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RPO name: Chassis package
Divisional RPO Description: Manual select damping
itll make the ride soft or stiff to put it in layman terms
The factory brochure at dealership tells you what the options do & consist of, did you get one?? GM website also explains the options in the build your own section.
Use the Force and be in control !
Ray T
Email me : Ryanb0928@yahoo.com
Also with 80K miles they wont fix it for free unless you have an extended warranty
Also with the sticking pedal the throttle body needs to be cleaned. Have you ever had this done? It is a good idea to have it done every 30K miles
http://www.gm-trucks.com/IAR_index.shtml
In the glove box code sheet indicated GT-4 (3.73 rear end). I also called the GM's help line for the towing specs for the 1989 2500 4x4 with a 350 engine and 4 speed auto trans with the above rear end. After a day of research they told me they were not sure and could only recommend towing 2000 lbs. Sounds very low, I guess they just want to be safe. I would of thought this info would be readily available. I have the original owners manual and the service repair book with no towing specs.
2500-350-3:73s..Gross combo wt. rating 12,000
lbs.....You must also have KC-4 engine oil
cooler ( check codes in glove box RPO list).
Says nothing about tongue weight tho.....
Also need to know if x-cab, long or short
box for GVW, axle, spring, & torsion bar
capacity....They differ on weights.
But tow ratings remain the same tho. according
to brochure....................geo
Mark
Torsion Bar cap. 3600 lbs., Rear axle cap.
4800 lbs., Rear spring cap. 4800 lbs.
If it was a 8600 GVW loads would be more.
But both can tow 12k lbs with 350 auto, 3:73s
13,500 lbs if you had the 4:10s........geo
and getting it on paper too !
I only keep my trucks for 3 winters and trade them in anyway.. Snowplowing, towing, hauling takes the TOLL on ANY brand truck ! Mine ain't no
driveway queen..................geo
Council..Depending on where you live...Gas mfrs.
put additives in gas in winter for easier starting, and others in summer to cut emissions in
some parts of the country....Thus rotten egg smell ! MPGs....gotta figure that big block is gonna eat lots of gas...My 6.0 got 10 mpg from new
but has increased to 14-18 mpgs....Heck my Caddy gets over 25 loafing down the road !......geo
Thanks in advance.
under "Real World Trade Values". Terry,Bill, and
the auction guys will give you a dead on $$$$$
Trade in or Retail. Just post all your info.
where u live, mileage, etc...............
BTW: I was just shopping my 01 2500 LS xcab 4x4
16k miles around to take advantage of rebates, GM employee discount, MC bonus points, 0% interest etc....
The 2 dealers only offered 22k for it ! Both had green. But nobody had a black 2500 on the lot so
I am waiting to see if GM sweetins the pot !
Mark
and got a ice storm and NO power in Central NY !
I got a massive generator tho. I got power and
heat and my bar/rest./hotel is open and a madhouse !
No power or cable..but the phones work !!!! Weird..
We survived the ice storm 96-97 in Alexandria Bay NY,
So this ones a piece of cake !
Power should be on today !.............geo
BTW: The woman is always wining about me keeping
those old auto/truck brochures around ! They sure
come in handy !
That 12k lb. tow rating is with the factory/aftermarket FRAME hitch.
Class 3/4 I think....
Not the ball hitch mount on bumper......
I think that one is rated for 5k lbs.?
Have to check brochure again for that to be sure ...Maybe thats what the dealer guy was talking about?
The bumber on the truck is stamped that it can handle 4000 lbs towing and a 400 lb tongue weight. When I bought the truck (last month) it already had a frame hitch and dual 7 pin and 5 pin electrical connectors, and an electric brake controller. It has been a pretty good truck, so far I have change the front brakes (pretty easy) change the transmission oil (messy, but I added a plug in the pan for next time). Made new brackets for the center console (the original plastic tabs that bolt to the floor board were broken) Change the radio (harder then expected, had to remove three componets, put in different panel where the old tape deck went to fit new radio, buy an antanna adaptor, radio connector, and new pocket where the old radio controller was.) Still attempting replaceing rear speakers on the sides of the ext cab (I am not sure why GM made it so difficult to change). I do enjoy working on the truck tho.
Mark
thanx
killed my battery the other day. Kids left the
4 way flashers on !............geo
BTW- I asked you this before, but I think you were on vacation: Having little experience with 4WD I don't know what to think of the noise coming out of the thing. Have used it very little with purpose. (Actually, first time yesterday pulling a guy out of the sand). On a couple of occasions though, I've engaged 4WD-HI while speeding along at 55-60 mph, just to experiment. The amount of noise was surprising. Maybe because it's 2500HD, I don't know. Given your experience with these things, can you give some idea of what's reasonable to expect? I see nothing in the owner's manual about speed limits of use. Thanks for taking the time.
-David
4hi...Also in Autotrac mode when kicking in and
out of 4wd . Haven't broken any parts yet snowplowing and beating that puppy. My 3 other
GMs 90-94-97 did the same. So it seems normal to me. Have a laugh and go to the dealer and tell them about cold start knock... THATS NORMAL ! They say ! LOL...
-David
I did the
Well I repainted my mirrors (chrome part) blue again however i couldnt get it to match the indigo blue very well (looked purple). I used the indigo which was supposed to match the gm paint code but it didnt. Took me 2 wks of painting sanding and clear coating (weather was to cold to paint a few days) so today i said screw it and painted them black. Looks so much better. Took all of a few hrs
Insurance thread here. All the pros, cons,
and chaos of mfr., and aftermarket ex-warranties !
BE PREPARED for the darkside............geo
BTW: On the other hand if you go and complain to
the dealer about cold start knock ya might get a
FREE extended powertrain warranty....I did !!!!
BJL
Puh-lease.
-David