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  1. FLJoe

    Speed sensor questions

    Thanks for the replies. Just a follow up... the truck had only acted up that once during that short trip out for lunch, after which it had returned to normal. Regardless, I ordered a new sensor off Amazon and swapped it in the next day. I've put about 500 miles on the truck since with no issues...
  2. FLJoe

    Speed sensor questions

    Thanks very much.
  3. FLJoe

    Speed sensor questions

    I hope this is in the right location. Truck is a 96 Tahoe 4x4. Today when I got in the truck for lunch, as I was leaving the parking lot I noticed that it wasn't upshifting. The speedometer was also dead on zero. I tried manually shifting to second and third and the transmission held normally...
  4. FLJoe

    Can't find a source of front suspension noise

    There's one thing I forgot to mention. When I replaced all the control arm bushings and sway bar bushings I used all polyurethane. I just went out running errands at lunchtime, and the roads are soaked from a very heavy rain. In driving in and out of parking lots and around the industrial park...
  5. FLJoe

    Can't find a source of front suspension noise

    The bars have been out. When we put everything back together, the driver side bar needed quite a bit more cranking than the passenger side to get a level ride (I think it's just sagged after a half million miles). That one's bolt is probably 3/4 the way in, while the passenger side is a little...
  6. FLJoe

    Can't find a source of front suspension noise

    Body mount is a great thought. I've been in Florida for 15 years with the truck, but the first 12 years of its life were in the worst part of the salt belt in Western NY. I've had to do a lot of rust repair on it, including welding in new rear body mounts where the sheetmetal had given out. I've...
  7. FLJoe

    Can't find a source of front suspension noise

    Thanks for the replies and thoughts. It's possibly the CV joints, but I'm not sure. The have a couple hundred thousand miles on them, but nearly all of it is under no load in 2WD. I used to use 4WD all the time when the truck was up in the Western NY snowbelt, but since those axles went in...
  8. FLJoe

    Can't find a source of front suspension noise

    I have a 96 4WD Tahoe with a stock suspension. I get a bumping/light clunking sound these days when in a tight turn and going over a bump, generally at parking lot speed. It's about the same turning left or right. For the life of me I can't find anything loose under there. I just had a mechanic...
  9. FLJoe

    Throwing ideas around - LS swapped Tahoe, built for mpg

    I'd question the return on investment. My 96 4 door Tahoe, which I've owned since nearly new and put over 500,000 miles on, consistently gets 16 MPG per tank, with an even mix of highway and city. Mine is a 4WD, factory tow package, and has LT 265 tires that I run about 40 PSI. It's the original...
  10. FLJoe

    What to do if your brakes fail?

    I've had a stuck throttle in the past and a few instances of brake pedal to the floor. Stuck throttle was the easiest to deal with. The moment I realized it was stuck I killed the engine. Then I could just brake normally and stop safely. One time in a manual transmission car I had the master...
  11. FLJoe

    Solder vs crimps

    Yeah, mother nature wants her metal back!
  12. FLJoe

    Solder vs crimps

    This is a long thread at 7 pages, and I admit I quit reading at about 4 pages, but for what it's worth... I recently had to completely strip apart and "rebuild" my rear taillight wiring harness not long ago. I found that the way GM originally split and branched wires was solder and heat shrink...
  13. FLJoe

    Truck stalled, wouldn't restart, then started fine hours later

    This is likely not the case for you, but it's worth looking into. I've had a fuel pump relay go bad that would cut out when it was hot. The truck would die like the fuel pump had just gone bad. A little while later it would start right up and run fine. I tried swapping the fuel pump relay with...
  14. FLJoe

    Longevity of OEM distributor?

    My 96 distributor is original with 510,000 miles and it's still fine. Just a new cap and rotor every hundred thousand or so. No way I'd take a chance replacing it unless it actually broke something. Most new parts I find are no where near the quality of what was new, especially if it's a...
  15. FLJoe

    What's your mpg...

    1996 4 door Tahoe, stock Vortec 5.7 and 4L60e, 4WD, LT265/75R-16 tires, and whatever gear ratio comes with the factory tow package. 16.5 mpg long term average (I check it with about every other tank full).
  16. FLJoe

    Interior lights stay on 1996 Tahoe

    Mine is a plunger switch. Sorry about the slow reply, by the way. Haven't logged in for a few days.
  17. FLJoe

    Interior lights stay on 1996 Tahoe

    Since my truck was new the switch for the rear glass has not been consistent (I have the tailgate version) and the interior lights would sometime stay on, even with the glass tightly closed. I ended up sticking a piece of self-adhesive foam on the metal glass frame to contact the switch plunger...
  18. FLJoe

    How many use their trucks as true daily drivers?

    Looks like these trucks and B-52's have a lot in common! Glad to see so many guys using them for what they were intended, and preserving them at the same time.
  19. FLJoe

    How many use their trucks as true daily drivers?

    Like the title says, how many depend on your old trucks day to day and, if you do, how long do you intend to? For me, the Tahoe has been my go-to vehicle for over 20 years. Since I bought it, I've also had a 2005 Suburban (I originally expected to replace the Tahoe with it, but didn't like it...
  20. FLJoe

    Well used daily driver Tahoe

    Thanks. I don't recall ever seeing the 6 seater before in a Suburban or Tahoe. Yeah, that big arm rest in the middle is just a giant solid block, no storage! It sure is comfortable on a long trip to lean on, though. It also makes a good foot rest from the center rear seat when someone else is...
  21. FLJoe

    Well used daily driver Tahoe

    Thanks! Glad to have found this place. Good info and help.
  22. FLJoe

    Well used daily driver Tahoe

    I've been around here on and off for a little while now, but not put up many pictures or really introduced myself. I'm Joe, living in western Florida for the last 15 years, before that Buffalo and Western NY. Here's the Tahoe that I've owned since 1999 (second owner). It's a 1996 LT 4x4 with the...
  23. FLJoe

    Windshield replacement woes

    For me the wind noise was worse on the driver than passenger side, but that was only because the idiot that put that crap windshield in my truck also put it a little off center, and the driver side weather strip doesn't hit the door as tight as the passenger side. I used a strip of closed cell...
  24. FLJoe

    Windshield replacement woes

    Those low-grade aftermarket windshields have been around for a long time. I had the windshield on my Tahoe replaced about 12 or 15 years ago, and ended up with exactly the same thing (big gap at the top and flimsy tube weather strip on the sides). At the time I was hardly using the truck, and I...
  25. FLJoe

    Engine longevity and ignition/induction types?

    I think it's what Kennythewelder said, regarding tolerances, plus better materials, plus better engineering and design. The roller cams help a lot. Better seals mean less leaks and less low oil situations. Better oil helps, too. My own truck is a 96 Vortec 5.7 and the engine is all original with...

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