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  1. dirtautoguy

    New scanner

    so here’s the situation. My dad is getting a new distributor on his 97 Sierra with a 7.4. A local shop quoted him $160 in labor + parts and materials. The shop wants to take the upper intake off to do the job. Maybe I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure the upper intake is not required to replace the...
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    Dads truck

    Some may have read my post a few years ago about my dads truck it’s a 1997 k2500 with 454 vortec 167000 miles. In summery it would randomly get a lean bank 2 code. And run really rough it was not consistent enough to track down so we left it alone. Before we tore it apart my dad had a mechanic...
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    Grease zerks

    I have a 96 k1500 rcsb. All my steering and suspension components have grease zerks and are pretty new. It is time again to do my oil change and grease the fittings but I dread the pitman arm fitting. I have a very hard time sneaking it up to the zerk from the bottom that’s facing up. Some...
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    Heater hoses

    Unfortunately my radiator has sprung some leaks and needs to be replaced. Since I’ll be in there I’m going to get new heater hoses because they are original from 1996. When I had the motor replaced I know the quick connect in the motor was replaced but the hose was not. I plan on staying with...
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    242 t case swap

    So maybe this will be a super easy question maybe not… I have a 96 k1500 rcsb. It has 285000 Miles. It’s had a lot of work done to it and there’s a lot more planned. One of which is the transfer case. Iv owned the truck for about 11 years and it has leaked from the tail shaft and front output...
  6. dirtautoguy

    Fuel pump relay

    Roughly a year ago my truck lost connection to the fuel pump relay due to a pin melting. I moved the pins to a vacant slot in the fuse box and put in a new relay. The relay is a skinny version of the stock square one and napa said it was all the same. It lasted about a year untill last week it...
  7. dirtautoguy

    Radiator repair.

    I have an all alluminum radiator that appears to have sprung a leak from a little pinhole. The hole is in the top near the upper radiator hose under the fan shroud. I need to look at it a little closer still but I’m curious on some thoughts on how to fix it? I “think” it’s a bad weld on the...
  8. dirtautoguy

    1-2 accumulator

    In my 96 k1500 with a 4l60e Iv been having some abnormal 1-2 shifts. When I start normally from a stop it it like it’s delayed mushy and late, feels a lot like a stumble If I get after it from a stop it also feels delayed but it becomes a harsh shift and sometimes feels like it has a slight...
  9. dirtautoguy

    4wd actuators

    My dad has been complaining lately that his 4wd takes forever to engage. It’s a 1997 k2500 with the 454 push button 4wd I know on my 96 k1500 there was a updated actuator from thermal to electric which my truck has and was done by the previous owner. I told him about it and then I got to...
  10. dirtautoguy

    Heater temperature?

    What’s everyone getting for heater temperatures? Yesterday on my way to work I noticed my heater didn’t seem as hot as it used to be (I usually have to turn it down or off before I get to work). It was warm for sure but not hot like it normally is. I measured the temps of the vents with a...
  11. dirtautoguy

    Auxiliary driving lights.

    I drive my truck in the dark fairly often, and in nasty weather. It’s a wt model with the sealed beam headlights. I have replaced them with units from headlight revolution and 55/100watt h4 bulbs. I have also ran a wire harness so that the headlights draw power directly from the battery instead...
  12. dirtautoguy

    Alternator help…

    On my 1996 chev k1500 my alternator is giving me some issues. It sometimes won’t charge above 12.5 volts and most of the time will only see 13.9 volts. Sometimes I get fluctuating lights. Generally my battery will not stay fully charged I have been keeping a charger on it here and there to...
  13. dirtautoguy

    Interior lights

    On my 1996 k1500 Iv been haveing some issues and thought maybe someone here could offer some help. 1. Service engine soon light. My service engine soon light is constantly on due to no cats on the exhaust. In the future I plan on doing the 411 pcm swap but untill then it is what it is. The...
  14. dirtautoguy

    p0174 454 vortec

    this morning my dad and I went hunting, we took his truck because mine is having alternator issues. when he picked me up he said it was running great. when he got to my house it started running really rough like it was miss-firing. we tested it out around town before we left debating on if we...
  15. dirtautoguy

    Front end clunk

    I thought I was doing so well not needing to do any work on my truck and then this noise showed up…. when go over bumps or sometimes even just uneven terrain I will get a pop noise that to the best of my ability to describe it sounds like it has a loose shock mount the bumpier the road the...
  16. dirtautoguy

    Fuel pump relay/ fuse box

    On my 96 k1500 Iv had a intermittent problem for a while. Yesterday it became not intermittent and I found the problem. every once in a while my truck would start and die a second later for about a year. To make a long story shorter I found that the female side of the fuel pump is a little...
  17. dirtautoguy

    No speedometer

    I don’t have much time because the issue made me late for work but I thought I’d put it here toget some ideas. today I got in my truck like I usually do to go to work and started going down the road. I noticed I was doing about 30 mph but my Speedo said 10mph and then a block later it just said...
  18. dirtautoguy

    Ht383 cam?

    I’m hoping someone can tutor me a little in the world of cams. I have a 96 k1500 that has a jasper motors l31 in it and 4l60e. It has duel 2 1/4 pipes with an h pipe, stock manifolds 3.73 gears, 14 bolt sf rear end, and dual electric fans It is currently my DD and is used for most mountain...
  19. dirtautoguy

    Exhaust revamp

    Last weekend my exhaust had a little mishap. Recently I swapped a 14 bolt rear end into my truck and apparently it was just enough bigger than to 10 bolt that with a trailer and a rough road to hit the exhaust. the exhaust was done around 6 years ago and the pipe itself is still very solid but...
  20. dirtautoguy

    Cooler experimenting

    On my 1996 k1500 with a 4l60e I have converted it to electric fans from a newer chevy and they work great. some minor issues I have come across is the trans cooler. I currently have it running to the radiator cooler and then exiting to a cooler in front of the axle condenser and then back to...
  21. dirtautoguy

    96 Vortec fuel pressure

    I swear my truck must be on it’s time of the month for this whole month!! long story short my wife and I got in the truck to go hunting one evening and it wouldn’t start. I couldn’t hear the pump so i said some bad words and we took the Jeep instead. when we got home I looked at it some more...
  22. dirtautoguy

    No power steering...

    Today on my 96 k1500 I went for a drive with the dog and when we were done I was turning around with the wheels all the way left. For a second something felt funny kinda like a bump in the steering wheel. When I went to turn again I had no power steering. I strong armed it home and did a...
  23. dirtautoguy

    K2500 crew cab...

    I hope this is atleast the semi correct area for this I apologize if it’s not. Well I think the time is coming that we are going to need a bigger rig. My K1500 sbrc just isn’t big enough for The family for various reasons. From need a better tow rig to needing more cab room. I remember one...
  24. dirtautoguy

    Differentials

    I have 2 differentials I need to get rid of. ones a 10 bolt gm in known miles but everything works I just upgraded to a 14 bolt sf. it has had in the last 30000 miles: new diff cover and magnet New oil twice New axle seal New brake shoes New brake springs and hardware New wheel cylinders...
  25. dirtautoguy

    Pinion seal?

    My dad wants to change the oil in the rear diff of his 1997 k2500 with a 14blt ff. Not a big deal right? the parts guy told him that if he did then the pinion seal would start leaking really bad. It is seeping a little out of it now not enough to reach the ground. is this truth? I’m...

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