Forgive me father, for I have strayed. I own a non-GMT400 truck. It’s a GMT800, a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500HD crew-cab. Year: 2002 Engine: 6.0 L LQ4 V8 364 cubic inches Horsepower: 300 Torque: 360 lb-ft Trim: LS 2-wheel drive 3.73 gears with locking differential 4-speed automatic (4L80E) Wheels: Stock GM wheels, 8 lug, 16 […]
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Chevrolet C/K 1500 Centurion Conversion
Mentions of production numbers Good luck finding a Centurion on the “cheap”. They only made like 27 per year, from what I’ve been told. From what I’ve been able to gather so far, it is most likely one of about 30 or so crew cab 1500’s in this body style, and one of only 3-4 […]
1990 GM 4.3L V6 Belt Routing
I figured I would add these belt routing images to the site in case I need them in the future.
Chevrolet C1500 Cost
An ongoing list of maintenance and non-fuel costs for the 1991 Chevrolet C1500. | Date | Miles | Item/Work | Cost | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| | 2017-08-05 | 140000 | Bought truck | $1200.00 | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| | Total | | | $1200.00 | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| Maintenance: | Date | Miles | Item/Work | Cost | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| | 2017-08-07 […]
GM OBDI Trouble Codes
OBDI trouble codes for 1988 – 1990 GM vehicles. 13 – Oxygen sensor voltage stays between 0.35 and 0.55 volts for 60 seconds. 14 – Coolant temperature sensor signal indicates a temperature of over 275° F for 2 seconds. 15 – Coolant temperature sensor signal indicates a temperature colder than -27° F for 30 seconds […]
Rebuilding a GM 4.3 Liter V6 Part 1
As I talked about in my previous post, The The New Project: 1991 C1500, I need to rebuild the engine in the truck I recently bought. It’s a 4.3 liter V6 with TBI. I’ve been interested in learning to rebuild an engine since I bought my 1990 K2500, but I did a little research first to make […]
The New Project – 1991 C1500
Year: 1991 Engine: 4.3 liter TBI 262 cubic inches Horsepower: 160 Torque: 235 lb-ft Trim: Sport 2-wheel drive Tires: Cooper Cobra GT All-Season Tire – 235/70R15 102T Wheels: Stock 1991 GM 1500 2wd wheels, 5×5 lug, 15 inch x 7 inch Miles when purchased: ~140k (Aug 2017) It has been just over a year since […]
The Most Important Tool for Restoring a Vehicle
If there is one tool that you should buy first for restoring a vehicle, it’s a repair manual. Here are two examples from Amazon: These manuals will tell you how to accomplish every normal maintenance job and many less-common jobs on your vehicle. I know that most things you need to do you can learn […]