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Chevy Silverado - Continued VII
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is the front too low??.....not really....
- Tim
Sorry everyone for being off topic slightly.
Have a nice day..
Roger
Kanton - It sounds as if we have the same problem. My truck is an LT which was assembled in Oshawa Ontario Canada (week of Jan 10. I believe). I'm anxious to hear if the steering shaft resolves your problems.
Mark
The answer is: Silver-ado.
Mike
I think all this information on the Web and sites like this probably give the manufacture heart burn, but it's helping all of us get our vehicles fixed faster and sooner then if we just had to rely on our local dealerships.
PS....The spring rubbers helped the spring slap/clunking from the rear springs as well and the 'Blue' Transfer case fluid (PT #12378508)cured my driveline clunk and noise. Hopefully it's fixed....
A locking differential, upon sensing slippage on one wheel, and sends the motive power to both rear wheels simultaneously.
As to which is better, everyone here has a different opinion......
Hope this helps a little,
Ryan
Ray T.
Does anybody think that the extended cab is worth the extra $3500 bucks more then the regular cab??? Any information from someone who selected the extended cab over the regular cab would be great!
rcoos
If I did it again, would get the 4 door ext long bed instead of my reg cab. But then again, the difference between $22K and $25.5 might even push me all the way to a one ton crew cab of the SD or new 8.1L Silverado variety.
I got the regular cab, not so much to save money, but because I knew I'd just be throwing stuff back there, not people. I got a long bed regular cab with a nice tool chest for my stuff, and a shorter truck than an extended cab short bed.
Just depends on how you are going to use it.
When the truck was at the dealer I drove my mom's '96 Yukon around. There was about 2" of snow on the ground, and it performed different than my Silverado. In 2 wheel drive the rear wheels got much more traction than my Eaton Posi. I figured she had the locker. I looked at the info plate in the glove box, and sure enough G80, the locker was listed. From the way this thing performed, you can bet my next truck will have a locker. It was much better than the Eaton Posi I have.
Kyle
It came with 5 square plastic inserts to place into 5 existing holes in hood. Just screw it in. Took about 5 minutes. No problems after 8500 miles. You can find it at most truck accessory website. good luck.
http://www.detailshop.com/hood.htm
Keith.
Ryan
You need this place man...
LOL
- Tim
0 for Ryan for hiding
Ive just been very busy with school. No ones talking bout anything good anyways
And for anyone who doesnt know me NO I DIDNT BUY A TUNDRA just wanted to clear that up. I did sit in one at the autoshow yesterday and i feel sorry for whoever in this world who has to ride in that hell hole of a back seat.
On a side note i do like the chevy avalanche. Inside seems to be the same of the tahoe,silverado, and the suburban.
Has anyone else went to the chicago autoshow it didnt seem as good this year as last even though they had more cars this yr something was missing i wasnt that impressed this year.
Its nice to be back
Ryan
1999 Sil 1/2 ton 4x4 4.8L manual at 17K. Still happy. Avg fuel econ 16 to 17. Best 18 slow highway. Worst 7 mpg towing uphill.
Sorry Tim, but my buddy's F350SD CC with V10 is still the nicest/best PU I have ridden in or driven. He gets about 13 out on the road and has plenty of power.
The new 8.1L Silverado CC looks good though too.
Anybody got a part number.
Doing the 1 yr T&S myself.
As far as the extended cab vs not goes, my humble opinion is if you don't get the extended cab, definitely get the long bed. The short bed without the extended cab just doesn't look right to me, and doesn't have as much functionality as a regular cab long bed or extended cab short or long bed. I have a friend who has a 90 Silverado long bed, and he is getting a 2000 extended cab short bed.
Ryan
Probably gonna change MT fluid and front diff.
Will only top off rear locker with the $23 per qt
synth oil.
No need to change it frequently like Tim thinks unless you submerge the rear diff in water.
Oh ya, 'bout $23 for a new passenger comp filter, and the dealer had to order it....
Probably gonna change MT fluid and front diff while at it.
Will only top off rear locker with the $23 per qt
synth oil.
No need to change it frequently like Tim thinks unless you submerge the rear diff in water.
Oh ya, 'bout $23 for a new passenger comp filter, and the dealer had to order it....
Ray T.
It should be standard on a $30,000 truck!
$23 for an air filter? How do you know when it needs replacing?
Plus it looks better!
Remember kids, don't try this at home... Boy, where can I find a professional driver on a close road when I need one?
Keith
What GM SHOULD provide is something like hardware controlled Quadradrive from the Jeeps or the Electronic wheel spin control on all the Mercedes. If you've got ABS brakes you already have the sensors at each wheel, and a brake modulator. How hard could it be to ADD brake
rcoos - i like my extended cab. it lets me keep things warm, dry, and locked up if i want to until i get a cap for the bed. for example, groceries, luggage, personal gear, etc. it's nice to have, but it all depends what you want your truck for. i will also use my truck to shuttle people around, and when i have kids, god knows they'll fit back there for quite a few years before they get too big for it.
tim - you have access to your web site? i have digital photos (jpg's) of my truck now, and would like to post them. email me at kwerking@aol.com if you would. thanks...anyone looking to see what onyx black over light pewter z71 looks like, stand by...it'll be here soon.
kyle
Also, I noticed in the manual it says that the message center will alert you to when to change the oil. Have any of you had good luck with it informing you at good mileage intervals. I normally change the oil in a vehicle every 4,000 miles and my last car had 192,000 miles on it when I sold it. It still ran great. Help me out here.
How are you doing MAJORMORGY? Have you received a build date yet?
2) At one year, supposed to replace the inside air filter for the HVAC system. While running the fan on #3, grabbed the cover on this filter and tweaked it a little and bunch of dust blew out on the HP side. Figured it was time to replace as I have dog, dust,... Will reclean the old one after new one put in and probably rotate these. Dealer ordered the "kit", now wondering if GM sells the filter alone for less money. The part number in owners manual is for the kit. Will report next week on outcome.
3) Front diff TSB's say the 1999 is filled with conventional lube. May use synthetic for extreme cold weather. Will probably refill front with Mobil1 gear lube as it costs about 1/4 what the special GM rear diff lube. Transfer case (manual) says just use Dextron III. Will fill that with Mobil1 ATF.
4) Firm believer in the new oil change indicator. First trigger at 3200, second after 3600, third at 2900, and the fourth trigger has yet to happen at over 4000 miles. These trigger points seem to track the usage (cold vs hot weather, mostly city vs hwy trips) quite well.
Oh ya, didn't trust the system for the first 10,000 miles and followed a 1,000 then every 3,000 mile change interval. Reset the oil light only when it triggered. I now reset it when I change my oil.
Bet you're enjoying your new wheels! Tried it in the snow yet? we're suppose to get a storm friday about noon time here south of Boston.
I wonder how GM calibrates the need for an oil change. do they take engine hours into consideration? I normally change oil & filter every 3,000. My father uses mobil1 and only changes the filter and 1 quart every 3,000. don't know that i agree with that. even tho the oil doesn't break down, it certainly must get dirty.
Comments?
Just an algorithm that counts ticks. Once ticks exceed the tick limit, light goes on.
Lots of ticks for starts and low or high oil temps. Not many ticks for nominal engine temp. Believe the algorithm will trigger somewhere between 3000 km and 15000 km.
Read about this on one of these posts. I suspect I explained about 50% right....
Anybody remember the website