Recent content by jes1888

Reviving old thread here, it's been almost 3 years since this thread, how is the gates pump holding on? My 06 ascender with almost 150K miles has a ugly bearing noise which I think is the water pump, since it has never been changed. Planning on doing the pump and fan clutch, everything ACdelco...

what size is the bolt holding the brackets, or where to buy them? I lost one apparently due to not applying the right torque. Thanks fora very informative thread!

any updates on this? I'm looking for the lower brackets of good quality, I'm sick of the lower Quality ones. Also, I lost while driving one of the 3 screws that hold one of the brackets to the chassis. Can anybody tell me where / how to buy that big screw? Thanks in Advance!

what's with that drilled/slotted set, it's it bad? Anybody here can give feedback of them? I'm looking for a good set of brakes and rotors for my 06 ascender without breaking the bank. I'm 2013 I put both front wheel bearings moog branded, and they've hold well and worked perfectly,I do have the...

Correct, the temp sensor should be near the thermostat. If it aint there, then it's like in mine, on the passenger side, behind the manifold, near the firewall Good luck

Still, the sensor seems a little crappy, i bought mine thinking it was near the thermostat too, but then it was on the other side of the block. I still changed it with the method i stated before and they tend to corrode on the tip, leading to wrong readings, or gauges going up and down. If yours...

The most efficient method to remove the coolant sensor on 06 + up is to buy or use and old one 15mm long socket, preferably for a 3/8 ratchet so it takes less space, take a grinder and cut a 1" or 1 1/2" strip on the socket for the sensor cable, like an o2 sensor socket. That'll be your best...

i cleaner the ground under the driver's side and did nothing, lights are still coming on, any recommendations on things to check???

Looks like the code was something about Cylinder #2, maybe i moved the harness on it, however she's running fine and super smooth idle considering the fact that i just put the battery back. Leaved the vehicle overnight with the negative cable removed from battery and until today to more CEL...

OK so i made everything today, with the help of God, i made it throught :rotfl: Vehicle is working excellent, but my CEL did came on. Tomorrow will take it to autozone to scan. Thanks to everybody that replied my question and doubts. :biggrin:

In these forums, dont remember which topic exactly, i read that water pumps start failing a few miles after the thermostat replacement, dunno if it's true, just asking about. But mine DO is fine, there's no shaft play, so I think i'll leave it there until it breaks and do more research about a...

You sir, are wrong. :raspberry: I have 107K so im beyond that point. I can get the one on advance auto parts like for 25-30 dollars i think, so if it's good i'll take it, but that AC Delco also sounds at a great price. Where have you seen it at that price? Is the AC Delco the OEM one?

crap! today after being here with my laptop all full with grease and dirt, i just drained the rad, removed alternator, removed thermostat and lower hose, installed new thermostat and new lower hose and then it was way too dark to keep going, so tomorrow it is... So tomorrow I was gonna remove...

Because the temps on my ascender were a bit colder, less than half and once the vehicle was running cold and turned the CEL once and started to waste more gas, so i got here and searching in the forums for the code and the cold temps issue and i determined that the thermostat and CTS...

Well, the coolant was almost like used oil color, dark brown, so i dont consider it good, i wanted to do a full flush, or something comparable. Here'e a pic of the color around the system. I was also planning to remove, empty and clean the plastic canister. My question is if i empty and clean...