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Finally had a chance to take photos of the connection for the power.
*disclaimer: I prefer to connect directly to the battery positive post, but the upfitter guide for this truck recommended using the block in front of the under-hood fuse box, so I gave that a try. No issues, no noise….
I had some lead time on this truck. I'd ordered it back around the end of October, and it didn't arrive at the dealer until the middle of December. On the advice of someone else on this site, I pulled up the upfitter electrical manual for the half ton pickups and ordered this GM Part: P/N 84669070
This is the kit that adds the connection for a snow plow to the battery on the half ton trucks. It is NOT the correct part for the Colorado/Canyon trucks, but I was able to use parts out of it to do what I needed. In the kit is a snap in stud that allows installing a fuse in a spare slot on the front of the fuse box under the hood. I used the other stud to attach to the 12v buss, but I had to drill the hole out to 1/4. Looks like the Colorado/Canyon use 4mm studs, but it worked out fine. I had to procure some stainless steel 6mm x 1 jam nuts to keep the stud in place in case I had to replace the fuse.
The 60 amp fuse was included in the GM kit, but I purchased a few extra fuses to keep in the truck.
I had installed a 6 gauge positive power feed back to the rear of the cab. I covered it all in split loom and labeled it. The label was covered with clear heat shrink to keep it from coming off. I've done that on a number of installs and it's a cheap and easy trick that helps in the long run. 6 gauge crimp lug with 1/4" hole (1/4" is slightly larger than 6mm, and it works just fine)
All buttoned up, the only showing that it's not stock is the extra split loom covered power lead.
About 750 miles on the truck, and no issues. No RFI/noise on the radio. I took it for it's first off road run 2 weeks ago, and while I didn't purposely beat it hard, there were some good stretches of washboard that shook things pretty well. A bit of technical trails to boot. Everything held just fine.
As for the truck, it's running the 2.8L Diesel and it's been a really smooth engine with plenty of power. It accelerates slower than the gas engine, but at my age, I don't drive fast and am not trying to race anyone. Same with my wife, and it's her daily driver. Running about 25mpg average, although on the interstate it was showing a bit over 28mpg for most of it.
*disclaimer: I prefer to connect directly to the battery positive post, but the upfitter guide for this truck recommended using the block in front of the under-hood fuse box, so I gave that a try. No issues, no noise….
I had some lead time on this truck. I'd ordered it back around the end of October, and it didn't arrive at the dealer until the middle of December. On the advice of someone else on this site, I pulled up the upfitter electrical manual for the half ton pickups and ordered this GM Part: P/N 84669070
84669070 - General Motors Block kit | GM Parts Bin
Genuine General Motors Part # 84669070 - Block kit. Ships from GM Parts Bin
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This is the kit that adds the connection for a snow plow to the battery on the half ton trucks. It is NOT the correct part for the Colorado/Canyon trucks, but I was able to use parts out of it to do what I needed. In the kit is a snap in stud that allows installing a fuse in a spare slot on the front of the fuse box under the hood. I used the other stud to attach to the 12v buss, but I had to drill the hole out to 1/4. Looks like the Colorado/Canyon use 4mm studs, but it worked out fine. I had to procure some stainless steel 6mm x 1 jam nuts to keep the stud in place in case I had to replace the fuse.
The 60 amp fuse was included in the GM kit, but I purchased a few extra fuses to keep in the truck.
I had installed a 6 gauge positive power feed back to the rear of the cab. I covered it all in split loom and labeled it. The label was covered with clear heat shrink to keep it from coming off. I've done that on a number of installs and it's a cheap and easy trick that helps in the long run. 6 gauge crimp lug with 1/4" hole (1/4" is slightly larger than 6mm, and it works just fine)
All buttoned up, the only showing that it's not stock is the extra split loom covered power lead.
About 750 miles on the truck, and no issues. No RFI/noise on the radio. I took it for it's first off road run 2 weeks ago, and while I didn't purposely beat it hard, there were some good stretches of washboard that shook things pretty well. A bit of technical trails to boot. Everything held just fine.
As for the truck, it's running the 2.8L Diesel and it's been a really smooth engine with plenty of power. It accelerates slower than the gas engine, but at my age, I don't drive fast and am not trying to race anyone. Same with my wife, and it's her daily driver. Running about 25mpg average, although on the interstate it was showing a bit over 28mpg for most of it.
