53 Surburban "Family Truckster"

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by 8man

You got an award! At Good Guys!

Sorry for the Covid, hope he is feeling better.

Tranny issues can happen to anyone at any time. Yeah, it sucks, but there is a fix. So, I'd say you had a trip to remember.

Thanks, I was really flattered. Cooper is young (17) and was vaccinated so he already feels close to 100%. I have not been as tired as I was from my trip home last night. I already have a call into my transmission guy. I have a pool of trans fluid on the garage floor so it wasn't totally empty....ha ha

Originally Posted by 6DoF

that's the way it should be! use it enough that stuff happens! and getting recognized is even better.

i keep towing coverage that is 100miles to any destination ... makes that last 99miles of the drive a lot less stressful ;-)

About 4,250 miles so far and this time last year was the maiden voyage. My Hagerty covers me for 40 miles for towing but maybe I should look to uo to 100 miles.

Marc

[6DoF]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

About 4,250 miles so far and this time last year was the maiden voyage. My Hagerty covers me for 40 miles for towing but maybe I should look to uo to 100 miles.

Marc

i had these guys to start with as an add on with my insurance and really liked them, then had a hell of a time finding them them again after i switched insurance. i guess they like selling to someone like an insurance company more than individuals, so their website is old and lame. their customer service however is top notch and the coverage is the best for the money. me, the wife, anything we drive, or anything we ride in is covered to wherever we want to go within 100mi.

https://www.driverspremier.com/defau...?page=emer_tow

[lower50's]

Congratulations on the award that is awesome. That is a missive show.
Did you have the trans rebuilt before you put it in?

[JJH Jimmy]

Congratulations on the award! Well deserved!

Sorry about the tranny. Hopefully it is a easy fix. The 4l60e in my Jimmy went into limp mode the other night on the way to dinner ate dinner and drove it home it was fine?

[Tempest67]

Congrats on the Award, that is great.

Sorry about the covid, I trust it is not serious and he is feeling better.

Limping an old car home is very stressful, but glad you made it.

I hope the fix does not require too much work, and money.


Congrats again, a Good Guys award is something to be very proud of.

[mongocanfly]

Coronas, trans issues, and a award...sounds like a good time..!!!!
Sucks about the sickness of both Cooper and the trans..hope they both get better..!
7000 cars? Wow..to get a award out of that many is a accomplishment..congrats...!

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Congratulations on the award that is awesome. That is a missive show.
Did you have the trans rebuilt before you put it in?

Thanks, I have never won an award at GG and I have been going for years. Yes, the trans was rebuilt and upgraded with stronger servos. I also installed a new Circle C torque converter at that same time.

Originally Posted by JJH Jimmy

Congratulations on the award! Well deserved!

Sorry about the tranny. Hopefully it is a easy fix. The 4l60e in my Jimmy went into limp mode the other night on the way to dinner ate dinner and drove it home it was fine?

Thank you. I'm about 1/2 way thru removing it. I have a call into my trans guy. I want to make sure I don't disrupt anything that might tell where the leak is coming from. I have a hunch but nothing obvious so far. Glad your trans was self healing. ha ha

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Coronas, trans issues, and a award...sounds like a good time..!!!!
Sucks about the sickness of both Cooper and the trans..hope they both get better..!
7000 cars? Wow..to get a award out of that many is a accomplishment..congrats...!

Thank you. Cooper was better on Sunday long before the trans will shed it's sickness.

Marc

[oldman3]

Marc, congrats on the award, well deseved, hope nothing serious with trans...Jim

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by oldman3

Marc, congrats on the award, well deseved, hope nothing serious with trans...Jim

Thank you Jim. So far the clean up under the truck is a tall task. The amount of burnt trans fluid on my SS exhaust is the most upsetting.

Marc

[youngrodder]

Here is the awards presentation for Good Guys Columbus 2022. There are a lot of cool cars and trucks in this video. We accepted our award at the 20:39 minute mark.

https://youtu.be/XLVxmWlp8E0

Trans update: It is out and I'm running it to my trans guy tonight to evaluate. it was NOT a fun job. I should get the trans back next week.

Thanks
Marc

[Tempest67]

very cool,

Thanks for sharing

[youngrodder]

Trans update......


I got the trans back on Friday. No internal damage which was good. Seal replaced. The stock trans pan's drain plug was seized on. I decided to swap the pan for a larger one (with a functioning drain plug) that will also cool better.

