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RE: Truck wants $$$
Valhalla...well maybe just a bit of sentiment. More for the Grandson. He thinks the truck is awesome. What's funny is...my DH who is so far removed from sentimentality, has suggested that we hand the truck over to someone who can restore it! His thinking is that making it like new would be "productive". I...would love to have a new(er) truck. Or a good sized SUV.
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covetsthesun
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11/10/22 08:39am |
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RE: Truck wants $$$
The ideal solution would be to replace the wiring harness with new, or you will just be chasing after little "gremlins" until you run out of
Unfortunately a new wiring harness for this truck probably does not exist.
We've thought about replacing the wiring harness more than a few times. The dealership (s) have never said we couldn't get a new WH. They've just said since they can't recreate the issues...they didn't want to replace a WH and then find out that wasn't the problem. Given the other comments about wiring... it would seem prudent TO replace an old WH. When you renovate an old house...or even a vintage vehicle... you do have to do some restoration and replacements.
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covetsthesun
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11/10/22 08:31am |
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RE: Truck wants $$$
Yes...the truck has "old truckitis". It's not so much sentimental as it is this has been a great truck. And...for almost 20 years (and 400K miles) it has been a road warrior. It's comfortable...but a little cranky from time to time. It is nowhere near being an old rust bucket though. My Dad was a pilot...his favorite craft was a DC3. He always said...take care of your machine... and it will take care of you. Planes can fall out of the sky, so being finely tuned to what your machine is doing can save your life. I've been very finely tuned to this truck since I drove it off the lot with only 12 miles. We have friends with much newer vehicles who are constantly having issues...and selling out of frustration. We also have friends who have 20+ year old vehicles and will never let them go.
My truck will eventually go to a grandson...so, keeping it sound and rust free for him is a good thing.
DH found a local and well respected small shop and talked to the owner. He had similar issues with an old truck and seemed eager to dig in and find the problem. He's not known for overcharging or blowing smoke...so I guess we are going to let him have the truck for a bit.
Thanks for the advice! As always, very much appreciated. :)
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covetsthesun
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11/10/22 06:51am |
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RE: Coffee Quality?
I don't know about whole beans...but. A few months ago, Folgers announced thru Costco that they were "puffing" the beans... same great taste...same number of cups. We haven't yet tried the "puffed" coffee...but wondering if that has something to do with the lack of taste??
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covetsthesun
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11/09/22 02:48pm |
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Truck wants $$$
Hello All, We've been off on a weird life journey the last few years... but that's done.
So. Same truck. 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500. About 400k miles now... it doesn't owe us anything. We did get it a new transmission though. Three problems.
1. Intermittent power problem with driver's seat. Driver seat won't move and neither seat warmer works. We have to reach under the driver seat and jiggle the wiring box. That works for awhile. Until it doesn't and we have to do it again.
2. Some of the steering wheel control button lights have stopped working. Is this an easy fix? What could cause this to suddenly happen?
3. The passenger seat heat quits working intermittently. Again. A few years ago I found some "codes" and the dealership used them to get the seat heating again. Now... it's doing it again. The element was replaced a few years ago.
Could all these issues be related somehow?
A bit bummed because my go to truck tech left to go work for another company in another town. Had the truck in to check the wiring/box jiggle issue and seat warmer... they couldn't get it to repeat. It did the next day though...when the dealer was closed.
I love my truck so not getting rid of her!
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covetsthesun
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11/09/22 01:58pm |
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