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TrailLeadr
05-15-2007, 11:18 PM
Doesn't seem like we have many Avalanche owners here on the site.
Are there really only like four of us?
avz66
09-09-2007, 08:21 AM
Doesn't seem like we have many Avalanche owners here on the site.
Are there really only like four of us?
5 now lol:happy:
TrailLeadr
09-09-2007, 10:27 AM
Awesome! Building up the ranks!

Welcome to the club.

Done anything fun to your Avalanche?
Lordvader
09-09-2007, 08:43 PM
2002 Z71 Av owner here!!!
black jack
09-15-2007, 07:06 PM
i dont know if im added to ranks yet but you can add me in there ive got 05 z71 lt slightly modded.
Steve
12-19-2007, 05:23 PM
Any more Avalanche owners added to the mix here? ;-)
stephygee
12-19-2007, 06:31 PM
Any more Avalanche owners added to the mix here? ;-)

Yep...I've been lurking for awhile. Signed up today.
Black LT3
04-12-2008, 05:56 PM
I have an 08
liteft01
04-15-2008, 10:17 AM
06 Cladded Sport Red Mettalic. I'll try to spend a little more time here. Haven't looked on here since 5/07!
05z71
04-19-2008, 08:43 PM
new avalanche owner...just bought a 2005 with Z71 package...plans are exhaust, intake, chip, and thinking 6" lift with 35's
Steve
04-19-2008, 10:44 PM
new avalanche owner...just bought a 2005 with Z71 package...plans are exhaust, intake, chip, and thinking 6" lift with 35's

Welcome to the site!
Top Drive
04-23-2008, 05:20 AM
Folks,
i have a Avalanche 2002 1500 series, the motor when i turn on the ignition does not run. then i check if the fuel comes into the system, i veryfied that not much goes in.
i remove the fuel filter and i change it, i test the fuel pump it can pump with the ignition on, but what it does is like it pumps a little amount of fuel and stops. is this the normal way that the pumps works?
what could be the nexte step for to handle this issue.

Thanks and Regards
black jack
04-28-2008, 08:36 PM
Folks,
i have a Avalanche 2002 1500 series, the motor when i turn on the ignition does not run. then i check if the fuel comes into the system, i veryfied that not much goes in.
i remove the fuel filter and i change it, i test the fuel pump it can pump with the ignition on, but what it does is like it pumps a little amount of fuel and stops. is this the normal way that the pumps works?
what could be the nexte step for to handle this issue.

Thanks and Regards

first off welcome, as for the fuel pump from my exper. it should be a constant flow when turned on. so from what it sounds like you might have something clogged in the pickup tube. which means you will have drop the tank to get to fuel pump. now i dont know if you can use a air hose to blow air back into the line to maybe clear the line that way or not i know you can do it with a machanical pump (old school with pump up front) but being that pump is in tank i dont know.
sam5828
04-28-2008, 11:33 PM
Folks,
i have a Avalanche 2002 1500 series, the motor when i turn on the ignition does not run. then i check if the fuel comes into the system, i veryfied that not much goes in.
i remove the fuel filter and i change it, i test the fuel pump it can pump with the ignition on, but what it does is like it pumps a little amount of fuel and stops. is this the normal way that the pumps works?
what could be the nexte step for to handle this issue.

Thanks and Regards
that is what the pump does as soon as you turn the key on it will pump till the system is pressureized, then it will stop untill you fire it up
Black LT3
05-07-2008, 08:57 AM
GM fuel pumps are a pain the biggest thing is the pump may work but if it is not putting out enought pressure it will not work check that first
skitar
05-24-2008, 03:09 PM
02 avalanche cladded use to be nor cal avalanche club
now new mexico

and
2006 trailblazer
dragginass66
06-11-2008, 02:23 PM
Here's another Avalanche owner. I've just been quiet about it till now. Love those "AV's"!!! Driven it from Fort Collins to Hudson, FL two years in a row. Drives like a dream.
Steve
06-11-2008, 03:19 PM
Here's another Avalanche owner. I've just been quiet about it till now. Love those "AV's"!!! Driven it from Fort Collins to Hudson, FL two years in a row. Drives like a dream.

No kidding, been a member since 2006 and this is your first post, welcome I guess! ;-)
nutsaboutavalanche
06-12-2008, 06:03 PM
Make It 6 now, looks like I am not on the ball on this site. Looks like it has all the info I am hopeing to use in the future. Go Canadians!
aquaholic
08-14-2008, 05:27 PM
02 2500 4wd here. bought new
jtdchevy
09-05-2008, 10:45 PM
I just got mine in April 2007 A LTZ Summit white my first Avalanche
04sierracrewcab
09-05-2008, 11:01 PM
well i believe there is a sufficent amount now ....
welcome to al the new av's

how do yall like the avs??? and how does the "suv" thing come in part???

:sign0016:
bry2500
10-07-2008, 10:28 AM
Just got a 02 Av 2500 8.1L. Is bone stock but Ihave a hit list of mods that i will be working on. I'll update any and all work. Plus i'm sure i'll have a lot of questions for the veteran modders.
bill c
12-28-2008, 08:39 PM
recently purchased 06 with the factory conversion done by southern conversion,different clading,faded paint job,20"wheels and tire's.walnut dash,alum grill. love it so far if I get a chance i'll post a pic or 2
kaiah723
01-04-2009, 08:15 AM
new to forum. 08 avalance ltz 5.3l.
WildEyedDream
01-04-2009, 10:31 AM
X Avalanche owner here, had a 2006 Silver Metallic, not cladded. Sold it and bought an 06 Silverado Z71,
now working on mods for the Silverado. :great:
Pauline
Redleg
01-05-2009, 12:11 AM
Doesn't seem like we have many Avalanche owners here on the site.
Are there really only like four of us?

and another to add to the list :party: 2003 DGM claddy highly modded but still lots to go.
skitar
01-12-2009, 01:11 PM
I just sold My Avalanche, SEmi retired had 6way Bypass surgery.