I also decided to add a 2nd trans cooler. The trans cooled thru the bottom of the radiator. I deiced to add an additional inline cooler after the fluid leaves the radiator and before it goes back in the trans. Like most things on the Suburban I wanted to hide the cooler so it didn't look like an add on while keeping the additional lines short as possible. I settled on the front of the Suburban behind the front grill in front of the core support down low. I think it will catch a decent amount of air there.

I also was able to use -6an fittings - 5/8" hose barb so I could tie into existing lines. I also had left over braided line so no money spent there. That almost never happens.

All that is left is to install the shifter, hook up the battery and fill the trans.

Thank you
Marc

[6DoF]

sooo gooood. hopefully the miles come easier now.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by 6DoF

sooo gooood. hopefully the miles come easier now.

Thank you, we are about to find out. The weekend of the 13th we are driving a couple hrs for an open house and car show at a Speedshop in New Buffalo (Michigan). Its over by the lakeshore. We will find a micro brewery on the way home for a burger and a beer.

Marc

[lower50's]

At least you didn't hurt the trans and it was just a seal and oil. Extra cooling won't hurt, do you have a trans temp gauge? The award video had a bunch of nice vehicles, yours looked great rolling through. Congrats again.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by lower50's

At least you didn't hurt the trans and it was just a seal and oil. Extra cooling won't hurt, do you have a trans temp gauge? The award video had a bunch of nice vehicles, yours looked great rolling through. Congrats again.

Thanks man..It was fun for my son (Austin) and I. No temp gauge. It worked fine on Tuesdays test drive but next weekend will be a better test.

Marc

[mongocanfly]

Marc, dont know why/how I never noticed it before... sliding rear side windows ..!!!..
Good deal on the "easy" trans fix..!!!!!

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Marc, dont know why/how I never noticed it before... sliding rear side windows ..!!!..
Good deal on the "easy" trans fix..!!!!!

Yeah, I love the sliding back windows. Well worth the trouble. Air really moves thru the cabin. The window hardware is hard to come by so a lot of people go with 1 piece glass. I think my back back seat passengers appreciate the extra effort.

IDK if I would describe it as "easy" as we were on our backs trying to wrestle the trans back into place...ha ha

Marc

[youngrodder]

So I had been chasing a host of trans issues since July. I can say it is FINALLY fixed. What was a cut/broken wire in one of the 13 LS ECU wires for the trans caused issues that were hard to pinpoint. It was throwing random open electrical trans codes. I bet I drained the trans fluid a total of 5 times fixing and trouble shooting. I replaced both 1-2 shift solenoids.

This truck, for I don't know how long (probably from day one) was starting off in 2 gear due to the trans being in limp mode. It didn't drive terrible. Also in limp mode it prevents it from going into OD.

Once I repaired the wire, the truck was much more responsive starting off in 1st (who knew...ha ha). I can now do burn outs. During a test drive I noticed that once the trans went into OD with the TC locked there was too much timing (at lower speeds) in the tune and you could hear detonation. I took it back to the tuner to tweak the tune and adjust shift points slightly.

This last step from the tuner identified that I incorrectly wired in the brake switch to unlock the TC once I hit the brakes. Only an issue now that OD works and the TC engages.

THIS THING RIPS NOW....so much more fun to drive. It is louder as it accelerates in 1st and the RMP's come up. Also in OD it is so quiet and smooth.

We are hitting up a cars and coffee about 1:25 minutes from home on Saturday. I also plan to attend the C10 Nats in Nashville at the end of this month.

Marc

[mongocanfly]

That's sounds great Marc ...glad you got the bugs out

[ajgriffin]

Without video of a burnout….it never actually happened 😳

[mongocanfly]

Congrats Marc....!!!!!!!..totm..!!!

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by ajgriffin

Without video of a burnout….it never actually happened 😳

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Funny I was just talking with my son about filming that soon. He always rides with me an he noticed a real difference in performance so i had to show him that we can now do burnouts. He was riding shotgun when we did some donuts in the Camaro right before we pulled the drive train for the Suburban.

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Congrats Marc....!!!!!!!..totm..!!!

Thanks, much appreciated.

Marc

[Rickysnickers]

Well done Marc

[oldman3]

Marc, glad that took care of your problem. I agree with the burnouts, it is so easy with the LS set-up. Have to watch myself to ease into the gas at stop lights, or it will lite up...Jim