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Well took the truck out for a weekend drive to see how it would do. Yesterday was a consistent 50-55 deg day so thought it would be a good test. Started strong each time, but the SES light still came on after 3 drive cycles. Today I checked everything over, and tested the wires for power. All...

Well last night I unplugged the extension clips and front glow plug wire to see I could clean up/protect things better. With my face planted firmly against the fender flare (only way I could reach my hands all the way up), I mostly-blind covered the exposed wiring near the manifold with a piece...

Yeah I wasn't sure but found some listings for aftermarket GP wire sets indicating that they were lengthened to match the newer wire routing, so at some point they changed. I haven't seen any listings for extension wires that discern between older/newer though.

Man that's going to be really disappointing if that's the case. I don't really have the down time or money to splurge on a $150+ aftermarket harness at the moment. Is there anything special about the extensions wiring? I still have the old wires (they just had cracked ceramic shells) so I may be...

I've been replacing all the GPs this weekend in what I hope is the last instance of a recurring P380 and--excluding a real adventure with a seized shield nut behind the the DP (which the previous owner welded to the exhaust so I couldn't drop it)--it hasn't been too much of a challenge. I...

Do Bosch/Beru plugs have a bad reputation for 6.5s? It's what I use in my old TDi and what I see a lot of vendors have. Local parts stores have the 60G for under $10 so I'm not concerned about cost, just curious.

As for the wires, you expect a 1 volt drop at the wire to be within normal range when activated? As for the GPs themselves, I have no idea how old they are so I'm just going to replace all of them to be certain and have a record of it. At minimum I may do the easy 6 and save the back 2 on the...

I had a random P0380 pop up a few times near the end of last month; which was strange because it was so warm that I'd think the glow plugs wouldn't even need to come on. I replaced the controller a couple years ago (forget the brand though) so I was going to be a bit upset if that was the...

Since yours is a 2WD there shouldn't be any issues like the 4WD and different sizes. If the LCA is old and rusty, it could be due to a variety of things, but if the old bjs were hammered out instead of pressed out it, that's a common reason that a new one won't fit. Tack welding, heating the...

For comparison, here's the NAPA Fleetline (orange/black) and TTX (green/brown) LBJ both on the NAPA site. Fleetline about $30 cheaper for the same thing. Doesn't look like they have any complete control arms, though. Fleetline: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/FLTFTC50570 TTX...

Opposite. He's saying that TTX (and by extension the NAPA Fleet Black/Orange discussed at the beginning of this thread?) = good. It's the NAPA Chassis line (which may be the lower grade blue/black Mevotechs?) and Moog that he won't use anymore due to part poor lifespan/quality.

I don't know how many folks here watch his videos but SMA just published a video today that included a lower BJ replacement. Apparently, he really likes the green TTX, but states he will no longer use the NAPA Chassis or blue Mevotech parts due to quality. It's just one internet mechanic but...

Got my dip switches soldered in last night and this is exactly what I did this afternoon; take it out on a country road and test the speedometer at various speeds. It's within 1 mph of the Google GPS now and I could probably fiddle a little more but it's accurate enough for me and I like the...

Probably a silly question, but for those of us with the PS cooler in the frame rail, there shouldn't be any concern about space, correct? I can't remember but think everything runs under the radiator support... I just replaced my leaking rear a/c lines and remember thinking about this post...

I've got 235/85s on my Suburban with 3.73s and need some opinion as to whether this is within normal error range for these trucks. I just did a 155 mile trip after fill-up and the trip meter is at 149.5 so roughly 3.5% under. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a pic of my regular odometer to see if...

In the middle wrapping up the last leg of a camping trip with the spouse when the SEL light came on this morning; typical P0380 but it was probably around 70 deg this morning and I don't even think glow plug controller would've even turned on. Cleared it and went about the morning, but it came...

Did you have to trim the bump stop at all in addition to trimming the lower shock tabs? I saw the YT video where a guy did that when doing the LCA swap. For anybody interested, I pulled up an old web captured version of the FSC thread using the Internet Archive. You should be able to see it...

Thanks, @n8in8or. I'm assuming you had 01+ knuckles since you had both 7* and 10* bits? I watched the video where you also mentioned cutting down on the spindle to get full tie-rod articulation, which isn't something I'd read in other threads. I also hadn't seen mention of needing to stack a...

I know I'm bumping an old thread, but didn't think it was a big enough question/clarification to warrant it's own thread over asking here. A U-Pull-It yard near my shows they have a pair of knuckles off a 2000 2500. For the 99-00 NBS knuckles specifically, is the consensus that we are supposed...

Thanks for the advice. I sent him an email last night asking if it was possible.