I have a 2001 2500HD 4 door crew cab 2wd truck I bought off e-bay in 06 8995.00 had shipped from Houston Texas.. Runs great 138,00 miles I started RVing last year, and it pulled 04 Coyote Hybrid 24ft trailer easily!. 4700 lbs. In fall bought a new 07 PROWLER 2902 double slide trailer 34.5 ft total 8000 lbs Truck didnt like it at all! wouldnt go into OD, (as it had with 24 ft) I had it out, on very windy weekend last fall,and it wouldnt pull over 80km and was limping.. sooo I changed original plugs and wires TONIGHT.. My question is- the blankety things were almost impossible to pull wires off! I used vice grips, and pulled soo hard to get them off! they have metal shields on them as well.. I did have one wire break easily and believe it was already broke..plugs were not bad a couple looked melted down.. I bought NGK irid and premiun wires.. What do I use to make wires a little easier to pull off next time?
Carl I talked to my young mechanical friend today, and he was changing a 5.3 and had tried plugs and wires on it.. He said they are all a pain, and he said some diaelectric? grease, would help and to put shields back on.. I lubed them up and put them on and fired it up, and believe it or not, it sounds different! 140,000 miles on original 2001 plugs I next change the fuel filter!! enclosed are pictures.. Can you tell if this is original ? thanks a bunch!!! going RVing to Port Huron KOA May 15-19
I would say that is the original. I don't see that white sticker on replacement parts. Can you blow through it easily?
Would that involve me, puting the gas thingie to my mouth? yuck. I will presume it was OE and presume it will work better.. I saw the arrow on the new filter, and pointed it toward the engine?.. apparantly the fuel pump is at the rear? 140,00 on OE filter unfortunately is probably not un-common? I have a cold air intake, and a JET program to put on, but wanted to tune it up first... thanks
I seem to go through a lot of fuel filters on my Suburban. At the first sign of the engine kicking up any fuss I change it. The dealer here in Toronto charges about $40. It is easy to do with the ground clearance I have, right under the drivers seat tucked up on the frame rail. I've used 3 in 180,000 km.
As long as you have it well dried off and blow through it, there should not be a problem with you sucking fuel. Besides, you might be amazed at the result if you do! It may hit you like a shot of nitrous............
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THANKS SO MUCH! That was a boost! I did blow throught it and it seems restricted .. I lite the bbq at the same time, and that was a blast! So let me get this straight...I was getting 10.4 mpg pulling the 34 ft trailer with yucky plugs and wires and a 7 year old fuel filter so now the truck will burn fuel, more easily???? so it will get8? lol