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gotta get this phase outta me first
I went with the 12" as the 6" wouldn't have been enough to cover the front of the hood. He wrapped it around the front part of the fender and the front of the Flares. Looks really good!!
Bob
what about waxing over it?
Ryan
You can wax over it, but avoid the edges so it doesn't chalk. Waxing makes the invisible bra disappear! Then you lose all the protection!
LOL
...then get Ryan's 255's he wants
haha
- Tim
....I haven't looked into shields yet for the HD....if I don't find one....perhaps that is the way to go?
I looked at all the tires. The only A/T 265 that has an E load rating is the Firestone. In the 245, Dunlop, Bridgestone, Michelin, Pirelli is the only A/T available in the E load rating.
I'm going to stay conservative, avoid any problems by just getting the Michelin LT245/75/16E in A/T.
gotta get the thing first....then paint....then Moonroof/sliding rear.....calm down....then tires?...or just leave them ...
- Tim
ya gotta go for it tim
LOL
....ya gotta at least get a 7200GVW LD babs!
haha
- Tim
I think i have a 3305lb rating
whats your tim?
Also mine are D rated
LOL
- Tim
Bob
Tim-
your statement should have beer inserted somewhere in between the calm down and tires...hehe
- Tim
Bob
Harry
>I have a o1 2500 HD with the 6.0. Have had nothing but problems! from valves rattling
to major suspension and driveline problems
Dealer has had 7 attempts to fix-replaced drive shaft-tightened torsion bars-reprogrammed computer twice. GM now wants to lower truck. Dealer wants to put me in a 01 3500 reg. cab dually with the 8100 and allison but wants my truck and $1800. Filed the lemon law on june 15 The dealer will not put me back into a 2500 even with the duramax because of suspension problems. I think all the 2500s have 1500 rear ends. Ipull a fifth wheel horse trailer. Gm tried to say my trailer was to heavy had cert. weights done and I am well under GVW and trailer weight. tommorrow will contact an attorney. This truck in 6 months has cost me 11,000 dollars to operate if I take the dealers offer of the 3500. This includes money lost while truck was in shop and what I will lose on my 2500. Bought it for 30,000but dealer will only give me 24000 on trade. Any advice? Anyone interested in filing class action lawsuit? I think the entire HD series is a mistake. When pulling my trailer loaded this truck is unstable even 850lbs. squats the rear end.
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>Tell me why then these trucks are having so many suspension, Drive train and stability problems? I have had this truck to 5 different GMC dealerships between Fl. and PA. All have different ideas of what will work to fix it. Are they all not talking to the same tech. assistance? Also tell me why the dealership is afraid to put me into another 2500hd even the Duramax to pull a 5th wheel that only weighs about7000 lbs loaded? They say I have to go to a 1 ton yet the Duramax 2500HD is rated to pull 15500 lbs. This is misrepresentation and that is ilegal. The dealership sold me this truck to pull this trailer and it can barely handle 5000lbs. WHY!!!!!!!
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Bob
Experienced one small problem traveling from St. George, Utah to Las Vegas. At 75 MPH, I noticed a high pitched whistle coming from the center of the vehicle. Slowed to 60 and it disappeared, increased speed up to 75 and the sound would drive you out of the vehicle. At the time I didn't think the slight cross wind outside was an issue. Thought I was about ready to lose a u-joint or wheel bearing. Nice folks at Desert GMC in Las Vegas diagnosed the problem as an improperly sealed windshield. Sure enough, every time I get into a cross wind the noise returns.
will try to fish it out before winter to hook
up my roof light. Have been at my place in
Alexandria Bay for a couple of weeks and my
computer died...So no lurking or posting either
Thanks again...........Geo
aux light posted on his web site. Go to the
silverado thread #3841 for his web address
...Geo
-Eric
Thks
75v
Bob
thank's Chris
If you want to consider more fuel on board see the Silverado Aux Fuel Tank thread.
When were you in Las Vegas? I was their on business on 13th thru 15th. Down inside Hoover working on company control valves- Neet deal to go thru all the tunnels etc. Was only about 90F.
Also Geothermal wells up by Reno- Thought it was going to be to hot to work on steam valves in day but about froze working on them in early morning on the 13th.
75v
I was towing my 7500 l. 5th wheel up to Lake Tahoe last weekend and it was hot like in a 100 degrees.
Yes you guessed it just when you need the air conditioning the most it quit working.
Got nothing but hot air out of the vents. I tried turning it off for awhile but didn't do any good. I checked it again on the last hill coming down into Tahoe and it worked ok. Of course the outside hemp. was a lot cooler by then.
The other problem was the with the Tow/Haul switch.
I have never used the Tow/Haul until last weekend coming back from Tahoe and loved it especially the
braking effect on the downhill grades.
I had been using it for about 1 and 1/2 hours when the light suddenly went out. I pressed the Tow/Haul button and it came right back on again.
Has anyone experienced any of these problems.
I took it in to the dealers today and they are keeping it overnight which means they don't know what to do with it. Their typical response was that the air conditioned works fine and cycled on and off like it was supposed to do. Of course I pointed out that the temperature today is about 70 degrees and I want it to work when it is over 90.
They hadn't even checked out the Tow/Haul problem yet.
I'm beginning to think that my truck was built on a Monday morning.
Also should mention that a forest fire near Fedora, Arizona caused a 125 mile detour through the Navajo Indian Reservation. Mirror on the HD said 118 degrees outside. Drove a steady 80 MPH with the a/c on and the temp gauge never climbed above normal. Sure like this truck.
