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Do you use the tow/haul switch when towing your popup? I would think that would help alot when pulling your popup. I have the same truck except with an open 3.73 axle. I've yet to tow anything (sold our Jayco popup before I bought the truck). I've toyed with the idea of buying a small travel trailer or a small Trail-Lite travel trailer and was wondering how the V-6 would perform. The V-6 is adequate for the flat country where we live but I've been extremely disappointed with the rattling also. In hindsight, I wish I had bought a Tundra.
BTW, I had a Cherokee before this truck and it performed excellent when towing the popup. I gave it to my Dad and it is still running strong with 190,000 miles on the 4.0 straight six.
Thanks
-David
Thanks for your reply. I also have three kids, Do they fit okay in the cab? So far I have been using my Toyota Sienna mini Van to tow my pop up. It does fine but I try to keep the trailor light and I have not taken it up to the mountians yet. Also do you tow your trailor with the ball mounted on the bumper or did you get a towing package with the tow hitch?
Thanks
Just joined and want to jump right into a question. I have been looking at the Pro-Tec box option on a new Silverado but have heard now from two salesman that it is no longer available to order. I can find some still in existing inventory but then I can't customize the other items I want.
Has anyone heard about the discontinuation of the Pro-Tec?
Does anyone have it and what do you think of it?
Has anyone just did a spray in liner? What was the ball park cost? Any advice on doing this?
Thanks all.
Over-the-rail cost me $495, and that's about average for here in the Seattle area.
No problems with it, and I'd do it again in a minute.
My drop in liner with a rubber mat works great. All I haul is dead deer, geese, ducks, lumber and firewood.
We noticed a significant increase in power after about 10K miles. Before that, it needed a downshift on some hills that it will now pull.
Enjoy your truck!
Mike L
You say you're not towing, so I would go with the 6.0 with 3.73 gears if available. It will be plenty of truck!
I have a 6.0, auto, 3.42 gears. Plenty of power and reasonable mileage. 14 city/16 hwy
Are you sure about that?
tow a 29 ft. camper, and a 32 ft. wellcraft
boat on a BIG hydralic trailer (Just to get it
from storage to the water for the summer. Cops
don't bother ya in the 1000 islands about over-
width--length BS.) I just push the tow haul
button and let that bad boy do its thing.
Well its snowing cats and dogs here for days in
Syracuse NY area...Time to plow some more snow !
Make some $$$$$$.................geo
Should have known you or obyone would. The 3.42 was on my '99 Sierra SLT EXT SB, with 5.3, auto.
Knew as soon as I posted that didn't look right, but was on my way out the door to work....(my excuse anyway)
My '02 Sierra 1500 HD CC SLT SB has the 6.0, auto, 3.42 w/locking rear diff - and plenty of power pulling a 26' Trail-Lite across the hills of central Texas. :-)
wheel when you are turning it .. its sounds like
rubber on rubber squeaking noise ?
Thanks in advance!
Ryan - as to #546 - I have 3.42 on the brain. I have 3.73 gears, not 3.42 with the 6.0.
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I am currently getting 10-12 city and 12-15 highway. My highest milage is 19.5 this past summer through the mountains in NC. THis is on a 5.3 with the 3.73 Z71. Also if you are going to go with larger tires get the 4.10 to compensate.
It takes the same amount of power to move the truck with either gear; the same amount of power takes the same amount of fuel; the cpu will control the fuel injection to optimize the mixture.
The 4.10 may deliver slightly (0.1mpg) lower economy due to higher friction losses from higher engine speeds. Of course, the 4.10 may deliver slightly better economy (0.1mpg) due operating closer to the torque peak. All in all, it is a wash and the mileage varies more from identical truck to identical truck than it varies from final drive ratio.
Mike L
Mike .T.
Mike L
My brother installed the K&N factory replacement ($45.00) in his '02 1500 HD 'Rado and is impressed with the improvement over OEM. OEM filter from dealer is appr $32.00. K&N is worth the extra $.
The local dealer has replaced the power steering pump once. Their answer as to why this has happened 3 times since is that "the line is contaiminated."
Has anyone ever had something like this to happen? Any ideas?
Thanks!
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-David
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-David
In checking the Bosch site it appears they don't even offer the +4 for any vehicle newer than,.... 2000!!?
Descriptions of the two trucks:
2001 Silverado 2WD 1500 LT, 5.3L, 3.73 locking rear.
2003 Silverado 2WD 2500HD LT, DuraMax/Allison, 3.73 locking rear.
First, the obvious --- the new truck is a towing horse! The DuraMax just rocks pulling my 8000# RV with effortless ease, and the Allison tranny is pure magic, especially in mountain-style driving. Blows away the Power-Stroke and Cummins competitors. This could be the subject of a whole message thread.
Fuel mileage is WAY better than expected, 20-22MPG empty, and 13MPG towing 5th-wheel RV.
Here, I want to compare the changes from 2001 to 2003 in the rest of the truck.
1) The redesigned front end is simply ugly, REALLY UGLY! What a shame.
2) Both trucks are LT trim level, but there are a lot of changes, some good, some bad.
GOOD: Dual zone climate control. Bose speaker system. XM-Radio option. Driver info center. Two-driver personalization. Power-fold mirrors (great entering car-washes).
BAD: Overhead console trimmed back to almost nothing. Cheap plastic (vs chrome) trim on outside mirrors. Body side moldings shortened to just the doors, instead of extending back to rear wheel well. Tail-light assemblies not as nice as 2001 -- cheap looking.
But hey, for towing it simply is perfect.
Hans
Hans
1) What makes a 2500 different from a 1500HD?
2) What makes a 2500HD different from a 2500?
3) Is a 3500 just a 2500HD with duals?
Hans
BTW to follow up on #571; Yes, AutoZone did accept the return. Miguel Prada (God bless his patient soul) spent half an hour trying to find the right plug, finally concluding that the one's I had bought were indeed correct, but allowed the return based on my dissatisfaction. Next day, I'm talking to another salesman and happen to mention the +4s and how they didn't work. He says the misfiring is common when their first installed; He's seen it a lot and that I should give them a couple of hundred miles trial run. Excessive carbon build-up around the spark plug hole is the reputed cause, which makes a lot of sense; The main reason I'm junking the originals is because of a crusty deposit on the electrodes. Sooo, I go back to Miguel........Tomorrow they go back in.
Sigh,...life is trial and error. Sometimes it seems mostly error.
Also, FYI: Chevron mid-grade (89 octane, California blend). Last fill-up, $2.139 per.
-David
And yes I do have what GM is calling "Piston Tip".
Any input would be welcome.
Thanks