Recent content by towdriver

My wife has a 05 trailblazer and it has at least one rod bearing that is shoot. I'm considering repairing the engine and putting the truck back on the road (she bought another daily driver). The tb is a 4x4 and I'm not sure if it's possible to pull the oil pan off with the engine in the truck or...

yeah I wasn't able to find many in Ontario but there are quite a few in the states and a fair number just across the border. I found a site while looking for salvage trailblazers on google that has then all over north American. I don't mine going to the states to get one and have a guy near me...

Okay I now have the audio clip in both blackberry and mp3 formats but still can't load it. If I was going to replace the engine what years would be a direct bolt in? I'm looking at buying a salvage trailblazer and shaping the engine and another good parts and also have spare parts if ever needed.

Okay so here is an update. While I was at work my father in-law took the trailblazer into Canadian tire to have it fixed. They replaced the cpas and told the wife it was good to go. She picked it up and told me the check engine light was on. I scanned it and all the same codes were there. Truck...

Oh not to worry I'm not taking his advice, now if I could convince the wife of the same we could get this trailblazer fixed and back on the road. As for the fuel filter,that's the part that had me laughing the most as gm hasn't used external fuel filters since 03 or 04. They figure they arent...

I went to th aftermarket stores around me and they all told me dealer item only. That's when I went to the stealershhip but there is no way I'm paying that much. Thanks for the info

sorry I didn't explain right. when I was able to grab the fan the engine was hotter then normal with I figured should have the fan engaged. when I was able to hold it I let the truck go into a overheat condition and was still able to stop the fan by hand. that make me figure that clutch was no...

Yes that is the overheating problem. I know it needs both a thermostat and fan clutch. With the engine running and hot you can reachin and hold the fan. I now told that that is caused by a dirty fuel filter according to my father in-law.

No he drove it home and when it was running like crap he had it towed back to the dealer and that' when they found the gas in it

No he bought a brand new 2013 3/4ton diesel Chevy pickup to pull his camper. He drove off the lot and went to fill up the truck and filled it with gas.

Well I have been told that all the problems I'm having are coming dirty fuel filter and injectors. My father in-law who has sold lumber all his life and doesn't even know what fuel to put in his new truck he just bought (he put gas in his diesel) has told my wife that that's all it needs and is...

The knock is always there and gets worse when the rpm increases even with the belt off. I have had another mechanic listen to it and he also thinks it's a rod. I'm looking for a used engine or another truck cheap at this point and may end up building this one into a sleeper like my wife has...

Yes I did a relearn after cleaning. I also changed the plugs when I did the throttle cleaning and relearn. I believe it was MAY03LT's steps and video that I followed. From what I can tell with my scanner all the codes were active and not stored codes. It's not the best scanner but I mainly...

My wife has a 05 trailblazer with the 4.2L in it. truck has been great to us up until lately. It started with running rough and quitting at idle when the a/c was on. Once I found this site and moved from the other one to this one I found some great info on what was causing my issues. I cleaned...

Okay I get it now. I will change the thermostat this weekend and see if that helps it get to the required temperature and then idles better when warm. The cold start does follow the chart. Thank you.