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    Wiring Harness Issue

    Thanks for your voluntary participation in this forum. I'm not the one, by the way, who asked the question. I merely commented on reader reaction. But your technical advice was Awesome. Your flight into Life's philosophy? Not so much.
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    Wiring Harness Issue

    The question actually seems to be fairly straightforward without complication. Curious to know why seemingly all correspondents would assume anything other than a diesel to diesel swap. What did he say that suggests that? It's an interesting question to which I hope he gets an answer. If an...
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    P1345 App help Needeed

    Thanks so much for your reply(s). It's always extremely satisfying to be furnished with valid info whether for a truck or anything else. Again, thanks.
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    P1345 App help Needeed

    More CMP Retard stuff 1998 K2500 4WD w/towing pkg, 5.7L Vortec, VIN R, bought new. Installed new distributor at 192K miles using the included fork-style clamp. After install, CMP Retard was found at -23.1 degrees. Since the forked clamp captures the distributor shaft such that it allows for...
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    Using BFX OBDII reader for CMP offset

    I got a refund in less than a day (PayPal), which was great. I then deleted, reacquired and then rebought DashCommand and then bought the extended parameters package. The only glitch encountered was that it took me a while to discover that I had to click on a tiny + sign in the upper right hand...
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    Using BFX OBDII reader for CMP offset

    The preponderance of opinion here on the forum seems to be that the GM PID package SHOULD be available to me, so I'm going to download, buy, and try DashCommand again. As previously noted, mine is a 1998 K2500 4X4 5.7L Vortec. Could there be a difference between a 1997 and my 1998? We'll see...
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    Using BFX OBDII reader for CMP offset

    I bought the DashCommand $9.99 app for my vehicle ('98 K2500 4X4 5.7L Vortec) and tried to buy and add the corresponding GM PID package. The app itself said it was not available for my vehicle as did a Live Chat guy and an email guy. As improbable as that sounds to you, I can only report what...
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    Using BFX OBDII reader for CMP offset

    Sorry. I meant that they said that CMP Offset for my vehicle is not on their list of things that can be added to their app.
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    Using BFX OBDII reader for CMP offset

    I have a 1998 K2500, 5.7L gas, Vortec. I, too, want to set CMP Offset. I bought DashCommand app yesterday (Jan 1), only to inquire and learn from them that the app is not available for their device. I now await my refund. I checked-in here looking for help.
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    fuel gauge

    Yes, the videos show exactly the action I am seeing, and it's a relief to see it. I did not notice that in 196K miles of driving. Very strange that what the eye sees is apparently not always reported to the brain; at least to mine. Thanks very much for taking the time to gather and post this...
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    fuel gauge

    Thanks very much for the input. I, too, don't drive the truck much anymore so also do not remember the initial reaction when the key was first turned on. But now the upscale speed of the needle is remarkable to the extent that I'm surprised it's not ripped off when it hits the upper stop...
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    fuel gauge

    Replaced dead fuel pump on '98 K2500 at 196K miles. Since I knew the job would be difficult for me (I'm 82) and so wanting to do it only once, I bit the bullet and bought the pump from Chevy according to VIN, but for a gut-wrenching price (GM 19369943 module kit). Installed and tested system...
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    Time to drop my dash, 98 suburban 6.5

    A complete overhaul can't be done just from underneath. I disconnected the dash at both ends, dropped it down on the driver's side, and high and way back on the passenger side. I didn't take it clear out, not wanting to disconnect the wiring coming thru the firewall. It was enough that...
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    Antifreeze Leaking Connection On Intake Manifold

    "... restrictive for a reason ..." may be true but I worked with engineers for fifty years and know that they utter and design as much nonsense as any man, and much of that nonsense sneaks through many a design review and ends-up in myriad products you buy. So - that said, I replaced the leaking...
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    Strange clicking from passenger side dash area

    Of the three actuators two are the same and one different (at least on my '98). The safest thing would be to remove the offending actuator and note the number on it before buying anything. If it clicks it's probably a split plastic gear which you can replace yourself for about $12. You Tube will...
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    Strange clicking from passenger side dash area

    Didn't encounter a blinking issue. Nothing on my A/C panel that would blink, unless it's a backlight.
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    Strange clicking from passenger side dash area

    Undoubtedly an actuator. I had the same deal with my '98 K2500. I began an investigation and learned that there are three actuators down there in the air distribution system, each with a plastic gear that has a tendency to split. Two of the actuators are virtually impossible to access so I...
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    distributor - '98 K2500 5.7L Vortec

    All you guys are right. My scanner is looking at timing and not cam position. Dumb? Of course, but I'm an 81 year-old stone age mechanic (shade tree) with much experience in stone age automotive "technology" including points, dwell, condensers, timing lights, etc. and it's VERY hard to break...
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    distributor - '98 K2500 5.7L Vortec

    I know, but I'm an old points/dwell/timing guy and it's hard to shake that terminology (I'm working on it). However - in spite of what one calls it, rotating the distributor should induce change in cam/crank offset but in my case it does not. Either way, thanks for your help.
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    distributor - '98 K2500 5.7L Vortec

    !998 4WD K2500 with towing package, 5.7L Vortec, 190K miles. I started out overhauling inop heat and A/C systems which led to a host of other deferred maintenance fixes including upgrading of the FI system. Plugs, wires, cap, rotor & distributor all replaced. Original dist, cap, & rotor were...
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    unidentified engine bay connector

    Just to tidy up - Among other things I had removed the power steering pump and have no recollection whatever of removing that EVO connector. So out to the backyard I went, where the pump currently sits, and there on the back of the pump is the place where the heretofore unidentified connector...
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    unidentified engine bay connector

    Yes, it's either red or a very bright orange with a blue cap. Thank you.
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    unidentified engine bay connector

    1998 K2500 5.7L Vortec --- Near the end of the wiring harness that goes to the front of the engine there is a ring lug that protrudes from that harness and is secured to an engine block stud above the crank position sensor. Next in line from the lug is the three-pin crank position indicator...

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