Repair Blog

Doors are always an issue with old cars. Because they get so much mechanical action they tend to be problematic. The other day I was driving with the window down and when I pulled into a store it wouldn’t go up. Hmmm I said. So I went into the store and, just like clockwork, Murphy’s… Continue reading More Door

Like a lot of Chevy vehicles of this vintage, the Tahoe would occasionally not start with a flashing “Security” light on the dash. This is due to the Passlock system going bad. Passlock is a system designed to prevent the ignition system from working if the ignition key column is forced to turn without a… Continue reading Passlock – Flashing Security Light

I was having a strange problems where if I let the Tahoe sit for more than one day then when I next went to start it it would take many cranks to start. The longer it sat unused the harder it was to start. I would be running the starter for several minutes and then… Continue reading Bad Gas

The drivers door was always hard to close. You basically had to slam it to get it to close all the way. That was a real nuisance. Now it closes super easy and fits great. To fix the door you need only remove the old hinge pins and put in new ones as explained beautifully… Continue reading Drivers Door

When I got the Tahoe the previous owner, “Bear” told me he just charged up the AC and that it should last me a while. It lasted about 2 weeks or so. Weather was mild to cold so it’s hard to say, but the system definitely had a leak. At some point the system had… Continue reading Fix AC

One of the old cats that were welded to new exhaust pipes was rattling. This indicates that part of the mesh interior has broken off and is loose inside the cat. This was annoying. I decided to not let the muffler shop have all the fun of welding and tried to do this myself. It… Continue reading Replace Rattling Catalytic Converter

I got and installed new door window and lock switches. The plan was to replace them with ones that look newer and that light up. They look new alright but don’t light up. So I have some digging to do to figure out what up there.

The transfer case leaked again. The plan was to clean it up and see where the leak came from. Looks like it was coming from the front output seal. I bought the seal but had a hell of a time getting the old one out and the new one on. Next time I will break… Continue reading Transfer Case Leak & U-Joint

So the 4-wheel drive stopped working. It went out a while ago when I was driving in the rain, but then started working again. Now it is out totally as the switch shows no lights. Looking at the transfer case and, like the front differential, it was leaking and there was a mess all around… Continue reading 4-Wheel Drive

So I spent a lot of time working on the leveling in the past. My current thinking was that the lift kit was installed a little crooked and that was causing the issue. Decided to get to the root of the issue a part of the lift kit need to come off. In the process… Continue reading Chain of Events (Leveling, Front Differential, Frame)