Hated too. but it was not a four wheel drive and needed one, here in Santa fe.
and it had 110,000 (02 cladded Z66)

Still Have the Trailblazer 06 4 x4

would love to get a used 4x4 avalanche some time in the future
for a 3rd car
miss the versitility.
very poor Avalanche club participation here in Santa fe,NM
MIssed the Nor Cal Av Club

Skeeter
MrJJP
01-14-2009, 11:48 AM
Doesn't seem like we have many Avalanche owners here on the site.
Are there really only like four of us?

2003 Dk Green North Face edition
PontiAddict
02-14-2009, 07:47 AM
Yep. Present.
Lordvader
02-14-2009, 01:59 PM
This is my 2002 Z71 loaded with over 200+ mods and I have over 210K miles.




http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/24/l_962a7b2536bc4a1bb8102642ebbcd5ed.jpg
SilverBulletZ71
02-25-2009, 08:00 PM
I just recently joined also. I have a 2005 Avalanche Z71 4x4.
tatrtot
03-02-2009, 10:57 AM
another newbie from AL. 08 Av with 6.0
pompiyer
04-11-2009, 01:19 PM
I just got my Avalanche 1500 2006 last Feb.09 and i really love it.:great:
AvLuv'02-Z71
06-06-2009, 10:05 PM
Hey All, Newbie here with an 02 Avy. Heres a pic (My engagement photos but the cleanest pic I have as of right now.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj22/devildogusmc412/Engagement/Ventrelli42-2.jpg
Lordvader
06-09-2009, 05:24 PM
Any other Av owners out there...Post your pics.:happy:
AvLuv'02-Z71
06-09-2009, 07:58 PM
After I finish up with some of my mods this summer I will post up those pics too.
kaiah723
06-10-2009, 09:49 AM
pics 08 avy
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq27/cobaltss09/Picture011.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq27/cobaltss09/Picture013.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq27/cobaltss09/Picture014.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq27/cobaltss09/Picture018.jpg
bry2500
06-10-2009, 12:41 PM
This is my 2002 Z71 loaded with over 200+ mods and I have over 210K miles.




http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/24/l_962a7b2536bc4a1bb8102642ebbcd5ed.jpg


I need some of what you have. You got 200+ and I got 0.:lol:

Just waiting for the economy to turn around.
coloradoblazers
06-13-2009, 08:35 PM
I have an 03 2500, greystone metallic
Lordvader
06-15-2009, 07:42 PM
I need some of what you have. You got 200+ and I got 0.:lol:

Just waiting for the economy to turn around.

I can help by removing some and selling them to you at a much lower price than I paid for it :lol:
MS03
11-15-2009, 08:55 AM
03 2500 Av here
CherryBombAvalanche
11-30-2009, 10:10 PM
Hey guys! 2003 Z66 Avalanche owner here!! got some nice accessories on it. got alot of pics on the way. Add me so we can chat. us avalanche owners gotta stay together!!
lakebear99
01-01-2010, 01:23 PM
05 Avalanche 4x4 3inch Truxx leveling kit with 33inch Dueler AT's so far rims coming soon.
Chevzilla
02-05-2010, 07:44 PM
Got another one here!!!
04 Z71
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww37/chevzilla04av/whites09/whites09046.jpg
TritonBoulder47
02-15-2010, 11:36 PM
How come I never saw this thread before...? LoL

"03 Cladded Z71 here... Click for larger image...

The day I brought him home...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_Av04.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=Av04.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_Av03.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=Av03.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_Av05.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=Av05.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_Av02.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=Av02.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_Av01.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=Av01.jpg)

What he looks like now...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_100_1419.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=100_1419.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_100_1387.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=100_1387.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_100_1389.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=100_1389.jpg) http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/th_100_1388.jpg (http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/tritontim47/The%20Avalanche/?action=view&current=100_1388.jpg)
Mr69Z28
03-19-2010, 04:47 PM
New member here who just bought a nicely appointed 2010 Avalanche LT on MARCH 6.

On MARCH 8, I had my first CHECK ENGINE light at 100 miles. Took it back on MARCH 7 & dealer's shop ordered a new O2 sensor.

New sensor installed MARCH 15, but by then the 5.3L is blowing a giant cloud of BLUE SMOKE at every start up, beginning at about 250 miles. Scheduled a return to the shop on MARCH 18. Dealer finds a GM bulletin on this issue regarding "overactive lifters". Turns out the lifters in this one are maybe supplied by Bosch and have been found to be a bit irrationally exuberant in their mission to pump oil to the heads. Apparently the pump rate exceeds the galley drain rate by enough to pool up an excess that overflows into the intake manifold (a nice little calculus problem for school). Solution is to tear engine down and replace these lifters with another set of lifters. Not sure, but thinking this may be related to the AFM control system??

Dealership is doing a great job, but my Avalanche experience is getting off to a very bad start. (And I traded in a somewhat annually troublesome Bravada for this.) Hope there's better days ahead with this truck, but I'm not getting much seat time so far. Looking to get the truck back in about a week. Meanwhile, I'm riding in a Silverado Extended Cab Z71 loaner.

Glad to find this site just the same.
Mr69Z28...original owner (and still owner) of the first Z/28 sold in Beaufort Co. N.C.
Member, SAE.