Is there anything more satisfying then..

[Jim B]

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[Duman]

I'm always leery of letting some chimpanzee do any type of electrical work on my vehicles.....they often don't know the difference between a cold solder joint, how to use strain relief, and keeping wires from rubbing on surfaces or moving parts.

[XC700116]

I'm always leery of letting some chimpanzee do any type of electrical work on my vehicles.....they often don't know the difference between a cold solder joint, how to use strain relief, and keeping wires from rubbing on surfaces or moving parts.

^^^^THIS X 1000 Some of the hack jobs I've seen done by so called "reputable" Stereo and accessory shops drives me crazy.

[BPTactical]

But did you lube the muffler bearing while you were at it?

[Gman]

But did you lube the muffler bearing while you were at it?

And remember to check your blinker fluid.

[Irving]

I feel like you guys are describing the cars I've owned and worked on. Heh.

[whitewalrus]

217K miles is really nothing for the truck. It should go another 100K before major issues. And with the price of a new truck being what it is, probably better to keep fixing the old one

[Irving]

I'm at 217k on my vehicle as well. Let's race to 250k!

[mindfold]

I can relate. New motor swap in my 97 Cherokee. Had spark and fuel. Injectors not firing. Checked EVERYTHING!! I even have the service manuals. Took me weeks to figure out. Traced it back to a missing airbag relay. Jeep ran without it but once I reset the computer for the new motor, ECU needed signal from airbag system. Fired perfect once I put in the relay. Scared the hell out of me. Didn?t think that would be the issue.


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[SouthPaw]

Turned 218,001 last night. 250+ miles since the repair and no security light! By now, I would have had some issue with it at least turning on while driving. I originally bought this truck for a turbo LS build. I planned on putting some boost at the stock engine and when it lets go, replacing it with a mild built 5.3/6.0L with a 4L80E.

As my old boss used to say: “You’re either going to have a maintenance bill at the end of the month or a car payment; pick which ever is cheaper.” Since selling my truck and buying some old clunkers, I’ve managed to save quite a bit even when I do have to throw some money at them.