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No_rice
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 - 04:01 pm: | 
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looks good!
as i was saying on the other pic, id do some black street flares... just to pull it together. especially if you are thinking black back bumper. smoked headlights and tail lights... oooh.
edit, actually after the black back bumper and some smoked lights i might rethink the flares... hmmm
(Message edited by no_rice on July 07, 2015) |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 - 04:05 pm: |
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Black rear bumper should deliver tomorrow  |
Ocbueller
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 - 07:44 pm: |
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Oh no he has the sickness. Sounds like Jeep Creep to me.
The old girl let me down the other day. Fuel pump died on the drawbridge. A tow and $700 fixed that problem. Now on to rear axle seals and u joints. Guess thats why I have to work two jobs, seven days a week. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 09:59 pm: |
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Well.... I would like to throat punch the guy that came up with the spare tire safety feature.
Do yourself a favor. If you have never dropped the spare tire down via the wonderful cable, crank, secondary safety piece of crap. Do it in the garage so you're not stuck on the side of the road in the rain, snow... sharknado... when the time comes to change the tire.
I did a little mod to mine and should never have to mess with it again as long as I own this truck. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 01:04 pm: |
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So far so good! I really like the black.
Does anyone else post pics to Facebook just so they can copy and save them, then post to Badweb?
FB must compress them or something but it makes posting pics here a breeze.
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Etennuly
| | Posted on Friday, July 10, 2015 - 02:39 pm: |
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I'll give you that! It does look good! |
No_rice
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 10:38 am: |
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tint the lights and plastidip the emblems... |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 01:38 pm: |
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Something like this for the emblems? 
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No_rice
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 05:53 pm: |
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yep! now do the rest of them lol. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:08 pm: |
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done did
Only had the one on the front |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 08:13 pm: |
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Now you need a short hair, small diameter roller, to paint the 'silverado' emblem faces black while leaving the edges chrome. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 08:27 pm: |
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Hey Vern!!
Need some help. This truck is a HUGE pain in the backside when it comes time to put gas in the tank. I can't put gas in any faster than a trickle. I can't even use the first click on the fuel pump handle!
What can I do? |
Nukeblue
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 10:56 pm: |
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check with g.m. about this issue. we have plenty of similar complaints with our products (jeep) & have updated parts to fix this. usually a filler neck issue but sometimes requires a new tank... |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 10:48 am: |
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 What he said.
It is possible that there was a 'silent bulletin', or a recall of some sort on a repair for the problem.
Was there any repaired body damage in the area of the gas filler?
Could also be a plugged charcoal filter on a vent cannister, or a bad vent valve. Any codes come up on a scan?
This thing has a hose inside a hose filler unit so that it can vent the "in tank air" back to the gas pump for filling the tank. When you put a cubic foot of gas in the tank it has to vent a cubic foot of air, in a perfect world.....supposedly back to the gas station tank.
I just happen to have one of those hoses off. I'll get a picture for ya as soon as I relocate my camera. It is in one of my vehicles. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 11:16 am: |
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This is a 2001 version of the same truck as yours. Things may be a little different on the newer model you have.
I have heard of these inner hoses collapsing before.
Pay no attention to the little hose, it is actually the vent for the rear differential.
You can see the charcoal filter in front of the tank.
If the truck has been on the jeep trails, or if mud dobber bees or spiders have visited, these vents could be plugged. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 11:37 am: |
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 Its been in the mud fo sho!
I'll keep messing with it... If you are good boy, I may take you for a ride in WV. |
No_rice
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 11:47 am: |
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done did
Only had the one on the front
got the silverado emblems still! |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Friday, July 17, 2015 - 07:40 pm: |
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Amazon kicks ass when it comes to misc. parts and such.
Vent canister solenoid with filter is $136 bucks at the auto part store
$70 bucks on Amazon
Replacement headlights $240 bucks and up
$133 bills on the Zon with NO tax
WOOT!
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Ocbueller
| | Posted on Friday, July 17, 2015 - 08:03 pm: |
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That truck is getting a whole new life!
Mark,
Looks like I'm going to have to pass on your offer and once again WVBR. Life has a habit of getting in the way. Please pass those wheels on to someone else who might need them. Maybe next year.
Thanks man,
SteveH |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Monday, July 20, 2015 - 07:46 pm: |
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Check your PM's Steve and let me know... |
No_rice
| | Posted on Monday, July 20, 2015 - 08:07 pm: |
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Hmm, those headlights don't look bad. If the orange was gone I'd probably grab a set for mine! |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 10:48 am: |
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Hey Wolfie, did the gas filling problem get fixed? |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 11:04 am: |
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negative. I may end up taking it to the dealer....  |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 11:15 am: |
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I'd think that internal hose may be collapsed or kinked or the back vent parts are plugged. |
Thumper74
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 10:48 am: |
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Document ID# 1811902
2004 Chevrolet Avalanche - 4WD
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Subject: Premature Pump Shut Off When Refueling - keywords 4.3 4.8 5.3 6.0 8.1 fill filler fuel hard hardtofill L18 L33 L35 L59 L76 LC9 LM7 LMG LQ4 LQ9 LR4 LY5 nozzle #PIT3961 - (04/05/2006)
Models: 2002-2007 Cadillac Escalade Models
2002-2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
1999-2007 Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe
1999-2007 GMC Sierra, Yukon Models
Equipped with a Gasoline Engine
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The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.
Condition/Concern:
Some customers may comment that when refueling at certain fuel stations / pumps that the fuel pump shuts off prior to completely filling the fuel tank. This is not a concern with the GM fuel system but is an industry wide issue with variation in OPW 11B fuel nozzles throughout the fuel station industry.
Recommendation/Instructions:
Until the fuel station industry can replace these nozzles with an improved versions, advise customers with this concern to try either another pump and/or another fuel station.
Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 11:11 am: |
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That's a load of $hit if you ask me.... |
Thumper74
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 12:08 pm: |
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Just trying to help you out... Did it sit for a while? For some reason, spiders love the smell of gas, so they can build nests/webs in the vent valves and all, blocking flow so the system can't vent properly as you fill it.
Spiders are dicks.
With the Jeeps, we had an issue with a vent valve in the evap system that wouldn't release pressure from the fuel tank as you filled it. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 07:46 pm: |
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I HATE TO EAT CROW!!
I buy gas from Giant Eagle every time we earn a bunch of fuel perks.
The truck hold the most, so I take it along with a couple of 5 gal. cans to maximize my discount.
WELL.... today on my why home I decided to see if GM was full of it or not.
I stopped at a different gas station today and wouldn't ya know it. Gas went in as fast as I could pump it...
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Etennuly
| | Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 09:53 pm: |
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Just every now and then they get it right. Having been a technician for GM for several years I have seen a share of BS problem cover ups that buy them time until the fix can happen. This one has been out there for a while.
I am glad to see and easy inexpensive resolution to your particular issue.
All of that stuff I listed above, it'd be a good idea to inspect it.....but.....never mind.
Carry on. |
Thumper74
| | Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 10:19 pm: |
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