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Chevy Silverado - Continued XIII
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post 628- looks more like a cut and paste.
The dealer checked out the computer software and updated it, but said it already had any timing or ignition related changes before the update. And for spark plugs, I tried the Bosch +4's. So far, no difference. BUT, I can say that I believe I've found something interesting.
All this time I thought the sound was similar to an exhast leak, like from the header or something. But it only happens from 1500 to 2000 rpm, and not all the time. But when it's there, OH BOY is it noticable. Sounds like my 2000LS is as old as a 1960 model with low mantainence!!! Well, when pulling the plugs, I noticed that the plug from the second cylinder back on the driver's side (#3?) was a tad bit oily. The rest looked perfect. So after all it seems I've either got 1. a bad gasket on the header or 2. a bad valve. Hopefully not anything worse.
I'm taking into the dealer later next week. I'll try to update here once I get any feedback from the dealer. So far, in previous attempts to get it fixed, all I've receive from them is a long letter on how "pinging is acceptable to GM" HOGWASH!
Anyway, there seems to still be a few new posts here about this clicking sound. If you've got it, pull all the plugs and check them for discoloration and oil. Then have a field day with your dealership.
Ryan... I've read about your trials and tribulations. This is my 3rd chevy (new one about every 3 years). Each one has had it's problems. Problems that I've never been able to get fixed. Hopefully this clicking is not one of them. I'm to the point that I don't think any auto maker can build 'em right the first time. If they would not build them so technically advanced then I'd just rebuild them like I did my old Dodge back in the 80's (or like you have to with a hamburger from McD's!! You know, take it apart and put it back together in a more user frendly fashion!!
Wish me luck!!
into volume 14. i'm having the windows tinted
tomorrow and wondered what experience you've had
with the various films available. the guy that's
doing the job for me says he uses a film with
lifetime guarentee. says it's a jonhson product.
what shade did you use on your rear window?
thanx,
red
My point in this story is those toyota guys and other people talk about how bad the 4 wheel disc brakes are and all the negative stuff. I must say today they saved my truck and me. Also i think the dynamic rear proportioning really helped too. If i was in my old S-10 the rear end im sure would have swung out on me but in this truck the rear end stand very stable and within control.
I havent had many close calls like this one. I must say it isnt a good thing.
Have a nice weekend everyone
Ryan
http://www.iwfa.com/docs/statelaw.html
breakdown on what is legal regarding darkness and where tint may be applied legally on a state by state basis. Hawaii's law is pretty flexible regarding rear windows on trucks. I have the factory tint plus added a 35% grey full metallic tint (hope this makes sense). Window is pretty dark and hard to see out of when reversing at night. All the guys I know swear by 3M tint for warranty. While surfing for tint info, I couldn't forget this website from a company in Texas. They answer just about all questions regarding tinting:
http://www.dhc.net/~blair/toppage1.htm
Since my truck is black, I thought the grey tint best matched the factory tint and my truck. I guess it all depends on the look you are trying to achieve while retaining functionality. Good luck!
ryan
it's no wonder insurance rates are so high for younger people such as yourself. For us old timers, there would have not been a choice as the reactions aren't as quick as they were when I was your age...so I would have had to run the sucker over...or drive fast enough so he wouldn't have been able to cut me off...
Have a great Sunday everyone...
Dean
me. i'll probably go dark also, just won't do no
backin' up in my pickem' up at night though. LOL
...red
It's back at ground one...had to re-do..it's still not right..but hey....I don't do this for a living or money....I do it for yawl!
Lemme know what it looks like as to backgrounds and if it's hard to read....i get different looks with different browsers.
babs....surprised you have not been there yet!
http://www.teleweb.net/mgdvhman/
- Tim
your post would not get zapped and guess what?
you got it, all my post except one have been
totaled, what a crock. guess i been had. i don't
want to mention names but this relates to post
#734.
guess it's best to just stay here at good 'ol
edmunds where your post only get axed once in a
great while.
have a great day all.
...red
- Tim
deal with it...or take me to court!
