95C1500's 1995 Silverado "Build" Thread
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May 13, 2019
Mileage: 149,942
- Fixed a washer fluid spray issue - again. This time, the hose came off the back of the nozzle. I'm sure I'll revisit this again soon.
- Dried out my passenger side headlight, went around the seam with black rtv. Hopefully it won't leak again.
- Soaked my old IAC in carb cleaner, dried it off, blew it out with compressed air, reinstalled. Thinking it MIGHT fix my odd idle fluctuation. Probably won't but, it was free.
- Ripped out my 4-corner mod and did it again. My highschool wiring was horrible. I did not remember it being this bad.
4 Standard 194 pigtails
STA S-74
$7.20 from Rockauto
Heading to the junkyard tomorrow in hopes of grabbing some things I need, possibly some things I don't. We'll see what I come across. Hopefully, I'll get some of those things installed tomorrow as well as valve cover gaskets. Cleaning the remnants of the leaks as I go
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On an unrelated note, I fixed a washer fluid issue on my grandmothers 2017 Escape as well as my girlfriend's 2003 Silverado today. Needless to say, I'm tired of messing with washer fluid no spray issues lol.
Mileage: 149,942
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- Fixed a washer fluid spray issue - again. This time, the hose came off the back of the nozzle. I'm sure I'll revisit this again soon.
- Dried out my passenger side headlight, went around the seam with black rtv. Hopefully it won't leak again.
- Soaked my old IAC in carb cleaner, dried it off, blew it out with compressed air, reinstalled. Thinking it MIGHT fix my odd idle fluctuation. Probably won't but, it was free.
- Ripped out my 4-corner mod and did it again. My highschool wiring was horrible. I did not remember it being this bad.
4 Standard 194 pigtails
STA S-74
$7.20 from Rockauto
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Heading to the junkyard tomorrow in hopes of grabbing some things I need, possibly some things I don't. We'll see what I come across. Hopefully, I'll get some of those things installed tomorrow as well as valve cover gaskets. Cleaning the remnants of the leaks as I go
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On an unrelated note, I fixed a washer fluid issue on my grandmothers 2017 Escape as well as my girlfriend's 2003 Silverado today. Needless to say, I'm tired of messing with washer fluid no spray issues lol.
Another busy day.
May 15, 2019
Mileage: 149,960
- Valve Cover Gaskets
Cleaned valve covers and the air cleaner housing while I was at it
FelPro Gaskets
VS50088R
$13.44 from Rockauto
- PCV Valve/Hose
ACDelco Valve
ADO-CV774C
$7.99 from Summit
Dorman Hose
46001
$5.99 from Autozone
- Coolant Temp Sensor
$5 from a junkyard motor - looked brand new
- Junkyard Cupholder (looked tan at the yard, but wasn't). Swapped my old handle on the new cupholder
$5 from Junkyard
Today was a battle, there were casualties...
- EGR Vacuum Line
SUM - 230162
$4.99 from Summit
- TPS
ACDelco TPS
ADO-213-895
$35.99 from Summit
Also took it to a shop to get an AC repair estimate. I refuse to go through a third summer with no AC. I did my time. My sentence was extended though. $1800 minimum with the possibility of reaching $4-$4500 depending on how much crap they break while replacing parts on my "must have been up north for a while due to the rust" truck. This truck has never left Texas and is not rusty. I'm not playing that game. So I brought it home. AC was ice cold to my surprise. We'll see how long that lasts. They said there is a big leak from the clutch cycle switch and a small leak coming from the compressor. $200 in parts plus whatever a shop charges to charge the system and it should be good to go.
May 15, 2019
Mileage: 149,960
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- Valve Cover Gaskets
Cleaned valve covers and the air cleaner housing while I was at it
FelPro Gaskets
VS50088R
$13.44 from Rockauto
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- PCV Valve/Hose
ACDelco Valve
ADO-CV774C
$7.99 from Summit
Dorman Hose
46001
$5.99 from Autozone
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- Coolant Temp Sensor
$5 from a junkyard motor - looked brand new
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- Junkyard Cupholder (looked tan at the yard, but wasn't). Swapped my old handle on the new cupholder
$5 from Junkyard
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Today was a battle, there were casualties...
