker that's inop. I've got a genuine GM "9.5" ohm working replacement. Why GM used a non-standard resistance....nevermind. Of course they did, you can get more sound from a cheap factory amp that way.   And the saga goes on...
    • glenn27
      Different requirements for oil filters?

      By glenn27 · Posted

      // Thank you, also for your  response. More information is always good. This 2013 GMC is most likely my 'forever truck"-I'm 77 and retired...and truck only has 42K on it-very clean-so I try to keep it that way.  Tks again for your  response- glenn
    • smooth68
      Alternate wiring for Kicker sub with Bose system. (DO THIS)

      By smooth68 · Posted

      I started my install this weekend. Everything was pretty straight forward but I ran into one issue with running power through the firewall. The nipple grommet on my High Country already has a small harness running through it - has anyone else ran into this issue? And on the engine bay side, does the wire basically just penetrate the factory wiring boot? I did this on my '22 Trail Boss and it seems much easier but thats been a few years. My other thought would be possibly drilling a new hole adding a rubber grommet just to the lower left of the factory hole. Thoughts?   Has anyone used a T-harness off the Bose amp and obtained power from there? It seems a little odd that such a small amp needs 3 power leads
    • glenn27
      Different requirements for oil filters?

      By glenn27 · Posted

      ///// Ok--Thanks for that info--I could not find yesterday when I looked for the specs on that NAPA filter what I wanted. Their website is not very user friendly. I buy all teh filters for  our three vehicles once or twice a year. Have always run NAPA Gold on everything I own....I buy it thru my Son's account for his business-which he has a Heavy Equipment repair shop-one reason he uses NAPA so much-they have such a full line of coverage for just about anything/anywhere- He gets s  good discount because of volume bought. Anyway-Thank you -Sir for your response.   glenn

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...