- Tim
ask to make sure he does'nt put the ray stuff in.
BTW what color and shade % did you end up using?
Tim, you ought to be ashamed of yourself for
putting up something that was'nt ready. LOL i
mean really, after months of conversing with you,
we have come to expect nothing but the best from
the tim man. take you to court? you bet i am. i'm
in the process of getting hooked up with a good
internet lawboy from net nanny at this very
moment. you're not gonna get away with zapping my
post, i tell 'u what. if you repost my post i'll
forget the whole thing, otherwise i'll go ahead
and sue. hate to do it but i'm gonna enjoy owning
a black 2500 silverado. he he
...red
it's all a trial for the grand one..(maybe?)....with links to readers rigs and live chat as well....not to replace edmunds..I like this place..but rather to have an alternative...
Kinda like the Milk drinkers discussion room with cookies...and the Beer drinkers room with Pretzles and pizza...
- Tim
everything except the rear wind?
...red
My moms friend at work knows of 2 guys with 2000 silverados (built in michigan) wherethey both had alot and i mean alot of problems. One guy had his bucket seat break and rear slider and had to have them replaced. Another guy had something happen to his engine dont know exactly what my mom couldnt remember when she told me. One of my dads friends had to have his 99 reg cab Z71 rear end rebuilt it went out at like 8000 mls i think it had something to do with the locking rear if i remember correctly.
I doubt all the silverados problems are just from one plant. I know 100% this isnt true. I wouldnt worry to much about it. I havent heard much bad things about trucks being built in canada though. They must have stricter laws or something.
Sorry Tim about not checking out your site. I will soon. I was only on once yesterday. Kinda spent all day with the "wife". haha. Shes leaving today for OHIO (should have had the bash this week then i would have went is that theme park close to columbus? Shes going there for a softball tourney)
Today i gotta help my dad work on his truck. It hasnt run since last thursday (7-13). Battery cable is broke and it just came in and he was on a golfing trip. He drove down on his trip with a friend in his F-150. Take a guess at which truck my dad liked better? If you didnt guess he likes mine much better more comfortable.
Ok sorry for the babble but i had to make up for it from yesterday. Take it easy today everyone. Going to wash the truck now.
Ryan
...There are forums just for you waiting if you choose to babs...
Enjoy
- Tim
has slight creaking noises that come and go from
the rear when going over driveways at different
angles. also had what sounded like a flapping
noise when going 20 mph and faster that went away
after i lubed the rear door hinges. guess it's
time to lube everything that moves back there.
BTW had to come back here from tim's website to
catch my breath. it's gonna be way more fun than
some can handle but it's worth it. sorry RYAN but
Tim has got you beat hands down.
LOL
...red
ps- tim i'm dropping the lawsuit. he he
free, so far, but I drive both grandpa style (except when the velvets in the pickup cause me to burn rubber .) Seems odd that both vehicles were bought in AZ but traveled all the way from Canada.
Only defect on Monte Carlo is a discoloration on the passenger inside trim panel by the C pillar - thought is was a reflection from the rear seat belt buckle but it is in the vinyl - dealer ordered a new one. Not bad considering all of the bells and whistles on the MC - still haven't spent the time to figure out the RDS radio.
Ryan - sorry about your close call. I've had a few myself - makes you think about how easily you can buy the farm - you only go around once in life so you have to grab all of the milk and cookies and DQ and Silverados you can.
Tim - maybe you need to get IT manager CW from the Tahoe/Yukon site to help you out. He seems to know a lot about computers.
days ago. it woke him up real good. he now knows
what my wife and i have been trying to tell him,
"WATCH OUT FOR THE IDIOTS" cause they're out
there and don't give a hoot about you. as a
matter a fact, the day i picked up my truck after
waiting for what seemed to be eternity, i left
the dealers lot, went to an intersection to make
a u turn and some youngster tried to make a u
turn inside me and missed me by what looked like
a 1/2 of an inch. don't know what i'd have done
to him if he had hit me but the blood was already
boiling in my viens. be careful 'ol buddy.
