Recent content by trouttrooper

well, the soonest I can get back to this project is Monday. I'll let you know what happens

but why do I need to replicate all of that? Both ends of this entire little run is a rubber heater hose slipped over a nipple and clamped. Why do I need to have it convert to a metal line, go through an elbow, and convert back to rubber? Can't I just replace this whole thing with one run of...

I noticed a small puddle under the envoy and in looking under the hood I noticed an elbow was wet and I could pull a couple drops of coolant off with my finger. So this run of heater hose starts from the engine as rubber, which is crimped to metal, which goes to the elbow, then back to rubber...

In the interest of passing on information I thought I'd give a quick writeup on how I replaced my radiator today. I didn't exactly take notes as I went so I may be off by a bolt or two here and there in my description. :biggrin: I discovered a couple days ago that the entire top of my radiator...

For me it was painfully obvious. When I replaced the upper ball joints I noticed that I could rock my tire back and forth by holding it at 12 and 6, while it was still on the ground, and saw the upper control arms move all around. Ended up driving like that for awhile because I had only bought...

I know this topic has been covered a lot, but I'm a visual guy and love seeing pics. Trouble is I've never been able to find any that showed what needed to be bent. At any rate, the tools I used. 21 mm open end/box end wrench 15 mm wrench and socket hammer large flat blade screwdriver channel...

Use to have horses. Had to get 15 tons of hay each year and I wanted to do it in as few trips as possible. 2005 Silverado 3500 SRW CCLB with 8.1 engine and 5 speed Allison. I'd cross the scales fully loaded with hay at 23,000 lbs. To get the hay home I had to climb a 12% grade for 8 miles...

Normal. I've driven many different pickups with the 4L80E and they all do the same thing.

Before I just go replacing parts I wanted to ask you guys first. My 03 Envoy XL SLE has manual temp controllers and the last few days the passenger side has been acting up. It will blow hot air with the temp controller set at hot, but occasionally all on it's own the temp will suddenly go to...

So I had a chance with the "new" Envoy yesterday to work on my list of repairs. I love forums like this, saves so much time since I don't have to figure out how to take things apart. I Replaced drivers door check strap, fixed overhead vent, replaced rear hvac actuator, and put new screws back...

New guy here. Just bought a 2003 Envoy XL with a small list of things I need to repair/replace. This place has saved a bunch of time already for me with tips and guides (had to replace the thermostat...ugh). I've been wrenching on GM vehicles for a number of years so I'm pretty familiar with...