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Ryan
It should have the information you are looking for.
Ed
The 4.3L in your 2000 is rated for high altitude use so I don't think that should be an issue but, where do you live? Also, have you tried gas from another vendor? Cheap gas can cause pinging amongst other things. Does your SES (service engine soon) light come on? You could have a bad knock sensor but this is usually a cause for the SES light to come on.
Let us know what goes on.
On a trip to Omaha, running across the small hills on I-80 in Iowa, With the cruise on it would drop 4-5 MPH and kick out of lock-up to try and climb the hills. It was just my wife and I and about 100# of luggage. Nothing in the bed at all.
I really like the truck, but this problem is irritating. I am thinking about trading it for a ZR2, but if this is the way it is (as the dealer says) than the 4WD and bigger tires will compound the problem. I have the 3.42 and limited slip rear end now. I don't want to change brands. I had a 93 K3500 dually 4WD with the 6.5 turbo diesel that sold me on Chevy trucks. This one is unfortunately a disappointment
I have a 99 4cyl and have never heard it ping.
Jeff
Thanks,
Joe
Headers. Go over to www.sportruck.com and check out that forum and click on the new forum. Many, many guys have modified their 4.3s with this type add on.
K&N air filters; Haven't seen any difference in the cars I've put these on. I tried them on two cars and won't waste the money again. If you have other modifications, may be worthwhile though.
Thanks for your comments. ;-)
Pocahontas,
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thanks in advance for your thoughts
I was going to get a Silverado, but my biggest complaint with it is the $$$... and it shook at 45 mph... otherwise I would have had one since July... the S-10 is looking better all the time. A crewcab equipped the way I want is around $5k less then the Silvy, so maybe the Impala won't find it's way into my garage after all...
uhm, what's an air pump?
Pocahontas
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When I lift my foot off the throttle the headlights blink off and on.
It has to be real cold and will only do it for about 20 miles. This is a ver pronounced blink!
I have had people pull over that are in front of me.
Chevy has looked at it and can't diagnose the problem. The "event" happens to fast for there on-board computer to log an error code.
Any ideas?
the dealership to have the truck replaced, instead of having the head, seals and whatever else is damaged rebuilt. my brother owned one of these also and had nothing but problems. his was eventually bought back under the lemon law. i bought this simlpy because my 1991 S-10 tahoe
2.8l v-6 was a dream (with the exception of paint delamination that i found about too late for warranty work). are there others out there having the same problems with this engine? my aunt & sister-in-law own 4.3l vortecs and have not one problem.
What the hell.....appreciate any input on this...especially from GM Service Techs.
THANKS
Thanks,
Jason
Ryan
Pocahontas
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some noise in the morning, but it disappears
after about 5 minutes. And what do you mean
by cold? How cold are your mornings? I've
been dealing with lows in the teens for the
last 3-4 weeks, so I expect some engine noise
on startup until the oil can begin traveling
throughout the motor. BTW, my engine now has
126,000 miles on it ('97 LS 5-speed).
I also posted earlier about some drivetrain
noise that I heard...turns out it was the
universal...when did GM start injecting plastic
into the driveshaft yoke in order to prevent
the joint from moving? What a pain in the tail
that replacement was. I tried to do it the
old fashioned, proper way by using a vise and
some sockets, but it wouldn't budge. Ended up
having to beat the thing out with a hammer.
And why doesn't the factory joint come with
a grease fitting like the replacement did?
Sometimes I feel that car manufacturers are
in cahoots with the parts dealers...