...red
I know a bit about computers...but have only used FP for basics....I jumped into the discussion thing too fast and am learning as i go...I overwrote the darn thing and was not too happy...that won't happen again. I'm going to host it elsewhere and see if that server helps?
Thanks to all who have looked.
- Tim
Red he wasnt that old maybe 35-40
Ryan
Me and Red seem to be having a hoot with it.
Oby and others were there...but I made a boo boo and killed it...
- Tim
Glad to hear you did OK in this. You may have scared some religion into the guy that stopped in front on you as he finally saw your DRL's bearing down on him like a pair of Tomahawks fired in a dogfight. If you hadn't been driving in Indiana, you would have been run over doing 40-45 in the fast lane here in New England. In addition you would have been given the world famous "Single Digit Highway Salute"!
Here are some other rules of the road for visitors from out of town:
LOL, enjoy,
At a four way stop sign, wave to offer the right-of-way to other cars.
If you are waved at, give them a high five so they can take the right-of-way instead.
When they go, you go at the same time. At that time signal your appology with a single finger wave.
Left hand turns at traffic signals are to be made as soon as your signal turns from yellow to red. Up to three cars may turn on a "New England left."
On the East Side, the most expensive vehicle always has the right-of-way.
In Cranston, the vehicle with the most rust and/or body damage has the right-of-way.
In the South Counties, the biggest truck has the right-of-way.
Electronic traffic warning system signs are not there to provide useful information.
They are only there to make Rhode Island look high-tech and to distract you from seeing the State police cars parked in the median of I-295.
The speed limit on the Post Road is 55 MPH, not 35, regardless of the traffic signals in Warwick.
Italian-American drivers must always be in front of you, no matter how fast you are going, or how slow they are going. Watching two Italian-American drivers compete for the point position around Kennedy Plaza adds to the excitement of driving in Providence.
Real New Englanders have both a "summer car" and a "winter car."
All drivers and passengers are required to bow your head and make the Sign of the Cross whenever you drive by a Catholic church.
The Virgin Mary will make sure that you don't get into an accident while you take your eyes off the road. If you're not Catholic... well, "when in Rome..."
On I-95, look out for little old ladies who can barely see above the steering wheels of their Plymouth Reliants and Dodge Aries. They absolutely must get to the daily mass or the bingo hall, and the only thing slower than their driving speed is their reflex time.
If you're a volunteer fireman, it's perfectly acceptable to flash your light bar to go through red lights. After all, the keg of Samual Adams down at the fire hall won't be there forever.
"Snow emergencies" mean that you can only drive 10 MPH above the speed limit on the Inteerstate 95.
Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.
Do not proceed through an intersection, even if you have the green light, until all cars on the cross street have slid on the ice through the intersection especially in July. During periods of heavy snow, wait at least 10 or 15 seconds after your signal turns green before proceeding.
Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and apparently not enforceable in the New England area during rush hour, with the exception of School Street in Pawtucket, where the penalty for speeding is death.
Your car must be equipped with at least two of the following:
a bumper sticker reading "Pray the Rosary," or "94 Rock";
anything related to the Patriots;
rosary beads hanging from the mirror;
an Infant of Jesus doll in the back window;
a crown air freshener;
an aftermarket vinyl roof;
a subwoofer that can be felt in Cleveland; or
rust.
South Boston. St. Patrick's Day. Don't even think of driving there then.
It's a Rhode Island traditional to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes. If you're an Italian-American, don't honk, but rather hang your head out the window of your Monte Carlo and threaten the slowpoke by screaming "Yo!" at the top of your lungs.
Construction signs tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last exit before the traffic begins to back up.
Buy a map, and memorize the relationship between expressway names and their route numbers.
Traffic reporters always use names, not route numbers.
Highway signs show route numbers, not names.
Real Rhode Islanders don't need a four wheel drive vehicle to drive in the snow.
A right-lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.
Save gasoline by accelerating to 10 MPH above the speed limit, then decelerating to 10 MPH below.
Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are just God's way of ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junk yards and new vehicle sales.
