99 Suburban 2500 Help

[Nad_Yvalhosert]

With a vehicle as old as yours, expect to replace almost EVERYTHING

Is that what "loading up the parts cannon" means?

Find and fix the problem. Only replace parts that are provable to be bad -- IF -- it relates to the problem.

Make a list of parts that'll be of use later. Then, and only then, advocate for parts cannon maintenance

 

[thebigcar]

Is that what "loading up the parts cannon" means?

Find and fix the problem. Only replace parts that are provable to be bad -- IF -- it relates to the problem.

Make a list of parts that'll be of use later. Then, and only then, advocate for parts cannon maintenance

Parts cannon AFAIK refers to troubleshooting a problem by blindly replacing associated parts, one at a time, until the problem is fixed.... cars aren't engineered to last forever and even if they were, some materials like plastic and rubber naturally disintegrate over time. If you have a vehicle over 20years old or over 150k/mi expect to replace EVERYTHING because they are at the end of their service life.

 

[Nad_Yvalhosert]

Parts cannon AFAIK refers to troubleshooting a problem by blindly replacing associated parts, one at a time, until the problem is fixed.... cars aren't engineered to last forever and even if they were, some materials like plastic and rubber naturally disintegrate over time. If you have a vehicle over 20years old or over 150k/mi expect to replace EVERYTHING because they are at the end of their service life.

That was written in sarcasm.
Actually it means throwing everything at it, all at once, in the hopes that you accidentally fix it in one fell swoop, by shear desperation.

 

[Chad_MT]

Quick update, made an appointment with my trusted local mechanic, too busy with work and trying to get my 64 gmc on the road before spring is in full swing. He's fixing a few other nagging issues for me and is going to try to track this down for me. I'll update once it's back in a few weeks.

 

[Papablunt]

Quick update, made an appointment with my trusted local mechanic, too busy with work and trying to get my 64 gmc on the road before spring is in full swing. He's fixing a few other nagging issues for me and is going to try to track this down for me. I'll update once it's back in a few weeks.

Did you ever figure it out?