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    I’m a DA…what maintenance have you screwed up?

    Under duress - father at my back - doing a service and general check on a VW my sister had just bought, I pulled the plug to check the gearbox oil level. And heard a clunk as the reverse selector mechanism dropped into the gearbox as the level plug wasn't the level plug but part of the reverse...
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    Cadillac with a 5.7 vortec

    Someone else will advise if 4L-60Es behave the same. Are your upshifts hard though? Kick you in the back as they occur?
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    Cadillac with a 5.7 vortec

    Which transmission do you have? My 4L-80E behind a 5.7 Vortec gives hard upshifts without the MAF sensor. Unpleasant, but worse is that the transmission without MAF sensor runs at full line pressure all the time (default setting when no MAF sensor data available to ECU).
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    Engines 101

    And how's it running? If it's in good health, my advice is to do nothing more that keep it that way (expect to change inlet manifold gaskets though). IMO, mass produced engines are configured to be the best compromise of many conflicting aspects. Occasionally there is low lying fruit to be had...
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    Daily truck pics

    Twice, my smart with 'clap hand' wipers had the wipers clash and flip one upside down.
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    Daily truck pics

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    OEM fender flares for 92-99 suburban

    Flares were an option then - but that box went unticked when my 'Burb was ordered. A simple answer to a question that's been rattling in my head for an age. Still amazes me that you guys get away with 'poke' (to use your own expression). No such word for it here in the UK as it's not permitted...
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    OEM fender flares for 92-99 suburban

    Why do some Suburbans have flares but not others?
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    Brake problem...

    Looks like I'm all sorted (just one more bleed). A pretty simple problem that shouldn't have happened (8 month old pipe failing) which perplexed me at the time. Thanks for all the help folks - as ever, much appreciated. Cheers!
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    Brake problem...

    No need. It reset itself overnight.
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    Brake problem...

    All the time. I was out briefly driving yesterday and shut it down a couple of times - hoping it would reset itself as a CEL will (if the problem causing it has been resolved) on restarting but no joy there. Raining very heavily here today so doubt that I'll get any work done on it. I will...
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    Brake problem...

    Quick update. I have brakes again. The rears bled without resetting the safety switch but, the light remains on on the dash so obviously the switch needs to be reset manually. Tomorrow's job.
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    Brake problem...

    Thick walled copper with a protective plastic coating.
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    Brake problem...

    Given that the above has happened, do I need to reset it and if so, how? Noticed on another thread someone having difficulty bleeding their rear brakes and a suggestion the proportioning valve(?) has moved and needs resetting. Same for me (1999 C2500)? New pipes are in - from ABS to rear...
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    Spongy brakes, brake light on

    Will I have to do that on my 1999 Suburban? Had the rear line fail and the brake light on. New pipes are in but still to be bled. If I have to centre the prop' valve - how's that done?
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    Spongy brakes, brake light on

    Probably the only way you'll know is to replace it. And maybe consider detaching the hard pipes from it at the cylinders and blow through in case any debris from a failed hose has blocked them.
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    If you wanted to show someone a picture. How do you go about it?

    If the 'file is too large', then if not all of the image is required, edit/crop it in a suitable programme (eg, Windows Photos) then post the smaller file.
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    Brake problem...

    It's not much better than the pipe it replaced - which was probably the original one from 1999.
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    P0102 Mass airflow circuit signal low? 1996 gmc k1500 5.0

    I had that code on my 1999 5.7 - ''Low circuit to MAF''. Replacing missing fuse ENG1 sorted it. It's not the MAF sensor at fault but the supply to it.
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    Brake problem...

    Maybe, under a magnifying glass I'll find a split, pin-hole, or some other defect but for now all I know is it leaked. An eight month old pipe looking like this.
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    Brake problem...

    A quick update seeing as I've found the source of the leak. A brand new in July last year copper coated steel pipe is porous just forward of where it is held against the frame rail by a plastic bolted on clip (forward of the fuel filter). I'll know better (maybe) when I remove it if it has...
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    If you wanted to show someone a picture. How do you go about it?

    Two ways that work for me. Use the 'attach files' button then locate your image wherever you have it digitally stored when prompted or, just copy and paste the image. The second method doesn't always work - usually it does though and is quicker.
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    5.3 clean dirty oil

    You are probably looking to Blackstone for that. I'm in Scotland and use a different provider. What I get is syringe with a cap that accepts a pipe that goes down the dipstick hole. Draw oil into the syringe then swap caps and then post to the lab after filling in the form that gives the...
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    Brake problem...

    Yet the copper pipe running the LPG (propane) from the tank to the engine bay was perfect 20 years after being fitted originally... You bet! One of my observations from this debacle is the need to maintain brakes in tip-top condition. Dual circuit in theory gives 50% braking if/when one...
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    Brake problem...

    Thanks. That explains the light. Looks like it's nothing more than a split 9 month old pipe. Annoyingly, I only ended up with that pipe as I heeded the warnings that copper pipe wasn't up to the task. I've never had copper split - ever. Freakishly - I was stood around outside at the weekend...

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