Remember, Rhode Island isn't called the "Twenty Minute State" for nothing. Take advantage of that expressway system that was "built for a state of one million people," and test the hypothesis whenever possible.
Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a Massachusetts driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
Learn to swerve abruptly. Rhode Island is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to RIDOT, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
The faster you drive through a red light, the less of a chance you have of getting hit.
Anticipate your turn miles before the turn itself. Turn your directionals on at least a mile before you actually turn, just to be extra cautious.
If you're a little old Itialian lady from Nort Prvdence, leave your directionals on for at least ten minutes after you turn, just to let other drivers know where you came from.
When making left turns, do not under, any circumstances, use the center left-turn lane.
When driving in Massachusetts, all rules are off.
Pass on the right, the left, the shoulder, the median, wherever.
If you can't make it to New York City in an hour and 15 minutes, either get your car or your head
examined.
a "T" except out here we have south of the border
types that don't stop at all and think the single
digit sign is for pull over and have another
beer.
LOL
...red
I ordered a '01 Silverado with the Z71 package and need to know what are "jounce bumpers"? Since I ordered the LT package, I'm getting stuck with OnStar. Went to www.onstar.com to check it out. I like the idea of them being able to track it if it gets stolen. I hope this will bring down the cost of the insurance. Has anyone had their '00 stolen yet? I see that it is the third most popular vehicle with car theives.
Dean
- Tim
- Tim
kyle
I zainoed my nerf bars they look great
Ryan
Please update your profile for an email address as I would like to ask you some questions about this muffler. Thanks
a dealer there. I checked out the frame and there
were enough other trucks (100+) to compare with
that I was able to chronicle the visible changes
across 99, 00 and 01. Ok, from what I can see, the
99 and 00 both had a wimpy bolt on transmission
crossmember that was not braced to the frame. The
00s after It also drops down lower to accommodate a
larger crossmember. The 01s add two braces that
run from a foot behind the front wheel on each
frame rail to a central point on the crossmember
where the front bushing of the lower control arm
attaches to. this effectivly provides another 90
degree brace to the frame. The 01 also has a brace
that runs from the left to the right frame rails
about 8-10 inches in front of the driveshaft
carrier bearing mount.
I took tons of digital pictures of these trucks,
including the frame stickers that show the build
date. The 2001 showed a 6/21 date. I saw many 2000s
in the 6/8..6/9 range but no braces. I even have
several pictures of a brand new complete 4wd frame
leaning against the body shop wall it had no
braces..was built in Canada on 6/6. It did have the
complete Trans Xmember attached. I would like to
see that shop ticket. Could it be vibration
related???? Anyway I will be back in town tomorrow
night and will upload the pictures to my web site
if you are interested.... Oh BTW there are no new
rear door handles.
Clay
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Having said all that, I would reconsider not having side molding. It looks better with no molding but the Silverado is a huge magnet for carless drivers in parking lots. The sheet metal on these new trucks is pretty thin, and doesn't take a shopping cart impact very well. Unless you like to roll the dice and/or live in the rust belt (where road salt likes to live behind trim pieces), I would go with the side trim.
One other option: you can get a lot of different styles of aftermarket side trim: body color, chrome, stainless, 3/8" to 2", etc. It doesn't have to be so obtrusive as the big black stock trim.
Good Luck.
Actually you did good as you already had your truck taken away to the body shop once. No need to do it again. Glad to see your post as it is good that you reported to us the sensations. It may give other owners better confidence with their trucks in emergencies.
Red,
Get to Houston a lot and have seen those types along with the folks who have ties to the Pacific Rim that race their 4 cylinders with the blazing blue lights on the 610 loop.
Got to have fun and laugh a lot, but stay outa the other guy's way.
Matthew
I'm also getting the Magnaflow installed this week. It will be my third exhaust system. Based on my research, this should be exactly what I'm looking for. I will post my results.
http://www.thetruck.com/wet.HTM
or
http://www.calwheel.com/wetokole.html
Ryan
Ryan
Ryan
PLEASE HELP ME OUT!!!