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#1048 of 1057 Engine Knock Update by whatsachevy May 07, 2002 (7:12 pm)
BTW, went fishing with my buddy with the '97 GMC (350) which has had the cold start knock since it was new. He now has 105,000 miles on his truck. He told me he needed to change the oil. I asked him how many miles since his last change. He said he thought about 8,000. After giving him hell about how he treated his truck, we checked the oil. It showed a little over a half quart low. I asked him if he had added any oil since his last change. He told me he hadn't even checked the oil since the last change. His theory: "if there's no oil on the ground, then it must be in the motor". He drove to the lake, and I drove home (my beer count was about half of his). The truck ran great. It pulled his boat along at 75 with no problem and no apparent loss of performance. The only thing that sucked was the fishing.
#1049 of 1057 by ryanbab May 07, 2002 (7:21 pm)
5 yr old truck with over 100K miles and a knock since new and still running strong Good to hear
#1050 of 1057 whatsachevy by tonyy May 07, 2002 (9:09 pm)
The Rancho 4" is a suspension lift and is available for the 1500 & 2500 HD's. I would like to see RCD offer a 4", the people I have talked to that own a RCD lift speak highly of it. I have talked with Fabtech which indicated they are considering a 4" offering but no decision as of yet. I think I am going to go with the 6" RCD. I could use that extra clearance to venture down some of my favorite trails. Besides the Lear cap I just put on along with the Ranchhand front end and rear bumper replacement and step bars to be installed next week will add about 700#That will move my rig in the wrong direction that I want it to go.
#1051 of 1057 by kirstie_h HOST May 10, 2002 (9:50 am)
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#1052 of 1057 tires and rims by blackchevy1 May 10, 2002 (11:03 am)
I just purchased some stock alloy tire with stock Bridgestone tires. I noticed my stock chrome rims and stock Firestone Steelex were different. My truck is a 2001 and his was a 2002. Also I pull a 26' travel trailer 2 to 3 times a year. I read somewhere that you shouldn't use alloys or the will crack when towing, anyone know if this is true. Why would GM offer them if they cracked while towing? Wouldn't most people buy a 3/4 ton over a 1/2 ton because they need it for towing? Anyone hear about anyones stock alloy rims cracking after towing less than maximun towing capacity of the truck? Thanks I am a little leary about putting these alloy rims on the truck.
#1053 of 1057 Kelsey brake controller help by rmartin3 May 10, 2002 (3:03 pm)
Hello, I just bought a chevy 2500HD long bed, 8.1L, crew cab. I lost the directions to my Kelsey brake controller. It has 4 thick wires...red, white, blue, and black. Would anyone know where to connect these wires to the included brake wiring harness, which has a thick red and blue, and thin light blue, black, and brown wires. I am a novice at this kind of thing. Thanks for any help
#1054 of 1057 rmartin3 by blackchevy1 May 10, 2002 (8:17 pm)
check out Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra's w 8100 Allison
#1055 of 1057 A few answers by jlflemmons May 10, 2002 (9:05 pm)
No, the alloy rims will not crack from towing. The dynamic strength of the alloy rim exceeds that of steel. The downside of alloys is they can be cracked with a direct impact, ie curb. Wiring up a brake controller: All brake controllers use the same color code, but pay attention as it is not the typical color code one would normally see. The colors are like this: Big Blue: Output to the electric brakes. Big Black: +12V from the truck (Input to controller. Red: Stoplight switch to activate controller. White: Vehicle ground, needs to be a really good connection to the chassis. Brown wire is for illumination if your controller has it. Most do not, so just tape off the wire. If you are wiring this up to a late model GM you are in luck as the GM supplied harness is labled for you. If the harness is not in the truck, they can be purchased at any good RV shop or hitch company. Have fun. Jim
#1056 of 1057 2001 GMC 2500 HD by woneil May 11, 2002 (3:52 pm)
i have 2001 2500 hd,regular cab, 8.1L,3.73 rear end, with tire pressure in the front at 60 and the rear at 78 i get 10-12 mpg in the city and the best on the interstate so far is 15 mpg still have a engine oil consumption problem (8.1L) has anyone heard of an answer yet? thanks will
#1057 of 1057 2003 by krallen May 12, 2002 (5:56 pm)
Does anyone know when 2003 can be ordered. Wonder what my 2000 ls regular cab loaded + with pro-plow and 30000 ought to be worth