Can I Buy GM parts online, instead of going to dealer?
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> That is right! I forgot about that. Maybe this is why sometimes the > ECM is picking this > up and other times its not. What do you insulate connections with > after soldering? And > which kind of solder should I use? > Hatt
I usually just use the generic solder from Radio Shack (64-004 which is standard 60/40 solder for electronics) and a 100 watt gun from wal mart (will be cheaper at wm). Slip over one of the wires a piece of shrink tubing (also from Radio Shack) then twist the wires together. Carefully heat the bare ends with the tip of the soldering gun while touching the wire with the solder. When the wires get hot enough they will melt the solder and the solder will wick into the wire. When both wires are coated with lead just let cool and the straighten out; then cover with the shrink tubing. Use a lighter to carefully heat the shrink tubing and you are done. If you don’t want to use the shrink tubing then just carefully wrap them with electrical tape, which will work fine and will not be dangerous with having an open flame near gasoline….. good luck, mark
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> Hmmmm, the same shop that put the wrong speaker in my Yukon when it > died…..
I can’t expound on the sales or service end of the dealership but I have to say I was impressed with the parts guys. Holman GMC is where I’ve bought both of my trucks and I couldn’t be happier with the service dept or the sales dept. Too bad they are an hour (each way) for us west siders. I can tell you that I went to Sweeney GMC in Queensgate for my sticking throttle body and was not at all happy with their work. Joshua
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I got the TPS connector for my 87 K5 at Advanced Auto Parts in the HELP section. Good Luck JR — Computer Tips & Tweaks www.acon-pchelp.com — A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on Paul’s support.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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I will remember Joseph GMC in Cicny….problem is I am in Cleveland LOL J
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thanks Mark, I’ll check into this, please check out the thread also > today with the subject > "service engine light soon." > I looked at the other thread… try to solder the connections if possible. > Butt-connectors can introduce too much resistance and cause problems. Keep > working on it eventually you will figure out what the problem is and you can > say to yourself that you saved a lot of money. > good luck, > mark
That is right! I forgot about that. Maybe this is why sometimes the ECM is picking this up and other times its not. What do you insulate connections with after soldering? And which kind of solder should I use? Hatt —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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I haven’t seen any car quests that I can think of right now, but I’ll check. Thanks, Hatt
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Power path makes OEM style connectors, got a Car Quest around? I do > mail order some stuff since I hate paying six bucks for a PF-59 oil > filter but we get boned for everything here. Try > http://gmpartsdirect.com > Have a great one! >I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me >I have to go to a dealer for it. >I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like >this online? >Hatt >—–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– >http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >—–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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Thanks, I looked here pretty hard online, no go. Hatt
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I got the TPS connector for my 87 K5 at Advanced Auto Parts in the HELP > section. > Good Luck > JR > — > Computer Tips & Tweaks > www.acon-pchelp.com > — > A government that robs Peter to pay Paul > can always count on Paul’s support. > I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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Try your local NAPA parts house. Check the dealers cost, many times they are competitive (not cheaper but within a few dollars). I am always shocked but the dealer is sometimes about the same as the local Kragen (also known as Checkers & Schucks in different parts of the USA), other times not. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Markup mostly. > why not the dealer ? > if the parts guy is any good at all, he can have it ordered before > you find > it on-line > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy > store) > > I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell > me > > I have to go to a dealer for it. > > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts > like > > this online? > > Hatt > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—– > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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Power path makes OEM style connectors, got a Car Quest around? I do mail order some stuff since I hate paying six bucks for a PF-59 oil filter but we get boned for everything here. Try http://gmpartsdirect.com Have a great one! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me >I have to go to a dealer for it. >I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like >this online? >Hatt >—–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– >http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >—–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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> Thanks Mark, I’ll check into this, please check out the thread also > today with the subject > "service engine light soon."
I looked at the other thread… try to solder the connections if possible. Butt-connectors can introduce too much resistance and cause problems. Keep working on it eventually you will figure out what the problem is and you can say to yourself that you saved a lot of money. good luck, mark
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> Thanks for the info. I found 8 trucks like mine in a junkyard, but > not one of them > had the throttle body in it. Most of them didn’t even have any engine > at all. I found > a throttle body at another one though. I didn’t know I needed a > connector then. I > got it just to tear apart so I knew what they were about. > Its not the TPS I’m after. Those you can get at > a parts store. I’m after the connector. > Hatt
Your local autoparts store should have blanks that will allow you to make your own pigtails. I know that my local Napa has the blanks as I made my own water proof connections when I converted my ‘83 6.2 diesel to a ‘91 glow plug system. Look around, changing the plug on the TPS to the correct should not be a big problem as long as you know the proper wiring order and are sure the TPS will generate the correct voltages for your ECM. good luck, mark
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thanks for the info. I found 8 trucks like mine in a junkyard, but > not one of them > had the throttle body in it. Most of them didn’t even have any engine > at all. I found > a throttle body at another one though. I didn’t know I needed a > connector then. I > got it just to tear apart so I knew what they were about. > Its not the TPS I’m after. Those you can get at > a parts store. I’m after the connector. > Hatt > Your local autoparts store should have blanks that will allow you to make > your own pigtails. I know that my local Napa has the blanks as I made my > own water proof connections when I converted my ‘83 6.2 diesel to a ‘91 glow > plug system. Look around, changing the plug on the TPS to the correct > should not be a big problem as long as you know the proper wiring order and > are sure the TPS will generate the correct voltages for your ECM. > good luck, > mark
Thanks Mark, I’ll check into this, please check out the thread also today with the subject "service engine light soon." Hatt —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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Hmmmm, the same shop that put the wrong speaker in my Yukon when it died….. The same shop that tried to convince me that I brought the same Yukon in with busted plastic under the wiper arms when the circuit board was replaced under recall. Plastic that busted because the arm was forced on one notch to far to the left…… The same dealer that gave a who cares attitude when I was wanting to price out an ‘03 2500HD and took absolutely no steps to do such and acted like it was a MAJOR effort and pain in the arse to even do a search to see if said truck already existed anywhere….. The same shop where the first sales droid I was speaking with took a call on his cell phone from A FRIEND ABOUT THE EVENING PLANS when already talking with me, a prospective customer…. He wasn’t getting the sale no matter what else transpired….. Oh yeah, the sales droid also somehow forgot from the showroom to the lot that I was looking for specific things in a 2500HD and showed me a LONG line of 1500 series trucks and then asks "Well hey, did you see anything you liked?" HELLO!!!! WHERE ARE THE FREAKIN’ 2500HDs????? Maybe a good parts shop, but A LOT else left to be desired…..
