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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    On your cooling fans, you can bypass the ECM on them without any ill effects or even add an extra controller keeping the ECM in the...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Worst I have seen for trans temp was in the 190's while plowing a few driveways in a row. Normal for the Yukon cruising seems to be...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Per my visual inspection, it seems to be. The Yukon never overheated previously. I did get to some high temps with the plow on 228 IIRC...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    I will try to! I did find why the original failed. It's definitely the rubber that deteriorated. You can see light around the sealing...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    I ended up grabbing the supposed OEM from NAPA. Needed to get this swapped quickly at work today over lunch. Got it swapped into the...
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    drop the stat in a pot of hot water with a candy thermometer to watch when it opens and how hot till it's fully open. do this before...
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    DieselSlug reacted to smokymtn65's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    My 5.3's all run at 205-210
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Wow, this morning was amazing having heat sooner. Was 37 degrees ambient leaving the house at 0620. Highway travel this morning the...
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    DieselSlug reacted to Will L.'s post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    It’s ok. We worked it out.
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    DieselSlug reacted to BigDogYJ's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    Oops. Worked. 🙄 Never Ever Worked.
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    Places like amazon aka jungle site and RA all do the chineesium copies. I got burnt out on my 95 with the steering and suspension...
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    DieselSlug reacted to BigDogYJ's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    As I once heard. NEW = Never Ever Worled
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    I see a future 🔮 trip to the GM stealership for a new OEM t-stat
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    All new parts are JUNK. I am so burnt out with this crap. Even when you buy OEM initially or think you are! This first one came from...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Made it home. Temps 200-211. Mostly 206-207. Not happy with this. This is supposedly an OEM stat with 187 opening trigger.
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