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- EGR Vacuum Line
SUM - 230162
$4.99 from Summit
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- TPS
ACDelco TPS
ADO-213-895
$35.99 from Summit
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Also took it to a shop to get an AC repair estimate. I refuse to go through a third summer with no AC. I did my time. My sentence was extended though. $1800 minimum with the possibility of reaching $4-$4500 depending on how much crap they break while replacing parts on my "must have been up north for a while due to the rust" truck. This truck has never left Texas and is not rusty. I'm not playing that game. So I brought it home. AC was ice cold to my surprise. We'll see how long that lasts. They said there is a big leak from the clutch cycle switch and a small leak coming from the compressor. $200 in parts plus whatever a shop charges to charge the system and it should be good to go.
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I'm Awesome
That's a crazy quote for the A/C repair. What in the world would cost $4500 to repair?
I had pretty much everything replaced last year after my compressor blew in my 88'. A new compressor, condenser and dryer only ran me $1200 installed. You should try and find an independent shop that only does A/C work.
Nice truck, I like that you're taking it back to it's original form.
I had pretty much everything replaced last year after my compressor blew in my 88'. A new compressor, condenser and dryer only ran me $1200 installed. You should try and find an independent shop that only does A/C work.
Nice truck, I like that you're taking it back to it's original form.
Cokeman95
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That's an unreal quote for the a/c! Shops here will do compressor, accumulator, condenser, charge, yadda yadda for around 1100 on one of these trucks. The evaporator in the dash is significantly extra.
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Awesome thread. I think lowering on factory 20's would look GREAT on your truck. That Tahoe you posted looks really good
I didn;t even ask why they think they would do $4500 worth of damage. I just kind of chuckled and told them I'd be by to pick it up before close.
Thanks for the kind words!
I just can't do it anymore lol. My girlfriend complains, I complain to her/my parents/friends, they all complain about my complaining. I hate showing up to work or class sweaty. It's ridiculous lol.
This is not my first run in with City Garage. I've had one bad experience with brakes there. Should've learned my lesson. My grandmother swears by them which is why I took it there in the first place. Makes me wonder how much they've taken her for.
Thanks! It's definitely being considered. I've owned stock and lifted. Curious if I'd like lowered. Getting the truck mechanically sound is the top priority before I dump unnecessary money into it. I learned my lesson from my high school days as I am paying for it now.
May 20-May 24, 2019
Mileage: 150,314
3/4 full gas tanks and I are not on good terms.
What I thought would be a 6 hour job has turned into a multi day ordeal. I originally rented a fuel pressure test kit from Oreilly's. Get it home, crawl under the truck, take a fuel bath installing the t-fitting inline before the filter. Had my girlfriend turn the key on and I took another fuel bath. The t fitting was missing an o-ring. Return that, go to another oreilly's and rent another kit. Hooked that one up, no leaks. Gauge read 6 psi koeo/cranking and 9 psi idle. Pinchec the return line and ruled out the fpr.
Proceeded with the fuel pump replacement. I thought tilting the bed would be easier than dropping the tank again so I tried that. Im a bigger guy, who hates tight/confined spaces. It just wasn't working out. I got all the way to the point that the lock ring needed to be removed but I could not for the life of me get it to break loose. So I lowered the tank, by myself, with two scissor jacks. It was a slow process (refer to pic of the tank above).
Got the tank down, got the ring off, the pump replaced along with the strainer, sending unit gasket, feed/return line o-rings (at $4.31 each!?!?), and a new lock ring. Spend yet another hour and a half methodically lifting the tank back up into place. Get everything hooked up, hit the key to prime and gauge reads 0 psi. I try again, and again, and again, and again. Wait a day, try again. Still 0 psi. The truck ran and idled perfectly in the driveway for 10 minutes.
Return the pressure test kit the following day after work, go to yet another oreilly's and rent yet another kit. Get it home, hooked up and BAM, I'm taking yet another fuel bath. This one had an o-ring that looked like it had been screwed into threads. I searched the garage, driveway, trash, etc.. looking for one of the old line o-rings I had replaced. Couldn't find it. Got the gauge as tight and leak free as I could get and hit the key. Instantly 11 psi. Thank the Lord! Key off, waited 10 seconds, hit the key again, 13 psi. I have a fuel pressure reading! I unhooked the gauge and fitting, threw it back in the box and started installing everything I had removed in the process.
