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    5.3L runs fine but blows heavy black smoke

    BACKGROUND - I bought the truck knowing it had issues. It had rough idle and acceleration was terrible. It would spit and sputter and then take off hard after 2500rpms (no black smoke....yet). OBDII scanner said # 6 cylinder misfire so I started blindly throwing parts at it. INSTALLED PARTS...
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    where does this go?? pic attached

    still trying to work out all the kinks in my new to me 02 z71... It needs new oxygen sensors among other things. I have parking brake and ABS lights that wont go off and I am also in need of a greaseless ISS. While snooping around under my hood earlier today I came across this and I cant...
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    02 z71 tahoe, sputters/stalls out

    one thing I noticed tonight is that when it runs bad the service engine soon like is on and blinking and if its running fine the light is off
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    02 z71 tahoe, sputters/stalls out

    my plan was to actually get some carb cleaner and spray it around the intake while idling and if the engine revved up I know Ive got a leak somewhere
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    02 z71 tahoe, sputters/stalls out

    hello all... new guy here. just got a deal on an 02 black z71. traded an 01 jeep cherokee + 3000$ for it. needs a little bit of TLC but I am a shade tree machanic so I took a chance and so far I love it biggest issue Im having right now is it sputters really bad upon take off. anything under...
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