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Emergency brake
Are the cables OK?. The left cable on mine had seized due to rust at one time. It wasn't until I had the truck in the air I found the left side didn't apply at all and the right would barely apply. Tom.- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: General Discussion
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problem with sunroof?
Thanks for the timely info. Sunroof started dribbling just before everything froze up here. Should be OK until March. Do you know if there is a full text version of the TSB available? Our new owners didn't renew the Alldata subscription. Lost all of our good info. If it's not a German car...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Advice on Exhaust Mani Replacement?
Mines got a small leak too. Same side. I'll be waiting until after the camping season. Checked procedure in Alldata and they show lifting the engine for access. This may be to to incorporate TSB 05-5-4 which calls for replacing the studs and nuts with stainless steel ones. I thinks there's a...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: General Discussion
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RELAY BLOCK location
I checked Alldata so I guess we're looking at the same thing. Does the module have the same number and color of wires? Sometimes they just depict a generic unit. Pull it out and test input/output. The wiring diagram is a very simple circuit. Grounds throught the GEM and outputs to the lights...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Electrical
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fan speed controls
If it's got manual controls it sounds like a blower motor series resister. There is a thermal limiter on the resister that goes bad either from too much load or overheating. Resisters are usually mounted in the plenum by the motor in order to get airflow to cool the resister pack. Replace the...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: General Discussion
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1999 Exp XLT 5.4L 2WD Oil Pump Failing?
Pulled up the Alldata listing for your truck. Pump's $67. Labor is 12.9 hours. Sounds like the pump still has some life in it. The easiest solution is to try to locate a shop with engine flushing equiptment. There are a couple of different systems. Ask if their equipment requires the engine...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Transmission & Drive train
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Recent Towing Experience
Good to hear you had a safe trip. Reese makes a WD hitch set-up for marine trailers but it's only rated for 400# tongue weight. They make adapters for their larger units to fit single beam trailers. There does appear to be a fair amount of sag on the rear of the Expy. If you're comfortable...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Problem after Problem!! Replacing Plugs, on a 4.6L
It's imparative that any faults which have triggered a MIL be repaired before assuming the cats are faulty. The investment in a decent scanner will be paid back after a couple of repairs. Smelly cats are almost always related to incorrect fuel mixtures, misfires and crappy, sulfer laden fuel...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Transmission & Drive train
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Im a real dummy , No Electric , WHY?
Pulled up the diagram for mine. It shows two fuse links in the positive cable in line to the starter relay. All the main positive connections terminate at the starter solenoid relay. Any component that is normally hot all the time is feed via the starter relay connections through the battery...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Electrical
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Is your Expy parked lately? Mine is....
Mine’s parked but not necessarily because of fuel prices. My 56 mile round trip commute into the Chicago megalopolis is accomplished much easier with my GTI than with the Expy. My wife’s 4 mile round trip commute would probably render the trunk a carbon and sludged up mess after a few months...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Towing...WDH or Not?
Common sense would pretty much indicate you would want a WD hitch with 600 pounds or so of tongue weight on your tail. Practically speaking there might be some circumstances where you could trust to luck. What are you towing? While my experience towing boats is limited I’ll bet a sloop-rigged...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Towing & Hauling
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Lights flickerin after Expo has been warmed up
Ground points. Always an overlooked problem with electrical concerns. Do a voltage drop test between the battery negative and alternator housing. While you're at it do the positve side, alternator post to battery positive. Anything more than .3 volt with all the loads on and you need to find...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Electrical
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Gas Prices Revisited
Just back from a short trip to Wisconsin. $3.54 in Madison and Dodgeville. $3.79 back in the Chicagoland Megopolis. Took the 2.0l VW. 29.1 mpg. First camping trip next weekend. Taking the small trailer and hoping to get 11.5 mpg towing. Had a caliper sieze when it got hot, messed everything up...- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Automatic Transmission
Thanks. That's what I was hoping. Saw one on a GM product that was accessed by swinging up the front licence plate. Slick. Tom.- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Transmission & Drive train
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Automatic Transmission
Not to hijack the thread, but, how strong are the tow hooks on the front bumper? I have 3 old receivers laying around and it looks like a good place to mount a temporary hitch, or a good starting point for something permanent. Tom.- Tom Nugler
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- Forum: Transmission & Drive train