Thanks for the tip on the fuel tank.
Wooly, sorry to hear you're having some problems. That sure can be frustrating.
Still 8-9mpg, but all around town.
Owen
Larry & Owen, do either of yo have the climate cotrol? Mine works great right now, but is this a sign of things to come? Was anything diagnosed as wrong with your a/c units?
-Eric
However I did like the comment you got to drive backwards!!! :-)
My second and third tanks of gas have given me the best mileage so far around 13mi/gal. Of course they were my trip to Gunnison to put the "break in" miles on it. I just hit 900 miles and love this thing. It pulls my boat like there isn't hardley anything back there. I'm not sure if the locker is working correctly or at all as I couldn't pull the boat out of the water yesteday in 2wd. I don't know whether both rear wheels were spinning or not, but there was little upward movement if you know what I mean. I needed 4wd to pull the boat out to get traction. My 97 Silverado didn't have that problem, maybe it was the lack of power and torque of the 5.7 or better tires, one or the other??!! :-0
Bob
"The air conditioning works fine and everything looks ok."
"Can't find anything wrong with the Tow/Haul switch."
I don't know why I bother even taking it in except I want it on record that I had a problem.
Do you guys get the same run around from your Service Dept. when you take your truck in for a problem.
I've got just over 4000 miles on the truck and with the 3.73 ratio I've been getting around 13.7 mpg solo driving at 70 mph most of the time,and with the air conditioning on.
No tow haul on mine, I have ZF-6 spd manual. But my last truck had no problems with tow/haul feature. This truck, '01 2500HD Duramax/6 spd is still flawless at 4500 miles. Been to the dealer twice for oil changes, but no warranty work.
...and still preserve beef slabs when in the city..
- Tim
Also noted that the A/C stays on when the recirculating button is on so I agree it is by design. Interesting that you can turn the A/C button to off and the light goes out, but the A/C remains on.
I plan to add mudflaps all around. Anyone have a suggestion regarding which brand fits properly, looks good, and functions well?
http://members6.clubphoto.com/ryan392464/
http://www.picturetrail.com/ryanbab
Now I assume this is because of the Allison 5spd auto, but gonna ask anyway. When I come to a complete stop, there is this clunk that I feel almost like someone rear ending you at like 1 or 2 mph. But this only happens when coming to a complete stop, if you have to slow down and then accelerate again, say for those annoying red lights that turn green as you approach them, only to about 3 mph or so, I don't feel or hear the clunk. I originally thought it was the tranny shifting into 1st, but when slowing down then going again, it is already in first. I figure it is just the nature of the heavy duty tranny, but thought I would ask if anyone else feels this kind of clunk coming to a stop.
Later,
Bob
I have used tow/haul mode with a 7000# boat and it has worked fine (once for over 2 hours at one time), but I usually tow without engaging it. Who would think that 7000# is not enough of a load on this truck (8.1/allison/3.73) to need tow/haul?
No GM certified dealers over here (So. Korea), so they will send to a contracted repair facility to tell me the A/C should be warm. Been there.....Done that! I'll take to a Korean garage and he'll boost the freon for 50 bucks. I'll be happy, despite having to pay. As Tom Cruise said in the movie "Risky Business", "sometimes, you just have to say, what the fu..!!"
Sorry about the problems but........ I'm 99% satisfied with my K3500 SLT, CC, 8100/Alli. I do experience the little bump in the Alli when coming to a stop, but not sure if its a problem or a characteristic of the Alli. I pull a 6K lb 5th wheel with 1300 lbs of ATV's behind that and havent had any problems whatsoever. Out pulled a small powerstroke (F250 extended cab) with a smaller trailer up a 5% grade with the air cond blasting. If anything I am a bit dissappointed in the fuel mileage. I get 10mpg in town, 11 highway, and 7-8 pulling. Was hoping for about 2mpg better accross the board. If anyone resolves the transmission issue please post.
A friend of mine told me that he takes his truck to an automotive repair shop (non-dealer) to get his warranty work done. I'm going to check it out but I'm a bit dubious about whether he is right about the warrant work, any thoughts on that.
I was also told that I should keep taking the truck back until the air conditioner is fixed and that if it is taken back 3 times in one year for the same warranty problem and they can't fix it they have to give me a new truck. Is that the so called lemon law ????
It took me awhile to get used to the air conditioner controls but I don't mind the so called memory-feature now. I just turn off the air conditioning button and switch from recycle air to outside air and it stays off. Then when I want it on again I just switch to recycled air and never touch the air conditioning switch at all. However once you turn off the engine you lose the memory and have to turn on the air conditioning switch if you want cool air.
My air conditioner puts out plenty of cool air when it is working and driving here in California it is on most of the time without any problems. It has gone off twice now, the first time I was sitting in the parking lot of a 7 Eleven with the engine running and the A/C on when it suddenly started putting out warm air.
The second time was about a week later towing my trailer up to Tahoe it was stop and go traffic and it was about 90 degrees outside.
I'm not that worried about the Tow/haul problem as I don't use it that much although it is great for slowing you down on some of those steep mountain grades.
By the way I don't get the clunk that you were talking about (4x4man) at least something works right on my truck.
I don't have a clunk in my Allison and am starting to like the whine. Exhaust tone is getting slightly louder with age and I like that as well. Anyone put duals on yet?
Ryan, I like your Husky mudflaps. Where did you order from?
-Eric