Recent content by Bartonmd

picture That's the cheap part of it, yeah. I'm looking for all of it, though. Cross-bar and everything.

Really?? All the non-$300 ones I've seen on Amazon were like billet grille inserts, not the whole grille. This is what I'm doing:

Yeah, that's what I'm gathering... Sucks that the aftermarket companies don't make them, because the regular model grilles are like $35. I'll probably just get an aftermarket, open LT grille and cut the sides off of my stock one (and paint them black) to snap into the headlights.

So, I'm looking to swap to the SS grille, but don't want to pay $300 for a new one from GM. I can't seem to find them for the SS, aftermarket. Anybody know if there's any place to get aftermarket ones (or good used)?? I'm also not opposed to the LT grille, but by the time I get the grille and...

Yeah, just... Send me a PM... Mike

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Yeah... Everything you are talking about doing is a really, really bad idea... If you want to keep the plastic bumper cover, just replace the center part of the bumper support with a small, internal bumper, and so it like that.

I've actually towed with a 3/4 ton 6.0 Quad steer 'burb like you're talking about. I think it was an '03 or '04. It towed fine, and the quadrasteer is REALLY NEAT to tow with! Changing lanes on the highway, the trailer doesn't whip back and forth, and you don't have to swing nearly as wide with...

Kyle is right... if they are load range E, the conversion chart from the mfg will say like 42psi for that tire. Thatswhat it worked out as for the 245/70-17 LT/E Duratracs that I had on my TB. Mirror, to your issue, the combo of a really floppy 2-ply sidewall, and really tall, really siped...

Wait... If the gas pumped itself onto the road, you had a leaking fuel line, not a bad fuel pump... Mike

I've got a general question about how long fuel pumps last, these days. Used to always be that they failed around 140k miles, but I'm not sure that's the case on post-2000 vehicles. So the question is, when did your fuel pump fail, and/or what mileage is currently on your TB or other post-2000...

Just call the GM customer service line, and they'll sort it out. Mike

I had a diesel and bought a gas, so there are some of us. My use is very similar to yours, I think. Use it like a truck whenever I use it, tow car trailers, a couple trips with the travel trailer per year, etc.. You just have to drive a TON of miles for a diesel to pay for itself, especially due...

If by "heavy" you mean 13-14,000# trailer, then yes. The 6.0 doesn't like towing more than about 13k# in the mountains, and can't keep speed going up the passes with more than that. The 8.1/Allison, on the other hand, is comparable to a stock diesel built during the same time. But yes, 3/4 ton...

BOOM! CList WIN! So, I've had a 5HP 2-stage Crafstman snowblower for a couple years (used off Clist), and it does pretty well. However, since my driveway is like 5 cars wide at one point, I end up blowing the snow twice, which the 5HP doesn't usually have very much fun with. I also have to blow...