I think my pickup is mad at me! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chevy72402 · 06-09-2002, 12:25 AM

I put over $3000 into that big block of its then I leave it sit and only put about 1500 miles on it since January 2001 and I get it out to go to the dirt track races to drive in style right. Well I baby it about 10 miles then I hear the radio go in then out. Shoot the stinking wires are shorting. I think the mice got to it even though I had it moth balled. No problem I think. Little bit later I smell burning. Crap fusible link. Well I get it to keep from shorting drive another 5 miles radio goes out. Ok I can deal with that. No radio I can still ride in style right! Wrong. I get another 5 miles and hear a bang. Crap,I think, that better not be a rod. Well I smell the smoke when I am stopping and it smells like tranny fluid. When I get stopped I look under the hood and discover that the retard that did my tranny had put the cooler on the back side of the radiator and it had came loose hit my fan blade and smashed into my radiator. Well I guess she'll be down for a week or so. Had to tow it back 20 miles and didn't go to the races. Sorry so long but had to tell.

bigvinnie · 06-09-2002, 01:42 AM

damn, that will ruin your day for sure..... I guess after having not driven it for so long it's a good idea to take a few local test runs and make sure all is well before making a longer trip.... can't imagine an experienced tranny guy doing that with the trans cooler....hope that's not an indication of how the trans was built...???

Wabash · 06-09-2002, 07:35 AM

dAMN that tranny guy should be shot in the head. what a damn RETARD.my son could figure that one out and i dont even have a son.

sorry to hear about your trouble.
i always try to do it myself that way if it fu#$s up i can blame myself.

hwedding56 · 06-09-2002, 11:18 AM

That sounds like my luck. I put in a crate 350 in Jan. 2001 tried to put the miles on it. Have 8000 now. (I give up). When I put the new motor and new water pump. Boom the heater core goes. (Has Air what a pain) Then Boom there goes the radaitor. New Radiator. Then Boom there goes the hoses. Now that they are replaced things are just fine. It just takes time to get the bugs out, but you know that already. Hang in there it will all work out.
Herbie

72sleeper · 06-10-2002, 01:08 AM

i got a new 350 crate motor put in my truck and about a week after takin it easy to let it get broke in i was sittin ata redlight and i shot a lifter and broke two rocker arms, that night me and my dad got to lookin and bein a normal dad he tends to know alot about cars and he noticed that my rocker arm studs were backin out of the heads (pressed not drilled) so we had to take off my heads a week after buying the motor and my dad had to take them to his work and tap all the holes and put inall new studs then a week later i saw smoke comin in mycab and found ot m heater core had busted i dont have air but still ended up takin off the hood and fenderwell then we get that fixed and my water pump explodes so i run to autozone and thecool new guy thinks he knows the part without lookin it up so he gets the wrong one andi tell him but hes older so he knew better and by the time ifound out i was right they were closed so i had towait a whole nother day to get it runnin and thats just the problems with my motor and not the ones with my tranny

06-09-2002, 12:25 AM	#1
chevy72402 FARMER/RANCHER Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: SD Posts: 597	I think my pickup is mad at me! I put over $3000 into that big block of its then I leave it sit and only put about 1500 miles on it since January 2001 and I get it out to go to the dirt track races to drive in style right. Well I baby it about 10 miles then I hear the radio go in then out. Shoot the stinking wires are shorting. I think the mice got to it even though I had it moth balled. No problem I think. Little bit later I smell burning. Crap fusible link. Well I get it to keep from shorting drive another 5 miles radio goes out. Ok I can deal with that. No radio I can still ride in style right! Wrong. I get another 5 miles and hear a bang. Crap,I think, that better not be a rod. Well I smell the smoke when I am stopping and it smells like tranny fluid. When I get stopped I look under the hood and discover that the retard that did my tranny had put the cooler on the back side of the radiator and it had came loose hit my fan blade and smashed into my radiator. Well I guess she'll be down for a week or so. Had to tow it back 20 miles and didn't go to the races. Sorry so long but had to tell. __________________ 1972 chevy super, long box, 402 big block (2,000 miles on rebuild) 2wd tach, tilt, tool box on bedside, a/c, sliding rear window, orange and white. 1972 Chevy Blazer 2wd, tach, tilt, a/c, my first engine overhauling experience, Orange, with white top 2006 Gmc Sierra, XM, Z-71, dark blue, onstar, leather, rear entertainment (audio only) heated seats, (the wife loves that feature) upgraded tires immediately after purchase to Goodyear Wrangler AT/S (hate those rock throwers that come from the factory) BWC

06-09-2002, 01:42 AM	#2
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	damn, that will ruin your day for sure..... I guess after having not driven it for so long it's a good idea to take a few local test runs and make sure all is well before making a longer trip.... can't imagine an experienced tranny guy doing that with the trans cooler....hope that's not an indication of how the trans was built...??? __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

06-09-2002, 07:35 AM	#3
Wabash Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 534	dAMN that tranny guy should be shot in the head. what a damn RETARD.my son could figure that one out and i dont even have a son. sorry to hear about your trouble. i always try to do it myself that way if it fu#$s up i can blame myself. __________________ 1972 C/10 LWB 1972 K/5 Blazer

06-09-2002, 11:18 AM	#4
hwedding56 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ky Posts: 255	That sounds like my luck. I put in a crate 350 in Jan. 2001 tried to put the miles on it. Have 8000 now. (I give up). When I put the new motor and new water pump. Boom the heater core goes. (Has Air what a pain) Then Boom there goes the radaitor. New Radiator. Then Boom there goes the hoses. Now that they are replaced things are just fine. It just takes time to get the bugs out, but you know that already. Hang in there it will all work out. Herbie __________________ 67-CST Factory PS PB AIR Buckets SWB FLEET 350-700r4 67-SWB Step Plain Jane 350-3 on the tree 68 1-1/2 ton Dump 12' rock Bed soon to have fast68's 292 installed 72 GMC 3/4 ton Crew Cab 402 BBL 400 tranny ( ok I bought it from Crews) Its one ugly long WB long bed 4 door truck!!!!!!!!!

06-10-2002, 01:08 AM	#5
72sleeper []D [] []v[] []D Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: h'vegas,TN,USA Posts: 78	i got a new 350 crate motor put in my truck and about a week after takin it easy to let it get broke in i was sittin ata redlight and i shot a lifter and broke two rocker arms, that night me and my dad got to lookin and bein a normal dad he tends to know alot about cars and he noticed that my rocker arm studs were backin out of the heads (pressed not drilled) so we had to take off my heads a week after buying the motor and my dad had to take them to his work and tap all the holes and put inall new studs then a week later i saw smoke comin in mycab and found ot m heater core had busted i dont have air but still ended up takin off the hood and fenderwell then we get that fixed and my water pump explodes so i run to autozone and thecool new guy thinks he knows the part without lookin it up so he gets the wrong one andi tell him but hes older so he knew better and by the time ifound out i was right they were closed so i had towait a whole nother day to get it runnin and thats just the problems with my motor and not the ones with my tranny __________________ Clint 72 c'10 350ci/400hp sleeper forever



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