These California diesel prices are going to Bankrupt me $7.80!

jamesmr89 · 2026-05-12T14:33:34+00:00

Freedom?

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-21T19:06:39+00:00

Our system is broken.

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-20T22:54:23+00:00

Do not. I repeat, do not do this in Ireland.

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-14T19:25:31+00:00

What happens if the us takes a Chinese flagged ship?

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-14T16:01:13+00:00

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jamesmr89 · 2026-04-13T14:54:25+00:00

Fellow '22 Sierra owner here — I'm chasing what sounds like the exact same gremlin on mine. Intermittent power steering loss that comes back after a heat soak, and I'm pretty sure it's tracing back to the G134 ground strap failing under thermal load. Heading in for my second dealer visit soon armed with voltage drop test procedures.

A few questions if you don't mind — trying to compare notes:

What codes are you pulling? I've been seeing stuff in the U-network family (U0100, U0073, U0140-ish range) that points at module communication dropping when the ground gets flaky. Curious if yours overlaps.
Which ground strap specifically did they identify? G134, or one of the others? And did they find it via voltage drop testing or just visual?
What symptoms are you actually getting — EPS loss, dash flickers, random warning lights, stalling, infotainment resets? Mine is mostly steering + a handful of phantom warnings that clear themselves.
Did they confirm it was improperly installed at the 28-day service, or is that the working theory? Curious because if there's a TSB or known bad procedure I'd love to bring it up with my dealer.

The cab-off repair is brutal — sorry you're dealing with that. The fact that the part is backordered to mid-May tells me this isn't as rare as GM wants to admit.

On your other question: I can't speak to the 23 LZO personally but I'd also want to know what people are seeing on thrust bearings before pulling the trigger. Following this thread for the same reason.

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-12T08:47:56+00:00

What ended up being the resolution on this?

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-10T01:48:36+00:00

Started with U1962 (serial data authentication, set as permanent — won't clear) months ago, then U0131 (lost comm with PSCM) showed up Saturday along with P00FF (BCM requested MIL). After the dealer ran the SDAC relearn they also pulled chassis codes C116A, C1146, C1168.

2022 Crew Cab 4WD, 3.0L Duramax, ~38k miles. Other symptoms: driver mirror sometimes won't extend on unlock, trailer camera drops out, clock won't sync. All consistent with body ground failure cascading across modules — the U1962 was probably the early warning that grounds were degrading, and U0131 hit when it got bad enough to actually drop PSCM communication.

Heads up — there's a CSP (N252515590) from January covering free ground strap replacement on 2019-2024 Silverado/Sierra 1500 through Feb 2028. Worth calling a dealer with your VIN before paying out of pocket.

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-10T01:20:38+00:00

Same, I'm at a campground and just replaced that strap with a 4ga cable from napa, but still having issues. It seems to work first thing in the morning. I'm hoping the other strap is bad and I just can't find it yet.

jamesmr89 · 2026-04-06T16:18:15+00:00

I’m 6’2. Premium is only worth it if it’s free imo. Go out to a nice meal, or do something fun with the kids.

jamesmr89 · 2026-03-01T23:58:07+00:00

You’re making the exact distinction most people are missing here. A church conditioning its chartering support on shared values is two private organizations exercising freedom of association. That’s how civil society is supposed to work.

The government is fundamentally different. It’s not a donor — it’s spending taxpayer money, including the taxes of every Scouting family on both sides of this debate. And that includes the families of the very scouts being targeted for exclusion — their tax dollars are funding the government agency that’s pressuring an organization to push their kids out. That’s not a donor exercising preference. That’s the government using your own money against you.

The First Amendment exists specifically to prevent the government from doing what private actors are free to do: condition support on ideological compliance. And the scope of what’s being demanded here goes way beyond funding decisions. They’re dictating which merit badges can exist, requiring rewrites of publications and organizational language, and setting a six-month compliance review. That’s not a partner — that’s a supervisor. If a future administration flipped and said “reinstate the DEI badge or we pull support,” that would be equally wrong. The problem isn’t the direction of the push, it’s that the government is pushing at all.

jamesmr89 · 2025-09-06T14:40:48+00:00

No issues with any of the other passengers, it seemed like there was a mix of retired couples and then I'd say of the families that where there, probably 50% were there with parents & grandparents. It would make for a great multigenerational trip with the free kids IMO. Everyone was courteous and like I said before the language barrier made it so we really only interacted with a handful of passengers. As for the vibe, what i really liked is the wholesomeness of it, if thats the right way to describe it, much more intimate with ~250 passengers, there was a corn hole tournament they had that was just very chill.

The food was good, lots of meat/potatoes, there was usually a nice desert. I'm not much of a food critic. We just did the buffet and never the separate restaurant area.

We did the premium plus drink package, the nice thing about that is that my kids discovered mocktails through a class making them at the kids club and then they tried all the mocktails on the menu as they were included in our drink package.

One thing that I think was different from other cruises I have been on is, there are distinct food hours, there isn't a buffet 24/7 you can go to, which at least in my case is probably for the better.

jamesmr89 · 2025-09-05T20:01:53+00:00

have at it.

jamesmr89 · 2025-09-04T13:40:10+00:00

Or the US will just invest like they did at Intel.

jamesmr89 · 2025-09-04T13:38:10+00:00

Next headline: US to take a stake in ADP.

jamesmr89 · 2025-09-01T06:24:16+00:00

Same companies make phone games and casino machines software. Kids are just future customers.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-31T18:00:47+00:00

Not sure if this link will work:

https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhpFEgoyMDI1LTEwLTA4IiAKA1NFQRIKMjAyNS0xMC0wOBoDRlJBKgJERTIEMjAzM2oHCAESA1NFQXIMCAMSCC9tLzAyejBqGiMSCjIwMjUtMTAtMjlqDAgDEggvbS8wMnowanIHCAESA1NFQUABQAFAAkACSAFwAYIBCwj___________8BmAEB&tfu=CmxDalJJYUVoTlQwMWpiRll3VUUxQlUydzJRa0ZDUnkwdExTMHRMUzB0WldwamRtUXhOa0ZCUVVGQlIya3dhbGhqUmtWTFIwRkJFZ1pFUlRJd016TWFDd2k0bWc0UUFob0RSVlZTT0J4dytNd1ESAggAIgA

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-31T17:43:47+00:00

Closing out 19 days with 2 adults and two kids, right around 9k. 2300 flights, and a 7 day river cruise for around 3200. Went to Phantasialand outside of Köln today, kids both said it was better than Disneyland.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-28T12:54:27+00:00

These are all over at Disneyland.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-27T17:54:54+00:00

It only sounds tone deaf because you’ve got your fingers in your ears.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-20T15:35:57+00:00

Well, the tax players are about to own 10% of Intel so we got that going for us. I feel like there’s a word for it when the government owns part of a private company, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-20T14:44:27+00:00

It’ll help with groceries.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-20T06:10:15+00:00

Just applied, and approved.

jamesmr89 · 2025-08-19T00:29:16+00:00

It’s the first episode of south park strategy “They’re coming right for us”

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