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    1997 3500 4l80e problems

    Stuck in second means both solenoids are off..i.e. no power to either of them. If cleaning the connectors , ( use a high quality electronic spray and compressed air, and then diaelectric grease in the connector once you know it is working again. ) It does help to visually check the pins and...
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    88GMCtruck's 98 Silverado Towpig Build: "Black Fox"

    Rockauto has the Rancho RS9000 XL adjustables for sale at under $95 each and a pile of other brands to compare including heavy duty OEM AC Delco for like $50 each
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    88GMCtruck's 98 Silverado Towpig Build: "Black Fox"

    Yeah well it wasn't supposed to be overly sarcastic, the convention on forums (at least those which I frequent) is to , search, read and then when all else fails ask for others for help.... I wasn't trying to be an ass, I guess sometimes things don't read the same as they sound in a...
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    88GMCtruck's 98 Silverado Towpig Build: "Black Fox"

    Start here, https://www.gmt400.com/threads/88gmctrucks-98-silverado-towpig-build-black-fox.20243/ read 152 pages.... When you have finished reading those pages check back and ask questions.
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    Killswitch on a 98 z71?

    There is another thread, I posted my method there. https://www.gmt400.com/posts/968451/
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    Door Handles ...

    http://oemcats.com/oem-parts/15647188.html http://oemcats.com/oem-parts/15647187.html http://oemcats.com/oem-parts/15558837.html http://oemcats.com/oem-parts/15558838.html http://oemcats.com/oem-parts/15619622.html http://oemcats.com/oem-parts/15619623.html
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    Door Handles ...

    I understand that, I was replying to the guy who was excited about paying "only 50 bucks" for the handles. I made a set of wire bending dies to make the rods and laser cut the pawls for myself ...but I am in New Zealand so I am bugger all use to anybody in the USA.
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    Door Handles ...

    Rockauto has them for 18 bucks each!
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    Rear end lost bearing swapped 98 Yukon turns out bigger brakes!

    It's not very hard nor that expensive to build a reliable long lasting 300hp 6.5 turbo, with modern components and technology.
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    Rear end lost bearing swapped 98 Yukon turns out bigger brakes!

    Diesel engines don't have any vacuum , so that option is out! The only viable GM brake booster is hydroboost!
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    What to replace 4L60E with?

    I don't really understand what you mean by driving aggressively, is it just fast or ????? Put a new transmission in and go and take some driving lessons! There is no need to drive aggressively to the point where you break a perfectly good transmission. What are you doing? manual shifting...
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    Removing rust from steel wheels

    If you just paint over it , rust will still be under the new paint in the narrow crevice between the rim and the center. Even sand/bead blasting alone will have trouble stopping it. If you want perfect wheels you need to remove the tires from the wheels, sandblast back to bare metal and...
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    88GMCtruck's 98 Silverado Towpig Build: "Black Fox"

    Loctite 620 ? I know it is not really the correct application, Loctite would recommend 272 or possibly 2760. However I have used 620 on a gearbox shaft nut on my Vincent V twin , it has been the ONLY cure that worked , and has thus far lasted nearly 40 years , after previously coming apart...
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    Kodiak/topkick exterior handle rods

    http://www.machoengineering.com/index.php/our-products/wire-forms
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    BROKEN EXTRACTOR DOWN OIL SENDING HOLE 1992 GMC 5.7 350

    You have the part out now so it makes little difference. It was obviously made of iron or the magnet wouldn't have picked it up!! Titanium is NOT magnetic ... What I was trying to suggest is using an oil pump priming tool( look it up at Summit etc ) to get oil to flow from the sump through the...
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    BROKEN EXTRACTOR DOWN OIL SENDING HOLE 1992 GMC 5.7 350

    If the tool is made of titanum it will not be magnetic or attracted to a magnet, but I think a titanium one would be way too brittle anyway......Using Titanium Nitride ( friction reducing ) coating on an extractor is a bit pointless, HOWEVER as everybody else has said, try to use the oil to...
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    98 gmc yukon brakes help! I've done everything

    Did the second guy use a scan tool to bleed the ABS ? Or just try to manual bleed it ?
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    4.3

    I live half a world away in New Zealand, I would jump on it in a second...I drive a 2wd , 88 rcsb with V6 and 5 speed....I have towed huge loads for long distance regularly for 5 years.... the V6 absolutely handles it...it is economical, and has sufficient power for the job. The only thing I...
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    My new to me: '99 CCSB Diesel!!!

    the eighth digit in the vin is engine type , F or S are V8 turbodiesel codes in the GMT 400
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    HOW TO: Wire a Hidden ignition kill switch

    Isolate the cigarette lighter from ground, make it into a momentary on switch when depressed , splice it into the starter solenoid trigger wire from the ignition. So to start, you have to hold the lighter in while you have the key in the start/cranking position. When you leave the truck, take...
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    K2500 New body gmt800 frame swap

    And yet they are everywhere , e.g. http://www.mautofied.com/1997-Chevrolet-k2500_full-size-trucks/listing/100191737/ I know I didn't start or complete either of the swaps mentioned , but I have seen them and touched them..they are real!!! and talked to owners who have actually done the work as...
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    K2500 New body gmt800 frame swap

    How so ? Have you done this or are you just surmising? I have helped with fitting a C3500cclb 1998 GMT 400cab and bed on a 2005 frame and it was more or less a bolt up physically. I cannot remember the exact details of the few minor modifications as I was only assisting someone else during a...
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    Top Kick, Kodiak, 3500HD Exterior Door Handle Info, Cheap Handles, and Install

    The groove around the end of the wire can be made using a small tubing cutter, like you would use for brake line tubing.
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