Recent content by Billder

Solved. Noob working on car with no scanner, got the BAFX Bluetooth and determined the indicator was showing too high. Actual temp was 97, centigrade I guess, on the "raw data" gauge. ( I'm a little twitchy about this truck right now). Using the free version of Torque, not sure which one to...

Been out of town a few days. Fan and clutch and radiator are the same. Since I am sure the fan clutch flunked the "in overheat" operational test and it was common to both engines, I will replace it. Plan on using a non controlled unit. Have not seen any reason to stick with the original...

I guess it was overheating before, fans did not fix, it showed up first time on a longish highway run. Have not noticed where the power was picked up or controlled. Doing the math on the 08 conversion. Outside temp was 80F on test. Wont do anything till I get the code reader to see the...

Test drive, no change, went up about 3 "ticks" above the happy 210 mark. Tested fan clutch with towel (per Mooseman video), no tugging at all, it just coasted up when I let go. This is among the first things I tested, a couple weeks ago. Given the unknown history of this car I would bet this...

Drained radiator, the fluid was kind of chalky looking green. Not so bad that I was believing I was on to something other than good maintenance. Flushed radiator twice, nothing of note. Retested clutch, might be bad. Disconnected and put a light bulb test lead off the power wire, watched...

I have been lurking around enjoying all the information. I have a recently purchased 2002 Envoy XL SLT, 4.2 L, 128,000 miles. It was running a bit warm, 220 to 240 on the gauge, at highway speed, fine other wise. Changed thermostat and hoses, no change. Checked fan clutch, seemed to be...