As the truck sits now, still unfinished, the bed needs to be shifted as it is too far to the driver side and the driveshaft needs to be reinstalled. It needs u joints bad and I have them sitting in a box in the garage. As bad as I want to throw it back in and drive the thing to see if the pump fixed my issues, I just can't. One of these days (Saturday probably) when I haven't been at work all day and don't have to be up at the ass crack of dawn the next morning for work, I'll replace the u joints and get the driveshaft reinstalled and see how she does.
Whew, long post for a hectic fuel pump replacement. It probably doesn't sound as bad as it was, however, I hope I never have to do this again. What a PITA.
-Fuel Pump
ACDelco Pump
ADO-EP386
$52.99 from local Summit
-Fuel Strainer
ACDelco Strainer
ADO-TS7
$7.99 from local Summit
-Feed/Return Line O-rings (I won't lie, I didn't realize they were different sizes and was not about to let this hold me up so I only replaced the feed line o-ring)
ACDelco O-ring
ADO-217-452
$4.31 each from local Summit
-Lock Ring
Precision Lock Ring
PTS LO01
$4.49 from Oreilly's
Mileage: 150,314
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3/4 full gas tanks and I are not on good terms.
What I thought would be a 6 hour job has turned into a multi day ordeal. I originally rented a fuel pressure test kit from Oreilly's. Get it home, crawl under the truck, take a fuel bath installing the t-fitting inline before the filter. Had my girlfriend turn the key on and I took another fuel bath. The t fitting was missing an o-ring. Return that, go to another oreilly's and rent another kit. Hooked that one up, no leaks. Gauge read 6 psi koeo/cranking and 9 psi idle. Pinchec the return line and ruled out the fpr.
Proceeded with the fuel pump replacement. I thought tilting the bed would be easier than dropping the tank again so I tried that. Im a bigger guy, who hates tight/confined spaces. It just wasn't working out. I got all the way to the point that the lock ring needed to be removed but I could not for the life of me get it to break loose. So I lowered the tank, by myself, with two scissor jacks. It was a slow process (refer to pic of the tank above).
Got the tank down, got the ring off, the pump replaced along with the strainer, sending unit gasket, feed/return line o-rings (at $4.31 each!?!?), and a new lock ring. Spend yet another hour and a half methodically lifting the tank back up into place. Get everything hooked up, hit the key to prime and gauge reads 0 psi. I try again, and again, and again, and again. Wait a day, try again. Still 0 psi. The truck ran and idled perfectly in the driveway for 10 minutes.
Return the pressure test kit the following day after work, go to yet another oreilly's and rent yet another kit. Get it home, hooked up and BAM, I'm taking yet another fuel bath. This one had an o-ring that looked like it had been screwed into threads. I searched the garage, driveway, trash, etc.. looking for one of the old line o-rings I had replaced. Couldn't find it. Got the gauge as tight and leak free as I could get and hit the key. Instantly 11 psi. Thank the Lord! Key off, waited 10 seconds, hit the key again, 13 psi. I have a fuel pressure reading! I unhooked the gauge and fitting, threw it back in the box and started installing everything I had removed in the process.
As the truck sits now, still unfinished, the bed needs to be shifted as it is too far to the driver side and the driveshaft needs to be reinstalled. It needs u joints bad and I have them sitting in a box in the garage. As bad as I want to throw it back in and drive the thing to see if the pump fixed my issues, I just can't. One of these days (Saturday probably) when I haven't been at work all day and don't have to be up at the ass crack of dawn the next morning for work, I'll replace the u joints and get the driveshaft reinstalled and see how she does.
Whew, long post for a hectic fuel pump replacement. It probably doesn't sound as bad as it was, however, I hope I never have to do this again. What a PITA.
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-Fuel Pump
ACDelco Pump
ADO-EP386
$52.99 from local Summit
-Fuel Strainer
ACDelco Strainer
ADO-TS7
$7.99 from local Summit
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-Feed/Return Line O-rings (I won't lie, I didn't realize they were different sizes and was not about to let this hold me up so I only replaced the feed line o-ring)
ACDelco O-ring
ADO-217-452
$4.31 each from local Summit
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-Lock Ring
Precision Lock Ring
PTS LO01
$4.49 from Oreilly's
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