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Archive of posts filed under the Tahoe category.

Vehicle Maintenance – Part 2

It just goes to show you that it is always a good idea to always look over & under your vehicles from time to time. If it weren’t for the fact that my vehicles don’t normally drip fluid, I probably wouldn’t have noticed either problem… As I posted a few days ago, I had both [...]

Vehicle Maintenance

Today was devoted to oil changes & other maintenance related tasks on the Tahoe & K5. Both were due for an oil change which was the easy part. Fresh Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 for the Tahoe & Pennzoil dino-juice 10w40 for the K5. While in the garage, I checked & topped off all of the other [...]

Tahoe Rear A/C Line Leak – Repaired on the cheap!

So the summer started off with with decent cooling effect out of the A/C system. The previous owner had stated that they had replaced the refrigerant lines to the rear HVAC unit, but did not list when. Evidently they were either replaced some time ago or the replacement lines were a bit lacking in the [...]

Tahoe Operational!

The Tahoe is back together and shifting nicely! Today I did the initial power washing of the compressor & tank. This thing has a heck of a layer of grime on it!

Tahoe Down – Compressor in Shop

So I have been busy, just not on the things which I really want to be working on. The transmission in my ’04 Tahoe decided to start slipping on the 2-3 shift, a condition that was getting worse. I figured that it was the clutch pack, but thought that I would attempt to recondition the [...]