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Woody B

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  1. Woody B's post in Truck Question was marked as the answer   
    Disclaimer:  I'm an ASE Master Tech, and former GM World Class Tech with 42 years experience.  During many of these years I specialized in transmission repairs.  
     
    Drop the pan, or use a evacuation machine to suck the fluid out and replace it.  I like to do this 3 times on the GM 8 speeds.  (I'm assuming yours is an 8 speed since you got upgraded fluid)
     
    I'm not against flushing but there's 2 problems.   Your transmission has a thermostat that controls fluid flow to the cooler.  This hinders the flushing process.  The biggest problem I have with flushes is the snake oil chemicals most put in when they do a flush.  No ones transmission needs any additives beyond the correct quality brand fluid.  
     
    If yours in an 8 speed you need to use Mobil 1 Dexron HP LV
  2. Woody B's post in willie mays............ the say hey kid is gone was marked as the answer   
    He got quite a bit of recognition but I never thought he got the recognition he deserved.   He was one of the only TRUE 5 tool players.  Many of the 5 tool players were really good in one area, and decent in the other 4.  Willie was great at all aspects of the game.   
  3. Woody B's post in Goodbye, my friend. was marked as the answer   
    Dogs don't die, they just run ahead to heaven and wait.   
  4. Woody B's post in Trolling Motor advice needed was marked as the answer   
    Tracker Classic XL,  16 feet 8 inches Mod V.   Motorguide Tour Pro 24 volt, 82 lb trolling motor.  I have 2 Ionic 12 volt 50 amp hour batteries.  These will equal one 24 volt 50 amp hour.  I have never ran them below 50% in a single day fishing and this would be a long day with a bunch of wind.  I fish 2 or 3 days on a charge sometimes.   
  5. Woody B's post in Enlighten Me was marked as the answer   
    Regarding vacuum hubs,  the first generation(like the OP's daughter has) was problematic.  I was working at a Chevy dealer at the time, but our local EMS had several Fords with those hubs.  They didn't take long to decide it would be best to manually lock them if they knew they were going to need 4wd.  
     
     
    Regarding the "Auto" setting on GM transfer cases.  This setting has destroyed a BUNCH of transfer cases.  The owners manual states to not use "Auto" on dry pavement.   On GM trucks "Auto" engages the front axle and puts some load on the transfer case clutches.  This increases fuel consumption and caused premature wear to the transfer case clutches.   People who drive around for thousands of miles on dry pavement in "Auto" will have worn transfer case clutches.  When they need 4wd the clutches won't hold.  There's many different types of "Auto" 4wd.  I'm speaking specifically about GM trucks and utilities.   
     
    The front axle on these GM vehicles and many others (including my Titan) have a shift collar that connects or disconnects one of the front axles.  When the front axle is not engaged one axle (inside the front differential) is 2 pieces spinning separately from each other.  This allows most of the front 4wd "stuff" to not spin.   When front axle is engaged a splined collar connects the 2 piece axle.  This design works great, and is pretty much trouble free.  I suspect that's why similar designs are used my many different car makers.  However this design does have more stuff "spinning" when going down the road in 2wd that locking hubs.   
  6. Woody B's post in Fishing lake norman was marked as the answer   
    This should give you a start.  
     

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