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Originally Posted by 99-2door
Nah... there were some 1/2 tons with TH-350s in 88 up to 90.
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show me proof of this. i have never seen a truck post-88 that had a 3 speed that WASNT a TH400, nor have i ever seen parts for a post 87 TH350. the catalogs i currently have have no mention of one after mind you i worked for a GM parts department for 2 years, an AC Delco dealer for 6 months, as well as spending my high school years in a grease pit at Jiffy Lube. i have NEVER seen a post 86 TH350.
http://www.aceomatic.com/catalog/aut...series.asp?t=7
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/th350.htm
http://cloud.prohosting.com/davenger/transindex.html
http://www.transmissionparts.com/chevroletindex.htm
seems to me nobody lists them for anything after 1986. hmmm, i wonder why that is.
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And as far as the transmission crapping out, that doesn't necessarily mean poor maintenance. It is the nature of mechanical things to fail, no matter how well maintained.
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true, but a religious maintnance routine has been proven to make machinery last longer. being a TH400, its the beefiest of the beef. it broke, which isnt all that common. maintnance probably played a factor in it. the abuse didnt help, but it isnt the sole reason for it.