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If anyone has any info on this I would appreciate to hear from them.
The dealer suggest that the standard 4.3l V6 will deliver much better mileage than the optional 5.3 - the 1500 has 4.3 or 5.3 versus the 4.8 on the 2500. Rear axle ratio is 3.42, which should be good for mileage.
I have two questions. 1. Will the 4.3 give substantially better mileage than the V8? My experience is that oerworked engines can get lower mpg, and we will be traversing the hills in VT and elsewhere. 2. Will the 4.3 hold up? We'll drive it 20-25,000 miles per year.
Has anyone had a similar problem? $2600 (dealer) is a steep price for such a short period. Is GM any help? Any luck with AAMCO?
2000 Express 1500 Mark III conversion. Purchased 2001.
Thank you. :sick:
I Just purchased a new 2005 3500 express extended passenger van with the 6.0 ltr and 3.73 rear end.
What style of mirrors are wobbling after adding a bug deflector as I want to add one to the van?
I am also looking for fender flares and want to know if the body on the 2005 is the same as any previous years.
Thanks,
Greg
1) Is it pre-wired to hook up a brake controller?
2) Any recommendations on adding an extra transmission cooler?
3) How is it different than earlier years (body, engine, etc) - useful in looking for aftermarket accessories?
4) Any problems if I add a bug shield?
5) Anyone ever put fender flares on one and where did you find them?
Thanks!
Greg
What kind of cooler did you add, and what kind of place does that work?
Thanks,
Greg
1. Any good way to connect MP3 players?
2. The radio supports 4 speakers, is the wiring in place for the rear speakers?
TIA
Mechanic said it will take about $1,000 to fix it, then the other side will do it's thing sometime soon, claims that this is a manufactered defect. :lemon:
mechanic, with mega experience as an automobile enthusiest to the highest
degree. I eat, sleep and live cars. I just recently bought a 1999 Express Van
conversion vehicle by the now defunked Gaval Conversion Company.
As much as I like Chevys and GM vehicles, I must say that I'm NOT
impressed by the Express Van nor the work done by Gaval. I still
can't believe that after GM got it's [non-permissible content removed] handed to them by the foreign
auto makers, that they still don't get it,...and still don't know how to
make a good car. I agree that Chevy has the most dependable, long
lasting motors, but let me just say that GM nickels and dimes you to
death with all this poorly thought-out stuff. Like for example:
The covering on the steering wheel is peeling! Don't they realize that
people HAVE to touch that part alot? Just touching, is making the
top coating come off! How lame is that?
The black paint on the wipers is peeling! Why? Poor finishing technics.
Don't they realize that that part is going to face strong winds? Sure they
do! It should have been finished better.
The stupid door handle/ armrest thing. Why are all the Express armrest
coming off of the darn doors? Not much thought put into the how much
strength the material used there would need to be. A door handle has to
be able to endure alot of use. It should not fail so quickly.
Nearly everyone has complained that the radio clock does NOT keep
the proper time. Why? Is it that hard to get these thing straight? They
sometimes have ten years of the exact same model carried over and
all the stupid defects get carried along too!
My Gas gage seems to do this funky vibration thing ONLY when the
fuel pump motor is spinning. In ACC it doesn't vibrate.
This vehicle and it's counterpart the Savanna are reminicent of the poor
quality vehicles that GM was producing in the late 70s thru to the 80s!
The same poor quality that made it so easy for the Japanese car makers
to take the lead.
Either GM still does not understand the basics, or this is just another
example of built-in obsolesence. I must be just too bias to buy other
vehicles, because even with all these faults I still buy GM. Maybe
I shouldn't enable them any longer?
Neanderthal
Also.. when braking hard.. something is wrong.. the steering wheel starts shaking from left to right.. I'm not sure where to start.. if it's ABS or something else.. thanks Dwight
Seemed strange to me that the module would overheat because they were on....they are designed to be on all the time unless you use the switch to turn 'em off.
I called factory for help, they said "sorry" My extended care warranty preferred plan (from Complete Care) did not cover this problem either.
Overall not a pleasant experience for a vehicle under three years old, but just out of mileage warranty (48 K mi.)
Probably my last GM...have had weird electrical prob. with previous GM.
Or can you move the 4-person seat froward and remove one of the 3 person seats?
Also, last but not least ... on the GCWR is the weight of the van to be included in that?
Thanks for reading and I look forward to some thoughts and ideas.
Yes, GCWR includes the weight of the vehicle and the passengers and cargo.
Bill
Blue wire, Red wire, and white.
Ive looked into this but havent been able to find how to exactly wire up the electrical brake controller, ive seen websites showing there is a location already inside all you have to do is plug into it, but i dont think that will work in my situation. If anyone has any experience in doing this please help me out cause im kind of lost thanks alot.
all the brake lights work fine until I turn on the head lights then all the brake lights stop working. Any thoughts?? If you could help please let me cknow, I realy don't want to get hosed at the dealership, Thanks Paul
' never had any problems with it until one day it just wouldn't start.I've narrowed it down to no fire to the fuel pump.I replaced the fuel pump relay and the wiring seems to be in good shape.I was told that the oil pressure sending unit would cause the ecm not to send the needed fire to operate the fuel pump.This would happen if the oil pressure was dangerously low to eliminate engine damage.I have good oil pressure and i dont know what else to check or replace? Any advice would really be appreciated.Thank You very much.
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