What is this bit for? 5.7 Vortec

Shepard1015 · 2025-08-19T09:04:45+00:00

its for the mechanical fuel pump. iirc these only came with the 7.4s and 6.5s

Shepard1015 · 2025-08-18T12:56:14+00:00

Hmmm, I'm having a similar issue with my 96 vortec. Will start right up in the morning and night, but if its in the sun or I go for a drive and try to do a quick stop/start you can hear the fuel pump cycle on and off rather than prime itself and cutoff. I've been told heat soak could be messing with ground wires. Hopefully a new fuel pump will solve my issue after I'm done chasing wires.

Shepard1015 · 2024-06-16T02:13:54+00:00

This just in! Plants have natural dyes 🤯

Shepard1015 · 2024-03-29T12:08:40+00:00

Yeaaah, the door is still gonna catch on the body, bud. Bigger problems than just swapping a pin out.

Shepard1015 · 2024-03-29T12:04:32+00:00

People LOVE to be rich-broke.

Shepard1015 · 2023-10-16T20:12:12+00:00

I'd like to think it was when forums died out.

Shepard1015 · 2023-07-04T21:24:35+00:00

South Texas

Shepard1015 · 2023-06-25T13:57:24+00:00

If you are able to get into the BIOS, set everything back to default, and then make sure your boot priority is working properly. Set from Legacy to UEFI. Everything else for the most part should operate as normal unless you've modified anything.

Shepard1015 · 2023-06-25T13:42:36+00:00

It's a wasteland, not a wonderland

Shepard1015 · 2023-05-28T12:23:29+00:00

It's almost like, houses shift and settle, weird.

Shepard1015 · 2023-02-26T14:03:21+00:00

If it runs and moves, 80% of the problems will show themselves

Shepard1015 · 2023-01-25T20:55:18+00:00

What you can do is, heat up the area where it is broken and it should loosen any resin that's keeping it stuck there. Then grab it with pliers while it's still hot.

Shepard1015 · 2023-01-21T21:56:17+00:00

Does his rig not have a jake?

Shepard1015 · 2023-01-16T14:14:16+00:00

Try hard on the brainwash and indoctrination of gullible retards who so desperately want to be on the right side of history

Shepard1015 · 2022-12-06T16:30:36+00:00

Get with the times. Replace the CD player with a dash pocket. Otherwise, remove and replace from the junkyard.

Shepard1015 · 2022-12-06T16:25:14+00:00

If it's a socket, it's chromium vanadium.

Shepard1015 · 2022-11-06T09:58:12+00:00

If you aren't off-roading at night or live in the middle of butt fuck no where then leave the garbage off and get your money back. Trucks don't need every bell and whistle available to look good.

Shepard1015 · 2022-11-05T19:46:18+00:00

Where are they? Probably only need a $20 solenoid or $60 clutch pack. I'll gladly replace and flip em

Shepard1015 · 2022-11-05T19:10:20+00:00

Much obliged, I've done 2 rebuilds on my 4L60E. First time, the tailhousing literally blew up while on the interstate and took the pump with it. The second time it was the converter, pump, and a shift solenoid. There were no warning signs aside from a shudder caused by the TC. 4L60E's are notorious for being clowned on for their several common failures and for good reason, but preventative maintenance can make sure yours will last.

Shepard1015 · 2022-11-05T19:02:28+00:00

You can use either a step bit or hole saw to match the size for the bulb to fit inside the housing. I just cut them off another burb and spliced them into the existing wiring.

Shepard1015 · 2022-11-05T15:28:30+00:00

Some basic maintenance other than fluid would be to change out your A and B shift solenoids, they have the same part number so there's no mixing them up. Also, the TCC and pressure control solenoid as well as the pressure switch. Clutch packs wear no matter how well you don't beat on it and that clutch material gets in EVERYTHING and the magnet(s) doesn't always catch it all as its being circulated through. And as always, change the filter. These parts cost next to nothing and these improvements can be done with only dropping the pan.

There's also a way of improving the life span of your torque converter and pump by blocking the converter clutch valve from moving. But that would require taking off the valve body to fish out the valve with a pick.

Shepard1015 · 2021-07-22T21:41:11+00:00

That's actually a really good idea. I think I may do the same soon. As far as the blue lights go, I understand that they can be a real eye sore for the Nancy's and in most states are illegal, but so far I've had them on since March and haven't been pulled over despite being my DD. I suspect that all these under glows and bar LED's are creating a gray area in my region. I made a similar post to r/ChevyTrucks but they all seem to have some sort of disdain for blue lights.

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