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    Starter Motor Average Life Span???

    When it's the vapor recovery fitting, it will leak at the very front of the tank. Where does it leak for the fuel pump cap? When I first noticed the issue (not just a drip or a bit when driving and sloshing, but it flows and the entire front of the tank is wet and leaves a puddle on the...
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    Starter Motor Average Life Span???

    I'm also on my original fuel pump, but I believe I've developed the notorious crack in the fuel tank up front where the vapor recovery line connects. I can't fill it up all the way or it will leak out. This seems to be a very common issue -- I wish somebody made a replacement fuel tank for these.
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    Starter Motor Average Life Span???

    Head gaskets. One was leaking oil into the valley. Never had a valve cover leak.
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    Starter Motor Average Life Span???

    I had a sticking caliper once on my '03. It was the quad seal that was just hard and had no spring to it (the quad seal not only seals the piston, but also helps retract it when you let off the pedal). New quad seals on all the pistons and no problems since. It's an easy DIY job if you're...
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    Starter Motor Average Life Span???

    I also have an '03 with 265,000+ on it and still no issues. The only real shop time this thing has ever seen was a trans rebuild at around 135,000 (my fault -- fried it reversing up an incline with a trailer) and new head gaskets (oil leak) at around 155,000. I always run Mobil-1, so when they...
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    Wanted - defective blend door actuator

    Hi, With broken blend door actuators being so common, and no hint of replacement gears available, I had an idea to 3D-print a replacement gear. The trouble is, I've already replaced all my bad actuators, and I don't have any to experiment with. If anybody has some bad actuators they'd be...
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    Front mount hitch receiver for '03 2WD

    Hi all, I have a 2003 2WD and am looking for a front mount hitch receiver. I have searched forums, checked all the major players (Warn, Ramsey, Hidden Hitch, Draw-Tite, Reese, etc.) and it seems that nobody makes an application for the '03 2WD (most don't even offer one for the '03 4WD)...
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