Vehicle Collection Germany III – Thomas J. Ackermann

#46 – 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe 4WD, with 5.7l / 350 cui V8, K1500 [8/2019 — ?]

Purchased July 31st, 2019 at 280,230 km (advertised was 235,450 – seller “forgot” 50,000 km’s).
Due to long shop ‘vacations’ and Covid-19, not driven much with it in the first 3 years.

03 JUL 2022 – finally back home at 284,151 km after a 9-month, 11,000€ wellness stay in 3 shops
(2 in Berlin, 1 near Hamburg).

(means: 3,921 km driven in 3 years so far on 03 JUL 2022 — since 31 JUL 2019 = 1,300 km / year;
also means, these 3,921 km cost me 31,000 € so far; about 8 € / km — *crazy* … I know!)

From the ‘For Sale’ Ad

checking which other parking places are still free …

Kurzkennzeichen Bestellung K-33211

Temporary Tags

Train Ride to pick the truck up

Picking up the truck

Ready to go home

280,230 original km’s (Canada truck with metric dash)

Massive Traffic Jam on the way home

Playing with the OBDII Reader while stuck on the autobahn

Massive Traffic Jam on the way home

refueling the 1st time

refueling the 1st time after 55 km’s

1st time @home

1st time @home – reserved parking spot already waiting

… like the one in the back

to scout for a service shop specializing in US cars

to scout for a service shop specializing in US cars – this meet I will go to.

unloading all the gear which came with the truck

attempt to get a small license plate for the front

the small license plate for the back needs to be specially reviewed … thus the big 1-day plate

the emissions sticker thing

can’t even fold the tailgate down .. but it is only for 1 day, so …

VIN – 12 years wrong in the papers!

the whole re-registration thing took two days (!)

stuff to read while waiting for my turn

it is done – and even smaller than the original US plates

now the invalid ones can go back to the seller

@work Sony Center

the truck is for Texas nostalgia anyway – why not live it.

sticky wheel needs a cover – US import. Had the exact same one back in TX on another truck

some humor with the gas guzzling …

@work Sony Center

Park Now booking is too fresh?

Service Shop Scouting @ US Car Meet

Service Shop Scouting @ US Car Meet – Result :)

dang e-scooter smack in the middle of the driveway

making groceries

TÜV JC Automotive

Steering

Idler and Pitman Arm

Suspension Fit

Sway Bar

Suspension Fit

Front Suspension for 1998 Chevrolet Suburban K1500

Video: Control Arm Replacement

Carfax on 16 OCT 2019

Chime Module (Buzzer) previous owner removed it

Chime Module (Buzzer) Location

Magnum Six Shooter Shift Knob

Bullet Gear Shifter Shift Knob M12 M10 M8 44 Mag Style Universal Mag Style

Shift Knob Exchange (on Flicker)

WIndshield

Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor

VIDEO: Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor

Drop the tank

Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor

Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor Connector

How To Clean The Airbox

System Tutorial: The heater A/C control unit has blend door actuators, evaporator, and heater core

A/C Operating Principles: the warm air is cooled, and also deprived of any humidity (which condenses on the evaporator coils and is drained outside of the vehicle) in the process.

Cherry Bomb GlassPack Muffler

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Glasspack Muffler

WOT = Wide Open Throttle …

Cherry Bomb Exhaust db Level (should be 81 standing, and 74 driving …)

Cherry Bomb Muffler Flow Rates

History of Cherry Bomb Glasspacks

Cherry Bomb vs Flowmaster 44 – 1070 Chevelle

5.7l – Dual Cherry Bomb Glasspack installation 5.7 Escalade/Tahoe

Comparing four Cherry Bomb® mufflers on my GMC Yukon – Sound Test 5.7L V8

M-80 – Comparing three Cherry Bomb® mufflers on my Chevy Silverado – Sound Test

Borla S-Type Exhaust Sound Comparison

BORLA X-1 – Best SILVERADO Exhaust Ever

Borla S-Type Exhaust

Borla headers + Hooker max flow exhaust (06 Silverado LT)

Carven Exhaust

Tahoe Performance Exhaust Systems

1996-1999 Chevy Tahoe GMC Yukon Performance Exhaust System Kit Flowmaster

Sound Testing: Flowmasters 8 Hottest Mufflers

FLOWTECH RAPTOR

1998 CHEVY GMC TRUCK SILVERADO SIERRA TAHOE SUBURBAN YUKON DASHBOARD DASH REMOVAL

98 99 GM Truck Erratic Crazy Fuel & Oil Gauge Needle Aircore Motor Repair

neuer TÜV

Re-Fueling the Gas Guzzler :)

Won’t Start Diagnostics – Cranks But Won’t Start

Cap & Rotor

A quick and easy coil was all it needed!

Mac Tools Ignition Spark Tester

Zündfunken Tester Amazon

US In-Line Spark Checker

Ewww … parked in front of the North Korean Hostel in Berlin :(

Replacing a rear turning signal light on a 1999 Suburban

03 FEB 2020 – Back to the Clinic …

03 MAR 2020 — Chevy is back home

04 MAR 2020

04 MAR 2020

Finally! Even after 1 week parked, she runs smoothly now.

12 MAR 2020

ELM327 Checker App

Bluetooth OBDII Scan Tool as Android App ($9)

Schaden kann es ja nicht …

Wow … next-day delivery!

14 MAR 2020 – ODBII Bluetooth Adapter

14 MAR 2020 – P0420 Code (Cat)

14 MAR 2020 – Fault Code Monitoring

Replacement Cats $100 each – should they be necessary

ROZ-in-Germany documentation for Matt Gair :)

14 MAR 2020 – Filling up

14 MAR 2020 – First Wash …

15 MAR 2020 – Begin of Corona Sleep …

22 JUN 2020

28 JUN 2020

03 JUL 2020: Diagnose complete: A/C Condenser is leaking

09 JUL 2020 – Car Swap at Klima Müller

30 JUL 2020 – A/C is Fixed

Tire Size

Tire Identification Number (TIN)

Tire Ply Material

Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UTQG)

Maximum Cold Inflation Load Limit

Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC SPEC)

Tire Pressure for My Tahoe

06 AUG 2020

06 AUG 2020 – 30°C

06 AUG 2020 @Edeka

07 AUG 2020

08 AUG 2020

08 AUG 2020 – 36°C

08 AUG 2020 – 37°C

07 AUG 2020 – 38°C

08 AUG 2020

Tahoe in Bocholt

11 AUG 2020

10 AUG – New voicemail from (209) 200-3204

11 AUG 2020

11 AUG 2020 – 33°C

19 AUG 2020

22 AUG 2020 – Heavy (!) Rain

26 SEP 2020

07 OCT 2020 – Rain

04 NOV 2020 – Car Wash

07 NOV 2020 – BER 45°

07 NOV 2020 – Edeka

07 NOV 2020 – Old Driveway