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  1. texas tough

    Help, seize when cranking on cold starts

    also as was mentioned, you really need to check battery voltage FIRST .. you could have a small parasitic draw, and the battery is not fully charged.. I know you tried to jump it off with cables, but unless u have a set of good , heavy gauge copper jumper cables, it really doesnt mean much...
  2. texas tough

    Help, seize when cranking on cold starts

    maybe a poor ground, on some truck that have the aluminum assesory bracket, the main ground is bolted to the front of the bracket,, {NO BEuNO } ,!!!! I always relocate the ground, directly to the block, with a heavier gauge cable.. solid copper not the copper coated steel crap... when the...
  3. texas tough

    Leaky slip yoke question

    first make sure your yoke is long enough to engage the oring seal inside of the tailshaft housing.. sometimes driveshshafts get replaced and are not the right length .. inspect your yoke shaft and make sure its not deeply grooved. the yoke seal is easy to replace, just remove the 4 bolts on...
  4. texas tough

    Tire brand help.

    Hankook makes great truck tires for a fair price..
  5. texas tough

    What to do with these $50 steel wheels?

    paint them satin black, then run a blue or red pinstripe around the edge of the rim.,
  6. texas tough

    No start cranks and spark no fuel

    if u have the fuel pump out, just bench test it.. pay attention to the polarity, because DC motors can run backwards if the polarity is swapped. dont keep jumping around and go down a rabbit hole..
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    No start cranks and spark no fuel

    on the firewall of the truck, there is the fuel pump relay.. if you unplug the relay and jumper the orange wire and gray wire on the plug connector, with key ON this will send constant power directly to the fuel pump, constantly .. this is how I pump old gas out of trucks I buy.. I use a 10...
  8. texas tough

    brakes pulsating

    air in the system can cause pulsating as well.. any brake or ABS lights on?
  9. texas tough

    1997 K1500 5.7, new cylinder heads and gaskets, started and ran for a short while now wont start at all

    white smoke is steam.. did you inspect the block for crack or warping? I like to put a straight edge across the block at different angles. you can pull the head on the side that is leaking coolant into the block, clean the mating surface and put some rags in the cylinders,., if u cant see any...
  10. texas tough

    Custom 454 won’t idle.

    its either very lean or your timing is off, maybe both,.., set the base timing with a timing light.. it doesnt have to be running, it just has to fire the plugs.. once u get it timed, start to slowly enrich your idle circuit on the carb,, once u get it idling fine, then tune the throttle...
  11. texas tough

    95 silverado 350 4l60e making soft ticking sound

    make sure u dont have a spark plug wire acrcing., when its dark out, look for arcing.. also could be a sticky lifter, a little marvel mystery oil will usually take care of it. let us know what you find..
  12. texas tough

    What is this electrical device?

    they are circuit breakers ,, trace the wires and see wher they go,, maybe an aftermarket lightbar, hooga horn, ect. not sure why someone would splice something in directly to the alternator.. I would get rid of all of that crap.. these trucks barely generate enough amps to run what the truck...
  13. texas tough

    Need advice on order of install

    where did you get the new aftermarket wheel wells?
  14. texas tough

    after watching many vids on how to set valve lash, I developed my own way,. easy peasy

    have used this method several times and it is spot on every time. loosen all of your rocker arm bolts so they are very loose. turn crankshaft clockwise with breaker bar 1/4 turn and make sure they are all loose, turn it 1/4 turn again make sure all loose, do this 2 more times when you are sure...
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    stuck in closed loop but runs like its not

    also it may not vary as much with the 5.7 engine platforms, but on the 4.3 trucks, there are ALOT of variables. the engines were built at 2 different plants with both plants making changes year to year. some were built at the romulus plant, some Tawanda plant.. the 4.3 gets a bad rep becuause...
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    stuck in closed loop but runs like its not

    yes, the book says coolant temp sensor, time and o2 sensor. the book says to run engine over 1200 rpms for 2 minutes, after it gets to normal operating temp. I think it varies from model year to model year.. some books say the CTS will send its signal at 160f, some say 195f. some trucks have...
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    stuck in closed loop but runs like its not

    took the truck on a spin last night, running very good. scanner reports closed loop now shortly after start up.. after the first moderate run, when we came to a stop the engine stalled, but cranked back up and ran good,, I think one of the injectors mat be a little lazy from lack of use for a...
  18. texas tough

    What’s the wire go to?

    high pressure switch keeps condensor from exploding,, should have one.,, if u get a high side blockage, the pressure will keep rising until something gives. if your lucky it will burn the clutch up or cook the belt. if unlucky it can break mounts, or blow the grill off the front of the truck.
  19. texas tough

    What’s the wire go to?

    if no female connector on top back of compressor, see if theres a plug in a hole where a switch would thread into or in the line going to the compressor.
  20. texas tough

    What’s the wire go to?

    the pressure switches protect the system from too high or low pressure,, u dont want to bypass them.
  21. texas tough

    What’s the wire go to?

    Look on the back top side on the compressor and see if theres a place to plug it in..
  22. texas tough

    What’s the wire go to?

    sometimes when u get new compressors you have to transfer some switches from the old to the new,, if someone changed compressor and didnt transfer the switches, this may be why they jumped the wires in the plug,, NO BUENO...
  23. texas tough

    What’s the wire go to?

    looks like AC compressor .. 2 wires go to compressor, one for power to compressor on top, one on back for pressure cut out. someone put a jumper wire in it...
  24. texas tough

    stuck in closed loop but runs like its not

    do u have a 3 wire heated o2 sensor? if so it may not be the CTS and its really the O2 sensor heater circuit.
  25. texas tough

    stuck in closed loop but runs like its not

    yes I have the 3 wire o2 sensor.. the problem was there was no fuse in the 4X4 fuse slot,. tracing the wiring, one wire the pink and white I think, goes to the transmission harness connector plug, not sure why.. but now the truck goes into closed loop very quickly. before I installed the fuse...

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