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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Sugar Land, TX
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Re: how reliable are your trucks
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Ok, this is a GREAT example!! Cheyguy, what does the clunk sound like?? I have a clunk when I come to a stop of after a stop and when I'm going to accelerate. It seems more likely to happen when I come to a hard stop or if my rear brakes are out of adjustment and my front brakes are stopping me more. I thought it was the engine mounts (since they were going out) but replacing them didn't help. I have been wanting to do the ujoints but with all the other stuff I've had to do to it lately, I haven't gotten a chance. Is that most likely the ujoints?? |
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Location: Birmingham, AL
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Re: how reliable are your trucks
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#28 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: how reliable are your trucks
never a big problem here.
![]() There should be a 2 in front of that. we're the third owner and over 180,000 miles on the odometer are from towing. This truck has seen both coasts and been from the US/mexico border to the US/canada border. Aint had a thing break yet to cause a multi-day repair. I think the steering column was the longest the truck had sat for repair- 7 days while we searched for one. however.....there is a repair list master cylinder pinion seal fuel lines (both sets) steering column alternator (4+) A/C (still dont work...ducting and controls problem) radio (it had the stock one till it went out in 98) radiator i think thats it other than the basics |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Readsboro, VT
Posts: 502
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Re: how reliable are your trucks
I've had a lot of little things go wrong with the truck, but I attribute a lot of them to age and the fact that the previous owner was a hack. Once I got through that one string of issues, things seem to have been ok.
But, I've got a 454/th400/np205/d60/14 bolt drivetrain, so the truck is basically built like a tank. Problems I've had have been related to the power steering pump (bolts hand tight... obviously the previous owner screwed with it), u-joints, front drive shaft, and exhaust leaks. I still have the exhaust left to fix (again), and the $30 power steering pump I put on seems to strain all the time, but otherwise the truck seems to run and drive beautifully considering it's going to be 20 years old next year. My next round of upgrades will be aimed at rust repair in the bed & body. |
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