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...Quoted a repair price that's nearly half of book value... Trade it in.
"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg
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About 3 weeks ago I bought a 1999 2500 Suburban 4x4 with 7.4 vortec it runs and drives great 136000 miles. When I bought it I ran it over to me local repair shop and he made me a list of all the bad parts/news it needs.
water pump/ I replaced it
fan clutch / I replaced it
Serp belt / I replaced it
shocks/ same
muffler- tail pipe/ same
I haven"t replaced yet but need to
passenger axle boot/ shaft
right upper and lower tie rod ends
idler arm
pitman arm
And finally the front differential is weeping
All small things but the diff seals.
This is my first Suburban but not my first chevy product.
I have a 77 4x4 3/4 ton with a 388 stroker
just sold my 4x4 88 2500 xcab pickup last month $800 had bad tranny
I also have a 95 silverado 4x4 1 ton dually 4 door 156000 miles and 17000 on 7.4 liter chevy crate motor.
99 GMC Safari van 3rd tranny. They are designed to go out at 100000 miles. The original went a 102000 the gm factory replacement went at 101000 miles. Something smells fishy about those chevy trannys.
For $300.00 more than the last OME replacement tranny I bought the Suburban plus the new parts it needs.
Oh and a 2013 Ford Explorer great so far?
Erich
At some point my hobbies became my life.
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Good advice on the distributor.
If you like/love the truck keep it and fix/ find the problem. A newer rig might have more problems than what you have now.
I'll wait for my two pennies in the mail.
Erich
At some point my hobbies became my life.
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FYI regarding fuel pumps in the GMs.
Wife's 96 with the 5.7 at 157K has been cast iron tough other than replacing three pumps. Has been five years since the last one when we were on a trip with it.
Mechanic asked a lot of questions and ended up talking to the wife. It appears that up to that time she always played fuel price futures and always had the tank down under 1/4 in the hot summer weather. Duh? Fuel cools the pump. She won't let it get below 1/2 now. Problem solved.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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The mechanic, who is a pretty good mechanic, says it was the coolant temperature sensor. It has been replaced. Hard for me to believe, but we'll see.
He also noted a leaking intake manifold.
And front axle seals seeping.
Quoted a repair price that's nearly half of book value.
If those are fixed it's a pretty solid truck again, even if it is 16 years old.
As I said, we'll see. For the cost of a few new-vehicle payments.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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Well, I fixed everything listed plus the oil cooler lines for about $1500. Just got back from an 850 mile spring break trip with no problems. First time the check engine light hasn't been on in 15 years, give or take.  New set of Michelins before summer and we are good to go.
"Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
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I've got a set of Michelins on my Tahoe. Currently they are at 100,000 miles with another 20K left on them.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country."
Robert E. Lee
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You'll never throw a tire off. Working at a tire store in high school Michelins were near impossible to dismount sometimes. The beads are super tight on them. This was about the time they were factory on all chevy trucks and they were getting wore out. Every Chevy that pulled in it was like "crap".......
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I've got a set of Michelins on my Tahoe. Currently they are at 100,000 miles with another 20K left on them. That's about $0.0067 per mile. I've never gotten 120K but I always seem to get over 80K.
"Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
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Campfire Ranger
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I've got a set of Michelins on my Tahoe. Currently they are at 100,000 miles with another 20K left on them. That's about $0.0067 per mile. I've never gotten 120K but I always seem to get over 80K. My daily commute is 108 miles round trip, all freeway. That helps.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country."
Robert E. Lee
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