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'02 Chebby.......clean one owner......136680 miles.....garage pampered
2500 HD crew 6.0L gasser....15 mpg w/tail wind...Falkin WP 3's in 285x16 (recent)
Had my talented mechanic buddy do the work...GM parts..I'm not a mechanic
Replaced.......water pump..w/thermostat...gaskets.....idler pulley...2 tensioners...
Serpentine & A/C belt.......temp sending unit.......one P/S hose (leaking)
Saved & re used the 10 YO coolant...just kidding...new GM orange (:
What'd I forget in the cooling dept ?
Been a good truck........promised my youngest daughter in GA it's her's when I dead & gone
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Did you have the cooling system flushed? Especially with 10 year old coolant…….. 
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Having said that, MAGA.
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Did you have the cooling system flushed? Especially with 10 year old coolant…….. flushed with garden hose............................................(:
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Oh..........I did run a bottle of cleaner in the system 400 miles ago
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Just getting broken in at that mileage! Have you ran any injector cleaner through it yet?
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Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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Just getting broken in at that mileage! Have you ran any injector cleaner through it yet? Does Seafoam count ? I run a can of it through on a regular basis
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New heater hoses, originals are on borrowed time. It isn't a Toyota you gotta think like a gm owner on this one or it will leave you somewhere. Hey you asked....mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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come on man.......... I got a pic for most everything.........(: Tires here were KO2 265's that lasted a whopping 35K miles Even put tire shine on for this pic for Sam Olsen & Huntsman22 285-16's Falkin WP's on now.. Have you looked at tire prices lately ? ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qWGYJ61.jpg)
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New heater hoses, originals are on borrowed time. It isn't a Toyota you gotta think like a gm owner on this one or it will leave you somewhere. Hey you asked....mb OMG........... yes heater hoses too.....
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come on man.......... I got a pic for most everything.........(: Tires here were KO2 265's that lasted a whopping 35K miles Even put tire shine on for this pic for Sam Olsen & Huntsman22 285-16's Falkin WP's on now.. Have you looked at tire prices lately ? Nice! And I have looked at tire prices lately. I assume there is gold dust Within. 🤤 Not looking forward to replacing the originals on my 4Runner. Just popped 23K today. So, I'm good for a while..
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Sounds like you covered it
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I went through mine last month (02) new shocks, wheels, tires, headlights belts, fluids. Who knows how long the 5.3 will last
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I went through mine last month (02) new shocks, wheels, tires, headlights belts, fluids. Who knows how long the 5.3 will last
my same mechanic buddy...... had him replace all 4 rotors & pads last summer & Bilstein shocks... Along with adding an extra leaf in the rear... Its only money right ?
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Did you have the cooling system flushed? Especially with 10 year old coolant…….. flushed with garden hose............................................(: . 6-7 years ago bought my dad’s 96 K1500 ( always liked that truck). Have rebuilt/replaced most everything on the truck except the motor. Dad always ran the GM Orange coolant ( which is good stuff). I took possession of the truck at 158k and among other things used a flush kit on it. The water came out BLACK. Working on the motor for various things I’ve dropped the coolant out of the radiator at least once a year, occasionally the entire cooling system, and replace it with new coolant ( the conventional green stuff). This past summer, with 270k, I decided to flush it again. The water came out crystal clear. Keeping the coolant fresh keeps the system clean. I’ve had the same results with my other pickups and my work vans.
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'02 Chebby.......clean one owner......136680 miles.....garage pampered
2500 HD crew 6.0L gasser....15 mpg w/tail wind...Falkin WP 3's in 285x16 (recent)
Had my talented mechanic buddy do the work...GM parts..I'm not a mechanic
Replaced.......water pump..w/thermostat...gaskets.....idler pulley...2 tensioners...
Serpentine & A/C belt.......temp sending unit.......one P/S hose (leaking)
Saved & re used the 10 YO coolant...just kidding...new GM orange (:
What'd I forget in the cooling dept ?
Been a good truck........promised my youngest daughter in GA it's her's when I dead & gone
replace the heater hoses, they have a plastic nipple that breaks off at the heater core after a certain age. takes a special tool ($3 piece of plastic) to get the broken piece out of the core. hard to do in the woods.
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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TIP; to all folks who care if their vehicle heats and cools the interior.
Wintertime, turn A/C to cold, run on high setting every 2 weeks minimum.
It keeps the compressor seals and such healthy.
Summertime; turn heat to hot, fan on high, run through cycle of defrost/floor/dash/etc. .
It keeps sediment from settling and clogging the heater-core, an expensive repair.
Now back to our regular scheduled program.
Tikkanut, nice old chebby.
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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TIP; to all folks who care if their vehicle heats and cools the interior.
Wintertime, turn A/C to cold, run on high setting every 2 weeks minimum.
It keeps the compressor seals and such healthy.
Summertime; turn heat to hot, fan on high, run through cycle of defrost/floor/dash/etc. .
It keeps sediment from settling and clogging the heater-core, an expensive repair.
Now back to our regular scheduled program.
Tikkanut, nice old chebby. Uh, any time you turn on the defrost, the A/C compressor cycles on any vehicle made in the last 45 years.
Yours in Liberty,
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PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Bristoe
The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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'02 Chebby.......clean one owner......136680 miles.....garage pampered
2500 HD crew 6.0L gasser....15 mpg w/tail wind...Falkin WP 3's in 285x16 (recent)
Had my talented mechanic buddy do the work...GM parts..I'm not a mechanic
Replaced.......water pump..w/thermostat...gaskets.....idler pulley...2 tensioners...
Serpentine & A/C belt.......temp sending unit.......one P/S hose (leaking)
Saved & re used the 10 YO coolant...just kidding...new GM orange (:
What'd I forget in the cooling dept ?
Been a good truck........promised my youngest daughter in GA it's her's when I dead & gone
You're just like me with my 2001 4x4 Tundra. It only has 84,500 on the meter, and I will run it as long as it is fixable, and it may well be in my estate sale. I just can't see me spending 65,000 beans on a truck. If you are asking what I'd do if I were you, I'd flush out my brake lines with new fluid, and suck out my old steering fluid and replace it, run it a bit, and repeat several times to flush out the old. The Transmission may be the weakest link, so I'd consult your mechanic buddy about draining and replacing a few quarts of fluid over several oil changes. I don't know much about your particular truck , so it might not be advised. Some of those era Chevy trucks had the tendency for the brake lines to rust underneath the plastic coatings so you can see it until they are gone. You might need to replace them with stainless. I do know your truck is a better one than the new ones that GM is shoving out the door these days, and I'd rather have yours over a new one if I had to keep it and drive it.
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