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As far as quality of my 1999 truck, am absolutely happy, had the ping problem related to the early 1999 software, new software and running 89 octane has cured the problem. Had a rear diff pinion seal go twice in the first month, repaired and no problems since.
Power in my 4.8 is phenominal (spelling?). Live at 7,000' elevation, power on all non turbo motors is down about 20%. Power is still great, was raining this morning, got on the throttle hard coming out of the gas station, lit up both (locker engaged) tires and spilled my morning MtDew in my lap as I had to initiate a big counter steer.
For everyday car type driving, the V-6 is probably plenty. The old 4.9 ford I-6 used to run those F150's around for 250,000 miles when properly cared for.
PS. Love the brakes, got studded tires on order, will let you all know how the "rally truck" does this winter with 4 studdies....
Thats all, so far.
Cindy
I test drove a few and fell in love. My wife laughs at me each time we pass a Chevrolet dealer and I exclaim - we just passed "The Truck".
Can't wait for delivery and to begin enjoying the new vehicle. I believe all to often people use this forum for negative comments - and don't focus on the positive aspects of the vehicle.
I find it hard to believe that the Silverado would be voted "Truck of the Year" if the bad outweighed the good (and if Ford and Dodge had better products).
Good Luck - and keep the faith!
PSI. Has anyone else noticed this? Anyway I set the pressures accordingly and the only difference I noticed is the gas mileage went up to 19 MPG from 17 MPG on it with the Vortec 6000. One other note, Kelley Blue Book says the Vortec 6000 in 2000 puts out 325 HP not 300 HP. Does anyone know anything about this?
Was it 45 all around or 50/80?
(Hi Tim)
Pretty soon you can take that picture out of your wallet and replace it with the real thing. "Aint nothing like the real thing baby..."
Way to go.
The mileage increase is probably due to more miles on the truck. My truck has much more power after 10,000 miles than it did before.
Mike
I forget - did your dealer order come through, or did you give him the heave ho - and pick one off of another dealer's lot?
You ordered a 2500 correct? So where are the pictures?
You are right about the wallet picture - it's all I have had to keep me sane - and it's only been 6 weeks!
Take care,
Bill
Just had a Line-X spray in liner put in today. looks great, very clean. will see how it does in the long run.
As for the tranny! Still shifting weird, and clunking. Been to two dealers, both say there is definately a problem, but the truck is so new there aren't bulletins or codes to fix yet. One dealer actually told me the tranny different than the '99 models, I thought the only change was the cam in the motor. does any body know about this? Truck goes back tommorrow to other dealer to have it looked at again. We'll see!
I contacted a guy at firestone...he could only tell me to have the dealer check the wear pattern and determine what it should be. yeah right...like the dealer will know squat. I think 40 is the low end for these tires.
Who knows
- Tim
If you are a good ole rear wheel drive person like me you'll order it anyway! I like swinging the rear end around when I want.
Mine just came in today - yeehaa!
Set the rear pressure depending on load. Look for the same amount of buldge. If you are running empty, probably around 40 for the rear. Did this on my F350 for 170,000 miles and had great tire wear and grip.
If you run the rears too high, the truck will be skitterish at speed and will tend to oversteer badly along with wearing out the center of the tire too early.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/Servicemmy5.cfm
this contains some, but no all bulletins
What a great truck!
Even with the rears at 45...the outside of the tread looks as if it is not touching much at all. I'll have to try 40 again. At 80 with the pallet of bricks (2900 lbs)...the entire tread was wearing. 80 empty...at least an inch on both sides appears to be hardly touching.
Keep in mind temperature also effects this stuff. Cold means in the morning or traveling 1 mile max before the tires heat up and the increase in pressure. As the weather gets cold...you need to check them often. Last weekend it was about mid 70's and I put them at 50/80. This morning i went to let them out a bit..(weather was about 45 degrees) Fronts had dropped from 50 to 47...rears had gone from 80 -70!! Heck yeah temp makes a difference.
I've never payed attention to MPG while fooling aroud with this. I can take 50 all around...but the rear does not seem to be wearing correctly. maybe i should try 50 front as called for...and 40 rear?...anybody try that? A 8 foot bed would probably wear better....but that be toooo long.
- Tim
Richard
THANKS
LARRY
300HP 520 Ft lbs of torque !!!!
I feel like a kid waiting for "Santa"
Bill
I can't tell you what to do, but if it was me, I'd think about getting a 4x4 for its one piece drive shaft and recirculating ball steering gear, and 3.73 or 4.10 axle. Good luck!
My dad's truck is a Victory Red Chevy 5.3 Z71 4x4 w/ 3.73 and every bell and whistle they had save the sportside.
