GM Guy
Manual Trans. 2WD Enthusiast
So, got it half way home today, was riding with a friend and needed to help him get a truck home, so I left it where his truck and my hay baler are located, and I will bum a ride down and pull the baler back.
Questions:
1) what would cause it to puke black when I leaned into it leaving the town it was at? probably ran at least 10 minutes and was half warmed up. vane position sensor, turbo issues, etc? what exactly controls the vanes on these?
2) how much fun is it to dis-assemble the cooling stack on these? combination of crap in stack, and t-stats, she did get up near 210 running empty, and would float around. ran really cold first 10 miles, then started coming up, nearly hit 210, then back down.
Looks like original fill Dex-Cool. plan on draining and putting fresh in. I assume get t-stats from the dealer, and nowhere else? (or does Rock auto sell the correct OEM ones?)
I am pretty impressed with the ol ZF6, shifts quick, and I easily got the hang of the double detent and left slot reverse. I think the truck loves me.
I topped it off and put half a bottle in each tank of Stanadyne lubricity formula.
Power steering fluid looks gross, need to flush and install the factory cooler, cant believe they dont come with one.
Questions:
1) what would cause it to puke black when I leaned into it leaving the town it was at? probably ran at least 10 minutes and was half warmed up. vane position sensor, turbo issues, etc? what exactly controls the vanes on these?
2) how much fun is it to dis-assemble the cooling stack on these? combination of crap in stack, and t-stats, she did get up near 210 running empty, and would float around. ran really cold first 10 miles, then started coming up, nearly hit 210, then back down.
Looks like original fill Dex-Cool. plan on draining and putting fresh in. I assume get t-stats from the dealer, and nowhere else? (or does Rock auto sell the correct OEM ones?)
I am pretty impressed with the ol ZF6, shifts quick, and I easily got the hang of the double detent and left slot reverse. I think the truck loves me.
I topped it off and put half a bottle in each tank of Stanadyne lubricity formula.
Power steering fluid looks gross, need to flush and install the factory cooler, cant believe they dont come with one.