Are there any good or bad years in this age range?

[THE "10" SILVERADO]

hmm...I have a 77 but I don't have intermittent wipers...

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by THE "10" SILVERADO

hmm...I have a 77 but I don't have intermittent wipers...

That was the first year they were available. They had some reliability issues and stopped installing them until 78, but they were available.

[f.monroe]

You can see the knob for them in my 77. It has it on the options sheet . I was not aware they were available in 77 until I bought this truck . The owner said he ordered it with almost every option . I wish he had checked 454 on the order list .
Frank

[THE "10" SILVERADO]

Originally Posted by f.monroe

You can see the knob for them in my 77. It has it on the options sheet . I was not aware they were available in 77 until I bought this truck . The owner said he ordered it with almost every option . I wish he had checked 454 on the order list .
Frank

you learn something everyday

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by THE "10" SILVERADO

you learn something everyday

I found this out from member 7t7. He has a 77 that he bought new and had intermittent wipers. The module failed, and the dealer replaced it with a standard 2 speed switch. He was told the module was discontinued.

The 78 module and switch is similar but not the same. I have one of each that I hope to combine someday.
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[tucsonjwt]

It depends on what you want. If you want fuel economy, then 87 with V6 and stick with highway rear end. If you want performance, then 76-79 with 454/TH400 trans and 4:11 rear axle. If you want comfort - A/C with power windows/locks. As others have said - no rust body only, regardless of what you buy - they do exist. Overall, I would choose the 87.

[justinburnett]

I got a 73. It's about as base as they come. no power anything, no trim, no special anything.

Windows don't roll down, the wings fall out if you try to open them, stereo's broke, dash is gone, gear selector is broken, gets horrible gas mileage, body is full of rust holes, shakes like a sonofa***** over 30mph, only runs on one tank and if you switch them it shorts out the gauges (which don't work half the time anyway). Heater doesn't work, doesn't have a rearview mirror, tailgate won't close right, when it rains, water pours in all over your left arm and leg, and the wipers only work sometimes, as well as the turn signals and brake lights. In all ways, she's a bucket, but I love it. Working on fixing a lot of things right now.

[bigone4242]

its all about the rust....and of corse modernization...the oldies are goodies just have rust issues and designe flaws that made em rust prone...i own a 73 and lov her to death, true workhorse her whole life and still even after 10 years of sitting will fire up netime! Just showing the reliabality of these badboys! but the old man loves 80's and up because of the upgrades both outside and in....

not to mention mpg..hahaha