My truck is the same except it is a Black GMC and I got the sport/step side instead of the wide side.
Mike Freeman
Mike Freeman
But it is a looker....{ indigo blue/pewter - pewter pin stripe - indigo cloth bench - drk tint - pwr seats - spray in liner / diamond plate over rail tool box - class III hitch - vent shades - bug shields - diamond plate licence plate frames - chrome bow tie logo plate on the front bumper. Framed in diamond plate of course. Now if I can get that stainless nerf bar with the diamond plate steps,...,
Will take a few digital pictures when it arrives and post for ya'll to see!
Sure wish 2-tone was available in an LT!
What's the problem Chevy??
- Tim
took the plunge and took delivery of a Med gray/light gray interior Y2K LT.
Everytime I do this, I go and drive all the others. Even tried a Tundra. No contest. Did I mention the dealer's service dept? Have a problem, make an appointment, get a loaner, pick up vehicle fixed, no returns, no hassle. Most service visits were for required maintenance ( oil,tire rotate etc...)
(If you ignore the advertising hype, the adolescent 'brand x drools, my brand rules' nonsense and choose based on what fits YOUR needs and desires, whatever ride you choose will be the best.)
IMHO: Chevrolet does need to lose the 'Like a Rock campaign' After driving the LT, it should be more like 'Chevy Rocks' :-)
clunking. Been to two dealers, both say there isdefinately a problem"
Your truck may be doing it worse than normal and may be cause for concern in your truck, but I have the same thing in my 99 Silverado 4X4 since new. Clunk going into reverse and sometimes a clunk when downshifting if the engine and tranny are still cold (not at running temp). I think it is just an inherent characterstic of the new design and I don't consider mine to be a problem. I can't see where it would cause a performance or longevity problem at all. I know there have been some reports of tranny problems in the GM truck lines, but I have to say that GM has had much fewer tranny problems than the competition, especially Dodge/Chrysler products. GM has always had a good strong tranny ever since the turbo 400's back in the late 70's or early 80's (not exactly sure when the turbo 400 originated).
My point being is that I think this clunk is happening in all the new model Silverado's to some degree and I don't think it is cause for concern. Now, then again, I dont' know the extent that your truck is doing this. It may be considerably worse than normal, but they all are doing it to some degree.
Good luck. Overall, even with a few problems I have had, this has been the best truck I have owned in over 15 years. I have driven Ford trucks in the 1/2 ton catagory for the last 15 years. Ask me about all the problems I had with the 98 Ford I owned, primarily the transmission and transfer case grind that was never fixed. Needless to say, I only had that truck 4 months and I traded, losing my butt financially, to the new model Silverado. I am very happy with my decision!
Have had my '00 ext. cab Z71 lock diff for 1 week (400 miles) and there is a noticeable upshift at 10 and 20 mph and a noticeable downshift at 10 mph. Like zbad71, I'm not sure that I'm ready to consider this as a problem. It's not silky smooth, but that tranny is pushing a lot of truck down the road. I've also noticed a very, very light ping during acceleration. I think that the dealer's free tank of gas wasn't the best, and I'm running 89 octane through it to see if it goes away. Otherwise, a great ride. I'm really happy with this purchase. Will post again if I have other problems.
- tuckyboy1
TIM: All 4 tires are at 40psi.
I kept thinking, maybe that's too low, considering the door said 50/80. I have decided to keep them all at 45/45, until we load it up. What do you think? Should I leave it alone? I don't know. Too much information is crazy sometimes, huh?
I AM SCANNING MY PICTURE IN A FEW MINUTES HERE, HOW DO I UPLOAD THEM SO YOU COULD ALL SEE IT?
BILLM44: Indigo with oak cloth sounds awesome. Good choice!!
Wouldn't it be nice if we started posting good stuff about our trucks so people who are trying to make a decision can feel better?
As you increase the tire pressure you basically are making the tire more circular, with less contact to the ground.
That'll decrease the amount of rubber that "rubs" against the asphalt - less friction; that means less resistance to rolling, thus better mpg. As most things in life, there is a good and bad to actions.
This decrease is surface contact and friction means there's less to stop. Increased distances. Without ABS I think this would cause lockup easier. With ABS, it would cause the ABS to kickin more. On snow and ice you definitely want as much surface area as you can reasonably get.
Also less surface area at a higher pressure will cause more burnouts, when you accelerate. That's not necessarily the fastest acceleration, and surely is the best way to get new tires.
I will not comment much on ride, but I think it would be very similar to putting more air in a basketball - more bounce.
I'll have to see what the extra weight from liner/running boards/skins/and rails does to the rear. If i can add a couple hundee in the lbs...I think that will do the trick?
We will see.
- Tim