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Old 04-10-20, 01:40 PM
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It's my special day and I didn't get an email from BF like in past years.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I'm so out of shape (or whatever) that I'm not fully appreciating the spring beauty out on the roads.

Sad.
Sunday I did 50+ miles, a level higher ride than I had been doing. No surprise my legs and even lungs weren't up for it. But my neck also bothered me. The next day it was apparent I had pulled something in my lower neck or upper shoulder, presumably from looking behind me.

Four days later and it still hurts almost as much as on Monday. wut
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It's winter again, here.
Same

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Originally Posted by rjones28
Same
Yikes. By winter I mean 50s/30s.

Let's not get ridiculous here.
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I hope she is eligible to get one of those small business payroll loans from the feds that turns into a grant if certain conditions are met. We have applied for them. Fingers crossed we can all survive.
They got their application in last week. Their situation doesn't sound as dire as yours, mainly because the therapy side of the house is working remotely and bringing in some income.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Yikes. By winter I mean 50s/30s.

Let's not get ridiculous here.
Too late.
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Do I need a neck brace and will it affect riding?


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There were a few people out, but not a gaggle of them on foot
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Electrical problems are always fun to diagnose, especially when they're intermittent. Also, note that this is another GM ignition switch issue.

OTOH, I must give kudos for dropping an "aural" in casual conversation.
Toward the end of my 'doing my own mechanical work' days, I kept a stock of cable and toggle, and/or push button switches around.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Sunday I did 50+ miles, a level higher ride than I had been doing. No surprise my legs and even lungs weren't up for it. But my neck also bothered me. The next day it was apparent I had pulled something in my lower neck or upper shoulder, presumably from looking behind me.

Four days later and it still hurts almost as much as on Monday. wut
I had that exact experience back in January. 64 miles though. Lower neck and left shoulder, eventually taking in the left triceps. After multiple attempts at fixing it myself (drugs), I saw some professionals, and then rested it for a full month after treatments. I suggest you don't follow my folly. Springtime and all.
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I still have tingling in that triceps if my neck is in a certain position
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Do I need a neck brace and will it affect riding?
Just buy yourself a new bike in the mean time:

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Sunday I did 50+ miles, a level higher ride than I had been doing. No surprise my legs and even lungs weren't up for it. But my neck also bothered me. The next day it was apparent I had pulled something in my lower neck or upper shoulder, presumably from looking behind me.

Four days later and it still hurts almost as much as on Monday. wut
Getting old sucks.
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Shermers Neck.
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Originally Posted by big john
It's called throttle body injection. The throttle body, the thing people think is a carburetor, holds one or two injectors which spray fuel into the manifold. I have seen an aftermarket set-up with four injectors in the TB.
Now we have direct injection. High voltage injectors spray fuel into the combustion chamber under 1200psi. What could go wrong?
No doubt. Mystery misfires due to valve deposits, come to mind.
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Originally Posted by datlas
It's my special day and I didn't get an email from BF like in past years.

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The internet is so incredibly useful sometimes. From another forum:
Most of the really weird problems on those trucks are the fault of the body control module. That said, I didn't usually do that kind of work. Bang and shake stuff around to see if it reacts. The bcm is under the glove box area.
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Just buy yourself a new bike in the mean time:
And a mirror.
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Shermers Neck.
Oh boy.

https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2...shermers-neck/


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Most of the really weird problems on those trucks are the fault of the body control module. That said, I didn't usually do that kind of work. Bang and shake stuff around to see if it reacts. The bcm is under the glove box area.
BCM was my first thought, as well. It's certainly not unique to GM products, that's for sure.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Intermittent electrical problems are a recurring theme with this thing, frustratingly enough.

Had the wiring from the "door open" switch on the driver side fail twice, about a year apart. I checked my initial repair and it was fine, it failed in a different spot

I have an intermittent ground somewhere around a junction box that will cause the AC/heater fan blower to be intermittent. It's favorite time to fail is, naturally, on the highway on a hot or cold day with no good place to pull over and jiggle it until it works again.

Now turn signal switch and ignition switch issue.

Truck has 110k miles And it's on it's second engine.
We had problems with the fuse block on several models. What happened to the engine? We had valve problems with the 5 cylinder but I don't remember anyone putting in a whole engine. If it happened it was rare.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
No doubt. Mystery misfires due to valve deposits, come to mind.
DTC P050D, rough idle during cold start.
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Says who?
We should all blame covid-19 quarantine.
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Originally Posted by datlas
It's my special day and I didn't get an email from BF like in past years.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Sunday I did 50+ miles, a level higher ride than I had been doing. No surprise my legs and even lungs weren't up for it. But my neck also bothered me. The next day it was apparent I had pulled something in my lower neck or upper shoulder, presumably from looking behind me.

Four days later and it still hurts almost as much as on Monday. wut
Get a mirror.
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