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| 1989 Buick Reatta 3.8L ABS Module + Master Cylinder VIN: 1G4EC11C7K Car was towed in after a fire under the hood - It affected both the ABS Master Cylinder + Pump/Module, melting all the connectrs and who knows what else. Here's the question... Has anyone converted this type of ABS system to non-ABD brakes? The prices of repla... |
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| 1985 Cadillac Eldorado 4.1L Horn Hi Group, Have this classic in for no horn. Problem is the plastic piece that protrudes through the steering wheel into which the wire from the horn pad inserts is broken. This is a tilt and telescoping column. The piece I'm after is similar to a canceling ca... |
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| 1990 Cadillac Fleetwood 4.5L starter VIN: 1G6CB5331L car came in with intermitant no starting ( starter will only click ) after initial testing of battery, charging system, and connections we decided to remove the starter and inspect the flywheel teeth which were ok. the starter would not fail by bench testing i... |
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| 1999 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L ride control VIN: 1G6KY5499X Hello all- Customer complaint of "Service Ride Control" showing on DIC panel a few days ago. Message not present today. Unable to access Road Sensing Suspension data with Snap-On scanner--only have access to engine, trans, ABS, and SRS. Mitchell says diagnosit... |
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| 1986 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L pump VIN: 1GBDM15Z8G I need help locating a trans. oil pump for this 700-r4 tranny. I usually just do trans. swaps with reman. units so I do not have a source for trans. hard parts. The pump sealing rings broke and messed up the pump housing. Does anyone have a source for new or r... |
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| 1988 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCDC14Z6J This vehicle has many new parts,Vehicle has a hard time starting when temp is below 10 degrees. The operator has flooded the vehicle three times . every time vehicle is towed in and starts fine for us. I hooked up the red brick and all the sensors read fine. C... |
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| 1990 Chevrolet G20 Sportvan 5.7L engine VIN: 1GBEG25K0L Hi guys and gals: Did you ever have a question that you already knew the answer to, but just wanted someone to share the bad news with? Our body shop teacher bought a van with a blown engine. We installed a used engine reportedly from a 1988 Suburban with 41K... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Sport 4.3L hard start VIN: 1GNDT13W4N There must be somebody who has seen this before. Fuel pressure while cranking is 61 psi. Intermittant long crank times of up to 10 to 15 seconds before it starts. Fuel injector pulse width while the hard starting is occuring is 8 to 9 milliseconds while cranki... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet S10 2.2L heater VIN: 1GCCS1441S I have poor heat inside vehicle themp out of vents only get up to 76 degrees. replace thermostat, flushed heater core , replaced fan clutch and still can't get the temperature past 76 in cab. the engine temp does make it's way up to 85 degrees. any ideas as to... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Corsica 2.2L pings VIN: 1G1LD5543T car came in with #3 misfire code & coolant in #3 cylinder- with injector unhooked, would pressurize cooling system after running for 5 seconds- removed cylinder head and gasket had blown out between fire ring and small coolant passage- removed gasket was a fre... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet C3500 Cheyenne 7.4L extended crank VIN: 1GBHC33J7W The problem I am having is after a hot soak engine has extended cranking to start. Engine starts good cold or hot but after engine cools down to about 160 F or about 30 minutes the engine cranks for 10 to 15 seconds before starting. Fuel pressure is in specs, ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L power steering performance VIN: 3GNFK16R2X This truck is experiencing a slight loss of power steering assistance in general, but the big problem is a condition that occurs while turning, mainly on exit ramps or clover leafs, but it can be felt intermittently at all times that light or heavy pressure is... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C1500 LS 5.7L theft system VIN: 1GCEC19R3X this truck time to time starts and dies. when i check code it has a u1041,[...] u1192. these code are something to do with vehecal theft system. my question is if i replaced anti theft module, how do i reprgram? looking at wiring diagram i also notice passl... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. 3.4L rear video sys VIN: 1GNDX13E4Y Customer complaint is when engine is turned on and tape in vcr and playing the television screen cuts in and out badly. Lots of interference and hard to see. When engine is not running the picture is normal. Customer took vehicle to local dealer and at that ti... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Power Lock VIN: 1GNEL19WXY To All Techs. I have run into the problems with this vehicle for a week, any one with information or advise will appreciate. The customer drove the van into the shop complaining, the center Brake light on the top roof constantly stay on. I did check the stop l... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L No Start VIN: 3GIJC5243Y Hello everyone,this little cavalier is becoming a mystery;it has an intermittent no start. It was towed in but when I went to test for spark it fired right up! It was running rough and I found an open plug wire so replaced all and the car ran perfectly all day... |
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| 1992 GMC C1500 Sierra SLE 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, stumble VIN: 2GTEC19H8N hi everyone. thanks in advance for all your help i hope to receive. this truck came in after the dealer did intake manifold gaskets to repair a water leak. the customer went to get it and it died leaving ther service bay. dealer said it must have been doing th... |
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| 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere 3.4L abs/traction control VIN: 1GHDX03E2W towed in, ABS/TCS/brake warning lamp on., customer did not want to drive, thought brakes felt "funny".customer did note the first occurance of light was on highway trip about a month prior to bringing to us with light on solid, but that time it was only during... |
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| 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2WJ14T5K Got involved in this one trying to help another shop. Now it's driving me nuts. Here's what we know. With all systems functioning, vehicle will set a Code 43 (ESC Problem) exactly 14 seconds after start-up--every time. According to Snap-On MT-2500, the "Knock... Trouble codes: 43 (ESC Problem) |
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| 1991 Pontiac Firebird 3.1L Surge, Stall VIN: 1G2FS33TXM thanks in advance to all you guys/gals The vehicle came in barely running and would stall all the time, started testing the basics, good fuel pressure, steady engine vac, great spark from wires(3/4 in gap), checked basic timing with connector removed and vehic... |
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| 1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L abs module VIN: 1G2HX53L8N hello everyone, i have this bonneville from a used car ot in the shop.came in because the brake pedal was soft due to the fact there was no brake fluid left in the leaking mast cyl.replaced and bled all air out,have good brakes but abs light is on.i have frien... |
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Fixes & Summaries for GM
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| 1992 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Hard to start when c VIN: 1G4HP53L5N Most everyone talked about the coil pack being the weakest link. Someone said with it being in the garage would mean we were starting it with warmer air than outside as well as the motor itself was warmer. Thus easier to start. We installed a new coil pack and... |
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| 1993 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L horn & warning lights VIN: 1G6CD53B3P We cleared the warning lights by disconnecting the battery and the lights never came back on. The horn was fixed with a cancelation cam. Thanks for the input everyone. |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3.1L Misfire, Vibration VIN: 2G1WW12M35 The consensus seems to be dirty injectors. Customer has taken car and is just going to drive it. I recommended a motorvac cleaning and have not heard back from him. If I do I will post again. Thanks for the help. |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNCT18W9Y Thanks for your replys---I fixed the problem by replacing the air injection pump and re-routing the intake hose up and around the overflow rad tank. Just like most of you said there was water in the pump which burn it out when it froze and also burned out 30 a... Trouble codes: P0410. |
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| 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GHDT13W2Y thanks guys this is my first post and your responses were awesome. the ignition switch was the fix. good to know in the future and from some of the posts this is obviously a gm problem. thanks again and i cant wait to hopefully help you folks out to |
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