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  1. gndd1997

    Replace 95-99 Suburban rear side windows with utility tilt ups

    More like a camper shell tilt up with no glass but similar to the expeditions
  2. gndd1997

    Replace 95-99 Suburban rear side windows with utility tilt ups

    Ya, I've been scratching my head over the hinge dilemma, but I figured the locks would be camper "T" handles or just good old fashioned pad locks...the more I look at the existing window openings the more I'm doubting this would work with any commercially available hardware (which was my...
  3. gndd1997

    Replace 95-99 Suburban rear side windows with utility tilt ups

    Sorry, no pics at the moment but maybe my reply a minute ago to the main post will shed a little more light on what I'm thinking about
  4. gndd1997

    Replace 95-99 Suburban rear side windows with utility tilt ups

    Like contractor "windoors" on utility bodies or the solid (no window) tilt ups on a camper shell...I do a lot of camping/hunting and competition shooting so getting to all the gear in the back with the tailgate rear hatch or thru the rear doors is a real pain, more literally now since I had...
  5. gndd1997

    Replace 95-99 Suburban rear side windows with utility tilt ups

    Has anyone out there replaced their rear side windows on a 95-99 Suburban with utility tilt up flaps/doors? If so, any tips, tricks, recommendations? Thanks in advance!
  6. gndd1997

    Installing and correctly setting a vortec distributor

    Sorry for dragging up an old thread...I have a 97 GMC K2500 with 7.4 Vortec and I'm having a hell of a time putting in a new dist. and I hope you can help since you wrote such a great article at gmtruckcentral.com...I have the two piece aluminum intake and regardless whether a rotate a tooth one...
  7. gndd1997

    The Stupid Engine Questions Thread

    anyone know how to set timing on a 1997 454 mpfi engine without a scan tool? If not, what sort of scan tool is required? I replaced upper and lower intake gaskets and had to remove distributor, but it was loose and moved before I could mark the location it was set, I have rotor set in at the...
  8. gndd1997

    1997 7.4L 454 Vortec Engine K2500 suburban Perfomance advice

    My bad, I guess I should have read thru the rest of the posts...+1 what everyone else said...but if you still need help, I'm just a reply away!!
  9. gndd1997

    1997 7.4L 454 Vortec Engine K2500 suburban Perfomance advice

    Welcome aboard, kaboom...I have the exact same 'burban as yours!! I totally agree on the no chip advice, go for an ecm reprogram (I haven't done it yet as I just installed a 'new' ecm with latest factory updates because of some other drivability issues). Best bang for buck is intake (I have...
  10. gndd1997

    Steering shaft boot

    Ok, so quick update. Took intermediate and lower shafts out. The intermediate shaft still has a nice firm joint but was rusty so I gave it a good cleaning and sprayed it with Plasti-Dip (love that stuff, starting to paint the whole truck in it!) then moved to the lower shaft. Turns out the...
  11. gndd1997

    Steering shaft boot

    Also, what about eliminating the upper joint (outside fire wall) and just have the u-joint at the steering box and a straight shaft attached outside fire wall? Or is it the rag joint that prevents the over center and possible binding? I'm just trying to wrap my head around the whole...
  12. gndd1997

    Steering shaft boot

    Thanks for the quick reply...any thoughts/suggestions on the upper/firewall shaft boot? Been searching the forums and not a single thread...kinda figured someone else would have had the same thing happen as I did while messing with the steering shaft!
  13. gndd1997

    Steering shaft boot

    sewlow, sorry for dragging up an old thread, but I was reading through the older posts about your XJ steering shaft replacement from around 2012 and you said it did wonders for your steering, but now I see this! What happened??? Why doesn't the shaft work any more? I was so much looking...
  14. gndd1997

    Hello, from the new guy on the block

    Sounds just like my early years outside Boston, and again in Binghamton NY, and Coos Bay OR, and Silver Spring MD, and any of the other cities I lived in during my younger years when my father was in the military. Never more than two or three channels and 99% was crap. The highlights were when...
  15. gndd1997

    Hello, from the new guy on the block

    Thanks Scotty!!
  16. gndd1997

    Hello, from the new guy on the block

    sewlow, sorry for the slow reply. You definitely are a font of knowledge in the study of hockey, but seeing as you are from the Northern Latitudes I see why (isn't hockey a prerequisite for University in Canada?)!! :) I do agree we need a hockey thread here...regardless who wins the Cup we...
  17. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    Albertcriss, my first post indicated I had +/- 50,000 on the engine (actually closer to 45,000 after comparing mileages) so I'm most certain it would not be loose tolerances in the moving parts, and since the problem has gone away after changing the filter, I am quite certain that the old filter...
  18. gndd1997

    AC sucks is there an upgrade

    Like Mike said +1 ^
  19. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    So I finally cut the filter apart, and of course everything flies apart due to the spring pressure so I have no idea what caused the filter to fail...but like Great White said, "New one in and life is good again." ...words to live by when the 'common man' works with machines created by...
  20. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    OK, a little more than 1/2 hour but good results!! Bought an identical filter (Wix 51060) and checked it versus the old one...visibly the same but when I gently pushed down on the Anti-Drain Back on both the new one seemed stiff enough but with the old one the whole filter unit (inside the can)...
  21. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    Leaving right now to get another filter...I'll have an update in about 1/2 hour, pray for the best!!!
  22. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    So I finally had a chance to pull the new oil filter off and barely any oil dripped out of it!!! Usually the filter is full and I have to wait a few minutes to let it drain before completely removing it...looked like hardly any oil got into the filter, looked down the in and out lines and...
  23. gndd1997

    Hello, from the new guy on the block

    Thank you!! I hope I can get it painted soon...I did a rattle can job on the grill and front surround just to see how I would like the paint scheme I have in mind...finally convinced the wife that it's not too 'Rambo' looking...little does she know :)
  24. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    Sorry, should have mentioned filter brand too...duh :) ...I've been using Wix almost religiously since getting new engine, Fram has had enough of a bad reputation that I've stayed away from them. I was suspecting oil pressure sender and I do have a new one in the garage waiting to be put in...
  25. gndd1997

    Slow Oil Pressure At Start-up

    I changed my oil about a week ago and over the last few days I've noticed my 'check gauges' light stays on until the oil pressure suddenly rises to +/- 65 lbs...I've never really paid attention before as to how long it takes for the oil pressure to build on start-up but the 4 to 5 seconds it...

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