Recent content by BamaHoo

Plenty of comments already, but I'd rather have a longer wheelbase than more of just about anything else when towing a big/heavy trailer. With a short wheelbase the trailer ends up controlling the truck more than the truck controlling the trailer, which is manageable for a few miles to the...

The post linked below may help sort yours out, I agree with the comment regarding the two wires you have running from one relay terminal. Not sure what the unfused wire is meant to do in your setup, although I suppose it could be connected to the EFI fuse holder on the "truck" side...

Sorry I can't help since you replaced the rear sway bar bushings and end links already, but for someone else reading with a similar problem, I had a light metallic jangling sound on low speed turns and bumps around the neighborhood, solved it by replacing the worn rear sway bar cushions/bushings...

Exactly what I was thinking. They sure weren't worried about pink, or red, or mixing different brands.

This may be of help to someone in the future--I've been troubleshooting a rough idle/low rpm stuttering problem with my 2000LC for a couple months now. The problem manifested while stopped and in drive and very occasionally while driving at low rpm uphill (where it would feel like a bucking...

I just replaced these on my 2000 LC with AutoZone-sourced Duralast 5/16" fuel/emission hose. That was the closest match to the OD of the barbed fitting on the charcoal canister (not at the barb, on the barrel). I spliced in the old service valve which seemed to still be in good condition...

Someone with more experience may chime in, but my understanding is that despite the mechanical action of the throttle lever assembly that suggests the entire system is mechanical, it's actually moving a sensor that then sends a signal to a motor that opens the butterfly valve. The last bit of...

Cdin, are you saying you backprobed the BATT-E9 terminal of the ECM and it shows voltage going to the ECM? If so, I believe that indicates a possible issue with the ECM. Someone else with more expertise can chime in.

Great post, thanks for sharing this. I subscribe to the paid version, but I've not really explored the full functionality.

My recent thread may help as well: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/need-help-with-p1600-code.1359484/ I took a pretty deep dive on how to troubleshoot this issue before I figured out the obvious cause of mine (I had removed the EFI fuse when I direct-wired power to the EFI relay, which also...

For those keeping score, putting a fuse back in the EFI slot solved the CE light/P1600 code, which of course now seems obvious based on the wiring diagram. I'm still wondering why this problem didn't show up sooner, considering that fuse has been out since implementing the relay/immobilizer fix...

Thanks, that's exactly what I was thinking, but I didn't want to do it without another set of eyes looking at it. If I need to run fused power to the empty slot of the EFI relay socket, can I just run it off of the same fused wire as I'm using to power the relay?

Is it as simple as the fact now that I've bypassed the 20 amp EFI fuse in the fuse box I don't have "always on" power going to the BATT-E9 terminal of the ECM? I'm a novice at reading wiring diagrams so maybe I'm not interpreting it correctly. If that's it, I can't believe it hasn't created an...

I second the question concerning mpg, and offer the observation that my 2000 LC seems to have more engine and drivetrain drag than other vehicles I drive, maybe it’s the full time 4WD and gearing. I drove my wife’s anemic Buick Enclave yesterday and it felt positively peppy compared to my 100...

Medtro, here’s a photo from today: