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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Congratulations on the award that is awesome. That is a missive show.
Did you have the trans rebuilt before you put it in?
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
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?
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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.
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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...!
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Marc, congrats on the award, well deseved, hope nothing serious with trans...Jim
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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
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very cool,
Thanks for sharing
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
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
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sooo gooood. hopefully the miles come easier now.
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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.
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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.
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Marc, dont know why/how I never noticed it before... sliding rear side windows ..!!!..
Good deal on the "easy" trans fix..!!!!!
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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
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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
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That's sounds great Marc ...glad you got the bugs out
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Without video of a burnout….it never actually happened 😳
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Congrats Marc....!!!!!!!..totm..!!!
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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. Thanks, much appreciated. Marc
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Well done Marc
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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
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