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    Moving on

    My tranny suddenly went south on my 97 expy, like it did on my 2000 expy. The vehicle is not worth putting lots of $$$ into. So today I bought a 98 exploder with 118,800 miles. I hope it lasts more than 2 years. Thanks to anyone who reached out to my old posted threads on here, during the past...
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    Mod to the mod for OTD driver's window

    When the GEM would randomly make the window go down, the fix was to rewire the switch output from the gem, instead straight to the motor. But you lose the one-touch-down feature. So with a couple relays, a handful of diodes, and some wire jumpers, the OTD feature can be back, without the gem...
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    Rusted brake lines

    A week ago, one of the lines from the MC to the anti-lock unit, opened up through a rusty hole. The pedal went to the floor. Fortunately it happened while trying to find the leak, as opposed to having been on the freeway just a few minutes prior. I pulled the inner fender well off to get...
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    Code 301 misfire issue

    Cylinder #1 has an ongoing, intermittent, rough running, misfire about 85% of the time. It started a couple days ago. 190K miles on this 97 with a 5.4L. I had to change the alternator last week. I've had it about 6 months. The plug well was dry and the boot popped when I pulled it off. It...
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    New alternator

    My alternator took a dump 2 days ago. After I installed the new one, many issues have gone away, such as random mis-fire, dancing tach, other little weird annoying things. Monday I got gas and got the best mileage ever, so I knew something was going to go south. It did, and it is fixed. All...
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    AC relay location?

    A few days back I should have posted this in this sub forum instead of electrical. So again I ask, is there a relay in the upper right dash area, that controls the compressor? This is on a 97 xlt. The system works as well as the factory design, I am just trying something. Thanks
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    AC relay

    Is there a relay in the upper right dash area, that controls the compressor? I want to pull it for the cold season, to eliminate cycling.
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    Antenna cable

    Would anyone have an good antenna cable that goes to the right front fender location? If so, let me know how much you want for it. Thanks.
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    Trying to figure this audio wiring out (pics)

    I've searched to great lengths, and cannot find a wiring diagram or schematic, specifically to match the wires of the audio system for my 97. What I have is a stock head unit with a factory amp deep in the dash. This is supposedly a "Premium" system, with no subwoofer. It has the cassette that...
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    1st gen radios not swappable

    What a bummer. My 2000 expy has an ok sounding stock audio system with a few nice features, one being the volume/speed increase. But this truck will be heading for the boneyard after more parts are swapped. I bought a decent 97 that has a stock system, but the tape won't work (even after...
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    Torsion bar adjustment

    The driver's side is a bit more than an inch lower than the pass side. Any recommendations for how much to turn the torsion bar to even things out? Or any tips on doing this procedure? I did it once, about 20 some years ago on an old dart. I want to give it a go this wknd. I know you have to...
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    New to me

    My 2000 is either going to sell cheap or go to the boneyard. I've replaced it with a clean enough '97. Most systems work alright. The tires are about new. I paid $1600. No leaks except for exhaust. No heat except for hot days.
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    No heat...puzzled

    Concerning my latest purchase of a '97 xlt, I have no warm air coming out any vents no matter what position is selected. The fan works fine, the vent/floor/def selector works (panel & floor combo kicks on ac. don't think it's supposed to there) Ac works (was replaced by the PO previous...
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    What a thrilling 5 second ride...

    When my tie rod end pooped off a few weeks ago, after hitting some bridge bumps. With very little control over the steering, at 50 mph, I was lucky to be able to pull over decently. That evening I replaced the driver side tie rod end. Today will be the passenger side unit.
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    Annoying door ajar issue

    This morning the dome light came on as did the door ajar lamp. The lamp would flash on & off anytime I used the left turn signal, but not the right. The lamp would also go off when I stepped on the brake pedal, but come back on when the pedal was released. Most annoying is the chime being heard...
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    Vent flow, or lack of

    At least a few dozen times, at the same place, after getting on the highway, my heater moves itself from panel output to another position, without my action. Not the actual dial on the panel, but where the air comes out changes. It's happened in other places seldom, but mostly at one same spot...
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    Strange heater issue

    At least a few dozen times, at the same place, after getting on the highway, my heater moves itself from panel output to another position, without my action. Not the actual dial on the panel, but where the air comes out changes. It's happened in other places seldom, but mostly at one same spot...
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    Dash panel lights

    For the 2000 model, are there lamps behind the climate controls? If so, then mine are not happening. But before I look into it, I wanted to find out if I was supposed to have lights there.
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    Fun with brakes

    Last week I changed the front pads. Some were just broken. When I squeezed the caliper piston in, a squirt of dot 3 shot out. So I knew I needed to do a rebuild. This in on a 2 year old caliper. So I monitored the fluid level and topped it off once. I had soft braking action. Today I did the...
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    Window keeps dislocating

    My passenger front window can't seem to stay in the track part that lifts and lowers it. It wants to jump out and be off track when coming up. I've tried gorilla glue and hot glue. That only works for a few times. Is there a better solution (cheap) to keep the glass attached to the regulator...
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    Help please...unusual motor sound suddenly

    All of the sudden it went from running fine to sounding like maybe a spark plug popped out. I was able to limp home. It runs rough now. Maybe a EGR valve blew something or other? No check engine light came on. No fluids are pouring out. The gages stayed in normal range. It sounds bad. I...
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    fuel pump brands ??

    I'm looking at Spectra, Bosch, Airtex, Delphi... Priced around the same. Any comments about reliability on any of these? Happy Thanksgiving.
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    Crazy starting isuues

    It seems like 19 out of 20 times it starts perfect. Then the moment that it takes 10 minutes to fire up. The starter & battery are doing fine to crank. I just don't know if the injectors or plugs are not firing. One weird thing is that the odometer kind of resets to the trip meter, with 0...
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    Battery light is making me crazy

    The idiot battery light indicator starts to flicker a few minutes after I start up. It doesn't flicker at idle, but does at any higher rpm. As I'm driving, it could flicker sporadically or on mostly solid, or sometimes not at all. It seems to get a bit worse each week. Interestingly, if I...
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    Anti-theft issues?

    Lately my big X has the theft light blinking every second. Even when it's been off for hours. But the owners guide says every 2 seconds is the norm. Sometimes it will crank but not even think about running. After multiple attempts, it will finally start. The battery is new, fuel filter is...

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