what have you gotten done on your blazer today?
Replaced Air Bag Sensors. (2000 GMC Jimmy 4WD/Auto)
I have been getting intermittent SRS Light on the dash for a while. I suspected the R/L Sensors but they are obsolete from GM. I went to a local junk yard and pulled both sensors from a Bravada. (Drilling out the rivets was a real pain in A&& on the Bravada and on my Jimmy). Junk yard charges $2:00 entry fee and I paid $6:00 each for the sensors. I removed the passenger side sensor first and drilled out the rivet holes to install 1/4-20 Rivnuts. I installed the passenger sensor using 1/4-20 X 0.75 stainless steel truss head screws. Once installed and connected, I went for a test drive and the dash light was on intermittently. Repeated the same steps on the drivers side and currently the dash light is extinguished. I hope the SRS dash light stays off.
Access to the sensors only required the removal of the plastic cover for the oil filter.
Access to the sensors only required the removal of the plastic cover for the oil filter.
Swing Out Spare Tire Rack Finally Mounted
I've had this in my garage for a few weeks now. Picked it up at the local parts yard for $50. Would have been less but I didn't bring the most basic of tools, a hammer, to break off the wheel lock. Took just a few seconds when I got home. Anyway My son and I cleaned it up primer/pained and mounted it up with few problems. Totally didn't think to grab a few lug nuts so I ended up buying a few. Still less than $100 and about 4 hours of time.
Next I think I'll pick up some Pacer Performance Flexy Flares or a grill guard if I can come across one
Next I think I'll pick up some Pacer Performance Flexy Flares or a grill guard if I can come across one
Air Filter Box
Today's project was to install a new distributor cap and rotor (ACDelco of course) which went well, then onto the new K&N air filter, this is where I ran into a snag, I unscrewed the screws that hold the lid onto the air box and found that the pressed in nuts dropped out of their locations, when I looked closely I noticed that the square nuts had a lip on the end (a built in washer of sorts) that was to keep the square nut (in the pictures) from pulling all the way through the square hole in the mounting tab. Mine have broken off and now slides all the way through and won't tighten the air box lid. Has anyone had this happen and if so how were you able to fix it? Thanks for any words of wisdom.
Got the Blazer loaded down with all my stuff and moving to West Virginia from Oregon because Oregon sucks. Specifically Portland. I by no means am a Portlander or want to be associated with those lunatics whatsoever. Politics aside...was going through the mountains in Idaho and figured I'd snap a pic. Currently near Salmon visiting grandparents.
Today's project was to install a new distributor cap and rotor (ACDelco of course) which went well, then onto the new K&N air filter, this is where I ran into a snag, I unscrewed the screws that hold the lid onto the air box and found that the pressed in nuts dropped out of their locations, when I looked closely I noticed that the square nuts had a lip on the end (a built in washer of sorts) that was to keep the square nut (in the pictures) from pulling all the way through the square hole in the mounting tab. Mine have broken off and now slides all the way through and won't tighten the air box lid. Has anyone had this happen and if so how were you able to fix it? Thanks for any words of wisdom.
Last edited by BlazerDog97S10; 06-12-2021 at 12:24 AM.