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy store) > A good parts guy is worth his weight in gold. Too bad they > are underpaid. > I’ll second that. Went to the dealer last week in search of a > transmission train plug. They didn’t have one but he remembered they > were tearing apart an Avalanche in the shop. I gladly paid full price > for a used drain plug. Joseph GMC in Cincinnati for those who care. > Joshua
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt > The local dealer is your best source of advice and parts. If your local one > is not to your liking… or they are too expensive then look for another one > in a nearby town… > http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ —> I can not tell you if their prices are > good or how their service is as I get my parts at local parts shops, PepBoys > or the local GMC truck shop but they seem to have a nice selection of parts. > If all else fails you can go to a junk yard and get the whole throttle body. > I just got a catalog from LMC truck they do have tps’s for my suburban > listed ($30) so they may have one for your truck…
http://www.lmctruck.com > good luck > mark
Thanks for the info. I found 8 trucks like mine in a junkyard, but not one of them had the throttle body in it. Most of them didn’t even have any engine at all. I found a throttle body at another one though. I didn’t know I needed a connector then. I got it just to tear apart so I knew what they were about. Its not the TPS I’m after. Those you can get at a parts store. I’m after the connector. Hatt —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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Markup mostly.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> why not the dealer ? > if the parts guy is any good at all, he can have it ordered before you find > it on-line > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy store) > I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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by the time you pay shipping on a measly TPS, you will have spent as much or more than the dealer gets
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Markup mostly. > why not the dealer ? > if the parts guy is any good at all, he can have it ordered before > you find > it on-line > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy > store) > > I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell > me > > I have to go to a dealer for it. > > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts > like > > this online? > > Hatt > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—– > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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I use these guy’s when I get frustrated with the local’s.. It’s a gm dealer site.. petty good.. http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ JJ
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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I see your point, but I hate paying double or triple for parts anyway.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> by the time you pay shipping on a measly TPS, you will have spent as much or > more than the dealer gets > Markup mostly. > > why not the dealer ? > > if the parts guy is any good at all, he can have it ordered before > you find > > it on-line > > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy > store) > > > I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell > me > > > I have to go to a dealer for it. > > > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts > like > > > this online? > > > Hatt > > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—– > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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> "Gary Glaenzer" wrote > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy store) > A good parts guy is worth his weight in gold. Too bad they > are underpaid.
and extremely rare I’m blessed that our GM place has not one, but two, who take the time to DIG for the info, instead of saying’ tough shit, it’s not on the
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt >The local dealer is your best source of advice and parts. If your local one >is not to your liking… or they are too expensive then look for another one >in a nearby town… >http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ —> I can not tell you if their prices are >good or how their service is as I get my parts at local parts shops, PepBoys >or the local GMC truck shop but they seem to have a nice selection of parts. >If all else fails you can go to a junk yard and get the whole throttle body. >I just got a catalog from LMC truck they do have tps’s for my suburban >listed ($30) so they may have one for your truck… http://www.lmctruck.com >good luck >mark
www.partszoneonline.com is one I’ve used, service was pretty quick, parts were reasonable (saved over $200 on the parts for the infamous CPI injector/nut kit). One problem I have with the site is that you need the part number to get a price, though they have a phone number you can call…
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I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me I have to go to a dealer for it. I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like this online? Hatt —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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why not the dealer ? if the parts guy is any good at all, he can have it ordered before you find it on-line G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy store)
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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"Gary Glaenzer" wrote > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy store)
A good parts guy is worth his weight in gold. Too bad they are underpaid. Ian
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> I can’t find a TPS connector at any of the part stores. They tell me > I have to go to a dealer for it. > I’d like to avoid this, so does anyone know where to buy parts like > this online? > Hatt
The local dealer is your best source of advice and parts. If your local one is not to your liking… or they are too expensive then look for another one in a nearby town… http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ —> I can not tell you if their prices are good or how their service is as I get my parts at local parts shops, PepBoys or the local GMC truck shop but they seem to have a nice selection of parts. If all else fails you can go to a junk yard and get the whole throttle body. I just got a catalog from LMC truck they do have tps’s for my suburban listed ($30) so they may have one for your truck… http://www.lmctruck.com good luck mark
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> > G (thanking God daily for a good parts dept at the local Chevy store) > A good parts guy is worth his weight in gold. Too bad they > are underpaid.
I’ll second that. Went to the dealer last week in search of a transmission train plug. They didn’t have one but he remembered they were tearing apart an Avalanche in the shop. I gladly paid full price for a used drain plug. Joseph GMC in Cincinnati for those who care. Joshua
