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Old 11-09-2019, 08:10 PM
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Installed the power cord for the block heater I replaced last week. Even the installation of the cord was a pain.
 
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Old 11-10-2019, 10:53 AM
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I have a 94 s10 blazer with the 4.3 vortec motor. I need to get a new trans mine leaks fluid terribly and ive already replaced all seals. Will a trans from any year 4.3 blazer/s10 model mount up or only certain ones?
 

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Old 11-10-2019, 07:02 PM
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Replaced the rear axle gear oil and installed a new gasket. Then right when I was about o refill it, I learned the pump for the gear oil was busted. So I had to take off my grungy clothes to go to the parts store and get a pump.

I also was smart and disconnected the rear anti-sway bar from the the rear axle to have easier access.
 
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Old 11-10-2019, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by blazen_red_4x4
I've had great success with my yellow tops. They're pricey, but to me they're worth it with all the accessories I have powered off it.
What do you have going on there...
Are you using the side posts for the normal battery cables, and the top posts for accessories?
 
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Old 11-10-2019, 09:47 PM
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Still working on my son's ZR2.
  • Got the oil change and installed a new drain plug
  • Drained the radiator and filled with new antifreeze now good to 5 degrees F was over 20 F just no time to do system flush.
  • installed new wheel hubs and found out why the ABS sensor on the passenger side was dead...2 breaks in the cable at the hub.
  • Clean the ABS system ground so now no ABS codes or light.
  • changed both u-joints on the main drive shaft and found out that the rear joint has 1-3/16" diameter caps while the front has 1-1/8" this eliminated the nasty vibration we had as the old rear joint had failed.
I also had to mowed the grass/leaves before the weather changes tonight and we get a hard freeze on Tuesday.
 
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Old 11-11-2019, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh Erik
I have a 94 s10 blazer with the 4.3 vortec motor. I need to get a new trans mine leaks fluid terribly and ive already replaced all seals. Will a trans from any year 4.3 blazer/s10 model mount up or only certain ones?
They'll bolt up, but the newer transmissions are electronically controlled (1996 and up if I remember right). The trans won't shift correctly without some way of controlling it. They sell aftermarket stand-alone controllers for that ($$$), but you're better off finding a tranny for your particular generation of Blazer.
 
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Old 11-11-2019, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by N. Jensen
What do you have going on there...
Are you using the side posts for the normal battery cables, and the top posts for accessories?
A mix

Side posts have the factory connections, as well as on the + side an extra 4 gauge alternator charge lead and a short 2 gauge lead going over to the 500 amp isolator to the left of the battery that kills and arms the winch.

Top posts have electric fans and 0 gauge that goes to the back for the stereo amplifier on the + post, and an extra ground to the frame and winch on the - side.
 
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Old 11-11-2019, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by blazen_red_4x4
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Side posts have the factory connections, as well as on the + side an extra 4 gauge alternator charge lead and a short 2 gauge lead going over to the 500 amp isolator to the left of the battery that kills and arms the winch.

Top posts have electric fans and 0 gauge that goes to the back for the stereo amplifier on the + post, and an extra ground to the frame and winch on the - side.
Whoa, very nice! I will be hooking up my amp and some fog lights soon....and by soon, let's face it; Spring at the earliest.

The cold just set in, so my work on it is limited to "necessary". At least until it warms up a bit. Highs in the 20's and lows in the single digits.
 
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Old 11-11-2019, 06:44 PM
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I threw a 4 point bull elk in the back of my Blazer, by myself, this past Friday morning. Well, "threw" may not be the correct term. I did cut it up into five pieces and I have been paying for it since as my back has been killing me. A word of advice for anyone who hunts elk, never EVER attempt this at all. I am still crying a little every time I get up out the recliner.
 
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Old 11-11-2019, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by AJBert
I threw a 4 point bull elk in the back of my Blazer, by myself, this past Friday morning. Well, "threw" may not be the correct term. I did cut it up into five pieces and I have been paying for it since as my back has been killing me. A word of advice for anyone who hunts elk, never EVER attempt this at all. I am still crying a little every time I get up out the recliner.
A joke I had with a former hunting buddy was "There is elk-hunting fit and then there is elk-hauling fit!" LOL

For my last two elk (cows) I was able to drive up close to them and then use a come-along to pull them into my utility trailer. I was very lucky!

BTW, Congrats on the elk!
 


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